Twelve games is a reality for FCS teams in 2026, and yet no one has announced a game for the opening weekend of the season which is less than a year out.

In June, the NCAA approved a request by the FCS Oversight Committee to expand the regular season to 12 games. It’s not mandatory for teams to play 12 games, but with schools looking for revenue wherever they can get it, teams are going to hop at the opportunity to schedule another game.

North Dakota State’s consistent struggles to find non-conference games and with a tight deadline isn’t a great formula to find a 12th game. The Bison schedule was set for 2026 back in May 2021 when the Bison added games with East Tennessee State and Austin Peay. It’s been a scheduling formula going back to Gene Taylor that NDSU has to have six home games

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