Sources: Ivy League to participate in FCS playoffs

In a dramatic shift, the Ivy League’s football teams are now going to be able to compete for FCS national championships, sources told ESPN.

Starting in the 2025 season, the Ivy League teams will now be able to play in the FCS postseason, sources said.

Football had loomed as the only sport that Ivy League teams could not compete for NCAA national championships in. The league had long ended its season at the end of the regular season.

Per sources, the Ivy League has confirmed with the NCAA that the league’s winner will get an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs starting in 2025.

The genesis for the change for the Ivy League to play in FCS playoffs came via a proposal from Ivy League student-athletes, per sources.

And the proposal from the league’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was approved Tuesday by a vote of the Ivy League Council of Presidents.