FCS Football Talk Network

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator Brian McLaughlin interviews Murray State football coach Mitch Stewart, whose Racers team is undefeated in OVC play so far this season.

Brian McLaughlin, Sam Herder and Chase Kiddy tackle the toughest week of the season, as No. 4 Eastern Washington, No. 5 Elon, No. 6 Wofford and No. 10 North Carolina A&T all lost last weekend. Should Eastern Washington be forgiven because All-American Gage Gubrud didn't play? And after a blowout loss at the hands of North Dakota, does Montana have any shot at getting back in the playoff conversation? Plus more ETSU debate, a Mailbag question on NCAT's updated playoff odds and the second waiver round of the FCS Playoff Fantasy game.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator Brian McLaughlin chats with Illinois State head coach Brock Spack, who is preparing for a huge game against No. 1 North Dakota State in Fargo this weekend.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator Brian McLaughlin dials up East Tennessee State head coach Randy Sanders, who is fresh off securing the Bucs' first winning season since the program was restarted in 2015. ETSU is currently 6-1 and in first place in the Southern Conference.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator talks with Portland State head coach Bruce Barnum following a massive upset win over Big Sky rival Montana in Missoula.

Brian, Sam and Chase reconvene for a lengthy, surprise-filled episode of the HERO Sports FCS Podcast. Week 6 of the FCS College Football Season featured plenty of shocking road warrior upsets; Elon and Portland State got most of the headlines, but Bryant, Georgetown and Dartmouth also scored big road wins as underdogs. The guys also revisit preseason predictions and admit where they were wrong. Mailbag: when and where is the next upset going to happen? Storytime: Chase explains exactly where he was and what he was doing while JMU was losing to Elon.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator Brian McLaughlin dials up Gamecocks coach John Grass on the heels of a blowout road win at Eastern Kentucky.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator talks with Nicholls head coach Tim Rebowe about what had made the Colonels program so successful over the last four years.

Brian, Sam and Chase reconvene for another episode of the HERO Sports FCS Podcast in the wake of some big rivalry games. After Brian starts the pod with an update on Christion Abercrombie, the guys talk about Missouri Valley Football and craziness on the coasts. They also clarify how they approach building a poll in the wake of South Dakota State's loss to NDSU. Mailbag: who would be ranked in the top 2 if the Bison lost a conference game? Plus: Sam asks Chase how this year's JMU team compares to last year's national runner-up squad. Brian and Sam think UC Davis is being underrated. Don't sleep on Princeton.

HERO Sports FCS Coordinator Brian McLaughlin jumps on the phone with Kennesaw State head coach Brian Bohannon for a wide-ranging discussion about FCS football.