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Men’s College Soccer Going To Split Seasons

The Division I men’s soccer NCAA season will be split between the fall and spring with the national tournament moving to the spring starting in 2027-28.The sport’s oversight committee adopted the legislation, which is subject to review by the Division I Cabinet in June.

Teams will be allowed to play 18 matches from late August until the Saturday before Thanksgiving and up to 10 matches from mid-February until the start of the NCAA Tournament. Specific dates for the postseason will be determined later. The transfer window will be 15 days in the spring after the College Cup.

The current season covers 10-13 weeks from August through November with the men’s College Cup in early December. The schedule is filled with weekend and midweek games, travel and little time for recovery. Schedule limit is 25 games.

There is no movement to change the women’s season.

SN will make some format changes for the next edition in July to reduce the editor’s workload. The paper will continue with a monthly feature (like Way Too Early ACC Hoops next month), road and bike race results, local league updates and rec news. The idea is to reduce the number of pages and the amount of content so he can take some time off and travel. Many of CSN’s former writers have already retired. The goal is to post the edition about mid month. We’ll try this for a few months. If you’re interested in writing about the outdoors—fishing, birding, hunting—let us know at joelcsn1@gmail.