ABC10 confirms reports that Sacramento State is seeking NCAA approval to move its football team from the FCS to the FBS level.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State University is making another push to move up to the top division in college football.
University president Luke Wood told ABC10 the school plans to file paperwork with the NCAA to transition its football team from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
FBS is the highest level of Division I college football. The plans to apply come months after Sacramento State and city officials began pursuing a move to the Pac-12 after the conference lost several members to other FBS conferences. The two-team Pac-12 Conference will expand to eight members in 2026.
Sacramento State plans to apply to join the FBS level as an independent program, meaning the Hornets won’t be affiliated with a conference.
According to Wood, here is what the timeline would look like if NCAA approves the move:
- 2025 — Continue in FCS Big Sky Conference
- 2026 — Join FBS as an independent team
- 2027 — Become bowl eligible
All of Sac State’s athletic programs officially moved to Division I in 1991, according to the university. The Hornets football program has played in the Big Sky since 1996.
Along with the school’s push to move up a level, university officials announced plans in September 2024 to build a new 25,000-seat football and multi-sport stadium.
Sac Sac State is working architecture firm Populous, which has designed other stadiums such as Target Field, Yankee Stadium, and Colorado State University football stadium and Target Field.
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