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09/06/25 - WR Bryant Wesco Jr., So/2028, Clemson + More +

Bryant Wesco Jr. caught two second-half touchdown passes from Cade Klubnik, Adam Randall ran for 112 yards and a score, and No. 8 Clemson survived a scare from Troy, overcoming a 16-point deficit to win 27-16 on Saturday. The Tigers (1-1), 31-point favorites according to BetMGM Sportsbook, trailed 16-0 midway through the second quarter and 16-3 at halftime, but outscored the Trojans (1-1) 24-0 after the break. Randall ran for a 1-yard TD to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive to open the third quarter.

</p>Moments later, safety Ricardo Jones intercepted Goose Crowder, making an acrobatic grab off a pass breakup by teammate Ashton Hampton. On the next play, Klubnik connected with Wesco for a 26-yard touchdown to put Clemson ahead 17-16. Wesco added a 34-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter. He finished with seven receptions for 118 yards, and Klubnik was 18 of 24 for 196 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Clemson, which fell four spots in the AP Top 25 after losing its opener to LSU, could drop again after this unimpressive performance. - Clemson/AP College Football

WR Bryant Wesco Jr., So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (10)

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09/06/25 - QB Dante Moore, rSo/2028, Oregon + More +

Oregon coach Dan Lanning suggested that comments Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made this week about the financial disparities between the two teams contributed to the Ducks' 69-3 rout of the Cowboys on Saturday. "I told our team right before the game that, it never requires extra motivation for an opportunity to go out and kick ass, but it never hurts when somebody pours gasoline on the fire," Lanning said. Earlier in the week, Gundy talked about Oregon's apparent NIL resources, saying the Cowboys spent "around $7 million" on their team over three years while claiming the Ducks had spent close to $40 million last year alone - while admitting that he might be off a few million. "Oregon is paying a lot, a lot of money for their team," he said. "From a nonconference standpoint, there's coaches saying they should play teams that are spending the same amount of money." Lanning responded in his Monday news conference.

"Ultimately, how blessed are we to be in a place that's invested in winning? If you want to be a Top 10 team in college football, you better be invested in winning. And we spend to win. Some people save to have an excuse for why they don't, right?" Lanning said. For his part, Gundy said Saturday after the most-lopsided loss of his Oklahoma State career he meant no offense. "There's nothing wrong with saying that teams you're playing are good teams," Gundy said. "When I made that comment, I was complimenting Oregon for what they've done. The second thing is, which I said later in the week, we've made commitments also, all right." - AP College Football

QB Dante Moore, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (03)

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09/06/25 - QB Jake Retzlaff, rSr/2026, Tulane + More +

Jake Retzlaff and Zuberi Mobley each had a pair of touchdowns and Tulane held off South Alabama 33-31 on Saturday night. Mobley's 28-yard touchdown run stretched Tulane's lead to 33-17 with 10:00 left. Kentrel Bullock's 1-yard run ended a 75-drive that pulled South Alabama to 33-25 with 5:17 to play. Bishop Davenport later connected with Davin Voisin for a 26-yard touchdown pass for the Jaguars with 59 seconds left but the two-point conversion failed.

Mobley also had a 16-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for Tulane (2-0) and finished with 82 yards rushing on 11 carries. Retzlaff was 13-of-24 passing for 125 yards with one touchdown. He added 77 yards on the ground on 11 carries that included a 1-yard score. Davenport was 17-of-24 passing for 231 yards with two touchdown passes and ran for another. Bullock finished with 107 yards rushing on 24 carries. Voisin had eight catches and also had a 65-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for South Alabama (0-2). - Tulane/AP College Football

QB Jake Retzlaff, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (52)

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09/06/25 - K Nick Reed, So/2028, New Hampshire + More +

Nick Reed kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift New Hampshire to a 19-16 win over Holy Cross on Saturday night. The kick capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive that started when Holy Cross missed a 34-yard field goal with 1:40 remaining. Reed tied the game with a 50-yard field goal in the middle of the fourth quarter. He also connected from 33 yards on the last play of the first half for a 10-9 lead and made it 13-9 with a 30-yarder late in the third quarter.

Jayden Clerveaux's 1-yard touchdown run put the Crusaders on top early in the fourth quarter. Holy Cross (0-2) started the scoring less than two minutes into the game when Eli Thompson had a 28-yard interception return. The Wildcats (2-0) quickly got that back on the first play after a 17-yard kickoff return when Caleb Burke found Josh Fillion for a 53-yard score. Holy Cross finished with 251 yards on 58 snaps and New Hampshire had 279 on 54. The teams combined for just seven punts but were a combined 4 of 23 on third down. - AP College Football

K Nick Reed, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* ()
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/06/25 - QB Jerry Kaminski, So/2028, North Dakota + More +

Jerry Kaminski threw four touchdown passes - two to Nathan Hromadka - and ran for a TD on Saturday night to help North Dakota beat Portland State 50-20 on Saturday night. Kaminski led a nine-play, 61-yard opening drive that he capped with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Hromadka about 4 1/2 minutes into the game. Cru Newman fumbled on the ensuing kickoff return, UND's Grant Noland recovered at the 17 and Kaminski's 7-yard TD run made it 14-0 less than two minutes later.

Kaminski was 14-of-21 passing for 164 yards and added 70 yards rushing on eight carries. Kaminski threw a 4-yard touchdown passes to Deng Deng and Tray Kuntz, and hit Hromadka for a 20-yarder. Backup quarterback Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson ran for a 2-yard touchdown that gave North Dakota a 50-13 lead with 10:55 to play. Jayden Brannan strip-sacked Tupou'ata-Johnson and Jaxton Helmstetler returned the fumble 70 yards for a TD to cap the scoring. John-Keawe Sagapolutele threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Lynch and Delon Thompson added a 3-yard scoring run for Portland State (0-3). Gaven Ziebarth ran for a 5-yard touchdown for the Fighting Hawks. - AP College Football

QB Jerry Kaminski, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/06/25 - QB Brennan Myer, So/2028, Bryant + More +

Brennan Myer threw three touchdowns and Bryce Soli kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired and FCS-member Bryant rallied to stun UMass 27-26 on Saturday. It was Bryant's first win over an FBS program. Myer, who threw for 318 yards, overcame a pair of interceptions, and in the third quarter, down 20-10, threw a 43-yard touchdown to Elijah Elliott. Later in the quarter he connected with Zyheem Collick on 72-yard score to give the Bulldogs (1-1) their first lead of the game at 24-23. UMass' Derek Morris made a 53-yard field goal to give the Minutemen (0-2) their final lead. Myer then drove Bryant 78 yards in 13 plays to set up Soli's game winnner.

Tyler Martin's 23-yard pick-6 of Myer with 4:04 left in the first quarter served as the game's first score. The failed point-after attempt left the score 6-0. Early in the second, Brandon Hood ran it in from the 13-yard line to extend UMass' lead to 13-0. Bryant's first points came from a Soli field goal from 37 yards to make it 13-3. UMass countered with Grant Jordan's 5-yard touchdown run with 3:32 left in the half. Bryant answered with an 11-play, 69-yard drive that lasted two-and-a-half minutes and ended with Myer throwing a 9-yard scoring pass to Collick. A Colonial Athletic Association football team has now beaten an FBS team in 15 of the last 19 years. Bryant is 12th different CAA team to earn an FBS win since 2013. - AP College Football

QB Brennan Myer, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/06/25 - QB Conner Weigman, rJr/2027, Houston + More +

Conner Weigman threw for 188 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score to lead the Houston Cougars to a 35-9 win over crosstown rival Rice Owls on Saturday night. Weigman's 9-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter extended Houston's lead to 14-3. He connected with Stephon Johnson on a 74-yard touchdown pass in the fourth.

Dean Connors, a transfer from Rice, rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. He rushed for a 54-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the first half to give Houston (2-0) a 7-3 halftime lead and added a 42-yard score in the fourth. Tanner Koziol caught six passes for 52 yards. Will James returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown to begin the fourth quarter as the Cougars built a 21-3 lead. Chase Jenkins was 10 of 12 passing for 50 yards and rushed for a 3-yard touchdown with nine minutes remaining in the fourth to get Rice (1-1) within 21-9. Daelen Alexander rushed for 55 yards, and Quinton Jackson rushed for 52 yards for the Owls, which totaled 177 yards rushing out of their 228 yards. - Houston/AP College Football

QB Conner Weigman, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (05)

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09/06/25 - QB Caden Veltkamp, rJr/2027, Florida Atlantic + More +

Caden Veltkamp matched his career high with five touchdown passes and Florida Atlantic cruised past Florida A&M 56-14 on Saturday night. Veltkamp, the 2024 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year for Western Kentucky, bounced back after throwing four interceptions in a 39-7 loss at Maryland a week ago. Against the FCS Rattlers, Veltkamp completed 27 of 39 passes for 309 yards. The Owls had a total of 360 yards passing. Gemari Sands rushed for 83 yards, leading a ground game that piled up 193 yards.<p>

FAU led 39-0 at halftime but the Rattlers scored the only points of the third quarter on a 27-yard pass from RJ Johnson III to Jamar Taylor. Johnson added a 65-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Edwards in the fourth quarter. Johnson completed 18 of 28 passes for 222 yards with the two touchdowns. It was just the second time the two teams have met, FAU now having won both games. - Florida Atlantic/AP College Football

QB Caden Veltkamp, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (54)

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09/06/25 - RB Major Bowden, Sr/2026, Lamar (TX) + More +

Robert Coleman and Josh Robinson each scored on the ground and Lamar overcame an early 10-point deficit to pull off the upset of FCS No. 4 South Dakota, 20-13. Despite managing just 204 yards of offense, the Cardinals (1-1) took advantage of scoring opportunities when they had them. They were 3 for 3 on fourth-down conversions and scored on 67% of their drives. Lamar forced a turnover on downs on South Dakota's final drive, holding them to four yards in four plays. The Cardinals then ran out the clock to complete the upset victory.

Major Bowden led with 48 rushing yards, and Jaydn Girard reeled in three catches for 25 yards. Coleman was 8-for-16 for 65 yards through the air, and added 23 yards on the ground. Ben Woodard was good on both of his field goal attempts, connecting from 30 and 26 yards out. Defensively, Brayden Faulkner and Kevin Thomas each had six total tackles. Aidan Bouman threw for 108 yards and a touchdown for the Coyotes (0-2), and L.J. Phillips Jr. rushed for 60 yards on 14 carries. - AP College Football

RB Major Bowden, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - QB Katin Houser, rJr/2027, East Carolina + More +

Katin Houser threw for two touchdowns, London Montgomery ran for two scores and East Carolina overwhelmed FCS-member Campbell 56-3 on Saturday. Houser completed 25 of 35 passes, connecting with Desirrio Riles for the game's first score on an 18-yard touchdown pass. Later, he threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Brock Spalding. Montgomery was one of four Pirates (1-1) ball carriers to score as he crashed in from the 1-and 2-yard lines. Parker Jenkins scored from 17 yards out, Marlon Gunn Jr. from the 4 and DeJuan Lacy from the 4. Saturday's contest was the sixth since the teams first met in 1933. ECU's win knotted the series at 3-3. After four games in the 1930's the two teams last met in 2022 with ECU earning a 49-10 win. - East Carolina/AP College Football

QB Katin Houser, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (15)

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09/06/25 - QB Derek Robertson, rSr/2026, Monmouth + More +

Derek Robertson threw four of his program-record six touchdown passes to Josh Derry and ran for another score to lead Monmouth to a 49-28 victory over Fordham on Saturday night. Robertson threw touchdown passes from 29 and 67 yards to Derry in the first quarter, and the pair connected again with a 7-yard touchdown just before halftime that stretched Monmouth's lead to 34-21. Robertson's 1-yard touchdown run made it 40-28 early in the fourth quarter and Derry's fourth touchdown catch from 3 yards out capped the scoring.

Robertson was 29-of-43 passing for 342 yards. Derry finished with 10 receptions for 144 yards. Rodney Nelson added 113 yards rushing on 25 carries for Monmouth, which opened its season 2-0 for the first time since 2021. Gunnar Smith completed 27 of 49 passes for 382 yards and threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Fordham (0-2). Smith threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jack Betten early in the second quarter. Betten led the Rams with 81 yards receiving on three catches. - AP College Football

QB Derek Robertson, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (39)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - QB Myles Burkett, rJr/2027, Eastern Kentucky + More +

Derek Taylor returned a fumble 67 yards for a touchdown and Eastern Kentucky went on to a 20-10 win over Houston Christian on Saturday night. Cameron Junior forced a fumble by tight end Mason Graham and Taylor scooped it up to score for a 10-3 lead in the first quarter. The fumble was one of four the Huskies (1-1), who outgained the Colonels (1-1) 248-177. Myles Burkett's 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter extended the Colonels' lead to 10 where it remained. Buzz Falabiano kicked a pair of field goals for Eastern Kentucky. Burkett threw for 83 yards with an interception. Houston Christian's Jake Weir was 21-of-44 passing for 204 yards and a 15-yard touchdown to Deuce McMillan. Tamarcus Gray Jr. made 10 catches for 80 yards. Charlie Weinrich added a field goal. - AP College Football

QB Myles Burkett, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (43)

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09/06/25 - RB JaQuan Snipes, rSr/2026, Hampton + More +

Ja'Quan Snipes rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, scoring on a 47-yard run late in the fourth quarter to help Hampton hold off Division II's Elizabeth City State 27-20 on Saturday night. Michael Matthews-Canty sacked Vikings quarterback Christopher Perkins for a 10-yard loss on a fourth-down play at the Hampton 38-yard line. Three plays later Snipes raced 47 yards for the go-ahead score with 39 seconds remaining. Perkins - aided by roughing the passer and pass interference penalties - drove the Vikings to the Hampton 23. Perkins connected with EJ Gatling on the final play, but he was tackled a yard short of the end zone.

Perkins threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Joe Griffin with 1:59 left in the second quarter before scoring on a 22-yard run with 2 seconds left to put the Vikings up 20-10 at halftime. Snipes capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run to get the Pirates within 20-17 late in the third quarter. Brett Starling's 30-yard field goal tied it 20-all with 5:21 left in the fourth. Freshman Jah'Kei Chavis had a first-quarter touchdown run and finished with 91 yards on 13 carries as the Pirates piled up 332 of their 391 yards of offense on the ground. Perkins completed 19 of 30 passes for 188 yards. - AP College Football

RB JaQuan Snipes, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Kendrick Raphael, Jr/2027, California + More +

Kendrick Raphael ran for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown, and California beat Texas Southern 35-3 on Saturday. A junior transfer from North Carolina State, Raphael repeatedly gouged the Tigers up the middle and averaged 7.3 yards per carry while topping 100 yards for the first time in his career. "That's what were looking for, that's what we're hoping for," California coach Justin Wilcox said. "I thought he took a step forward today. Had over 100 yards, made some good hard runs in there, had some great cuts. Really proud of him." Raphael's day was in stark contrast to his Cal debut when he came off the bench and ran for 37 yards on nine carries.

Against the Tigers, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound back repeatedly bulled his way through the heart of Texas Southern's defense. “I thought I was going to break one but just trusting the process and trusting my line,” Raphael said. "It felt great. Great way to start." Golden Bears true freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who threw three touchdowns in his college debut against Oregon State last week, passed for 259 yards with one interception, and scored on a 1-yard dive in the first half. L.J. Johnson Jr. had a 12-yard touchdown run while Abram Murray kicked a 44-yard field goal for the Bears (2-0). - California/AP College Football

RB Kendrick Raphael, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (48)

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09/06/25 - QB Kaiden Bennett, rSr/2026, Delaware State + More +

Kaiden Bennett scored on a 27-yard run with 34 seconds remaining to give Delaware State and former NFL player DeSean Jackson his first coaching victory, a 37-32 win over Albany on Saturday night in a weather-delayed game that took 7 1/2 hours to complete. Jackson spent 15 years as a receiver in the NFL before retiring in 2023 and took the Hornets job after serving as offensive coordinator at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, for one season. The Hornets (1-1) trailed with 4:38 remaining after Jack Shields passed to Steve Mahar Jr. for Albany's go-ahead touchdown. The game was then delayed for a half-hour, and then with two minutes on the clock, for three more hours before Bennett scored the game-winner. Albany (0-2) interim head coach Jared Ambrose was denied his first collegiate win. - AP College Football

QB Kaiden Bennett, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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