Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant

About this episode

Sam interviews Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant about various topics related to FCS football and the upcoming NFL Draft.

On this episode, Sam is joined by Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant. They discuss: -Multiple Southland players as 2026 NFL Draft prospects -Player retention and the transfer portal -FCS playoff committee emphasizing D1 opponents -FCS Kickoff status -Autonomy subdivision discussions -Update on private equity and the FCS playoffs -Update on FCS championship game bid process -And more

People in this episode

Host: Sam

Guest: Chris Grant

Topics covered

• Southland Conference
• NFL Draft prospects
• player retention
• transfer portal
• FCS playoffs
• FCS Kickoff
• autonomy subdivision
• private equity
• FCS championship game bid process

Keywords

• FCS
• football
• draft
• transfer
• playoffs

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