The FCS Check Down
By Nathan McCreary, Brandon Joseph, Coach Ron Jackson
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The FCS CheckDown is your weekly home for all things FCS football. Hosted by veteran broadcasters Nathan McCreary and Brandon Joseph, along with former player and coach Ron Jackson, this trio combines over 40 years of experience with sharp analysis, insider perspective, and humor. From game breakdowns to player spotlights, The FCS CheckDown delivers smart, entertaining coverage of the Football Championship Subdivision every week.
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SECOND ROUND OF THE FCS PLAYOFFS PREVIEW
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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HOLY CRAP! FCS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: FIRST ROUND RECAP!
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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FCS Week 13 Recap and How it Affected the Playoff Selection, Plus Tennessee Tech gets SCREWED!
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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FCS Week 12 Recap and WEEk 13 PREVIEW, PLUS we talk about Football Officials and Bad Calls!!
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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WEEK 12 PREVIEW of the FCS
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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FCS WEEK 11 WRAP UP!
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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FCS WEEK 11 Preview & Playoff Picture
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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FCS Week 10 Recap
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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FCS Week 10 PREVIEW with Hack City's Sean Anderson
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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FCS Week 9 Recap Show
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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FCS Week 9 with Tim Rosario (BlueBloods/ FCS Central on Sports Illustrated)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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FCS Week 8 Recap
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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FCS Week 8 Preview and Northern Colorado Head Coach Ed Lamb
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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FCS Week 7 Recap Show
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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FCS Week 7 Preview Plus Presbyterian Head Coach Steve Englehart and SFA's Colby Carthel
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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FCS Week 5 Recap with Nathan McCreary and Coach Ron Jackson
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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FCS Week 5 Preview
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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FCS Week 4 Wrap Up
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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FCS Week Four Preview, Plus Coach Ron puts foot shavings in his coffee!
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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FCS Week 3 Wrap Up
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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FCS Week 3 Preview
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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FCS CheckDown speaks with West Georgia Head Coach Joel Taylor
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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PART I: FCS WEEK 2 Recap + Long Island University Head Coach Ron Cooper
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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FCS Week 2 Preview with St. Thomas HC Glenn Caruso
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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FCS Week 1 Preview + Gardner Webb Head Coach Cris Reisert
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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FCS WEEK 1 PREVIEW
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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FCS Week 0 Complete Review
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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ITS FOOTBALL SEASON: WEEK 0 Preview with Zach McKinnell
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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2025 Big Sky Conference Preview with Guest Sam Herder
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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FCS Realigned, Coaching Carousel, and D1 Governance PLUS UTRGV's Jonah Goldberg
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Montana State vs NDSU Championship Preview
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Around the FCS - FCS Playoffs Semifinals
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Recap FCS Quarterfinals
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Quarterfinals Preview, Plus Celebration Bowl
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - FCS Playoffs Second Round Recap
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Round Two of the FCS Playoffs Preview
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - FCS First Round Playoff Recap
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - FCS Playoffs Round One Preview and Game Picks
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 13 Recap - Playoff Selections
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 12 Recap - Playoff Picture - Week 13 Picks
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Former KSU Owls Devin Pughsley on Brian Bohannon's firing - FCS Week 12 Preview
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 11 Recap - KSU Fires Brian Bohannon
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Around the FCS - Is NDSU jumping to FBS? - Week 11
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 10 Recap
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - FCS Awards - Committee Top 10 - Brandon Rants - Week 10
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 9 Recap
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown S4 E20 - Week 9 Preview - Big Sky Predictions
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 8 Preview and GAME PICKS
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown Week 8 Recap and Brandon discusses House v. NCAA Settlement
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - McNeese Head Coach Gary Goff - Week 7 Game Picks
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 6 Recap with UAC's Kendra Sheehan
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 6 Preview and Game Picks
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown Week 5 Recap - UC Davis's Head Coach TimPlough and PXP voice Scott Marsh
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 5 Game Picks and What's Up with Sluka and UNLV
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Week 4 Recap - ETSU Head Coach Tre Lamb
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown - Around the FCS - Top 25 - Week 4 Game Picks
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown Week 3 Review
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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2024 FCS CheckDown Week 3 Game Picks & Campbell Head Coach Braxton Harris
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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FCS CheckDown Week 2 Review - Lafayette QB DeNobile - Southern Utah HC Fitzgerald
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Around the FCS - West Georgia Head Coach Joel Taylor - Week 2 Game Picks
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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2024 FCS Kickoff - Week One Review
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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2024 United Athletic Conference Preview - Central Arkansas Head Coach Nathan Brown - Week 1 Game Picks
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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CAA Preview
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Week 0 - Big South/OVC Conference Preview
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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2024 Southern Conference Preview & Chattanooga Mocs Head Coach Rusty Wright
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Welcome Back! Tim Plough Interview - Big Sky Conference Preview
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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FCS CHECK DOWN S3 E21 - Around the FCS - FCS National Championship - GAME Picks
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E20 - Round 3 of the FCS Playoffs
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down: S3 E 19 - Around the FCS - 2023 FCS Playoffs Begin - Round Two Game Picks
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E18 - FCS Football Week 11 review and GAME PICKS
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E17 - Week 10 Review - Game Picks
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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FCS CHECK DOWN S3 E16 - Around the FCS - Week9 Review - GAME Picks
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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FCS CHECK DOWN S3 E15 - Around the FCS - Week8 Review - GAME Picks
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E14 - FCS News - Week 7 Review - Best of Week 7 - Top 25 - Week 8 Game Picks
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E13 - FCS News - Week 5 Review - Best of Week 5 - Top 25 - Week 7 Game Picks
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Charleston Southern HC Gabe Giardina's best Matt Foley Impression
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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FCS CHECK DOWN S3 E12 - Around the FCS - Week 5 Review - GAME Picks
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S 3 Ep 11
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E10 - Week 3 Review - FCS Top 25 - Game Picks
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E9 - Week 2 Review - Game Picks
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E8: Around the FCS - Week 1 Review - Game Picks
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E7 - Week 0 Review and Game Picks for Week 1 in the FCS
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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FCS CheckDown S3 E6 - Southland and UAC Previews and Week 0 Game Picks
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E5 -2023 SoCon Football Preview
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down - S3 E4 - Missouri Valley Football Conference 2023 Preview
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E3 - FCS Football: Coastal Athletic Association Preview
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down S3 E2 - Montana State Head Coach Brent Vigen
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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FCS Check Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Around the FCS & Big Sky Preview
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Season Finale - Championship Review - Predictions for 2023
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Episode 22: South Dakota State vs North Dakota State Championship Game Preview
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Episode 21: FCS Semis review, FCS Football News, and Preview of SDSU vs NDSU in FCS Championship Game
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 20: The FCS SemiFinals!
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 19: FCS CheckDown: FCS PLayoffs, Coaching Changes, Transfer Portal, FCS Awards, and Game Picks for Round 3 of FCS Playoffs
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 18: FCS Playoffs Round 1 Review - Coach Tre Lamb from Gardner Webb joins the show - Round 2 Game Picks
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 17 - FCS Week 12 - EKU Head Coach Walt Wells - Game Picks
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 16 - Two Minute Drill - Week 11 picks
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 15: New Hamphshire Wildcats Head Coach Rick Santos
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 14 - Idaho Head Coach Jason Eck - Game Picks for Week 8
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Brandon is BACK! Elon Head Coach Tony Trisciani talks Phoenix football, Game Picks with Coach Ron
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Welcome to the World Coleman Christopher Joseph! Game Picks with Coach Ron on Rivalry Week!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Austin Peay HC Scotty Walden, QB1 Mike Diliello, and Coach Ron with Game Picks
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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ACU Head Coach Keith Patterson, SFA Head Coach Colby Carthel, WACSun Weekly Host Dustin Helton as well as Week 3 Picks with Coach Ron
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Week 1 Recap and a Look ahead to Week 2- Check in with Will Fleming with The Southern Comfort Podcast and Coach Ron Jackson hops in for picks
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Week 0 Football - A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbert joins the program plus Coach Ron checks in
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 6- Kennesaw State Head Coach Brian Bohannon and Central Arkansas Head Coach Nathan Brown
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 5- Austin Peay Head Coach Scotty Walden, Bleav in FCS Football Podcast Host Sean Anderson
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 4- Eastern Kentucky Head Coach Walt Wells, and the All Alliance Name Team
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 3- Southern Utah Head Coach DeLane Fitzgerald and Preseason Combo WAC-ASUN Rankings
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 2 - A-Sun Breakdown and North Alabama Head Coach Chris Willis
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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FCS Check Down- Preseason 1 - It's Football Time Again!!!
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 24- Season Wrap Up
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Episode 23- And Then There Were 2! FCS Semifinals Recap and Christmas Traditions
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 22- FCS Playoff Semifinals and the shocker of all shocks
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Episode 21: FCS Second Round- is there a new Playoff Favorite?, Quarterfinals Preview and we answer the haters
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 19- SFA Head Coach Colby Carthel and the First Round of the FCS Playoff Breakdown
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Episode 18: A Champion is Crowned, And a Breakdown of Potential Bracket Scenarios
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Episode 17- Bracketology and Did Sam Houston and JSU make the right choice? Ben Rikard of Sam Houston and ACU Head Coach Adam Dorrel and EKU Broadcaster Greg Stotelmyer
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 16- ASun Commissioner Ted Gumbart talks about the potential of Jacksonville State leaving to go FBS
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Episode 15- Sam Houston Head Coach K. C. Keeler ahead of the Jacksonville St Game, a moment to laugh at ETSU fans and EKU is legit.
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Episode 14- Hero Sports FCS Insider Sam Herder, Jake Cangelosi, father of JSU's Zack Cangelosi and when will the ETSU love stop?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode 13- WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd, EKU Head Coach Walt Wells and the hard truth to Jacksonville State fans
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Episode 12- The Battle of the Piney Woods Preview Show with Colby Carthel, Ryan Humphries and National Perspective with Sean Anderson
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 11- Week 3 Recap, The first A-Sun vs WAC Matchup this week, Nathan Brown, Blane Morgan and THE COMMISH Ted Gumbart
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 10- Week 2 Recap, Jacksonville St. Shocks the World along with the Voice of the Gamecocks and Father and Coach Ron Jackson
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Episode 9- "I don't know if you still get VHS copies of the game if you're a coach but if you do burn it."
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 8- Colby Carthel, Stephen F. Austin Head Coach- "Try to have fun with the job we have here at SFA coaching College Football and molding the lives of these young men."
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 7- K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston Head Coach- "We are not the defending National Champs...we are the attacking National Champs" plus voice of the Bearkats Rob Hipp
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Episode 6- Blane Morgan, Lamar Head Coach- "I've seen tremendous growth in our team"
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode 5- Dustin Helton, Stephen F. Austin diehard and FCS Nation Radio Contributor & Brandon Owens, CockyNation Podcast and Around the A-Sun
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Episode 4- Adam Dorrel, ACU Head Coach and Zach Carlyle, ACU Broadcaster- "Last year...good or bad has zero to do with this year."
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Episode 3- Walt Wells, EKU Head Coach- "We've got a plan, we're gonna lay out the play, now go execute the plan."
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode 2- Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas Bears- Fear the Stripes and Bear Claws Up
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Episode 1- Ted Gumbart, ASUN Commissioner tells the origin of how the AQ7 came to be
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Sampler- AQ7 Podcast w/ Nathan McCreary and Brandon Joseph
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Jun 17, 2021 |