HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — James Madison University Football is now officially out of their waiting period to bowl.

In a letter from the NCAA to new Interim President Charles King, the Board of Directors approved JMU’s transition from the Division I Football Championship Subdivision to the Division I Football Bowl Division, beginning August 1.

This means that if the JMU Dukes win six games this fall, they will automatically go to a bowl game.

Last fall, the Dukes went to a bowl game because not enough teams qualified.

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