{"id":118747,"date":"2024-09-15T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=118747"},"modified":"2024-09-15T16:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:26:50","slug":"fcs-week-3-recap-bmbm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-week-3-recap-bmbm\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian McLaughlin\u2019s Week 3 Five-Minute Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we hit Week 3, it\u2019s a mixture of the final FBS matchups (for the most part), some key FCS-vs-FCS non-conference matchups, and a token few in-conference games. It\u2019s sort of a mishmash of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, that pretty much summed up Saturday, though I doubt there will be massive movement in the upper echelon of the FCS national poll among media voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There weren\u2019t a whole lot of results that would positively stun anybody. North Dakota State fans <em>were<\/em> probably stunned to find themselves wondering if the Bison would escape the eastern hills of Tennessee with a win over the Southern Conference\u2019s East Tennessee State.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucs made it a nail-biter, to their credit. Starting next week, we have the Ivy League cranking up its 10-game schedule. Most of those payoff games with FBS teams are over \u2013 and yes, most of them ended up as losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s give credit to Gardner-Webb, which had a coaching transition and a mass exodus of transfers but still took FBS Charlotte to the wire before falling by a point on Saturday. If it had held up, it would have been GWU\u2019s first (and only) FBS win since its 2010 win in overtime against Akron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the FCS highlights of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b673653d gb-headline-text\"><strong>New Customer Offers at BetMGM<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betmgm.com\/en\/mobileportal\/register?utm_source=herosports&amp;utm_medium=green_button&amp;utm_campaign=registration_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Customers: Up to $1,500 in Bonus Bets<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0cebdcd1 gb-headline-text\"><em>Bonus Bets Expire in 7 Days. One New Customer Offer Only. Add\u2019l Terms<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE HEADLINE:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, it\u2019s hard to ignore the NDSU-ETSU game. The Bucs were at home in Johnson City, Tennessee, and were winning by a comfortable margin coming into the later stages of the game. ETSU running back Bryson Irby rushed for nearly 150 yards and scored 3 TDs on the ground to get to the point where this was a contentious matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But true to form, NDSU doesn\u2019t freak out when it is behind. Playing like a composed program with good leadership, the Bison what would have been a stunning upset by chiseling away at the deficit in the final eight minutes. Experienced QB Cam Miller had a ton to do with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BIGGEST SURPRISES:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three jump off the page to me. If you had told me that Weber State would take on Lamar anywhere and lose, I would have thought you were crazy. That\u2019s as big a Lamar win as I\u2019ve seen over the past decade. The Cardinals played hard-nosed, old-school football to get the 17-16 home win in Beaumont, Texas. They played timely defense and ran the ball effectively, owning the time of possession with nearly five more minutes than Weber State did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up: I don\u2019t know about you all, but Idaho\u2019s 41-13 manhandling of UAlbany was a bit surprising considering the Great Danes had such a great postseason run last year. The game was effectively over by halftime, with the lead standing at 27-3. UAlbany did lose some talent after last season, but was well-regarded coming in. This solidifies Idaho\u2019s perch high atop the national polls, in my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, kudos to Duquesne on its big win over Missouri Valley Football Conference foe Youngstown State. There are three Northeast Conference programs in the greater Pittsburgh area \u2013 Duquesne, Robert Morris, and St. Francis (PA). One of their closest fellow FCS teams is Youngstown State, and you know these three programs salivate at the idea of beating the Penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was especially sweet for the Dukes on Saturday when they avenged their playoff loss from a year ago, traveling the short span to Ohio to knock off YSU. That\u2019s one of the bigger upsets in the FCS this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POLL EFFECT:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The top part of the poll shouldn\u2019t move too much \u2013 at least it won\u2019t be moving much on my ballot, which I\u2019ll submit by late Sunday and will write about in my next piece with HERO Sports. The middle of the pack will shuffle a bit on my poll, as UAlbany, Weber State, Elon, and Youngstown State all dropped games. Sacramento State\u2019s big win over Nicholls will also have an effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">FINAL THOUGHTS:\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There weren\u2019t too many results this weekend that will have a vast effect on the playoff picture when November rolls around. We\u2019ve had results in the first two weeks that will, but few from this weekend will matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But make no mistake, those all-important conference matchups are almost here (and some of the larger conferences have already begun playing time). 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