FCS College Football Week 2 Preview & Picks Recap
The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 2026 season coverage with FCS Week 2 picks, a full FCS-on-FCS preview and picks show. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) and Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) are joined by Phil Steele’s Chris Van Dine (@ChrisV160) to run the entire FCS board top to bottom. Is William & Mary live at Lehigh, or do the guys triple-lock the Mountain Hawks? Can Eastern Washington keep it close on the road at South Dakota? Who has the edge in the Aggie-Eagle Classic between NC A&T and NC Central? Is The Citadel the smart play at home against Charleston Southern? And does Stephen F. Austin or Abilene Christian own the late-night Texas showdown?
From there they work all the way down the FCS slate, from ranked matchups to the small-conference games most shows skip, with Chris Van Dine bringing decades of Phil Steele FCS scouting to the board. They stack their triple locks, split hard on a few, and hand out the plays they love most. We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.
FCS Week 2 Picks Go Strictly FCS-On-FCS
This one is all FCS, top to bottom. For the first time this season the show goes strictly FCS-on-FCS. The crossover games against FBS teams now live on the main College Football Experience feed. So this episode is a full FCS-on-FCS slate, top to bottom. And Colby, Mac, and guest Chris Van Dine grind every one. The three-way lock is the tell. When all three land on the same side, that is the play they trust most. FCS lines also move fast, so the guys keep flagging where the number has already run past their slide.
The Marquee FCS Board: Lehigh, The Aggie-Eagle Classic And SFA
The headliners get the most time. First, William & Mary at Lehigh draws a triple lock on the Mountain Hawks. Then Eastern Washington at South Dakota and Incarnate Word at Northern Arizona both get the same three-way love. Then comes the Aggie-Eagle Classic, NC A&T at NC Central, a rivalry more than a century old. The Citadel hosts Charleston Southern in a spot the crew splits on. Late, Stephen F. Austin travels to Abilene Christian for a Texas showdown. Colby and Chris ride the over there while Mac backs the home dog.
Phil Steele’s Chris Van Dine Brings The FCS Scouting
The guest is the difference this week. Chris Van Dine writes for Phil Steele and lives in the FCS. He walks the crew through history and roster edges most previews miss. Then he drops a stat that reframes a few picks. FCS teams coming off an upset of an FBS opponent have quietly been a winning bet against the spread the next week. That cuts against the letdown story. It is why he leans into a few dogs the others fade. The Phil Steele magazine history gets a fun detour too.
The Triple Locks And Best Bets
They close by stacking the plays they love. Southeastern Louisiana at home and Alcorn State both draw unanimous locks. Lehigh, South Dakota, and Northern Arizona anchor the rest of the triple-lock card. But the hard splits are worth the listen. The Citadel game goes two to one. UT Rio Grande Valley at Nicholls splits the crew three ways. Then they hand out their final leans down the board. Catch Chris Van Dine’s FCS work with Phil Steele, and follow the show for the full slate every week.
Podcast Chapters
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0:55 Week 1 Recap & Phil Steele’s Chris Van Dine Joins
20:14 Elon vs Rhode Island Picks
25:18 Albany vs Long Island Picks
28:41 Marist vs Lafayette Picks
32:56 Bucknell vs VMI Picks
37:32 Duquesne vs Youngstown State Picks
40:55 William & Mary vs Lehigh Picks
43:44 Eastern Washington vs South Dakota Picks
46:37 Drake vs Northern Iowa Picks
49:15 Utah Tech vs Montana Picks
50:46 Lamar vs Idaho Picks
52:47 Stetson vs Bethune-Cookman Picks
53:56 Merrimack vs Maine Picks
55:27 Incarnate Word vs Northern Arizona Picks
58:06 Morehead State vs Austin Peay Picks
59:50 Furman vs Mercer Picks
1:02:11 NC A&T vs NC Central Picks
1:03:46 Chattanooga vs Eastern Kentucky Picks
1:05:48 Charleston Southern vs The Citadel Picks
1:09:42 Stonehill vs New Hampshire Picks
1:10:44 Bryant vs Hampton Picks
1:13:36 San Diego vs Idaho State Picks
1:14:59 Tarleton State vs McNeese State Picks
1:17:23 UT Rio Grande Valley vs Nicholls State Picks
1:21:43 North Alabama vs Southeastern Louisiana Picks
1:24:07 Indiana State vs Eastern Illinois Picks
1:26:05 Northwestern State vs East Texas A&M Picks
1:29:04 Samford vs Tennessee Tech Picks
1:30:56 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Alcorn State Picks
1:33:20 Valparaiso vs Murray State Picks
1:34:46 New Haven vs South Dakota State Picks
1:36:04 Southeast Missouri State vs Southern Illinois Picks
1:37:33 Tennessee State vs Alabama A&M Picks
1:38:54 Stephen F. Austin vs Abilene Christian Picks
1:41:24 North Dakota vs Portland State Picks
1:44:04 Sign-Off & Socials
