{"id":118655,"date":"2024-09-11T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=118655"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:14:54","slug":"fcs-podcast-und-upsets-montana-zmzm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-podcast-und-upsets-montana-zmzm\/","title":{"rendered":"FCS Podcast: Several Preseason-Ranked Teams Fall To 0-2, UND Upsets Montana, Week 3 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/fcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCS<\/a>&nbsp;Football Talk podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SamHerderFCS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sam Herder<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zachmckinnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zach McKinnell<\/a> discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Week 2 Three Game Balls and A Flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-No. 23 North Dakota\u2019s win over No. 4 Montana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-No. 1 South Dakota State\u2019s statement win against No. 12 Incarnate Word<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-How do we view South Dakota State and Montana after two weeks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Multiple preseason-ranked programs fall to 0-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Week 3 previews: No. 17 UAlbany at No. 4 Idaho, No. 23 Mercer at No. 14 Chattanooga, No. 12 UIW at No. 9 Southern Illinois, No. 24 Nicholls at No. 11 Sacramento State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Other FCS matchups to watch in Week 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and Spreaker.\u200b\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/fcs-football-talk\/id1205671649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FCS Football Talk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=61349624&amp;theme=dark&amp;chapters-image=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-game-balls-and-a-flag\">3 Game Balls and a Flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week of the 2024 FCS football season, the FCS Football Talk podcast will award three game balls and a flag from the previous weekend\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game balls are awarded to three standout teams or individual players, while the flag is thrown after a disappointing performance or questionable coaching decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the three game balls and a flag from Week 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zach&#8217;s 3 Game Balls And A Flag<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Game Ball: Idaho\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Vandals defeated Wyoming, 17-13, in the third FBS upset of the season\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Back-to-back FBS wins for the Vandals (Nevada; 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