2013 spring football dates for the entire FBS

Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

A year ago, a true freshman named T.J. Yeldon put himself on the map by gaining 179 yards of total offense during Alabama's spring game. In January, Yeldon helped lead the Crimson Tide to a third national championship in four years by rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown in a 42-14 win over Notre Dame, giving him an Alabama freshman record 1,108 yards on the season.

Who is this year's breakout star – or which team is set to explode in 2013? While September stands far in the distance, the players and teams poised for a banner season will first make waves in February, March and April, when the FBS returns from a short break and begins spring drills.

Spring football commenced on Feb. 12, when Army took the field in West Point, and continues through the final Saturday in April. While all 125 FBS teams hold 15 spring practices – remember that Georgia State joins the FBS in 2013 – not every team holds an actual spring game.

Here are the spring dates for the FBS. Those listed "TBA" are still working out their dates; Massachusetts, for example, needed to hire a strength coach before planning its spring.

(NOTES: Teams still missing one or both dates will be updated once more information becomes available. Stanford has two sessions: Session I beginning on Feb. 25 and Session II on Apr. 1. Iowa is still deciding whether to holds its spring game on Apr. 20 or Apr. 27. Ohio State's spring game will be held at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati while Ohio Stadium undergoes renovations. Army has decided to hold its spring game in West Point rather than Hood Stadium at Fort Hood, Tex.)