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11/15/25 - QB Marcel Reed, rSo/2028, Texas AM + More +

Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point halftime deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina on Saturday. "I'm not lost for words very much, but I was lost for words with the team in the locker room after the game," coach Mike Elko said. "A lot of that emotion was just pride in who they were, how they conducted themselves. There's not a lot of teams that have a culture and a core that will just keep going." The comeback was the biggest in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by a Johnny Manziel-led team in a 52-48 win in the 2013 Chick-Fil-A Bowl over Duke. Entering Saturday, teams were 0-286 in Southeastern Conference play since 2004 when trailing by 27 points or more. Reed bounced back from an awful first half where he was intercepted twice and had a fumble returned for a score to put the Aggies in a 30-3 hole with a dazzling second half to keep Texas A&M (10-0, 7-0, No. 3 CFP) on track for its first trip to the College Football Playoff. They're 10-0 for the first time since 1992.

Last season, Texas A&M had a seven-game winning streak entering the game against South Carolina before a 44-20 defeat sent the team into a downward spiral that knocked them out of contention to reach the playoff. "We wanted revenge on this team," Reed said. "They put us out of the question last year, and they could have put us in a bad position this year... we got this win, and it was important for us." The Aggies took the lead for the first time on a 4-yard run by EJ Smith with about 11 minutes left. Texas A&M had a first down at the 1 after that, but Jamarion Morrow fumbled on a trick play and the Gamecocks recovered with about three minutes to go. Dalton Brooks and Cashius Howell sacked LaNorris Sellers on consecutive plays to bring up fourth-and-16 with about 90 seconds to go. Sellers scrambled on fourth down and was stopped short of the first down marker to seal the victory. "It wasn't how we drew it up," linebacker Taurean York said. "But we found a way to stick together and figure out how to win the game." Sellers threw for 246 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for South Carolina (3-7, 1-7), which lost a fifth straight game. - Texas AM/AP College Football

QB Marcel Reed, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (16)

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11/15/25 - OLB Kip Lewis, rJr/2027, Oklahoma + More +

Oklahoma's playmaking defense traveled great again Saturday, this time coming up with 17 points off three turnovers to shovel more chaos into the Southeastern Conference and the College Football Playoff pictures with a 23-21 upset of Alabama. The 11th-ranked Sooners (8-2, 4-2 SEC, No. 11 CFP) backed up their win two weeks ago at Tennessee with an even bigger shocker - this time taking down the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide (8-2, 6-1, No. 4 CFP). Eli Bowen returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown, Kip Lewis had two sacks and OU snapped 'Bama's 17-game home winning streak while handing its second-year coach, Kalen DeBoer, his first loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It probably won't be a fatal blow for Alabama, but now the Tide face a must-win in two weeks against archrival Auburn in the Iron Bowl. And Suddenly, OU's 23-6 loss to its own rival, Texas, feels like a lot longer than four weeks ago. The Sooners were a bubble team in last week's CFP rankings but with this win, they feel like a playoff lock if they can take care of business at home against Missouri and LSU.

The Crimson Tide had a chance late, but Ty Simpson's fourth-down pass to Ryan Williams fell incomplete. The Sooners ran out the clock from there, setting off a raucous celebration by their visiting fans. Oklahoma - a 6-point underdog, according to Sportsbook - managed just 212 yards of offense but had an interception and recovered two fumbles. Oklahoma held Alabama to 57 yards over its last four drives, which proved to be the difference. Quarterback John Mateer managed 161 total yards - 138 passing - and scored on the ground to lead Oklahoma's offense. Simpson threw for 326 yards, with a touchdown to tight end Josh Cuevas and an interception. Daniel Hill scored twice for the Tide. Alabama's plus-10 turnover margin entering Saturday was fourth-best nationally and best in the SEC. But that didn't matter to Oklahoma, which also had three takeaways in a victory at Tennessee last week. Oklahoma has six takeaways in two games after getting just four in its previous seven. And the Sooners have scored 37 points off those turnovers. Despite dominating in nearly every category, a series of errors by Alabama proved decisive. In addition to the turnovers, Alabama missed a 36-yard field goal and allowed a 46-yard punt return that set up Oklahoma's first score. - Oklahoma/AP College Football

OLB Kip Lewis, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (42)

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11/15/25 - WR Makai Lemon, Jr/2027, Southern California + More +

Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 Southern California scored 19 unanswered points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over Iowa on Saturday. Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for the Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 17 CFP), who faced their largest deficit of the season when they trailed 21-7 late in the second quarter at a rain-soaked Coliseum. USC mounted five consecutive scoring drives, capped by Jackson's go-ahead TD run with 13:36 to play. Mark Gronowski threw a touchdown pass, made a TD run and caught a scoring pass during the first half, but his Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3, No. 21 CFP) got shut out in the second half of another heartbreaking loss to a ranked team. Iowa finally mounted a decent drive in the closing minutes, but turned it over on downs at the USC 29 with 1:59 to play. The Trojans were able to run out the clock after an Iowa assistant coach was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct with 1:25 left.

Steady rain had been falling on Los Angeles for more than 24 hours before kickoff, and it didn't stop during the wettest USC home game in recent memory. The Hawkeyes appeared to handle it better early on, with receiver Reece Vander Zee's 5-yard TD pass to Gronowski on a picture-perfect version of the Philly Special highlighting a strong first half. USC persevered and won thanks to another phenomenal game from star receivers Lemon and Ja'Kobi Lane, who had seven catches for 65 yards. Shrugging off the rain, run-first Iowa surprisingly threw the ball five times on its opening drive, capped by Dayton Howard's 2-yard TD catch from a scrambling Gronowski on fourth down. After USC failed to score in the first quarter at home for the first time all season, Gronowski rushed for a score early in the second. Jackson's 1-yard TD on a direct snap got USC on the board. Iowa then made another strong drive capped by the TD catch by Gronowski. He has caught a pass in all five seasons of his college football career, which began at South Dakota State. After Lemon's 12-yard TD catch, USC's Jahkeem Stewart intercepted a deflected pass in Iowa territory, leading to Jackson's second score. - USC/AP College Football

WR Makai Lemon, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (22)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (07)

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11/15/25 - RB Jeremiyah Love, Jr/2027, Notre Dame + More +

Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score, Malachi Fields hauled in a pair of touchdown passes and No. 9 Notre Dame breezed past No. 23 Pittsburgh 37-15 on Saturday. The Fighting Irish (8-2) have won eight straight games by an average of 26 points since their 0-2 start. Notre Dame likely needs to merely avoid upset bids by Syracuse or Stanford to end the season to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff. Love gave his burgeoning Heisman Trophy campaign a boost by finishing with 167 yards of total offense, the highlight coming on a 56-yard sprint to the end zone in the first quarter that included a spin move at midfield that left Pitt's Kavir Bains-Marquez grasping at air.

Notre Dame's Tae Johnson picked off Heintschel on the next play from scrimmage and raced 48 yards to the end zone to give the Irish an early 14-point lead they never squandered. C.J. Carr threw for 212 yards with two interceptions and touchdown passes of 25 and 6 yards to Fields. The 6-foot-4 Fields made a leaping grab at the goal line to secure the first score late in the first half, then effectively put the game out of reach early in the second half by barrelling into the end zone against a game but ineffective Pitt defense that was physically overmatched at times. It was much the same on the other side of the ball, as Notre Dame kept Panthers true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel in check. Pitt's rise to near the top of the ACC standings began when Heintschel supplanted Eli Holstein to start October. Heintschel's impressive start hit its first significant speed bump against an Irish defense that gave him little time or space to work. Heintschel completed just 16 of 33 passes for 126 yards with an interception while getting sacked four times. He had a 2-point conversion attempt late in the third quarter returned 100-plus yards the other way by Irish safety Adon Shuler to put Notre Dame up 30-9 and end any remote chance of a comeback after a pick-6 by Pitt's Rasheem Biles had briefly given the Panthers a jolt. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

RB Jeremiyah Love, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (01)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (05)

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11/15/25 - QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2027, Indiana + More +

Fernando Mendoza completed 91.7% of his passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Indiana took another step toward clinching a spot in its first Big Ten title game and likely a second straight playoff berth with a 31-7 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. Mendoza spent some time in the injury tent during the fourth quarter, but returned on the next Indiana series to throw his school-record-breaking 30th TD of the season - a 5-yarder to Omar Cooper Jr. Mendoza continued to make his Heisman Trophy case by going 22 of 24 despite being sacked five times. The Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) are undefeated through 11 games the first time in school history and have tied last season's record-setting victory total. They also improved to 15-0 at home - the longest winning streak in school history - in coach Curt Cignetti's two-year tenure.

Wisconsin (3-7, 1-6) has lost to five ranked teams this season but has not beaten a top-10 team on the road since 2019. Carter Smith became the first true freshman to start a game for the Badgers since 1991 and finished 9 of 15 with 98 yards, including a 45-yard TD pass to Lance Mason. He also had two turnovers and Wisconsin generated only 23 total yards in the second half. Indiana took control by closing the first half with a 37-yard field goal to make it 10-7 and opening the second half with a 2-yard TD pass from Mendoza to Holden Staes. The Hoosiers then converted a Badgers turnover into a 21-yard TD pass from Mendoza to Riley Nowakowski, the former Badger. Mendoza and Cooper closed it out with a fourth quarter scoring play for the second straight week. Wisconsin running back Gideon Ituka left the game on a cart, strapped to a backboard midway through the third quarter after taking two big hits on the same and then hitting his head hard on the playing surface. He gave a thumbs-up signal on his way off. The Badgers did not have an immediate update on Ituka's condition. - Indiana/AP College Football

QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (02)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (144)

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11/15/25 - RB James Peoples, So/2028, Ohio State + More +

James Peoples scored two touchdowns, Lorenzo Styles Jr. had a 100-yard kickoff return and top-ranked Ohio State rolled to a 48-10 victory over UCLA on Saturday night. The Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) scored on their first five possessions against a Bruins' squad that was without quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who missed the game due to a concussion. Peoples had the highlight play of the game on his 19-yard touchdown with 1:19 remaining in the first half. On first-and-10, he took Julian Sayin's handoff and went around right end. Peoples hurdled over UCLA defensive back Cole Martin at the 10 and landed at the 7 as he didn't break stride and reached the end zone for the first time this season. The sophomore added an 8-yard score late in the fourth quarter.

After Kwazi Gilmer's 18-yard TD reception put UCLA (3-7, 3-4) on the board late in the third quarter, Styles went coast to coast for Ohio State's first kick return score since 2010. Styles fielded it near the goal line on the right corner, ran to his left and had a wide opening at the Ohio State 20 as he went untouched and extended Ohio State's lead to 41-7. It was the Buckeyes' first 100-yard kick return since Ted Ginn at Minnesota in 2005. Sayin completed 23 of 31 passes for 184 yards and a TD on a night when he was mostly without his top two targets. Sophomore star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was listed as questionable on the pregame availability report due to an undisclosed injury and junior Carnell Tate missed a second straight game due to lower leg tightness. Smith saw limited action in the first half and had four receptions for 40 yards, including a one-handed, 18-yard catch on the opening possession. Sayin completed his first 11 passes and was 18 of 21 in the first half, including an 11-yard touchdown to Bryson Rodgers with 4:50 remaining in the second quarter to extend the Buckeyes' lead to 17-0. Bo Jackson led an Ohio State rushing attack that had 222 yards, including a season-high 147 in the first half. The freshman, who finished with 112 yards on 15 carries, opened the scoring with a 1-yard run up the middle. Isaiah West also scored for the Buckeyes. Luke Duncan completed 16 of 23 passes for 154 yards in his first collegiate start. UCLA finally got into Ohio State territory with 1:44 remaining in the third quarter on Rico Flores' 51-yard catch and run to the Buckeyes 19. - Ohio State/AP College Football

RB James Peoples, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (05)

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11/15/25 - QB Byrd Ficklin, Fr/2029, Utah + More +

Utah true freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin had touchdown runs of 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis returned an interception 65 yards for a score and the 15th-ranked Utes beat Baylor 55-28 on Saturday night for their third consecutive win. Wayshawn Parker added a 64-yard TD run for the Utes (8-2, 5-2 Big 12, No. 13 CFP) as the league's top rushing offense had its three longest runs this season. Parker had his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 129 yards on 15 carries. as the Utes ran for 380 of their 483 total yards. Starting quarterback Devon Dampier threw a 25-yard scoring pass to Dallen Bentley before the pick-6 by Davis that put Utah up 14-0 in the first quarter.

Big 12 passing leader Sawyer Robertson completed 29 of 58 passes for 430 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Baylor (5-5, 3-4) had 563 total yards but lost for the third time in four games. Ficklin's even rushing TDs are the most for a Utah freshman quarterback. He started against Colorado last month when Dampier was out, and set a Utah QB rushing record with 151 yards in a 53-7 win. He broke that with his 166 yards on six carries against the Bears. The young QB from Muskogee, Oklahoma, took his first snap early in the second quarter, faked a handoff and then went through a gap over the left side for a 67-yard sprint to the end zone and a 21-7 lead. Midway through the third quarter, he got loose again, this time to the right side for 74 yards to make it 35-20. Ficklin's 63-yard TD run against Colorado had been the Utes' only play this season over 60 yards before Saturday night. - Utah/AP College Football

QB Byrd Ficklin, Fr/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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11/15/25 - RB OJ Arnold, Sr/2026, Georgia Southern + More +

OJ Arnold had 267 yards rushing and accounted for four touchdowns, Camden Brown had a program-record tying three touchdown receptions, and Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina 45-40 on Saturday night. Arnold had a 41-yard touchdown catch and threw a 73-yard TD pass to Brown. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound senior is the first player in program history run, catch and throw for a touchdown in a game and is Georgia Southern's first 200-yard rusher since Logan Wright ran for 214 yards on just 10 carries in a 59-33 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 2, 2021.

Georgia Southern (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference) finished with 653 total yards, the most under fourth-year coach Clay Helton. Wide receivers Bryson Graves and Robby Washington each threw a touchdown pass for Coastal Carolina (6-4, 5-2). Graves went in orbit motion to the right, caught a lateral and then threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Tucker in the first quarter. Washington took a jet sweep to the left and then lobbed an arcing pass to Karmello English that trimmed the deficit 35-33 after the 2-point conversion failed early in the second quarter. Two plays from scrimmage later, Arnold hit Brown, who finished with 133 yards receiving, on a double-pass that made it a two-score game. JC French IV was 22-of-33 passing for 264 yards and threw two touchdowns and an interception for Georgia Southern. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football

RB OJ Arnold, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (148)

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11/15/25 - QB Eddie Lee Marburger, rSr/2026, Texas-Rio Grande Valley + More +

Eddie Lee Marburger threw four touchdown passes and UT Rio Grande Valley beat McNeese 28-13 on Saturday night. Marburger was 17-of-29 passing for 257 yards. Tony Diaz had three touchdown catches and finished with seven receptions for 134 yards receiving for UT Rio Grande Valley (8-3, 4-3 Southland Conference), which has won three of its last four games. Marburger and Diaz connected on TDs from 75 and 7 yards in the fourth quarter.

Jake Strong completed 25 of 35 passes for 275 yards and threw one touchdown pass and two interceptions for McNeese (4-7, 3-4). Matthew McCallister caught six passes that included an 85-yard touchdown and finished 140 yards receiving. Strong's TD pass to McCallister stretched the Cowboys' lead to 10-0 late in the first quarter. Marburger threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tavian Cord and a 7-yarder to Diaz to put the Vaqueros up 14-10 at the break. - AP College Football

QB Eddie Lee Marburger, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (117)

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11/15/25 - QB Nate Glantz, rSr/2026, Lindenwood + More +

Nate Glantz threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns and Jared Rhodes ran for two touchdowns and Lindenwood beat Eastern Illinois 42-12 on Saturday in a game it never trailed. Lindenwood (5-6, 4-3 Ohio Valley-Big South Football Association) distanced itself from the Panthers (3-8, 2-6) scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Connor Wolf threw a 16-yard touchdown to DeAirious Smith to bring Eastern Illinois within 21-12 with 19 seconds left in the third. To start the fourth, Glantz threw a 29-yard touchdown to Jalen Smith. A minute-and-a-half later, Steve Hall ran it in from the 5, and 2 1/2 minutes later, Glantz threw a 44-yard touchdown to Drew Krobath. Smith caught four passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Eastern Illinois' Wolf threw for 130 yards and a touchdown. - AP College Football

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

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11/15/25 - QB Eric Rodriguez, rSr/2026, East Texas AM + More +

Eric Rodriguez threw four touchdown passes and East Texas A&M scored 23 unanswered points before holding off Houston Christian 37-32 on Saturday. Xai'Shaun Edwards scored on a 2-yard run in each of the first two quarters but Houston Christian (2-9, 1-6 Southland Conference) whiffed on both extra-point tries for a 12-7 lead. Rodriguez had a 14-yard touchdown pass to Devin Matthews late in the first quarter and then connected with Paul Odidi for a 7-yard score with 19 seconds remaining to put East Texas A&M (3-8, 3-4) ahead 14-12 at halftime. Rodriguez passed 3 yards to Joshua Piki for a touchdown, ending a six-play, 71-yard drive for a 21-12 advantage midway through the third quarter.

Tramar Gilbert and Devante Keys teamed up to tackle Edwards in the end zone for a safety and E.J. Oakman scored on a 1-yard plunge for a 30-12 advantage 45 seconds into the fourth quarter. Rodriguez hit Matthews for a 33-yard score with 5:20 remaining. Jayden Anderson scored on a 70-yard fumble return to end the Lions' 23-point run. Maddox Kopp had an 8-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Koontz and a 7-yarder to Keith Wheeler in the final 2:21. Rodriguez completed 21 of 31 passes for 233 yards with one interception. Kopp finished with 183 yards on 15-for-32 passing for the Huskies and carried 17 times for 98 yards. Edwards rushed 21 times for 94 yards. - AP College Football

QB Eric Rodriguez, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/15/25 - QB Jordan Cooke, rJr/2027, Idaho State + More +

Jordan Cooke was 24-of-39 passing for 363 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to help Idaho State beat Weber State 31-3 on Saturday. Cooke ran for a 2-yard touchdown run that capped a five-play, 75-yard opening drive and gave Idaho State (5-6, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) a 7-0 lead just more than two minutes into the game. Dason Brooks scored on a 3-yard run early in the second quarter and Cooke hit Damien Morgan for a 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Trajan Sinatra kicked a 48-yard field goal and Cooke threw an 11-yard TD pass to Ian Duarte in the third to stretch the lead to 31-0. Sloan Calder kicked a 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Weber State (3-8, 1-6). Dijon Jennings completed 24 of 33 for 192 yards passing for the Wildcats. The Bengals outgained Weber State 531-227 total yards. The Wildcats finished with just 35 yards rushing and averaged 1.5 yards per carry. - AP College Football

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

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11/15/25 - RB Jerrell Wimbley, rSr/2026, Stephen F. Austin + More +

Gavin Rutherford and Jerrell Wimbley each had touchdown runs, and Stephen F. Austin jumped out early and beat Lamar 26-15 on Saturday night to clinch at least a share of the Southland Conference title. It was the ninth straight win for the FCS 17th-ranked Lumberjacks (9-2, 7-0), who have a one-game lead over Southeastern Louisiana (8-3, 6-1) in the conference and will conclude their regular season on the road against Northwestern State (0-7, 1-10). Wimbley's 13-yard touchdown run gave the Lumberjacks a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. Rutherford's 9-yard TD run stretched the lead to 23-7 midway through the third. Wimbley had 19 carries for 65 yards rushing. Rutherford was 17-of-31 passing for 140 yards and he added 75 yards on the ground on 13 carries.

Carlos Alvarado made field goals from 43 and 20 yards, and his 33-yarder made it 26-7 with 8:36 remaining. Jacob Hand also kicked a 56-yard field goal for the Lumberjacks. Aiden McCown and Robert Coleman combined for 18-of-26 passing for 124 yards for No. 14 Lamar (8-3, 5-2). LaDamian McDowell had a 54-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to pull the Cardinals to 10-7. Xavier Coleman added a short-yardage TD run with 4:14 to play. Stephen F. Austin has won four straight against Lamar and 11 of the last 14 matchups dating to 1981. The Lumberjacks lead the series 20-16-2. - AP College Football

RB Jerrell Wimbley, rSr/2026 Draft Class
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11/15/25 - QB Joe Pesansky, rSr/2026, Florida International + More +

Joe Pesansky threw a go-ahead touchdown pass in overtime and Mister Clark intercepted Ethan Vasko to seal Florida International's 34-27 victory over Liberty on Saturday. Pesansky rallied Florida International (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA) with a 7-yard toss to Maguire Anderson and Clark ended matters six plays later. It came after Jay Billingsley kicked two field goals in the final 2:48 for Liberty (4-6, 3-3) to force overtime. He tied it with a 48-yarder with a second left. Keegan Davis sacked Vasko to set up fourth-and-6 and then forced Vasko to hurry the pass that Clark intercepted. Vasko opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Donte Lee Jr., but Pesansky answered with a 6-yard touchdown run to tie it at 7 after a quarter.

The Flames took a 14-7 lead on Vaughn Blue's 2-yard touchdown run. FIU followed with Kejon Owens' 9-yard scoring run to tie it. Liberty moved ahead 21-14 on a 1-yard scoring plunge by Evan Dickens. Noah Grant's 39-yard field goal with 1:49 remaining cut it to 21-17 at halftime. FIU took its first lead at 24-21 on Pesansky's 8-yard touchdown pass to Alex Perry early in the third. Grant's 40-yard field goal early in the fourth upped the lead to six. Pesansky completed 24 of 34 passes for 206 yards. Vasko totaled 218 yards on 17-for-31 passing with two interceptions. Dickens carried 28 times for 106 yards. - FIU/AP College Football

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11/15/25 - WR Carlos Hernandez, Jr/2027, Wake Forest + More +

Wake Forest's Carlos Hernandez scored two touchdowns, including one by returning a teammate's fumble, on plays that caught North Carolina off guard and the Demon Deacons didn't allow a touchdown in a 28-12 victory Saturday. Hernandez racked up 100 receiving yards on six catches and Robby Ashford threw for a touchdown and ran for another for Wake Forest (7-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Demond Claiborne ran for 98 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown. It marked the first victory for first-year coach Jake Dickert against an in-state conference rival.

North Carolina's Rece Verhoff kicked four field goals, including a record-setting boot, but he had two other attempts blocked. The Tar Heels (4-6, 2-4) had a two-game winning streak snapped. They'll have to win their final two games against in-state rivals to reach bowl eligibility in coach Bill Belichick's first season as a college head coach. Ashford was 15-for-25 passing for 191 yards and also picked up 50 yards on the ground, with his 2-yard, fourth-down TD run coming with 22 seconds left. Gio Lopez went 21 for 36 for 201 yards for the Tar Heels, who had 56 rushing yards compared to Wake Forest's 223. - Wake Forest/AP College Football

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Recruiting Grade: 3* (235)

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