FCS championship games will have new home and upgraded backing in coming years

Could Nashville's two-year run as host of the FCS Championship game become permanent? This feels more like an audition rather than a temporary replacement while renovations are taking place at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Frisco began hosting the game in 2009 and has drawn as many as 21,836 for the 2015 FCS Championship Game, with last season's game between North Dakota State and Montana State drawing 18,005.

The game is moving to FirstBank Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University. FirstBank has a capacity of 40,000. The Ohio Valley Conference will serve as the host of the event and conference commissioner Beth Debauche said the goal is to pack the stands.

It should be noted that the NCAA said the future location of the game past the 2026 season is undetermined. That should be a sign that Music City is going to have every chance to keep this game for the foreseeable future.

​How Music City is quickly becoming a sports town

Give credit to the Nashville Sports Council for an aggressive approach to landing major events over the past decade. The city has a deal with the SEC to host the men's basketball tournament through 2035.

Nashville is already the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, NHL's Nashville Predators and MLS' Nashville SC. The teams often based promotions around the city's reputation for music and have often had live concerts after games featuring the many musicians that regularly come through the city. Expect much of the same as part of the FCS Championship Game presentation. 

The combination of sports and music has also helped Nashville build a major reputation for tourism. As most major cities in the United States have reported a slowdown, Nashville continues to grow.

With one of the busiest airports in the southeast, a surplus of hotels, a thriving nightlife and a growing reputation as a town for foodies, Nashville is going to make it hard for the FCS Championship Game to leave.