FCS Football Talk
By Sam Herder
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FCS Football Talk is a weekly FCS podcast, presented by HERO Sports and BetMGM. Senior FCS Analyst Sam Herder hosts the show throughout the year. During the season, FCS Football Central Senior Editor Zach McKinnell joins as a co-host. In the offseason, Sam brings on guests from all around the FCS for in-depth conversations.
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Re-Airing: An Early 2026 FCS Preseason Top 15
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Re-Airing: Big-Picture Questions Ahead Of The 2026 FCS Season (w/ Timothy Rosario)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Re-Airing: West Florida Broadcaster Will Kennedy Talks UWF’s DI Move
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Re-Airing: College Athletics Consultant KC Smurthwaite
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Re-Airing: FCS Offseason Storylines (w/ Craig Haley)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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An Early 2026 FCS Preseason Top 15
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May 27, 2026 |
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Harvard Schedules Tough OOC Games + FCS Misses Prime Opportunity For Week 0 Scheduling
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May 15, 2026 |
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Top Returning FCS Linebackers
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May 06, 2026 |
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Top Returning FCS Quarterbacks
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Top Returning FCS Running Backs
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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West Florida Broadcaster Will Kennedy Talks UWF’s DI Move
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Biggest Offseason Questions for Montana, MSU, SDSU, USD, UND
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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News Bits: Playoff Committee Encouraging More D1 Opponents + Army-Navy Executive Order May Impact FCS + New DI Subdivision?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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College Athletics Consultant KC Smurthwaite
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Big-Picture Questions Ahead Of The 2026 FCS Season (w/ Timothy Rosario)
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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FCS Offseason Storylines (w/ Craig Haley)
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Tennessee Tech General Manager Justin McMullen
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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NDSU Goes FBS, Hauck Retires & Unretires, Johansen Departs USD
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Stone Cold FCS QB Conversation w/ Stone Labanowitz
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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FCS Surprises/Disappointments In 2025 (w/ Jamie Williams)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Recapping The FCS Championship Game & Nashville Experience
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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FCS Championship: Postgame Press Conferences
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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FCS Championship: Brent Vigen Jan. 3 Press Conference
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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FCS Championship: Brock Spack Jan. 3 Press Conference
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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FCS Championship Preview
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Skyline Sports’ Colter Nuanez Discusses Montana State & The National Championship Game
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Illinois State Play-By-Play Voice John Fitzgerald Talks Redbirds’ Road To Nashville
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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FCS Championship: Montana State Dec. 29 Press Conference
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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FCS Championship: Illinois State Dec. 29 Press Conference
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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The FCS Championship Stage Is Set
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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FCS Semifinals Preview: 2 Rival Powers Clash & 2 Underdogs Meet
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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2nd Round Reaction, Quarterfinals Preview
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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1st Round Recap, 2nd Round Preview
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Playoff Bracket Reactions, Outlook, And Championship Odds
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Conference-by-Conference Playoff Outlooks
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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5 Ranked Games Highlighted Week 11 + Week 12 Playoff Implications
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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FCS Chaos Weekend Hits -- 7 Upsets Shake Up The Top 25
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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NDSU vs. The Field? + Tarleton-ACU Implications + Playoff Seed Scenarios
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Dakota Marker Week Is Here As No. 1 NDSU and No. 2 SDSU Square Off
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Thoughts On The FCS Playoff Committee’s Top 10
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Week 7 Reactions + Projecting The Playoff Committee’s Ranking
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Week 6 Reactions + Playoff Seed Hypotheticals + Week 7 Preview
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Montana, NDSU Impress In Week 5 + Ranking The FCS Top 5 + Week 6 preview
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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New FCS Playoff Model Pitch + Week 4 Recap
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Montana's Comeback Ranked Win + UAC Continues To Impress
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ranked Wins, FBS Wins, FCS Upsets, And More Highlight Week 2
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Tarleton State, Austin Peay Get FBS Wins + SDSU Impresses + New QBs Debut
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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UIW Goes Down + Mercer-UC Davis Didn’t Happen + Week 1 Best Games
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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FCS Championship Preseason Press Conference
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Week 0 Preview & Storylines
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Questions Heading Into The 2025 Season
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Discussing Our Preseason FCS Top 25 Ballots
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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PxP Announcer Jason Ross Discusses Sac State Football
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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MVFC Media Day Interviews
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with UND Head Coach Eric Schmidt
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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FCS Offseason Check-In with Zach McKinnell
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May 05, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with Harvard Head Coach Andrew Aurich
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with UIW Head Coach Clint Killough
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with UTRGV Head Coach Travis Bush
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with Montana State AD Leon Costello
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with ETSU Head Coach Will Healy
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with Idaho Head Coach Thomas Ford Jr.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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1-on-1 with NDSU Head Coach Tim Polasek
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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FCS Championship: FCS Playoff Committee Jan. 4 Press Conference
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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FCS Championship: Tim Polasek Jan. 4 Press Conference
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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FCS Championship: Brent Vigen Jan. 4 Press Conference
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Colter Nuanez Discusses Montana State's Path To Frisco
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Mike McFeely Discusses NDSU's Return To Frisco
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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FCS Championship Preview
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Previewing The FCS Semifinals
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Previewing The FCS Quarterfinals
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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1st-Round Thoughts + Awards Finalists + 2nd-Round Preview
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Conference-by-Conference Playoff Outlooks
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The Race Heats Up For Top 8 FCS Playoff Seeds
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Selection Committee Chair Matt Larsen & The NCAA's Ty Halpin Discuss FCS Playoffs
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Reacting To The FCS Playoff Committee’s Top 10
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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SDSU Faces Another Top 5 Team After Getting Knocked Off Its No. 1 Spot
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The No. 1 vs. No. 2 Showdown Is Here
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Biggest FCS Midseason Questions
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Ranked Matchups Continue Into Week 6
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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How Open Is The FCS National Title Race?
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Mixed Performances By Top 5 Teams, Realignment Talk, Week 4 Preview
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Several Preseason-Ranked Teams Fall To 0-2, UND Upsets Montana, Week 3 Preview
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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How To Gauge FCS-FBS Results + 2 Ranked Matchups Highlight Week 2
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Montana State Gets FBS Win + NDSU, SDSU Take On P4 Opponents
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Top FCS Storylines + Week 0 Preview
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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A Wide-Ranging FCS Conversation w/ Brian McLaughlin
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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1-on-1 With SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Furman Preview w/ Cole Neely – Will Furman Continue Its National Rise?
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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2024 FCS Over/Unders w/ Zach McKinnell
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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South Dakota Preview w/ Jay Elsen – Will USD Sustain Its 2023 Success?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Idaho Preview w/ Brian Marceau – Vandals On The Rise
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Discussing FCS Quarterbacks w/ Stone Labanowitz
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Villanova Preview w/ Ed Benkin: Nova Looks To Be A Contender Again
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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UAlbany Preview w/ Daniel Steenkamer: Great Danes Looking To Reload
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May 10, 2024 |
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NDSU Preview w/ Sam Neidermann: Bison Look Championship Caliber Entering 2024
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May 01, 2024 |
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Montana Preview: Griz Reloading For Another Run w/ Colter Nuanez
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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SDSU Preview: Can The Jacks 3-Peat? w/ Matt Zimmer
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Patty Viverito Discusses MVFC Multimedia Deal, FCS Playoff Changes, D1 Football Landscape + More
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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FCS-G5 BS Session In Indy w/ Colton Pool
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Discussing Delaware's Decision To Go FBS w/ Daniel Steenkamer
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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FCS, DI-AAA Leaders Chart A Path Forward In Changing D1 Landscape w/ Ryan Ivey
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Frisco Recap + SDSU’s 2023 Team + SDSU/Montana’s 2024 Lookahead
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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FCS Championship Preview w/ Matt Zimmer & Colter Nuanez
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Montana, SDSU Punch Tickets To The FCS Championship
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Quarterfinal Reactions + Semifinal Preview + Matt Entz Leaving NDSU
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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FCS Quarterfinals Preview
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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NDSU, Idaho Win 2nd-Round Thrillers
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Delaware To The FBS Reaction + 2nd Round Preview
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Playoff Bracket Reactions
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Conference-by-Conference Playoff Scenarios + Seed Scenarios
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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FCS Roundtable w/ Kevin Marshall, Zach McKinnell, & Jamie Williams
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Interview: FCS Playoff Committee Chair Kent Haslam
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Top 4 Seed Race Heating Up
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Interview: Furman Head Coach Clay Hendrix
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Predicting This Week's FCS Playoff Committee Top 10
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Montana Flips The Narrative, NDSU's Dynasty On Life Support
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Interview: Idaho Head Coach Jason Eck
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Week 6 Reactions + Playoff Committee Using Polls + FCS-to-FBS Transition Fee Increases
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Interview: SDSU OL Mason McCormick
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Upsets Galore Across the FCS
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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WCU Keeps Soaring, Delaware Impresses, Montana State Dominates, And Montana Still Is Ranked
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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3 FCS-FBS Wins + Ranking WCU Ahead of Samford + Montana State-SDSU Thoughts
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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FCS vs. FBS Trends Or Lack Thereof + Week 1 Takeaways + Week 2 Preview
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Under-The-Radar FCS Teams + Week 0 Recap + Week 1 Preview
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Best FCS Games In 2023
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Predicting Every 2023 FCS Conference Champion
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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2023 FCS Storylines
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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FCS Preseason Talk w/ Kevin Marshall
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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MVFC Outlook w/ Dom Izzo
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Big Sky Football Talk w/ Colter Nuanez
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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CAA Football Talk w/ Daniel Steenkamer
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Preseason Mailbag Questions
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May 26, 2023 |
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SoCon Outlook, FCS Title Picture, And CFB Realignment w/ Keith Brake
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May 18, 2023 |
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An Early 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25
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May 02, 2023 |
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FCS Over/Unders w/ Zach McKinnell
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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NDSU Football Outlook w/ Mike McFeely
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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EKU AD Matt Roan Discusses ASUN-WAC Goals & FCS Playoff Changes
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Talking FCS Quarterbacks With Stone Labanowitz
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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South Dakota State Head Coach Jimmy Rogers
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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2023 Outlooks For 2022 Semifinalists w/ Jamie Williams
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Frisco, FCS Championship Recap
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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NDSU-SDSU Championship Preview w/ Patty Viverito, Dom Izzo & Matt Zimmer
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Semifinal Reactions + Setting The Championship Stage w/ Kevin Marshall
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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ASUN-WAC FBS Reactions + Quarterfinals Recap + Semifinals Preview
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Big FCS Coaching Changes + Quarterfinal Preview
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Previewing The Second Round
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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FCS Playoff Bracket Reactions & Predictions
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Conference-by-Conference Playoff Outlooks
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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FCS Playoff Committee Chair Jermaine Truax
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Is The FCS Title Race Really Wide Open?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Chattanooga, Montana State, Sac State Get Big Ws + GameDay to Jackson State + Week 9 Top Games
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Idaho & SDSU Collect Big Wins + CAA & SoCon Playoff Race + Top 5 Breakdown
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Week 6 Reactions + Kennesaw’s FBS Move + Big October Slate
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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How Many Legitimate National Title Contenders Are There?
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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What We Learned And What We Didn’t Learn From Week 3
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Chase Kiddy Chats FCS Betting + Week 2 Recap, Week 3 Top Games
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Upsets, Near Upsets Fill Week 1 + EWU, Montana Answer QB ?s + Week 2 Top Games
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Week 0 Reaction + Predicting New Teams In The 2022 Playoffs + Week 1 Top Games
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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2022 Season Preview w/ Joe DeLeone & Sean Anderson
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Big Sky Conference Deputy Commissioner Dan Satter
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Tarleton's D1 Move/FBS Aspirations, WAC Football's Future, & Southland Stability w/ John Liddle
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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FCS Season Preview, Realignment Talk, Transfer Portal Pros & Cons w/ Zach McKinnell
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Are More FCS Realignment Dominos Coming With USC/UCLA Leaving The Pac-12?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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FCS National Storylines w/ Craig Haley
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Idaho’s FBS-to-FCS Move, How The Fans Feel, & Program Potential w/ Chris Hammond
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Return Of The ASUN-WAC w/ Nathan McCreary
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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NDSU’s Outlook For 2022 & Beyond w/ Dom Izzo
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May 27, 2022 |
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SDSU 2022 Outlook & Program Expectations w/ Matt Zimmer
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May 26, 2022 |
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SoCon Talk & National FCS Storylines w/ FCS Nation Radio's Kevin Marshall
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May 19, 2022 |
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Montana, Montana State Football Returning To National Prominence w/ Colter Nuanez
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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NC A&T’s Movement, MEAC’s Future, SWAC’s Rise, & HBCUs In The FCS Playoffs w/ Duane Nash
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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All Things FCS w/ FCS Fans Nation’s & Top 25 Voter Jamie Williams
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander Talks Bryant, FCS Realignment, & The Big South-OVC Association
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Former Montana AD Jim O'Day Discusses FCS Landscape + Championship Site Committee Experience
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Jordan Reid Talks FCS Prospects
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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NFL Combine FCS Success + FCS Playoff Expansion Thoughts
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill Chats FCS
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Delaware’s Fall From National Prominence & Can It Return? w/ Daniel Steenkamer
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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FCS Realignment Talk w/ Matt Brown
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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A Month’s Worth Of Offseason Stories
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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FCS Championship Recap + FCS Landscape Discussion
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Previewing The FCS Championship
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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How NDSU & Montana State Got To Frisco
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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It’s The Bison vs. Bobcats In Frisco
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Why Each Semifinal Team Can/Can't Win The National Title
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Most Impressive 2nd-Round Wins + Quarterfinals Preview
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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1st Round Reactions + 2nd Round Preview
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Missoula Trip + Playoff Bracket Reaction
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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FCS Playoff Picture Deep Dive
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Who’s Good Enough To Win An FCS National Title?
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Previewing A Huge Week 10
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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How Does JMU’s Departure Impact The FCS?
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Who Is In Playoff Mode Already?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Mapping Out The Path To A Seed For The Top 10 Teams
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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UC Davis Enters High Seed Discussion + Montana-EWU, NDSU-UND Preview
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Austin Peay To The ASUN + JMU-Weber Fallout + Who’s Ranked Too High?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Is Jacksonville State Back? + JMU Is Loaded + Packed Playoff Picture
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Putting The Right Amount Of Stock Into FCS Over FBS Wins
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Week 0 Thoughts + SDSU/NDSU/Montana/MSU New Starting QBs + Week 1 Storylines
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Debut Episode + FCS Narratives From The Spring + Week 0 Games
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Aug 22, 2021 |