The FCS Edge

The 2023 FCS championship game has come down to Super Sunday: No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 2 Montana squaring off for the national title. On “FCS Delivered,” episode 23, presented by FedEx Ground, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons break down the showdown in Frisco, Texas. They discuss how the favored Jackrabbits can go back-to-back with a history-making performance. Also, they find wa...

NFL rosters and practice squads generally include about 200 former FCS players. In “FCS Delivered,” episode 22, presented by FedEx Ground, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons are looking toward the 2024 class of prospects. Their special guest is Josh Buchanan, one of the leading evaluators, if not the top expert, of draft prospects at the FCS and smaller school levels. Who’s at the top of c...

The 2023 FCS championship game is the best possible matchup because it’s No. 1 South Dakota State versus No. 2 Montana. On “FCS Delivered,” episode 21, presented by FedEx Ground, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons review how the two national finalists advanced there and start to preview the big showdown on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. Also, they discuss where Florida A&M fits in among the...

On “FCS Delivered,” episode 20, presented by FedEx Ground, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons preview the national semifinals – North Dakota State at Montana and UAlbany at South Dakota State – and the Celebration Bowl – MEAC champion Howard versus SWAC champion Florida A&M. In addition, Gary visits Montana State University to surprise quarterback Tommy Mellott with the news he’s been...

We can only hope for another snow game, but we are positive there are excellent matchups in the FCS playoffs this week. On “FCS Delivered,” episode 19, presented by FedEx Ground, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons break down the quarterfinals and make their predictions. Craig and Gary also are talking about the upcoming FCS National Awards Banquet and the many outstanding winners and finalists....

Only four of the 11 conferences involved in the playoffs remain alive for the round of 16 (or second round), and co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons preview the matchups of top teams in “FCS Delivered,” episode 18, presented by FedEx Ground. In addition, Craig and Gary explain who they selected on their ballots for the season-ending Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan, Jerry Rice and Eddie Robinson awa...

And that’s all she wrote. For the regular season at least. After 12 pulsating weeks, the FCS playoff bracket is set and in “FCS Delivered,” episode 17, presented by FedEx Ground, Craig Haley and Gary Reasons run through what we’ve got in store over the next few weeks. Also, in our Thanksgiving week episode, we catch up on the final “FCS National Awards on Campus” trip to the Drake Bulldogs followi...

Most postseason bids are available for the taking heading into the final full weekend of the regular season. In “FCS Delivered,” episode 16, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons juggle all the balls in the air, breaking down scenarios and predicting who’s going to win some of the week’s pivotal games. One of the teams in position to reach the second season is the Howard Bison, who hope to advance...

As teams continue to earn their way into the FCS playoff field, we look ahead to Selection Sunday on “FCS Delivered,” episode 15. Co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons are joined by special guest Kent Haslam , chair of the playoff selection committee, which will construct the 24-team bracket for release on Nov. 19. Mr. Haslam will take you inside the committee’s work. Also, Gary visits Alcorn Stat...

November brings conference titles and postseason bids to FCS college football, and led by the top-ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits, teams are jockeying for position. In “FCS Delivered,” episode 14, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons are talking about the best teams, games and races entering the stretch drive of the regular season. Also, Gary heads to Austin Peay for this week’s “FCS N...

Quarterback is considered the most important position in football, and this week, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons are talking about them on “FCS Delivered,” episode 13. They welcome in guest Heather Marini, the Brown University QBs coach, and the first female position coach in Division I college football history. She's mentoring the FCS leader in passing yards per game. Also, Gary heads to U...

The next best thing has arrived already in FCS college football. In “FCS Delivered,” episode 12, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons take a look at the newly released Jerry Rice Award midseason watch list. The 13th annual award honors the national freshman player of the year. In addition, Gary gets his motor running again, heading to Southern Conference member Chattanooga to honor place-kicker/p...

In “FCS Delivered,” episode 11, it’s almost like we’re back in the spring 2021 FCS season. For the first time since then, UAlbany is ranked again in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, and Gary Reasons visited the Great Danes and FCS National Defensive Player of the Week Dylan Kelly as part of “FCS National Awards on Campus,” presented by FedEx Ground. Also, former VMI coach Scott Wachenheim,...

Talk about an FCS college football schedule, last Saturday became Upset Saturday with eight Top 25 teams suffering losses. The headliner, which we look back on in "FCS Delivered," episode 10, was South Dakota’s upset of North Dakota State inside the Fargodome, and that led to Gary Reasons visiting the Coyotes as part of “FCS National Awards on Campus,” presented by FedEx Ground . In “FCS Delivered...

Quarterbacks have been dominating the Walter Payton Award in recent years, but could this be the Year of the Running Back across FCS college football? The touchdown makers have been all over the FedEx Ground weekly national awards, with Gary Reasons making a trip to the University of Central Arkansas this week to present the National Offensive Player of the Week Award to running back ShunDerrick P...

The FBS upsets and non-conference thrillers have been awesome this season, but “FCS Delivered,” episode eight, presented by FedEx Ground, is diving into the launch of many conference schedules across the nation. The intensity is about to rise inside FCS stadiums. In addition to previewing the key games of Week 4, co-hosts Craig Haley and Gary Reasons look back to an eventful Week 3 in "FCS Deliver...

We said it was going to be an exciting season, and in “FCS Delivered,” episode seven, presented by FedEx Ground, we are here to prove it. The game of the week between South Dakota State and Montana State lived up to expectation and we saw some FBS upsets, including from the Idaho Vandals. Moscow - Idaho, that is - was the host for Gary Reasons this week, and in “FCS Delivered,” we have the latest...

It's a special week on "FCS Delivered," episode six, as we head out on the road for part of the show to Morgan State after the Bears were named the FedEx Ground FCS National Team of the Week. Gary Reasons joins Craig Haley to regale his tales from the road as part of "FCS Delivered," along with a reflection on the rest of the Week 1 action, where there might not have been a victory against an FBS...

If last week was the starter, then “FCS Delivered,” episode five, presented by FedEx Ground is certainly the main course. It’s Week 1 of the season with a slate of 89 games on the horizon, so let co-hosts Gary Reasons and Craig Haley take you through the pick of the action on “FCS Delivered”, episode five, including our FedEx Ground FCS Game of the Week between Eastern Washington and North Dakota...

In “FCS Delivered,” episode four, presented by FedEx Ground, we finally get to say the phrase that you have been waiting for: It’s game week And to celebrate Week 0 finally being upon us, Gary Reasons and Craig Haley have taken on a tough challenge for “FCS Delivered,” episode four - a preview to each of the conferences. So whether you’re a follower of the Big Sky, Big South-OVC, CAA, Ivy League,...