The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrinkle into 2020-21 NCAA sports scheduling, and FCS football is no exception. Below is the latest information on the state of thisU year’s FCS season and the plans to host a revised championship in the spring.
The spring season kicked off Saturday, Feb. 13 with a thrilling double overtime finish between McNeese and Tarleton State. Conference play in the spring portion of this year’s FCS regular season begins Friday, Feb. 19.
First, a quick summary of what we know for this season, as of now:
The fall championship, usually culminating in an early January title game, is still planned to be played — albeit in the spring this year.
The championship is currently scheduled for April 18-May 15, with 16 teams making the playoff field as opposed to the usual 24.
In this 16-team bracket, 10 teams will automatically qualify via conference championships. The remaining six will be at-large selections.
Schools that opted to play games in the fall will have their results considered in the selection process for the spring championship field.
https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2021-02-09/how-2020-21-fcs-football-season-will-work