Why you should fall in love with the Non-FBS

The 2023 college football season kicks off this weekend, which makes a good time to discover why the FCS, DII, DIII and Non-NCAA football are worth watching too.

The following is my love letter to what we at Dave Campbell’s Texas Football formerly referred to as ‘small college football’ during my first six years with the best company in the country as a freelancer. Now that I’ve reached full-time status, I’ve been asked to explain my love of Non-FBS to the rest of Texas.

 

Occasionally, I'm asked about my professional occupation.

I respond with some version of, “I cover the 34 Non-FBS college teams in Texas.” Then, I throw the name of a school in there – let’s use Stephen F. Austin for this exercise. Often, I'll hear, “Oh…” followed by, “I’ve never heard of them.”

Outside of losing any claim to being a Texan (every red-blooded American should know about the ‘Father of Texas’ by now), everyone in the world should know about Non-FBS football in Texas.

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