Every week of the FCS season, the FCS Football Talk podcast will give out three game balls and a flag from the previous weekend’s action.
The game balls go to three standout team or player performances, while the flag is thrown on a head-scratching or disappointing performance.
Here are the three game balls and a flag from Week 6.
Check out the audio below for a further breakdown.
3 Game Balls and a Flag (Week 6)
- Game ball: Montana
- No. 17 Montana wins 31-23 at No. 20 UC Davis
- Clifton McDowell: 243 passing yards and 3 TDs, 49 rushing yards
- Game ball: Western Carolina
- No. 11 Western Carolina wins 52-50 at No. 24 Chattanooga
- Cole Gonzales: 276 passing yards and 3 TDs
- WCU wins even with Desmond Reid exiting the game with an injury. Reid still ran for 211 yards and 2 TDs
- Game ball: Youngstown State
- YSU beats No. 6 Southern Illinois 31-3
- YSU holds SIU to only 6 rushing yards and 100 total yards
- Flag: SEMO
- SEMO loses to No. 23 Central Arkansas 38-33 after holding a 30-6 lead entering the 4th
- 3rd straight fourth-quarter comeback loss
