Checking in with the Champs: JMU LB Kyre Hawkins

CHECKING IN WITH THE CHAMPS: The FCS Podcast will be bringing you updates from the reigning FCS Champion James Madison Dukes throughout the 2017 FCS college football season. This week, HERO Sports lead FCS writer Brian McLaughlin talks to the leading tackler on the Dukes' defense, senior linebacker Kyre Hawkins. Brian and Kyre talk about the team's stellar run defense and how the group has evolved over the past few years. They also talk about Hawkins' work with the Ray Lewis Foundation, the FCS-NFL connection with his favorite NFL team's quarterback -- Joe Flacco, and what it would be like for the Dukes to host ESPN College GameDay this season.