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09/06/25 - QB Brady Olson, rSr/2026, Central Connecticut + More +

Brady Olson threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns as Central Connecticut defeated Division II American International 34-7 on Saturday. The Blue Devils (1-1) scored twice in two minutes of game time to bring a 17-7 lead into the half. Trailing 7-3 midway through the second quarter, Davon Smith Jr. scored on a 5-yard run to give the Blue Devils the lead. Olson then connected with Donny Marcus for a 54-yard touchdown on the first play after the Blue Devils forced a three-and-out. The pass was the longest play of the game.

The Blue Devils managed 375 yards of total offense, were 2-for-9 on third downs, and converted on their only fourth-down attempt. Malachi Wright had nine total tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble to pace the defense, and Derek Berlitz and Carter Banks each collected one sack. Tra'Vion Singleton recovered a muffed punt in the end zone for the Yellow Jackets' only score. AIC is 0-2 against Central Connecticut all-time, losing 44-0 in their last matchup in 2023. - AP College Football

QB Brady Olson, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (168)

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09/06/25 - QB Joey Aguilar, rSr/2026, Tennessee + More +

Joey Aguilar threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns - all in the first half - to lead No. 22 Tennessee to a 72-17 romp over East Tennessee State on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-0), who tuned up for the Southeastern Conference showdown with No. 4 Georgia next week, got help from Star Thomas with 69 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Tennessee had 427 yards of total offense in the first half and led the overmatched Buccaneers (1-1) 48-7 at the break. - Tennessee/AP College Football

QB Joey Aguilar, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (27)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (129)

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09/06/25 - QB Evan Simon, rSr/2026, Temple + More +

Evan Simon threw three touchdown passes and Temple rolled to a 55-7 victory over Howard on Saturday. Simon threw a 24-yard TD to JoJo Bermudez and followed with a pair of short-yardage scores to help the Owls stake a 31-7 halftime lead. Simon finished 8-of-10 passing for 174 yards. Jay Ducker, Hunter Smith and Terrez Worthy combined for 225 yards rushing on 24 carries with a touchdown apiece for Temple (2-0). Gevani McCoy completed all six of his passes with a score. The Owls put up 560 yards of offense and scored on their first nine of 11 possessions. Tyriq Starks tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to KD Mosley midway through the second half to cap a 13-play, 75-yard drive for Howard (1-1). It's the first time Temple has won back-to-back games since the 2021 season and the first since 2019 to open the season. The Owls travel to 18th-ranked Oklahoma next Saturday. - Temple/AP College Football

QB Evan Simon, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (53)

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09/06/25 - QB Cole Payton, rSr/2026, North Dakota State + More +

Barry Kpeenu ran for three touchdowns and defending FCS champion North Dakota State beat Tennessee State 59-3 on Saturday. The FCS top-ranked Bison (2-0) rolled up 433 yards of offense and 24 first downs while holding the Tigers (1-1) to 131 yards and four first downs. Kpeenu gained 57 yards on 10 carries and scored three of the game's first four touchdowns on runs of 10, 4 and 6 yards. The score was 45-0 at halftime after a 28-point second quarter.

Cole Payton was 13 of 16 for 166 yards passing including a 3-yard score to RaJa Nelson for the final points of the first half. Nathan Hayes connected with Mekhi Collins for a 68-yard score. DJ Scott had a rushing TD. Donovan Woolen made a one-handed grab for an interception he returned 34 yards for a TD. The Tigers avoided a shutout with Freddy Perez's 45-yard field goal with four minutes remaining. The Bison have outscored their first two opponents 97-3. Three Tigers quarterbacks combined to complete 8 of 18 passes for 61 yards with an interception. Kendric Rhymes rushed for 43 yards on 12 carries. - AP College Football

QB Cole Payton, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (26)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Scottre Humphrey, Jr/2027, New Mexico + More +

Scottre Humphrey rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns and New Mexico defeated FCS Idaho State 32-22 on Saturday. Damon Bankston's 1-yard rushing score gave the Lobos (1-1) the lead in the fourth quarter, and Humphrey, a junior transfer from Montana State, scored his second touchdown on the next drive after an Idaho State three-and-out to give Jason Eck his first win as New Mexico's head coach.

Jack Layne was 13-of-21 passing for 155 yards and Dorian Thomas had five catches for 55 yards. Humphrey broke free for 61-yards in the second quarter to make it 14-3, but Idaho State took the lead with three straight scoring drives spanning halftime. Davis Harsin and Jackson Sharman split time at quarterback for the Bengals (0-2), with Harsin going 17 of 26 for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and Sharman completing 11 of 13 passes for 84 yards. - New Mexico/AP College Football

RB Scottre Humphrey, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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09/06/25 - QB AJ Swann, rJr/2027, Appalachian State + More +

AJ Swann threw for 292 yards, Rashod Dubinion ran for 194 yards, and Appalachian State defeated Lindenwood 20-13 on Saturday. Swann got the Mountaineers (2-0) off to a fast start, throwing a 72-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Stroman on the first play from scrimmage. However, three lost fumbles and an interception kept Appalachian State from putting their FCS opponent away.

The third lost fumble led to Nate Glantz's 24-yard touchdown pass to Rico Bond that made it 20-13 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The Lions (0-2) then recovered an onside kick but Glantz was intercepted by Elijah McCantos on a deep fourth-down pass. Appalachian State gained 503 yards on offense but had four turnovers. Glantz passed for 217 yards but was sacked eight times, leading to the Lions' minus-1 rushing total. - AP College Football

QB AJ Swann, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (30)

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09/06/25 - RB Cam Cook, Jr/2027, Jacksonville State + More +

Cam Cook ran for 195 yards with two touchdowns and Jacksonville State defeated Liberty 34-24 on Saturday in a Conference USA opener between the past two league champions. Jax State (1-1) turned two takeaways - a fumble and an interception - into 14 points in the first half. The Gamecocks led 17-10 at halftime and 24-10 in the third quarter after Cook's 1-yard touchdown run. That touchdown came at the end of an 83-yard drive and the Gamecocks scored on a 75-yard drive to take a 31-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter kept Liberty within seven points. A 52-yard run by Evan Dickens made it 24-17 and a 62-yard pass play from Ethan Vasko to Donte Lee Jr. made it 31-24 before Jax State's Garrison Rippa kicked a 24-yard field goal for the final score. Rippa had a 50-yard field goal in the first half. Jacksonville State had 338 yards rushing. Quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, who had 78 yards rushing, completed 6 of 12 passes for 52 yards. Vasko threw for 335 yards on 19-for-29 passing for Liberty (1-1). The game was delayed for about 80 minutes in the second quarter due to lightning in the area. - AP College Football

RB Cam Cook, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (33)

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09/06/25 - QB Beau Brungard, rJr/2027, Youngstown State + More +

Beau Brungard ran for four touchdowns and set a Missouri Valley Conference record for quarterbacks with 264 yards and passed for another score as Youngstown State defeated Robert Morris 56-17 on Saturday. Brungard, a junior, scored on runs of 72, 20 and 4 yards in the first half as the Penguins (2-0) took a 42-3 lead. He added a 28-yard run early in the third, exiting the game after 10 carries. Brungard was 12-of-16 passing for 122 yards and his 1-yard touchdown pass to Max Tomczak put Youngstown on top 7-3.

Tahir Mills ran for an 18-yard touchdown that made it 56-3 as the Penguins reached the end zone on the first eight possessions before punting. Antuan Gardner and Kylon Wilson also had rushing touchdowns for Youngstown, which piled up 424 on the ground and 593 total yards. Robert Morris (0-2), which got a field goal on the opening drive of the game, finally scored on a 34-yard pass from Zach Tanner to Thomas Lee early in the fourth quarter and Tanner found Kai Holloway for a 16-yard score late. Tanner was 16 of 29 for 192 yards. - AP College Football

QB Beau Brungard, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Plez Lawrence, rJr/2027, Indiana State + More +

Keegan Patterson threw two touchdowns and Elijah Owens threw for another and Indiana State led the entire way beating Eastern Illinois 38-14 on Saturday. Owens started the Sycamores (2-0) off throwing a 19-yard score to Plez Lawrence for a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. In the second, Patterson threw a 4-yard score to Larry Stephens III to make it 14-0. After halftime, the Panthers (1-1) reduced the deficit to 17-7 when Charles Kellom ran it in from 13 yards out. Lawrence pushed the Sycamores lead back to 17 points with a 4-yard run.

Kellom ran it in again, this time from the 2, to bring EIU within 24-14 with 10:20 left in the fourth. The Sycamores sealed it when Patterson threw a 40-yard score to Rashad Rochelle and Nick Osho ran it in from 31 yards. Eastern Illinois still leads the all-time series against the Sycamores 46-41-4 going back to the first contest between the two programs in 1901. The Sycamores have reduced their deficit having won four of the last six contests since 2018 season despite EIU's two-game win streak entering Saturday. - AP College Football

RB Plez Lawrence, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Tariq Thomas, So/2028, Bucknell + More +

Tariq Thomas rushed for two touchdowns and Ralph Rucker IV passed for 246 yards and ran for a score as Bucknell defeated Marist 34-23 on Saturday. Thomas ran for 76 yards on 15 carries and had scores of 4 yards in first half and a 1 yard in the fourth quarter for the Bison (1-1). Rucker was 18-of-23 passing with an interception. TJ Cadden caught seven passes for 104 yards and his brother Michael had a rushing touchdown. Sam Milligan had five catches for 87 yards.

A 46-yard pass to TJ Cadden set up Thomas for a 1-yard score and a 27-17 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. Michael Cadden's 8-yard TD run made it 34-17 halfway through the final quarter. Sonny Mannio's 1-yard pass to Connor Hulstein cut Bucknell's lead to 17-14 at halftime. The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter before Thomas' second TD. Mannio was 22 of 42 for 229 yards passing and he rushed for 96 yards and a TD for the Red Foxes (1-1). - AP College Football

RB Tariq Thomas, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - QB Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech + More +

Kekoa Visperas threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns, Aidan Littles and Quintell Quinn combined for 148 rushing yards and two scores, and Tennessee Tech cruised to a 45-17 win over Chattanooga on Saturday. A 21-point first quarter set the tempo for the FCS No. 17 Golden Eagles (2-0), who had 513 yards of total offense. Tennessee Tech has won their first two games for the first time since 2012. A potent rushing attack saw three Eagles score on the ground, highlighted by Littles' 48-yard dash to the goal line in the first quarter. Q'Daryius Jennings added 42 yards and a touchdown.

Visperas completed 18 of 27 passes, and Jace Wilson saw his only pass of the game go 52 yards to Luke Shields for a late touchdown. Theron Gaines led the defense with seven total tackles and one sack. Devin Hunter grabbed the lone Eagles interception in the third quarter. For the Mocs (0-2), Camden Orth was 22-for-45 passing with 249 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Chattanooga has lost their first two games for the second straight year after an FCS playoff appearance in 2023. - AP College Football

QB Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Reagan Andrew, rJr/2027, Butler + More +

Reagan Andrew threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and Butler held off Division-II Truman State 37-27 on Saturday. Andrew had touchdown runs of 5 and 9 yards to open the scoring and after a Truman touchdown had his two scoring passes for a 28-7 lead early in the third quarter. Andrew found Brady Preston and Ershod Jasey for 7-yard scores sandwiched around halftime. Andrew, who was 14 of 17 for 156 yards, was hurt on the next possession. As the Bulldogs offense struggled to regain momentum, Truman got back in the game.

A one-play drive resulted in a 40-yard pass from Dylan Hair to Nathan Ryan. Truman cashed in on a blocked punt on the 8 for a Denim Cook 13-yard run to make it 28-21. Then Truman scored on a 22-yard pass from Hair to Ryan. But on the PAT attempt to tie the game, Luke Green blocked the kick and Will Mason returned it the other way for two points to make it 30-27. Butler iced it was an 11-play, 75-yard drive with Ethan Malafa hauling in a 24-yard scoring pass from Griffin Caldwell. The defense then held Truman to four punts, three of them on three-and-out series. - AP College Football

RB Reagan Andrew, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/06/25 - RB Brian Trobel, Sr/2026, Mercyhurst + More +

Brian Trobel rushed for three touchdowns, Adam Urena passed for two and Mercyhurst defeated New Haven 48-14 on Saturday. Trobel rushed for 114 yards on nine carries. Urena was 22-of-28 passing for 344 yards. Dylan Evans had eight catches for 165 yards and a score. Ashton Wilson also had a TD catch and Ayron Rodriguez a rushing score. Trobel's 6-yard TD run gave the Lakers (1-1) the lead for good at 13-7 in the first quarter. Urena's 8-yard score to Evans and Rodriguez's 17-yard TD run made it 27-7 by halftime. AJ Duffy was 18-of-35 passing for 183 yards with a touchdown pass to Kevonne Wilder and an interception for the Chargers (0-2). Duffy also ran for a score. Wilder had five catches for 90 yards. This is New Haven's first season in Division I and the Northeast Conference but the game didn't count in the conference standings. - AP College Football

RB Brian Trobel, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/06/25 - QB Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor + More +

Baylor freshman Connor Hawkins kicked a 27-yard field goal in the second overtime after Sawyer Robertson threw two of his four touchdowns in the final 5 1/2 minutes of regulation as the Bears rallied to beat 17th-ranked SMU 48-45 on Saturday. Robertson was 34-of-50 passing with 440 yards for the Bears (1-1), who have won 14 meetings in a row against their former Southwest Conference rival since 1986. Bryson Washington ran for 115 yards and two scores, including a 2-yard TD in the first overtime. Collin Rogers was well short on a 57-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation, then was wide right on a 38-yard try when SMU (1-1) had the ball first in the second overtime period.

Kevin Jennings threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns, with two 75-yard scores and then a 25-yarder to Romello Brinson on the Mustangs' first play in overtime. Brinson had one of the 75-yarders on the first play of the game, and Jennings hit freshman Jalen Cooper in stride for the other long score when he got open behind the secondary late in the second quarter. While the schools are only about 100 miles apart, this was only the seventh time they played since the SWC broke up after the 1995 season. It was the first since 2016. - Baylor/AP College Football

QB Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (15)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (19)

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09/06/25 - WR KC Concepcion, Jr/2027, Texas AM + More +

Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score before leaving late in the third quarter with an injury to lead No. 19 Texas A&M to a 44-22 victory over Utah State on Saturday. Reed threw for 220 yards with TD passes of 34, 12 and eight yards before leaving with about four minutes left in the third quarter after taking an awkward fall and getting hit by a defender. He walked off the field after being checked out and spent time in the medical tent before jogging to the locker room. There was no immediate update on his condition. Texas A&M (2-0) led by 1 late in the first quarter before scoring 23 straight points to take a 30-6 lead into halftime. Reed had a 1-yard scoring run and a 12-yard TD pass in that span to help Texas A&M pull away.

Texas A&M's defense dominated in that stretch, led by defensive end Cashius Howell, who sacked Bryson Barnes on three consecutive plays to single-handedly force a punt in the second quarter. It's the first time a player has had sacks on three straight plays since Jack Cichy did it for Wisconsin against Southern California in the 2015 Holiday Bowl, according to research by the Texas A&M communications staff. Barnes had 169 yards passing with two touchdowns for Utah State (1-1) but was sacked six times and hit six more. KC Concepcion had another big game for Texas A&M on Saturday after scoring a touchdown on a punt return and grabbing a TD catch in his debut last week after transferring from North Carolina State. He had six receptions for 73 yards and two touchdowns. His second TD came on an 8-yard catch and extended the lead to 37-14 with about six minutes left in the third quarter. Mario Craver, another transfer in his first year at A&M, had 114 yards receiving and a touchdown after grabbing two touchdown receptions last week. Backup Miles O'Neill threw for 99 yards, highlighted by a 72-yard touchdown pass after Reed went out. - Texas/AP College Football

WR KC Concepcion, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (76)

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