The Ferris State University football team, which is the two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion and preseason #1 team in the country, officially reports for the 2023 campaign with big expectations again as fall camp opens for the D2 national power and reigning back-to-back national champion this coming week in Big Rapids.

The Bulldogs' newcomers and veterans will hit campus this weekend for player check-in and meetings along with orientation activities. The Bulldogs will hold their first full team practice on Monday morning. FSU will practice once per day under the NCAA's guidelines and restrictions.

Ferris' training camp period will not only feature practices and scrimmages, but also meetings, lifting, conditioning, testing, orientation sessions and more leading up to the season opener. FSU will also hold its annual Media/Photo Day on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 19.

FSU will begin its 11th season on the field this fall under head coach and two-time D2Football.com National Coach of the Year Tony Annese and is expected to contend for its ninth-straight NCAA Division II playoff appearance. Ferris State has made the D2 National Semifinals five times in the past six seasons of on-field action, including three trips to the D2 National Championship game.

The Bulldogs, who are expected to return a strong nucleus from last season, enter the 2023 campaign as the two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion. FSU will begin the season at home on Thursday, Aug. 31, against Mercyhurst at Top Taggart Field with kickoff set for 8 p.m. (ET) under the lights in Big Rapids.

Last fall, the Bulldogs captured a second consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship, finishing with a 14-1 overall record. Over the past two seasons of action, the Bulldogs own a 28-1 overall record and FSU has reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs eight consecutive years and counting. Ferris State also ranks as the country's winningest program over the past eight full seasons in D2 Football.

Both season and single-game tickets are now on sale for all five home contests and can be purchased in advance online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com/Tickets.