The 2012 FCS football playoffs begin on Saturday with the first round of games -- the full bracket schedule is here. Eight of the 20 teams will be in action on Saturday, cutting the field down to 16 teams.
2012 FCS playoff schedule: 1st round begins Saturday
The 2012 FCS playoffs begin Saturday with four first-round games.
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Saturday’s action will begin with Colgate traveling to face Wagner. Both teams went 8-3 during the regular season. Their first-round matchup is set to kick off at 12 p.m. ET. The winner will go on to face the No. 2 seed Eastern Washington Eagles in the second round. Behune-Cookman will host Coastal Carolina in the second game of the day, which will kick off at 2 p.m. ET. The winner will advance for a matchup with No. 4 Old Dominion.
Both of the late games are scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Eastern Illinois will travel to South Dakota to face South Dakota State. Those teams will play for the right to face the No. 1 seed in the tournament, North Dakota State. The final first-round game features 8-3 Villanova traveling to face 9-2 Stony Brook. The winner will advance to face No. 3 Montana State.
All four games will be broadcast on ESPN3.
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