Spring has sprung and football is kinda back, before it goes away for another five months.

Oh, it’s time to go sit in some midday sun in early spring and pretend like the football we’re watching is actually the real thing. Yes, that’s right: It’s spring practice.

Some schools, like Duke, start spring ball ridiculously early, in the beginning of February. Others opt for later in the calendar, like Oregon, which doesn’t start things off until late March.

Spring practice start and end dates for most of the FBS are below, and we’ll maintain this table as more dates roll in. For the vast majority of programs, the final day of spring practice is the team’s “spring game,” but a few programs don’t hold them, and their structures can vary. This table includes teams’ last spring practice dates:

College football spring practice dates, 2017

Team Start Finish TV? (Times ET) Team Start Finish TV? (Times ET) Air Force Fri., Feb. 24 Sat., April 8 Akron Fri., March 24 Sat., April 22 Alabama Wed., March 22 Sat., April 22 3 p.m., April 22, ESPN Appalachian State Tue., Feb. 7 Sun., March 5 Arizona Sat., Feb. 18 Fri., March 31 Arizona State Mon., March 13 Sat., April 15 Arkansas Tue., March 28 Sat., April 29 1 p.m., April 29, SEC Network Arkansas State Tue., March 28 Fri., April 21 Army Tue., March 21 Sat., April 15 Auburn Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 2 p.m., April 8, SEC Network Ball State Thu., March 16 Sat., April 15 Baylor Sat., March 18 Sat., April 22 Boise State Mon., March 6 Sat., April 8 Boston College Wed., March 15 Sat., April 22 Bowling Green Mon., March 13 Mon., April 10 Buffalo Tue., March 7 Fri., April 14 BYU Mon., Feb. 27 Fri., March 31 California Wed., March 15 Sat., April 22 Central Michigan Sun., March 26 Sat., April 22 Charlotte Sat., March 18 Sat., April 22 Cincinnati Mon., March 6 Fri., April 14 Clemson Wed., March 1 Sat., April 8 2:30 p.m., April 8, ACC Network Extra Coastal Carolina Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 Colorado Wed., Feb. 22 Sat., March 18 Colorado State Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Connecticut Tue., March 21 Fri., April 21 Duke Fri., Feb. 3 Sat., March 4 East Carolina Mon., March 20 Sat., April 22 Eastern Michigan Tue., March 7 Sat., April 8 FIU Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Florida Tue., Feb. 28 Fri., April 7 7:30 p.m., April 7, SEC Network Florida Atlantic Tue., March 7 Mon., April 10 Florida State Mon., March 6 Sat., April 8 3 p.m., April 8, ESPN Fresno State Mon., March 27 Sat., April 29 Georgia Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 2 p.m., April 22, SEC Network Georgia Southern Thu., March 9 Sat., April 15 Georgia State Mon., March 20 Sat., April 15 Georgia Tech Mon., March 27 Fri., April 21 7 p.m., ACC Network Extra Hawaii Fri., Feb. 24 Thu., March 23 Houston Mon., March 6 Sat., April 15 Idaho Thu., March 23 Fri., April 28 Illinois Tue., Feb. 14 Fri., March 10 Indiana Sat., March 4 Thu., April 13 Iowa Wed., March 22 Fri., April 21 Iowa State Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 Kansas Sun., March 12 Sat., April 15 Kansas State Wed., March 29 Sat., April 22 Kent State Wed., March 1 Fri., March 24 Kentucky Sun., March 5 Fri., April 14 7:30 p.m., April 14, SEC Network Louisiana Thu., March 9 Sat., April 8 Louisiana Tech Fri., March 10 Sat., April 8 Louisville Tue., March 21 Sat., April 15 LSU Sat., March 11 Sat., April 22 8 p.m., April 22, SEC Network Marshall Tue., March 21 Sat., April 29 Maryland Sun., March 12 Sat., April 22 Massachusetts Mon., March 20 Thu., April 20 Memphis Thu., March 16 Tue., April 18 Miami Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Miami (Ohio) Sun., March 12 Sat., April 22 Michigan Fri., March 24 Sat., April 15 Michigan State Sat., Feb. 25 Sat., April 1 Middle Tennessee Thu., March 15 Sat., April 15 Minnesota Tue., March 7 Sat., April 15 Mississippi State Thu., March 2 Sat., April 8 4 p.m., April 8, SEC Network Missouri Tue., March 7 Sat., April 15 2 p.m., April 15, SEC Network N.C. State Sat., Feb. 25 Sat., April 1 Noon, April 1, ACC Network Extra Navy Mon., March 20 Fri., April 14 Nebraska Sat., March 4 Sat., April 15 Nevada Mon., March 27 Sat., April 29 New Mexico Wed., March 22 Sat., April 22 New Mexico State Sat., Feb. 25 Fri., March 17 North Carolina Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 3 p.m., April 8, ACC Network Extra North Texas Mon., Feb. 27 Sat., April 8 Northern Illinois Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Northwestern Tue., Feb. 21 Sat., April 8 Notre Dame Wed., March 8 Sat., April 22 Ohio Tue., Feb. 14 Fri., April 14 Ohio State Tue., March 7 Sat., April 15 Oklahoma Tue., March 21 Sat., April 8 Oklahoma State Mon., March 6 Sat., April 15 Old Dominion Sat., April 1 Sat., April 15 Ole Miss Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 Noon, April 8, SEC Network Oregon Mon., April 3 Sat., April 29 Oregon State Fri., Feb. 17 Sat., March 18 Penn State Wed., March 22 Sat., April 22 Pittsburgh Thu., March 16 Sat., April 15 Purdue Mon., Feb. 27 Sat., April 1 Rice Wed., March 1 Fri., April 7 Rutgers Thu., March 23 Sat., April 22 San Diego State Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., March 18 San Jose State Fri., March 10 Sat., April 15 SMU Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 South Alabama Fri., March 3 Sat., April 8 South Carolina Sat., Feb. 25 Sat., April 1 Noon, April 1, SECNetwork Southern Miss Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Stanford Mon., Feb. 27 Sat., April 15 Syracuse Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 10 a.m., April 22, ACC Network TCU Sat., March 4 Sat., April 8 Temple Mon., March 20 Sat., April 22 Tennessee Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 4 p.m., April 22, SEC Network Texas Tue., March 7 Sat., April 15 Noon, April 15, Longhorn Network Texas A&M Wed., March 1 Sat., April 8 2 p.m., April 8, ESPNU Texas State Wed., March 22 Sat., April 15 Texas Tech Sat., March 4 Sat., April 1 Toledo Tue., Feb. 14 Sat., March 25 Troy Thu., March 16 Sat., April 15 Tulane Fri., March 17 Sat., April 22 Tulsa Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 UAB Thu., Feb. 23 Sat., April 1 2 p.m., April 1, ESPN3 UCF Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 UCLA Tue., April 4 Sat., April 29 ULM Tue., March 14 Sat., April 8 UNLV Wed., March 1 Sat., April 1 USC Tue., March 7 Sat., April 15 USF Mon., March 6 Sat., April 15 Utah Thu., March 9 Sat., April 15 Utah State Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 UTEP Tue., March 7 Fri., April 14 UTSA Mon., March 6 Sat., April 15 Vanderbilt Mon., Feb. 27 Sat., March 25 Virginia Tue., March 28 Sat., April 29 Virginia Tech Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22 Wake Forest Tue., Feb. 28 Sat., April 8 Washington Mon., March 27 Sat., April 22 Washington State Thu., March 23 Sat., April 22 West Virginia Tue., March 14 Sat., April 15 Western Michigan Tue., March 14 Sat., April 15 Wisconsin Tue., March 14 Fri., April 21 WKU Thu., March 23 Sat., April 22 Wyoming Tue., March 21 Sat., April 22

As reported by programs to CollegePressBox.com.

Spring practice takes a little more than a month, and culminates in spring games for most schools. The rules:

Teams get a maximum of 15 spring practice days, including the intra-squad game that typically caps a spring slate. This doesn't include sessions when players are limited to the film room or the weight room. Everything has to take place within a 34-day window, but spring break and exam days don't automatically count toward that. So some schools spread spring practices over a month and a half.

Who are we kidding, though. We’re really just here to gawk at wild spring game crowds, like the one that’ll show up at Ohio State. We’ll see if anyone can top this in 2017.

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images