What a weekend of FCS football — let's get to the best FCS highlights of Week 12, the final week of the regular season. 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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Dawonya Tucker breaks free
#FCS Play of the Week nominee: Tie game, late 3rd qtr. Dawonya Tucker goes 72 yards to pay dirt. @PVAMUPanthers 42-28 win at UIW Thursday. pic.twitter.com/4dTEvowOzb
— Chris Mycoskie (@mycoskie) November 19, 2017
Late in the third quarter of a tie game between SWAC’s Prairie View A&M and Southland’s Incarnate Word, Prairie View's Dawonya Tucker went 72 yards to paydirt. Panthers would add one more score and win 42-28 Thursday night.
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Yedidiah Louis with one hand
#FCS Play of Week nominee: @BearkatsFB's Yedi Louis diving 1-handed grab. Not a TD after review, but 41 yd gain. Kats scored 2 plays later. pic.twitter.com/jyiCx1jhvc
— Southland SAAC (@SouthlandSAAC) November 20, 2017
Sam Houston State's Yedidiah Louis made a diving one-handed grab for a huge 41 yard gain (it was ruled short of the end zone under review). The Kats scored two plays later and rolled to 53-33 win over Houston Baptist.
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Hildebrand to Cox for six
#FCS Play of Week nominee: Opening drive for @UCA_Football, Hildebrand finds Cox for 78-yard connection. UCA rolls to 34-0 win over ACU. Bears #4 seed in #FCSPlayoffs bracket. pic.twitter.com/s3UQ2OY2ue
— Chris Mycoskie (@mycoskie) November 20, 2017
On the opening drive for Central Arkansas, Hayden Hildebrand found Brandon Cox for 78-yard connection. UCA rolled to 34-0 win over Abilene Christian.
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Stony Brook's Hail Mary winner
THIS is how you win a game!
No. 12 @StonyBrookFB tosses up a Hail Mary with time expiring to avoid an upset at Maine #FCS #SCtop10
(via @CAAFootball)pic.twitter.com/3cbj69Fd8k
— FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) November 18, 2017
The Seawolves finished the season in dramatic fashion, when Joe Carbone heaved up a prayer that was answered by Harrison Jackson for the Stony Brook victory.
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Colgate's Thomas Ives continues one-handed magic
ICYMI: Check out ANOTHER incredible one-handed catch from Thomas Ives today #SCTop10 #GoGate @NCAA_FCS pic.twitter.com/7i1o93etfA
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) November 19, 2017
All Thomas Ives does is catch passes one-handed. It seems like every week we see another gem, including this touchdown grab against Georgetown.
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Dallas Goedert gets his Odell on
WUT.@goedert33 isn't a human. –> https://t.co/Q3wqxUegiN @GoJacksFB pic.twitter.com/OMo0MDUmr3
— HERO Sports FCS (@HEROSportsFCS) November 18, 2017
The South Dakota State tight end is the best prospect at his position in college football for a reason. That reason is on full display in this clip. Throw it within 15 feet of him, and he'll catch it.