This is the first time the FCS title game has landed in Music City, and the setting fits the moment. A new venue, a national audience, and two teams that took very different paths to reach the same destination.

FCS playoffs bracket 2025: Updated schedule, TV channels, scores for college football quarterfinal games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A year after the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals, this year's FCS playoffs have produced early upsets.

After a thrilling 2025 season, FCS football will crown a new national champion when Montana State and Illinois State battle on a Monday night. As the Bobcats and Redbirds near the pinnacle of the sport, let's take a look back at their journeys.

Montana State vs. Illinois State can also be streamed live on Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users. You can listen to the Montana State vs. Illinois State radio broadcast on SiriusXM. Coverage will be available on channel 84 for those in vehicles.

The FCS Championship is Monday, Jan. 5. Here’s the time, TV channel (ESPN), streaming options, location, and quick team primers.

The Illinois State Redbirds and the Montana State Bobcats will battle for a national championship on Monday, Jan. 5, at FirstBank Stadium on Vanderbilt University’s campus. Kickoff is set

While the College Football Playoff and NFL playoffs are still a few weeks away, late November will offer the first glimpses of high-intensity football when the FCS postseason comes around. On Saturday, Nov. 29, the action will begin with eight first-round ...

The NCAA Football Championship Series playoffs continued with the quarterfinals on Saturday, Dec. 13. Illinois State pulled off another upset, defeating UC Davis to advance to the semifinals.

Myles Sansted kicked the extra point in overtime as Montana State won its first national championship since 1984, beating Illinois State 35-34 Monday night in the Football Championship Subdivision tit