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FCS playoff schedule 2016: Start times, TV schedule, and live stream for Round 2

It’s conference championship Saturday in FBS, but the FCS playoffs kick into high gear on Saturday, too.

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Round two of the FCS Playoff gets underway on Saturday, and this round we welcome the seeded teams to the action. The top overall seed, North Dakota State, will host San Diego at the Fargodome, and the Bison will begin their pursuit of an unprecedented sixth-straight FCS championship. With a win on Saturday, North Dakota State can set up a revenge game with South Dakota State, who handed the Bison their only loss of the season. The Jackrabbits host Villanova in their second round matchup.

Here is the full schedule for Saturday’s Playoff games. All times shown are Eastern, and each game can be streamed on WatchESPN. (All times ET.)

New Hampshire at James Madison, 2 p.m.
Youngstown State at Jacksonville State, 2 p.m.
Villanova at South Dakota State, 3 p.m.
Chattanooga at Sam Houston State, 3 p.m.
San Diego at North Dakota State, 3 p.m.
Central Arkansas at Eastern Washington, 4 p.m.
Wofford at The Citadel, 6 p.m.
Richmond at North Dakota, 6 p.m.

Check out the Playoff bracket, which shoes the path to the title game on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.

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