The 2026 NCAA D2 football season is just 22 short days away. As the season ramps up, the Lone Star Conference is ready to hit the ground running with the conclusion of LSC Football Media Day on Jul. 23.

NCAA Division II has officially approved a new age-based eligibility model that will take effect for the 2026–27 academic year, marking one of the most significant changes to Division II eligibility rules in decades.

Just over two weeks ago, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) hosted its annual Football Media Day, bringing together the eight member institutions competing in the sport. The event included the revealing of the preseason coaches’ poll and exclusive interviews with players and coaches.

It's fall camp season as teams across Division 2 open regular practice ahead of the 2026 campaign. NCAA changed its preseason practice rules in recent years, allowing D2 programs to begin fall camp based on either their season opener or the start of the academic year, whichever comes first.

The 2025 football season in the NE10 was a two-team race, and we could be headed for a similar 2026 campaign.

The 2026 college football season is approaching, and the SIAC should prove to be a competitive conference filled with talent.

The Lone Star Conference is back for another exciting season in 2026, and there's some storylines that stand out before football is underway.

It's a new season for the Mountain East Conference, and there's plenty of intrigue across the nine programs vying for the conference title.

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is coming off a Division 2 National Championship, with Ferris State Football coming off back-to-back wins in the D2 National Championship Game.

The Division 2 college football season is around the corner, meaning the Great American Conference is back in action.

While there is nothing new about preseason polls, there is always a sense of freshness when they begin rolling out over the summer. Broadly, D2 football fans learn a lot from them. They learn how coaches view the other teams in their conference. Whether there is any subterfuge involved is another question. But they learn which players they should probably keep an eye on.

Turning around a program isn't like the movies. Taking a D2 football team that's languishing in the basement, securing a budget, convincing transfers, scouting prospects, and then putting it all together on the field is near magical.

Among the 25 teams highlighted in FloCollege's Way Too Early D2 Football Rankings, five will start the 2026 season under new head coaches.

The winds of change are blowing through Division 2 football. Earlier this year, West Florida announced it would reclassify to Division I, transitioning immediately to the FCS and joining the United Athletic Conference. The Argonauts leave massive changes in their wake.

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has been around for more than 100 years and helped set the standard for historically Black colleges and universities everywhere.