What a weekend of FCS football. We’re not going to dilly-dally around and waste your time — it’s time to get to the best FCS highlights of Week 8. Vote for your favorite at the bottom of the page. The poll closes Thursday at noon Pacific.
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Let’s get to it.
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Bucknell’s Colin Jonov wins it on a pick-6
How about this for a #SCtop10 play? Colin Jonov returns an interception 95 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime! #StartTheStampede pic.twitter.com/mDF604Ztir
— Bucknell Football (@Bucknell_FB) October 21, 2017
Bucknell took down Lafayette in OT thanks to a game-winning pick-6 from Colin Jonov, who returned the interception 95 yards to paydirt.
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Delaware‘s Jamie Jarmon takes flight for TD
10:06, 4Q | I BELIEVE I CAN FLY!!!! @jjarmon34 DOES A COMPLETE 360 ON THIS TOUCHDOWN RUN! #SCTop10 @FCSFootball #BleedBlue302 #BlueHens pic.twitter.com/W5tvjAaynr
— Delaware Football (@DelawareFB) October 21, 2017
Oh yeah we have to show another up close and personal angle of the flip #SCtop10 #CAAFB pic.twitter.com/6LlmcoH1CD
— CAA Football (@CAAFootball) October 21, 2017
Delaware took down Richmond in overtime, but needed this incredible highlight touchdown from Jamie Jarmon in the fourth quarter to extend the game.
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Idaho State‘s Mitch Gueller goes 97 yards in stride
How about this 97 yard TD reception by Mitch Gueller!!!! @IdahoStateFB #DigDeep ISU 31 Portland State 16 4:57 left in half. pic.twitter.com/rAVLv6R0yA
— ISU Athletics (@ISUBengals) October 21, 2017
Idaho State quarterback Tanner Gueller hit his brother Mitch Gueller in stride on this 97-yard touchdown bomb.
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Illinois State‘s Spencer Schnell hauls in a beauty
WHAT. A. CATCH.@slotmachine_11 doing superhuman things… @RedbirdFB https://t.co/G9gzjfnzyC pic.twitter.com/h82W5jfd30
— HERO Sports FCS (@HEROSportsFCS) October 21, 2017
The Redbirds took down previously undefeated South Dakota and Spencer Schnell was a highlight machine, particularly on this sideline grab.
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McNeese’s Andre Fuller‘s tip-drill interception
McNeese had 4 pick-sixes tonight, but Neville alum Andre Fuller may have had the best interception of the night#McNeese #SouthlandStrong pic.twitter.com/tVyRRrowQE
— Brady Renard KPLC (@BradyRenardKPLC) October 22, 2017
McNeese recorded 4 (count ’em, 4) pick sixes in a 55-7 rout of Incarnate Word, but this incredible, diving, tip-drill pick six was one of the most impressive plays of the day.
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Southern Illinois‘ Raphael Leonard‘s one-handed beauty
Raphael Leonard, how?! #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/8LnpVjXq1s
— Saluki Football (@SIU_Football) October 21, 2017
The SIU wide receiver only needed one hand to secure this sideline grab in a 45-24 win over Indiana State.
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Columbia‘s Christian Everett completes the sideline grab
Christian Everett goes for 34, moving the chains pic.twitter.com/HIAWKs1KRt
— Columbia Football (@ColumbiaLionsFB) October 21, 2017
Sideline catches were in vogue this weekend, and Christian Everett gave us a great one with this 34-yard completion where he shows off his strength maintaining control as he hits the ground.
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Colgate players need just one hand
Touchdown! TE @Nick_diaco gets @ColgateFB on the board first with the one-hand grab! #COLGvsHC
Watch LIVE: https://t.co/lNBIKkPZR9 pic.twitter.com/5PmXF3fQYq
— Stadium (@WatchStadium) October 21, 2017
@ColgateFB’s Thomas Ives is back at it again with another absurd one-handed grab #SCTop10
(via @WatchStadium)pic.twitter.com/LcX6hquLub
— FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) October 22, 2017
Colgate players are just pulling down one-handed grabs all over the place. Nick Diaco pulled in a pass on the run with just one paw to score for Colgate. Thomas Ives, who won our week 6 play of the week vote with a one-hander, also pulled down another huge one-handed catch this week.
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Central Arkansas‘ first-play trickeration
#FCS Play of the Week nominee: First play from scrimmage for @UCASports. Handoff, pitch, pitch, throw, catch. 81 yard score. #BearClawsUp pic.twitter.com/chusECeaTP
— Chris Mycoskie (@mycoskie) October 22, 2017
Central Arkansas went immediately into the bag of tricks, running a fake reverse flea-flicker for an 81-yard touchdown from Hayden Hildebrand to Roman Gordon on their first play from scrimmage.
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Don’t forget about the defense — Elijah Campbell brings the boom
(via @UNIFootball) pic.twitter.com/0GsYBm9KMT
— FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) October 22, 2017
Interceptions aren’t the only way to get in the FCS play of the week conversation. Check out Elijah Campbell flying into the backfield for the huge (and legal) hit as UNI took down Youngstown State.
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What was the FCS Play of the Week?
