It is easy to think of a college football player as beginning his career as an 18-year-old freshman and then remaining in school for four or five years before graduation.
Some student-athletes take a more atypical path and serve their country before representing their school on the playing field.
We reached out to the 15 FCS conferences to compile a list of current football players who served in the U.S. military, and salute them with gratitude on Veterans Day.
Thomas Fischbach, Fordham
Offensive Lineman
Junior from New York
U.S. Marines
C-130 crew chief at the rank of corporal
David Garland, Columbia
Defensive Lineman
First Year from Springfield, Missouri
Served in U.S. Navy for 7.5 years
Cameron Goodson, Austin Peay
Wide Receiver
Redshirt Freshman from Frisco, Texas
U.S. Army
Tyler Huff, Furman
Quarterback
Graduate Student from Orange Park, Florida
U.S. Army Reserve 2nd lieutenant
Levi Moell, Dayton
Wide Receiver
Freshman from West Liberty, Ohio
U.S. Marines
Devin Slaughter, Montana State
Defensive Tackle
Junior from Sisters, Oregon
U.S. Army Ranger
Deployed to Afghanistan in 2020