INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a series of changes to the college football calendar, including standardizing the Football Bowl Subdivision regular season at 14 weeks.
Beginning in fall 2027, teams will be able to schedule up to 12 regular-season games for the 14-week season that ends the weekend after Thanksgiving. It allows for two open dates as well as “standalone weekends” reserved for conference championship matchups and the Army-Navy game.
The cabinet this week also cleared the way for teams reclassifying from the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision to the upper-tier FBS to be eligible for bowl games immediately instead of having to wait two years. The change takes effect this season and apply to teams such as North Dakota State and Sacramento State, which will make their FBS debuts.
The Cabinet also asked its staff to continue looking into concerns about athlete tampering and to explore an enhanced agent registry system.