{"id":119001,"date":"2024-10-02T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=119001"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:22:55","slug":"fcs-podcast-ranked-matchups-continue-into-week-6-zmzm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-podcast-ranked-matchups-continue-into-week-6-zmzm\/","title":{"rendered":"FCS Podcast: Ranked Matchups Continue Into Week 6"},"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 5 Three Game Balls and A 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