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ESPN (US)
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Running
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2023-08-26
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The FCS Kickoff is an annual college football game played on the Saturday before the opening weekend of the college football season. The game showcases teams from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). For the game's first three editions, it was played at campus sites; since 2017, the game has been played at a neutral site, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.
There is no Next Episode of FCS Kickoff planned.
S2023E1 - Mercer Bears vs. North Alabama Lions
Mercer University and the University of North Alabama will meet in the ninth annual FCS Kickoff at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama to kick off the 2023 college football season.
Air Date: 26 Aug 2023 14:30 (CDT)
S2024E1 - North Alabama Lions vs. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
From the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.
Air Date: 24 Aug 2024 18:00 (CDT)
S2025E1 - Mercer Bears vs. UC Davis Aggies
From the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.
Mercer will make its second appearance in three seasons, having used a swarming defense to knock off North Alabama, 17-7, in a lightning-altered game that opened the 2023 college football season. UC Davis is the first California-based school to play in the FCS Kickoff Classic.
Both schools wrapped up historic 2024 campaigns as national seeds in the quarterfinals round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday. The fifth-seeded Aggies (11-3) dropped a tough 35-21 contest at fourth-seeded South Dakota, while the seventh-seeded Bears (11-3) fell 31-7 to second-seed North Dakota State.
Air Date: 23 Aug 2025 18:00 (CDT)