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WEEK 12 SWAC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Texas Southern's KJ Cooper was 17-of-20 with 210 yards passing and three touchdowns during Texas Southern's 35-30 road win over Southern. - SWAC Football

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QB KJ Cooper, South Florida
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11/16/25 - KJ Cooper, rJr/2027, South Florida, 6-4, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

KJ Cooper threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns and Texas Southern rallied then held off Southern for a 35-30 win on Saturday. Cam'Ron McCoy ended an eight-play, 64-yard drive with a 5-yard scoring run with 3:10 remaining to get Southern within the final score. The Jaguars forced Texas Southern (5-5, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) to punt after close to three minutes, but with just seconds remaining the Jaguars' offense ran out of time.

Southern led 24-14 before the Tigers staged their comeback. Lawrence Butler ran it in from the 2 to reduce the deficit to 24-21. On the following kickoff, Texas Southern recovered a Southern fumble to take possession. That led to an eight-play, 57-yard drive that ended with Cooper throwing a 3-yard touchdown to Kordell Rodgers for a 28-24 margin. With 7:43 left, Cooper threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Williams for an 11-point lead. Ashton Strother threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns and Barry Remo ran for 120 yards on 24 carries for Southern (1-10, 0-7). - AP College Football

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QB KJ Cooper, South Florida
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11/15/25 - Michael Van Buren Jr., So/2028, South Florida, 6-0, 190 (DS#18 QB) + More +

Michael Van Buren Jr. threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Bower Sharp to rally LSU to a 23-22 win over Arkansas on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak and giving interim coach Frank Wilson his first victory since replacing Brian Kelly. The Tigers (6-4, 3-4 SEC) snapped a three-game losing streak in Wilson's second game heading the team since Brian Kelly was fired on Oct. 27, Trailing 22-16 early in the fourth quarter, LSU took over at its own 8-yard line. Van Buren led the 12-play, 92-yard scoring drive that saw tailback Ju'Jan Johnson complete one pass and attempt another along with an attempted pass by wide receiver Zavion Thomas.

The drive was capped off by a Van Buren's pass in the corner of the end zone to tight end Sharp with just under eight minutes remaining. Making his first career start at quarterback in place of the injured Garrett Nussemeier, Van Buren completed 21 of 31 passes for 221 yards. He also had a pivotal 35-yard run on second-and-16 with under five minutes to go in a drive that ate up the final five minutes after Arkansas missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt. Van Buren completed passes to eight different receivers. Thomas led the way for the Tigers with six catches for 80 yards. - LSU/AP College Football

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QB Michael Van Buren Jr., South Florida
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11/15/25 - D.J. Crowther, rSr/2027, South Florida, 5-11, 215 (DS#66 RB) + More +

D.J. Crowther scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and ran for a career-high 197 yards to lead Dartmouth 24-14 past Cornell on Saturday. Crowther, the second-leading rusher in the Ivy League, racked up his third 100-yard game of the season on 31 carries. He gave Dartmouth (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) a 10-7 lead at the 3:04 mark of the second quarter with a 67-yard scamper, and the Big Green never relinquished the lead again. He added his second score, a 20-yard rush, on the other side of the break.

Grayson Saunier added a 1-yard sneak at the 14:17 mark of the fourth quarter. Saunier was 13-of-23 passing for 122 yards. Garrett Bass-Sulpizio accounted for both scores for Cornell, keeping a 3-yard rush in the second quarter, and finding TJ Hamilton for a 33-yard touchdown in the fourth. Bass-Sulpizio was 37-of-45 passing for 328 yards. The loss snaps a streak of four-straight wins for the Big Red (4-5, 3-3), after opening the season 0-4. - AP College Football

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RB D.J. Crowther, South Florida
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10/21/25 - Mac Harris, rSr/2026, South Florida, 6-0, 235 (DS#17 OLB) + More +

WEEK 8 AMERICAN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mac Harris, Gr., LB, South Florida,...Harris led a South Florida defense that limited Florida Atlantic to 23 rushing yards and 6-of-21 efficiency on third down in the Bulls' 48-13 victory. Harris finished with a team-high 10 tackles, a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry as the Bulls held the Owls to only one touchdown. - American Conference Football

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OLB Mac Harris, South Florida
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10/18/25 - KJ Cooper, rJr/2027, South Florida, 6-4, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

KJ Cooper threw two touchdown passes to Kerien Charlo, and Jonathan Lewis rushed for two touchdowns as Texas Southern routed NCCAA-member Virginia Lynchburg 61-10 on Saturday. Texas Southern (4-3) secured its first four-game winning streak since 2014. Texas Southern forced four turnovers for the second straight game and limited Virginia Lynchburg to 11 first downs and 87 total yards. Jaquavus Hallman made two interceptions, including a 40-yard pick-6 with 29 seconds left before halftime for a 37-3 lead.

Charlo had a 69-yard touchdown in the second quarter and Chaunzavia Lewis added a 100-yard kickoff return in the third. Lewis gained 92 yards on just 11 carries and Athean Renfro added a team-high 94 yards rushing and a touchdown for Texas Southern. Charlo caught four passes for 102 yards. Renfro has rushed for 474 yards over the past four games on 81 carries. Nico Cleaves was 11 of 31 for 100 yards passing with one touchdown and three interceptions for Virginia Lynchburg, which restarted its football program in 2011 after stopping play in 1954. - AP College Football

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QB KJ Cooper, South Florida
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10/13/25 - Jhalyn Shuler, rSr/2026, South Florida, 6-2, 230 (DS#23 ILB) + More +

WEEK 7 AMERICAN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jhalyn Shuler, Gr., LB, South Florida,...Shuler finished with eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry and was part of two key turnovers in South Florida's 63-36 win at previously unbeaten North Texas. Shuler had a 31-yard interception return and contributed to the scoring with a 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the third quarter, giving the Bulls a 42-21 lead. - American Conference Football

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ILB Jhalyn Shuler, South Florida
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10/12/25 - KJ Cooper, rJr/2027, South Florida, 6-4, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

KJ Cooper threw a touchdown pass and ran for a 1-yard TD, Athean Renfro ran for 152 yards, including a 60-yard score, and Texas Southern beat Grambling 21-20 on Saturday night. Cooper was 11-of-20 passing for 89 yards with a 7-yard TD pass to Xavier Phipps. Jacob Washington had 69 yards rushing on 11 carries for Texas Southern (2-3, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Jay'Shuan Johnson returned the opening kickoff of the second half 95 yards for a touchdown that gave Grambling (3-3, 0-2) a 20-14 lead but, after Chaunzavia Lewis returned the ensuing kick 38 yards to midfield, Cooper capped a six-play, 50-yard drive with his TD run that gave Texas Southern the lead for good. Aston Frye opened the scoring with a 15-yard TD run and Byron Eaton Jr. added a 1-yard touchdown run just before halftime that cut Grambling's deficit to 14-13. - AP College Football

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QB KJ Cooper, South Florida
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09/30/25 - D.J. Crowther, rSr/2027, South Florida, 5-11, 215 (DS#66 RB) + More +

SEPT 22 IVY LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: D.J. Crowther, Dartmouth,...Crowther finished with 143 yards on 20 carries, and three touchdowns, all three shattering his previous career highs. He also had three catches for 32 yards, finishing with 175 yards from scrimmage as part of the Big Green's 27-20 win over No. 25/23 New Hampshire. Crowther had rushing scores of four, 16 and 33 yards, coming in the second, third and fourth quarters. His three rushing touchdowns marked the most by a Dartmouth running back since Ryder Stone had three against Brown on November 15, 2014. Dartmouth's win marked its first against a nationally-ranked opponent since its last win over UNH; the Big Green beat No. 23 New Hampshire 38-21 on Oct. 16, 2021. - Dartmouth Football

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RB D.J. Crowther, South Florida
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09/27/25 - KJ Cooper, rJr/2027, South Florida, 6-4, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Athean Renfro ran five yards for the winning touchdown for Texas Southern with 1:18 left in the game, lifting the Tigers to a 23-20 comeback win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. Texas Southern recovered a fumble with 6:27 to play. On a 4th and 4, Tigers quarterback KJ Cooper threw the ball as he was being tackled, but the officials determined his knee was down before the throw. Mississippi Valley took over on downs, up 20-16, with 3:25 to play but the Delta Devils were stopped at midfield.

Cooper and the Tigers' offense took over with just under two minutes to play. He threw a deep ball to Trenton Leary for a 48-yard completion to the 5-yard line. Renfro ran the ball in to make it 23-20 with 1:18 to play. Renfro finished the day with 80 yards on 21 carries. Cooper went 13-for-20 passing with 165 yards. Mississippi Valley quarterback Josh Brown threw for 252 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kerrick Ross in the second quarter. Texas Southern (1-3, 1-1 SWAC) is 8-5 all-time against Mississippi Valley State (0-4, 0-1 SWAC). The Tigers' last win against the Delta Devils was in 2018. - AP College Football

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QB KJ Cooper, South Florida
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09/20/25 - Jason Collins Jr., rSo/2028, South Florida, 5-08, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Kobe Muasau threw for 156 yards and a touchdown, Jason Collins Jr. rushed for 67 yards and a score, and Morgan State beat Division II member Central State (Ohio) 27-0 on Saturday for its first victory of the season. Morgan State (1-3), which trails the all-time series 10-4, picked up its first victory over Central State since 1975. The teams' most recent matchup was an 18–17 victory for Central State in 1996. Morgan State took a 6-0 lead in the opening four minutes after Muasau connected with Tyler Wilkins on a 30-yard score to cap a four-play, 76-yard drive.

Joshua Narh made it 13-0 on a 32-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter. Collins, the MEAC preseason offensive player of the year, scored on a 7-yard run with 3:47 left before halftime for a 20-0 lead. Randall Nauden added a 1-yard run in the fourth. Tison Hill was 12 of 17 for 83 yards with an interception for Central State. Morgan has games against Miles College, Georgetown and Virginia-Lynchburg before opening MEAC play against Howard on Oct. 25. - AP College Football

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RB Jason Collins Jr., South Florida
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09/08/25 - Nico Gramatica, So/2028, South Florida, 5-08, 165 (DS#3 K) + More +

WEEK 2 AMERICAN CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nico Gramatica, So., K, South Florida,...Gramatica scored 10 points on three field goals and a PAT, including the walk-off field goal as time expired, in South Florida's 18-16 win at No. 13 Florida in front of a crowd of 89,909 in Gainesville. Two of his three field goals either tied the game or gave the Bulls the lead, while his 20-yard kick at the end of the fourth quarter gave South Florida its second consecutive win against a top-25 team. - American Conference Football

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K Nico Gramatica, South Florida
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09/08/25 - Mac Harris, rSr/2026, South Florida, 6-0, 235 (DS#17 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Mac Harris, Gr., LB, South Florida,...Registered 10 tackles with a sack in an 18-16 win at No. 13 Florida, leading a defense that limited the Gators to one touchdown. - American Conference Football

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OLB Mac Harris, South Florida
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09/07/25 - Jhalyn Shuler, rSr/2026, South Florida, 6-2, 230 (DS#23 ILB) + More +

WEEK 1 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JHALYN SHULER, SOUTH FLORIDA, Graduate, Linebacker, Abbeville, S.C.,...Jhalyn Shuler led the Bulls to a 34-7 victory over 25th-ranked Boise State. Shuler posted a career-high 14 tackles, one for a loss, recovered one fumble and had one pass break-up. Shuler was also named Defensive Player of the Week by the American. It was South Florida's first victory over a Top 25-ranked opponent since 2016. The 27-point margin of victory was also the second highest in program history over a ranked opponent. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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ILB Jhalyn Shuler, South Florida
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09/01/25 - Jhalyn Shuler, rSr/2026, South Florida, 6-2, 230 (DS#23 ILB) + More +

WEEK 1 AAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jhalyn Shuler, Jr., LB, South Florida,...Shuler registered a game-and career-high 14 tackles, matching the most by an American player in Week 1, to lead South Florida to a 34-7 win against No. 25 Boise State. Shuler added a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery to lead a Bulls defense that forced three turnovers and held the Broncos to 30 points below their 2024 scoring average. - American Conference Football

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ILB Jhalyn Shuler, South Florida
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