FCS Spotlight: Illinois State LB Tye Niekamp
Illinois State linebacker Tye Niekamp is a tackling machine, and he enters his senior season in 2026 looking to cap...
Sam’s coverage of the FCS began in 2012 as the sports editor and eventual editor-in-chief of NDSU’s The Spectrum. After graduating in 2015, he spent three years in the newspaper and magazine industry while starting his work for HERO Sports in the fall of 2016 as a freelancer. In May 2018, he joined the website full time as the Senior FCS Analyst.
Illinois State linebacker Tye Niekamp is a tackling machine, and he enters his senior season in 2026 looking to cap...
New Hampshire's 2026 football schedule features eight CAA games, three FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at Syracuse ($550,000 payout). 2026 New...
Taco Dowler will go down in FCS playoff and Montana State lore. The Billings, Montana, native made two of the biggest...
UC Davis’ 2026 football schedule features nine Big Sky Conference games, two FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at SMU ($460,000 payout). 2026...
Welcome to the FCS Football Talk podcast. On this episode, Sam is joined by Timothy Rosario, co-host of The Bluebloods on FCS...
Montana State’s 2026 football schedule features nine Big Sky Conference games, two FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at Nevada ($400,000...
Montana’s 2026 football schedule features nine Big Sky Conference games, two FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at Oregon State ($675,000 payout)....
Idaho’s 2026 football schedule features nine Big Sky Conference games, two FCS non-conference matchups, and one FBS opponent at Utah ($600,000 payout). 2026...
Furman defensive end Joshua Stoneking enjoyed a breakout season in 2025, wreaking havoc on opposing offenses. The redshirt sophomore was...
Welcome to the FCS Football Talk podcast. On this episode, Sam is joined by Craig Haley, the FCS Senior Editor for Stats...
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