FCS Football Talk Network

Monmouth coach Kevin Callahan joins the FCS Coaches Corner podcast with Brian McLaughlin. Callahan has the Hawks in good position for an FCS Playoff berth, as it controls its own destiny ... and his teams are 21-8 the past three seasons. As he nears 160 career wins at the school, Callahan talked about this weekend's battle at Kennesaw State for Big South Conference supremacy with playoff ramifications, how far the Hawks' program has come since he started it in the early 1990s, are QB Kenji Bahar and RB Pete Guerriero in their 9th year of eligibility (it seems they've been producing for that long) ... and what's it like to have your son coaching on staff with you? That and much more ...

B-Mac and Herd break down Sam's trip across the prairie to Brookings, S.D. to see ESPN's "College Gameday" and the best FCS game of the year. We talked about this James Madison team that seems to be forgotten (echo), which teams could get seeds in conferences not called Big Sky, CAA or MVFC ... and how about some HBCU/Ivy talk? That, three game balls and a flag and more ...

B-Mac and Herd discuss every single one of the 58 games involving FCS teams this Saturday, going in-depth on the big ones -- with ESPN Gameday talk being a major topic of discussion.

North Dakota State coach Matt Entz joins the FCS Coaches Corner podcast with Brian McLaughlin, and of course we talked about ESPN Gameday coming to Brookings, S.D. for the SDSU-NDSU matchup. We talked about Entz being an asst coach at Winona State 10 years ago today, mapping out his long term career plan to be the head coach of the No. 1 team in the nation and attracting the ESPN Gameday crew (just kidding, he admittedly couldn't have dreamed this up, he says). What has this show done for the Bison program? And ... through the thick and thin of coaching, we talked about how Entz still makes it to his sons' athletic events. That and more ...

South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier joins the FCS Coaches Corner podcast with Brian McLaughlin, and of course we talked about the elephant in the room -- ESPN Gameday coming to Brookings, S.D. for the first time and the FCS for only the 9th time in show history. Also, how about the opponent? You know, that NDSU team that has won a few national titles this decade? Also, what does Coach Stig's Twitter handle "Holy Nutmeg" mean? That and more ...

B-Mac and Herd break down the massive ESPN Gameday announcement to be in Brookings, S.D., is the FCS mired in parity or parody (and of what?), great college coaches who once were head coaches at current FCS schools, and how crazy is the Big Sky and who knew Sac. State would be such a player? All that and more ...

B-Mac and Herd make a big Podcast announcement, break down last week's "3 Game Balls and 1 Flag", talked about a trip to Harrisonburg, Va. to see James Madison play host to Villanova in a slobber knocker ... and which FCS programs once went to New Years Day Bowl games, and other odd bowls like the Barcardi, Raisin and Salad Bowls? All that plus much more.

Villanova coach Mark Ferrante comes on the FCS Coaches Corner podcast with Brian McLaughlin, and we talked about what it's like to be 6-0, this weekend's massive matchup with James Madison, the "Blue V" brand at 'Nova, playing QB for and coaching with the legendary Andy Talley ... and something called the Barcardi Bowl in Cuba.

B-Mac and Herd discuss this week's hot topics: What are the best FCS "Trophy Games" ... what defines a "Statement Win", "Statement Game" or "Statement Statistic" in our opinion? Who gets this week's Game Balls and where do we throw the Flag? And what's happening this weekend?

B-Mac and Herd discuss this week's hot topics: Should ESPN Gameday have an FCS segment (Answer?: Yes), who should get game balls for last week's showing, but who should get flagged? Why are three conferences looking so dominant and "at large berth" hungry? And what's happening this weekend? This and more ...