Zachary McKinnell

Zachary McKinnell

Joined: Sep 29, 2022

Zach McKinnell is the Founder and Senior Editor of FCS Football Central. He is also a columnist for HERO Sports and a contributor for Athlon Sports. In 2022, he became an official voter in the FCS Stats Perform Top-25. He is a former contributor for Vols Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports Network, and Fly War Eagle on FanSided. Zach graduated from Auburn University in 2018.

Former Richmond defensive back Amir Haskett on his visit to Monmouth

FCS Football Recruiting

North Dakota Fighting Hawks running back Sawyer Seidl (9)

FCS Football Recruiting

Former UTSA safety Kenyan Kelly on his visit to Tarleton State

FCS Football Recruiting

Montana State wide receiver Taco Dowler (14) leaps into the end zone for a touchdown against Illinois State during the FCS National Championship

Big Sky

A look at the viewership and TV numbers for all the postseason FCS football games of the 2025-26 college football season

Montana State Bobcats quarterback Justin Lamson (8)

Big Sky

We take an in-depth look and make our official predictions for the FCS National Championship game between Montana State and Illinois State

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks head coach Colby Carthel

Southland

Former New Mexico Highlands RB Speedy Jones signs with Stephen F. Austin after a breakout All-American season with over 1,700 rushing yards

Montana State safety Caden Dowler (5)

Big Sky

We do a deep dive into how Illinois State and Montana State built championship rosters at the FCS level, looking at transfer portal strategy, recruiting pipelines, and much more

Big Sky

Former Central Washington cornerback Mika Roberson has signed with Idaho after a breakout freshman season at the Division II level

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles head coach Bobby Wilder

Big South-OVC

Former Wheeling defensive back Leonard Sherrod III announced his commitment to Tennessee Tech after an All-American season at the Division II level

Montana Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck

Big Sky

Former Central Washington DE Tyler King announced his commitment to Montana after being named a Division II All-American

MVFC

South Dakota State reached down to the Division II level and picked up a commitment from All-NSIC linebacker Jes Krcil

South Dakota wide receiver Larenzo Fenner (1)

South Dakota wide receiver Larenzo Fenner announced his plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal after a breakout FCS All-American season

Montana State running back Adam Jones (23)

We offer our takeaways and thoughts on both semifinal games of the 2025 FCS Playoffs, which saw Illinois State and Montana State advance to Nashville for the 2026 FCS National Championship

Montana State Bobcats quarterback Justin Lamson (8) carries the ball against Montana Grizzlies safety Micah Harper (2)

We take an in-depth look at the semifinal matchup between Montana and Montana State in the 2025 FCS Playoffs

Illinois State defensive back Shadwel Nkuba II (1)

We take an in-depth look at the semifinal matchup between Illinois State and Villanova in the 2025 FCS Playoffs