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WEEK 13 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Todd Pelino, Sr., PK, Duke (Cornelius, North Carolina),...With Duke trailing 25-24 with 2:26 remaining at North Carolina and facing a fourth-and-three from the Tar Heel 27-yard line, Pelino ran a fake field goal 26 yards to the North Carolina one-yard line, which set up a touchdown and two-point conversion to account for the final points...The fake marked the first time Pelino had run the ball during his Duke career...Also scored six points on a 33-yard field goal and three PATs. - ACC Football

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K Todd Pelino, Duke
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11/22/25 - Anderson Castle, rSr/2026, Duke, 6-0, 215 (DS#70 RB) + More +

Anderson Castle punched in the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown with 2:18 left set up by an audacious fake field-goal call and Duke followed with a late stop to hold off rival North Carolina 32-25 on Saturday. The win made the Blue Devils (6-5, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) bowl eligible again, along with ensuring they could keep the Victory Bell that goes to the rivalry winner for another year. Castle ran for three 1-yard touchdowns for Duke, then joined with kicker Todd Pelino to finally put the Blue Devils on top.

With Duke trailing 25-24, Duke lined up a 45-yard field goal for the lead - only to see holder Kade Reynoldson take the snap and flip it to Pelino to the left side. Pelino took off to the open field for 26 yards, getting all the way to the UNC 1-yard line in a stunning play that set up Castle's score. Gio Lopez threw and ran for a touchdown for UNC (4-7, 2-5), while Davion Gause also ran one in. But the loss means UNC won't be able to reach the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility in Bill Belichick's first season. UNC had a final possession, but didn't move the ball before Lopez's fourth-down throw for Kobe Paysour fell incomplete with 1:18 left. - Duke/AP College Football

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RB Anderson Castle, Duke
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11/19/25 - Walker Eget, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-3, 223 (DS#26 QB) + More +

WEEK 10 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WALKER EGET, SAN JOSE STATE, Senior, Quarterback, Santa Clarita, California/West Ranch HS,...Completed 20 passes for 458 yards and two touchdowns in San Jose State's 45-38 win over Hawaii...His 458 passing yards were the fourth-most in a game by an FBS player this season and increased his FBS-leading average to 325.9 per game...Added 25 rushing yards for 483 yards of total offense...Extended his streak of consecutive passes without an interception to 268, the third-longest streak in MW history. - Mountain West Football

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QB Walker Eget, Duke
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11/19/25 - Sahmir Hagans, rSr/2026, Duke, 5-10, 195 (DS#113 WR) + More +

WEEK 10 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Samir Hagans, Gr., WR/KR, Duke (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),...Turned in a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at 8:33 in the third quarter to help Duke tie the game at 35-35 en route to a 46-45 victory on the road at Clemson...The score marked Hagans' second career kickoff return for a touchdown after a 99-yard return against Ole Miss in the 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl...Tallied the seventh 100+ yd kickoff return in program history and the first since DeVon Edwards versus Georgia Tech in 2015...Became the second Blue Devil in program history with multiple 99+ yard touchdowns, joining Edwards (4)...Also caught the game-winning, two-point conversion with 40 seconds left in the victory...His performance helped Duke to its first win in Death Valley since 1980 and the first time the Blue Devils had consecutive victories against Clemson since 1969 and 1970...Helped the Blue Devils extend their road ACC winning streak to five games, the program's longest since 1961-63. - ACC Football

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WR Sahmir Hagans, Duke
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11/02/25 - Walker Eget, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-3, 223 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Walker Eget threw two touchdown passes to Danny Scudero, Steve Chavez-Soto added three rushing TDs, and San Jose State beat Hawaii 45-35 on Saturday night. San Jose State (2-5, 1-2 Mountain West Conference) has won five in a row against Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors (6-3, 3-2) had their three-game win streak snapped. Landon Sims ran for a 2-yard TD late in the third quarter and Micah Alejado threw a 20-yard TD pass to Jackson Harris to make it 38-35 with 9:32 to play, but San Jose State answered with a seven-play, 75-yard drive that culminated with Chavez-Soto's third touchdown, a 1-yarder, gave the Spartans a 10-point lead with 5:41 to play.

Eget was 20-of-40 passing for 458 yards with no interceptions and Scudero had seven receptions for 215 yards. Scuduro, a sophomore transfer from Sacramento State who went into the game leading the nation in receiving yards (870) and receiving yards per game (124.3), has 10 touchdowns this season. Hawaii's Cam Barfield opened the scoring with a 1-yard run in the first quarter but San Jose State scored the next 21 points to take the lead for good. Chavez-Soto scored on runs of 10 and 20 yards and Lamar Radcliffe added a 2-yard TD run to give the Spartans a 14-point lead with 5:40 left in the second. Alejado hit Harris for a 68-yard touchdown that made it 21-14 about 1 1/2 minutes later before Eget threw a 50-yard TD pass to Scudero with 3:29 remaining in the first half and Mathias Brown kicked a 24-yard field goal in the closing seconds to make it 17-point game at the intermission. The Rainbow Warriors opened the second half with a nine-play, 70-yard drive that took five minutes off the clock and trimmed their deficit to 10 points when Alejado hit Sims for a 6-yard touchdown Three plays from scrimmage later, Eget threw a 62-yard TD pass to Scudero that gave San Jose State a 38-21 lead. - San Jose State/AP College Football

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QB Walker Eget, Duke
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10/21/25 - Jared Richardson, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-2, 215 (DS#15 WR) + More +

OCT 20 IVY LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jared Richardson, Penn,...The award is the fourth of Richardson's career, now tied with Chris Flynn '87 for the third-most in a career. It's also the first time in history that two different Penn players won a weekly award in consecutive weeks in the same season. Julien Stokes was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week in three straight weeks to begin the current campaign.

Richardson put together another special performance in Penn's 35-21 victory at Columbia on Saturday, leading the team in receiving once again with six catches for 158 yards and a career-high tying three touchdown grabs. He's the first player in Penn's 149-year history to have three career games of three touchdowns. Most notably, his 31-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter pushed him over the 2,000-yard mark for his career, becoming just the sixth player in program history to reach the milestone. Richardson also registered a 76-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter, the longest catch of his career and Penn's longest catch since the 2018 season. Richardson has gone over the 100-yard mark in four of his five games this season, putting himself over the 150-yard threshold in back-to-back contests. He enters Week 6 leading NCAA FCS football in receiving yards per game 125.6) and is second in receptions per game (8.20) and third in receiving touchdowns (8). - Penn Football

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WR Jared Richardson, Duke
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10/16/25 - Jared Richardson, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-2, 215 (DS#15 WR) + More +

WEEK 7 FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jared Richardson, Penn, WR, Sr., 6-2, 220,...Richardson hauled in 15 receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns as Penn downed Marist 28-9. The catches are two more than in any other FCS game this season. Seven of them went for first downs, including a long of 43 yards, and he had a go-ahead, 21-yard TD in the first quarter and an 11-yard score in the fourth. He became the fifth Quakers player to reach 20 career touchdown receptions. Honorable Mention: Andrew Body, QB, Alabama State; Landen Chambers, RB, Central Arkansas; Dean DeNobile, QB, Lafayette; Geoffrey Jamiel, WR, Lehigh; James Paige, RB, Tarleton State; Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State; Tommy Rittenhouse, QB, Illinois State; Mitchell Summers, RB, Sacred Heart; Brian Trobel, RB, Mercyhurst. - Stats Perform FCS Football

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WR Jared Richardson, Duke
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10/14/25 - Jared Richardson, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-2, 215 (DS#15 WR) + More +

OCT 13 IVY LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jared Richardson, Penn,...Richardson hauled in 15 catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns as the Quakers improved to 3-1 following their win over the Red Foxes. Seven of the receptions went for first downs, including a long of 43 yards. His first TD was a go-ahead, 21-yard score in the first quarter and added a second in the fourth. He finished one yard shy of his career high for receiving yards (191 at Yale in 2023) and tallied his third 100+ yard game of the year and seventh of his career. It was the 10th time in program history a Penn pass-catcher registered 190-or-more yards in a single game and the fifth time a wideout had 15-or-more catches. Now just 58 yards away from becoming the sixth player in Penn history to reach 2,000 career receiving yards, Richardson also became the just the fifth player in program history to reach the 20-touchdown milestone. - Penn Football

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WR Jared Richardson, Duke
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10/08/25 - Walker Eget, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-3, 223 (DS#26 QB) + More +

WEEK 6 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WALKER EGET, SAN JOSE STATE, Senior, Quarterback, Santa Clarita, California/West Ranch HS...Completed 26 of his 30 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns to lead San José State past New Mexico, 35-28...Completed his first 13 passes of the game and had another 10-pass completion streak in the contest...His 86.7 completion percent for the contest is tied for the FBS lead this season among quarterbacks with at least 30 attempts...His 70-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter was the longest pass of Eget's career. - Mountain West Football

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QB Walker Eget, Duke
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10/04/25 - Walker Eget, rSr/2027, Duke, 6-3, 223 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Walker Eget threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and San Jose State opened Mountain West Conference play with a 35-28 win over New Mexico on Friday night. Eget was on target all night with one incompletion on two dozen passes through three quarters and finished 26 for 30. Danny Scudero and Kyri Shoels were the main targets with seven receptions apiece for 151 and 81 yards, respectively, with Scudero scoring on a 70-yard play. New Mexico had a touchdown and field goal in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans erased the final 3:41 behind the running of Steve Chavez-Soto, a freshman in his first collegiate game. Replacing injured Lamar Radcliffe, who had 64 yards, Chavez Soto had 71 yards, 28 on the final possession, and two touchdowns.

Chavez-Soto's first touchdown and Eget's 11-yard toss to Matthew Coleman had the Spartans (2-3) up 14-0 less than a minute into the second quarter and the Lobos (3-2) never caught up. Chavez-Soto scored on a 10-yard run and Eget hit Leland Smith for an 8-yard touchdown in the third quarter to make it 35-17. Quarterback Jack Layne had the third of three New Mexico rushing touchdowns and he was 28-of-40 passing for 344 yards but threw three interceptions, two to Jalen Bainer. Damon Bankston and Scottre Humphrey also had short TD runs for the Lobos. - San Jose State/AP College Football

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QB Walker Eget, Duke
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10/03/25 - Dylan Flowers, rSr/2027, Duke, 5-10, 178 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Koron Hayward and Dylan Flowers made game-changing defensive plays in the third quarter and Jaylen Lewis made a stop on fourth-and-1 in the closing minutes as Western Kentucky rallied for a 27-24 over Delaware on Friday night. Three snaps after the Hilltoppers kicked a field goal on the opening drive of the second half, Hayward had a 25-yard pick-6 that put them ahead 20-17.

The Blue Hens quickly went 80 yards on the ensuing possession, but on second-and-goal from the 4, Flowers hit quarterback Nick Minicucci as he neared the end zone and Elin Jones recovered it in the end zone. Delaware then marched 80 yards to take a 27-17 lead on a 5-yard pass from Maverick McIvor to George Hart III. Minicucci's third short touchdown run with 9:54 left to play made it 27-24 but the next drive - 11 plays taking up 4 1/2 minutes - ended on downs and on the last play of the game Nate Reed missed a 42-yard field goal to the right. McIver was 23 of 31 for 230 yards for Western Kentucky (5-1, 3-0 Conference USA). Minicucci was 28-of-47 passing for 314 yards and added 55 yards on the ground for the Blue Hens (3-2, 1-1), who had a 10-game home winning streak end. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football

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CB Dylan Flowers, Duke
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09/29/25 - Brian Parker II, rJr/2026, Duke, 6-5, 306 (DS#4 C) + More +

WEEK 5 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Brian Parker II, R-Jr., RT, Duke (Cincinnati, Ohio),...Started at right tackle and helped pave the way for Duke to reach 503 yards of total offense while rolling to a 38-3 victory at Syracuse...Posted an 88.2 PFF offensive grade for Week 5, the highest among tackles nationally...Recorded an 88.1 PFF run blocking grade, the highest among tackles nationally...Helped Duke surpass 500 yards of total offense for a fifth consecutive game, the most for the program since the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl and the first four contests of the 2014 season.

Duke's offense remained explosive at Syracuse, adding seven more plays of at least 20 yards, including four plays that went for at least 30 yards. The Blue Devils are up to sixth nationally in offensive plays of 20+ yards this season and third in plays of 30+ yards...Helped to provide running lanes for true freshman Nate Sheppard to have a record-setting day with an 11.2 yards per carry average, the highest by a Duke rookie in program history...Opened holes for three rushing touchdowns, including two by Sheppard...Named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) National Team of the Week for his efforts. - ACC Football

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C Brian Parker II, Duke
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09/29/25 - Nate Sheppard, Fr/2029, Duke, 5-09, 200 (DS#11 RB) + More +

WEEK 5 ACC RUNNING BACK & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Nate Sheppard, Fr., RB, Duke (Mandeville, Louisiana),...Made his first career start at Syracuse and rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns...His 169 rushing yards are the fourth most by a Duke freshman in a game in program history and the most nationally by a freshman in a game this season...Averaged 11.2 yards per rush, the highest by a Duke freshman (minimum 15 attempts) in a single game...Rushed for two touchdowns at Syracuse to become one of 11 true freshmen in the country to rush for multiple scores in a game this season and just the second true freshman to do so against a Power Four opponent...Finished the game with 201 all-purpose yards, which is tied for the fifth most by a Duke freshman in a game and the second most nationally by a freshman in a game this season...Averaging 8.09 yards per carry this season, which is second in the ACC overall and the fifth-highest mark among freshmen, true or redshirt, nationally with at least 20 carries. - ACC Football

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RB Nate Sheppard, Duke
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09/22/25 - Anderson Castle, rSr/2026, Duke, 6-0, 215 (DS#70 RB) + More +

WEEK 4 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Anderson Castle, Gr., RB, Duke (Boone, North Carolina),...Rushed for three touchdowns and 92 total yards in the win over NC State in the Blue Devils' ACC opener...Became just the fifth Blue Devil, and only the second running back, since 1996 to rush for three or more scores in an ACC game...He is one of just seven FBS players with three or more rushing touchdowns in a conference contest this season...His three-touchdown game was the first by a Blue Devil since Riley Leonard's three scores against Miami on October 22, 2022...The three rushing scores are tied for the ninth most by a Blue Devil in program history...His 92 rushing yards were his highest single-game total since rushing for 119 yards against Miami (Ohio) in 2023...He capped the game with a career-long 66-yard rush. - ACC Football

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RB Anderson Castle, Duke
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09/22/25 - DaShawn Stone, rSo/2028, Duke, 6-3, 200 (DS#17 SS) + More +

WEEK 4 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: DaShawn Stone, S, R-So., Duke (Asheville, North Carolina),...Finished with a career-high and team-best 11 tackles against NC State...His 11 tackles are tied for the most by an ACC player in a league game this season...Added his second career interception, and first of 2025, versus the Wolfpack...He has recorded seven or more stops in four of his last five games...In his first season as a starter, he leads the Blue Devils with 31 tackles. - ACC Football

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SS DaShawn Stone, Duke
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