Why is the FCS National Championship on Sunday?

The FCS National Championship is on Sunday. South Dakota State is the No. 1 seed and looking to win its 10th national championship in 12 seasons. North Dakota is looking for its first national title in six seasons and has won three straight games.

The FCS National Championship will be played on Sunday. The NFL has two regular season games on Saturday. ESPN has an NBA double-header on Friday night. If ESPN were in charge of programming, the title game would be on ABC on Fridays. Bob Iger would strangle every ESPN executive if they allowed that. It's true. Any college fan who doesn't acknowledge it is. They would play an FBS/CSN championship doubleheader Saturday afternoon and night on ESPN2.

The NFL has expanded the regular season and Wild Card games. There is no perfect time to play FBS and FCS postseason games, but there is an expanded schedule.

The NFL, ESPN and other networks will do what's best for themselves first, second and third, and what is best in college football fourth.

ESPN places the FCS National Championship on ABC. FBS's biggest games are on ESPN. Getting the CFP and New Year's Six games allows ESPN to demand a higher fee from cable, satellite and streaming operators.

The FCS National Championship is on Sunday. FBS and FSC will have two options: play their most important games on December and January Saturdays and compete head-to-head with the NFL, or ask their fans to tune in on a weeknight.