Welcome back @Ape! You're approved for Northern Illinois, great to have you in the MAC!
Right now we are currently in the offseason for college football as well as NFL, but we are approaching March Madness for the college basketball season and about to begin the NBA season. If you want to participate in those sims as well, ask around on the discord and people can help.
I recommend you read this google doc for more information on the game and also how to use the interface. This will cover topics such as depth chart management, gameplan management, recruiting, and game days.
Also feel free to pay around on the interface, next season's recruits are already there.
OOC scheduling can be found here, NIU has 3 of their 4 games schedules already, though.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!