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11/01/25 - QB Dante Reno, So/2028, Yale + More +

Dante Reno threw two touchdown passes, Billy Daal broke loose for an 81-yard score, and Yale defeated Columbia 24-10 on Saturday. A 7-yard TD throw to Jaxton Santiago gave Yale (5-2, 3-1 Ivy League) a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. Reno and Santiago combined on a 71-yard catch-and-run that set up Reno's 7-yard score to Nico Brown.

Columbia (1-6, 0-4) cut the lead to 14-7 at halftime with Chase Goodwin's 7-yard TD pass to Titus Evans but Noah Piper's 40-yard field goal and Daal's TD run extended the Bulldogs' lead to 24-7 after three quarters. Daal's TD run was the longest for Yale since Deshawn Salter's 82-yard score against Cornell in 2017. Reno was 16 of 25 for 179 yards. Josh Pitsenberger rushed for 132 yards on 25 carries. Santiago finished with 92 yards on five catches. Goodwin was 15 of 20 for 208 yards passing for the Lions, who have lost five straight. - AP College Football

QB Dante Reno, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (25)

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11/01/25 - QB Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor + More +

Sawyer Robertson threw for three touchdowns, true freshman Caden Knighten rushed for a career-high 104 yards and Baylor got back in the win column with a 30-3 victory over UCF on Saturday. Baylor (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) scored points on four of its first five drives, including a pair of TD tosses from Robertson to former USC and Ole Miss tight end Michael Trigg and wide receiver Josh Cameron. The Bears built a 20-3 lead by halftime, and Connor Hawkins drilled his third field goal late in the third quarter to put them up 20. Hawkins made kicks from 41-, 40- and 28-yards out. Robertson completed 29 of 40 passes for 267 yards but coughed up his first fumble of the season on a strip sack late in the first half. He has 2,780 yards and 26 touchdowns passing overall, both marks rank near the top of the FBS.

UCF (4-4, 1-4) scored its only points as time expired in the first half. The Knights were set up with a short field after Robertson's fumble, and Noe Ruelas drilled a 45-yard field goal. The Knights' other drives ended in four punts, three turnovers on downs, a missed field goal and two interceptions, one of which set up Baylor's only TD of the second half. Tayven Jackson was 18-of-33 passing for 151 yards with two interceptions for UCF. Duane Thomas Jr. rushed eight times for 77 yards. - Baylor/AP College Football

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

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11/01/25 - QB Brady Olson, rSr/2026, Central Connecticut + More +

Central Connecticut blocked two field goals in the fourth quarter, the second when Jack Stoll stopped a last-minute 18-yard attempt, and Central Connecticut remained atop the NEC with a 10-7 victory over Long Island on Saturday. The Sharks ran 31 plays on their last two possessions but were unable to tie or go ahead. With 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, LIU took possession at its own 1-yard line and drove to the Central Connecticut 23 before being stopped on third down. Stylz Mitchell then blocked a 40-yard attempt by Will Johnson.

The LIU defense forced a three-and-out and the Sharks took possession with about 3 1/2 minutes remaining. They reached the 1-yard line before the Blue Devils broke up a couple of passes. On fourth down with 7 seconds remaining, the Sharks opted for a game-tying 3-point try that was blocked by Stoll when he broke through the right side and dove to block the kick. Brady Olson completed 16 of 29 passes for 200 yards for the Blue Devils (6-3, 4-0). He threw one touchdown pass and was intercepted once. Luca Stanzani was 21-of-33 passing for 127 yards for the Sharks (3-6, 1-3). The Blue Devils led 3-0 at halftime, then LIU opened the second half with a 16-play drive that was capped by Stanzani's 3-yard touchdown pass to O'Shawn Ross Jr. for a 7-3 lead. Central Connecticut made it 10-7 two plays later when Donovan Wadley hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass from Olson. - AP College Football

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

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11/01/25 - QB Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas + More +

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is available to play for the No. 20 Longhorns on Saturday against No. 9 Vanderbilt after clearing concussion protocol. Manning was not listed on Texas' injury report filed Friday night with the Southeastern Conference. Manning had been listed as questionable on Wednesday, but coach Steve Sarkisian also said his quarterback was practicing and making "good progress" during the week.

Manning was injured in Texas' 45-38 overtime win over Mississippi State when he led a 17-point fourth-quarter rally. Matthew Caldwell entered the game in overtime and threw the winning touchdown pass. Manning has passed for 1,795 yards and 15 touchdowns. A preseason favorite for the Heisman Trophy, Manning struggled for much of the early season but played his best game against Mississippi State with 346 yards passing and three touchdowns. He passed for 169 yards in the final quarter. - AP College Football

QB Arch Manning, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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10/31/25 - QB Gio Lopez, rSo/2028, North Carolina + More +

Demon June accounted for two touchdowns and nearly 200 yards on offense, Gio Lopez threw for two scores, and Bill Belichick won his first Atlantic Coast Conference game when North Carolina came from behind to defeat Syracuse 27-10 Friday night. "Feels good. Feels great," Belichick said. "We had a couple of opportunities the last couple of weeks that we couldn't capitalize on. It was good to get this one. So we look forward to all the rest of the games in the ACC. "Things didn't go great great at the beginning of the game but then they just kept on battling and we had a really good second half defensively," he added of a defense that shut out the Orange after intermission. "We all know in football it's not who you play it's when you play them. We were probably fortunate to get them (now) as opposed to the week they played Clemson." The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Tar Heels (3-5, 1-3 ACC), while the Orange (3-6, 1-5) lost for the fifth consecutive time. North Carolina lost its previous two games by a combined four points.

The Tar Heels had not scored more than 20 points against an FBS team and trailed 10-6 when Lopez hit June for a short gain of 9 yards on the team's first play of the second half. June then broke a tackle and scampered 63 yards down the right sideline for a 72-yard scoring play to give the Tar Heels a 13-10 lead they would never surrender. On the team's next series, June ran it in from 5 yards out for a 20-10 margin. A 21-yard scoring strike from Lopez to Jordan Shipp gave the Tar Heels a 17-point lead and 21 unanswered points. Lopez was 15-of-19 passing for 216 yards and two touchdowns. June had 101 yards on the ground and 81 yards on two receptions. Shipp had six catches for 64 yards. - North Carolina/AP College Football

QB Gio Lopez, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/31/25 - RB Frank Peasant, rSr/2026, Memphis + More +

Frank Peasant rushed for three touchdowns, Brendon Lewis threw for 225 yards and rushed for a touchdown, and No. 25 Memphis beat Rice 38-14 on Friday night. Lewis, who also rushed for 87 yards, finished 18-of-22 passing and connected with 11 different receivers. Memphis (8-1, 4-1 American) outgained Rice 355-212. Lewis exited midway through the fourth quarter and appeared to limp off. "He had been dealing with a lower leg issue previously," Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said.

"We'll monitor him day-to-day like any of the guys that were banged up tonight." Lewis had an 18-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Peasant had touchdown runs of 2, 1 and 1 yards in the first half as the Tigers built a 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter. "Frank's a guy that's had a lot of success throughout his college career, and then came to us and bought into his role," Silverfield said. "I'm just so proud of him for being bought in whether it's being short yardage, goal-line running back, special teams." Peasant gave credit to his offensive line. "Red zone, our big package," Peasant said. "My O-line was moving them out of the way for me, so it was kind of easy for me." Cortez Braham Jr. caught three passes for 66 yards, and Greg Desrosiers Jr. rushed for a 2-yard touchdown in the third quarter for the Tigers. - Memphis/AP College Football

RB Frank Peasant, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (182)

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10/31/25 - RB Elisha Cummings, rSr/2026, Idaho + More +

Hayden Kincheloe ran it in from a yard out in overtime after Joshua Wood passed to Elisha Cummings for a 24-yard gain on first down and Idaho rallied last in a 35-32 victory over Northern Arizona on Friday night. After Northern Arizona (5-4, 2-3 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 21 in the FCS coaches poll, was forced to settle for Samuel Hunsaker's 38-yard field goal to begin OT, Wood hit Cummings in the right flat and Cummings did the rest to set up Kincheloe's plunge for Idaho (4-5, 2-3). Ty Pennington fumbled on a sack by Frederick Lujan III and Cruz Hepburn scooped it up and ran 63 yards for a touchdown to give the Vandals a 26-7 lead with 9:04 left in the third quarter.

Quran Gossett scored on a 1-yard run and Pennington fired a 57-yard scoring strike to Kolbe Katsis to cut it to 26-21 just 64 seconds into the fourth. Katsis raced 28 yards on an end-around, and a second two-point pass was successful for a 29-26 advantage after the first one was waived off when the lights went out in the middle of the play. Owen Adams' 42-yard field goal on the final play sent it to OT. Ryan Fontaine returned a punt he blocked 20 yards for a touchdown late in the first quarter to put NAU up 7-0. Wood answered with a 3-yard touchdown toss to Ryan Jezioro and a 25-yarder to Cummings. Cummings' 22-yard touchdown run with 28 seconds left gave Idaho a 19-7 lead at halftime. Wood finished with 180 yards on 15-for-31 passing. Cummings carried 12 times for 106 yards. Pennington totaled 267 yards on 23-for-34 passing. Katsis had five receptions for 98 yards and Seth Cromwell had 116 yards on 18 carries. - AP College Football

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

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10/31/25 - RB Clay Thevenin, So/2028, Louisiana Tech + More +

Clay Thevenin rushed for 143 yards and three scores, Blake Baker had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run and Louisiana Tech breezed to a 55-14 victory over Sam Houston on Friday night. Baker completed 17 of 21 passes for 221 yards with an interception to help Louisiana Tech (5-3, 3-2 Conference USA) beat winless Sam Houston (0-8, 0-5). He added 42 yards on seven carries. Baker threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Devin Gandy on the game-opening drive, and Thevenin added a 6-yard touchdown run midway through for a 14-0 lead after one quarter.

Thevenin ended an 82-yard drive with a 50-yard touchdown run and the Bulldogs led 21-0 early in the second. Baker ran it in from a yard out to cap an eight-play 95-yard drive and Louisiana Tech led 27-0 at halftime after the extra-point kick was missed. Elijah Green had touchdown runs covering 28 and 80 yards in the third quarter to get Sam Houston on the scoreboard. But Omiri Wiggins had a 16-yard touchdown run and Thevenin added a 25-yarder for a 41-14 advantage heading to the fourth quarter. Jacob Fields picked off a Hunter Watson pass and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown, and Andrew Burnette scored on a 66-yard run to set the final margin. Wiggins finished with 136 yards on 14 carries as the Bulldogs piled up 425 of their 646 yards on the ground. Green had a career-high 191 yards on 10 rushes for Sam Houston. Watson totaled 193 yards on 14-for-33 passing with an interception. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

RB Clay Thevenin, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/31/25 - QB Liam OBrien, Sr/2026, Pennsylvania + More +

Liam O'Brien threw a go-ahead touchdown pass and Donte West had two short scoring runs to help Pennsylvania hold off Brown 28-21 on Friday night. Josh Narcisse picked off a fourth-and-7 pass from James Murphy on Brown's first drive and returned it 30 yards to the Pennsylvania 42-yard line. West had a 1-yard touchdown run 11 plays later to put the Quakers up 7-0. Murphy answered with a 44-yard scoring strike to Ty Pezza to tie it 7-7 after one quarter. Penn (5-2, 3-1 Ivy League) regained the lead 50 seconds into the second quarter on O'Brien's 9-yard touchdown toss to Bisi Owens, capping a 10-play drive for a 14-7 advantage. Sean Williams Jr. scored on a 1-yard run at the end of a 74-yard drive less than seven minutes later and the Quakers led 21-7 at halftime.

Murphy pitched to Najih Rahman on fourth-and-goal at the 3 and Rahman passed to Pearson Hill for a touchdown to get Brown (3-4, 0-4) within seven midway through the third quarter. Jayden Drayton returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to give Penn the ball at the Brown 45. Williams was pushed out of bounds inside the 1 after a 40-yard run on third-and-6 and West scored on the next play to make it 28-14 heading to the final quarter. Murphy connected with Trevor Foley for a 14-yard touchdown with 4:19 remaining, but O'Brien drove the Quakers to the Bears' 1 before taking a knee on the final play. O'Brien completed 18 of 27 passes for 222 yards with an interception and rushed nine times for 53 yards. Murphy totaled 360 yards on 31-for-44 passing with an interception. Brown rushed 22 times for 33 yards. - AP College Football

QB Liam OBrien, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/31/25 - QB Sam Leavitt, rSo/2028, Arizona State + More +

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss the rest of the year because of a lingering right foot injury. Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham told Arizona Sports on Friday that Leavitt will have season-ending surgery. "He's been battling and fighting. He's the ultimate competitor," Dillingham said. "This is like the worst, obviously, news that he wanted to hear because it means he can't play football. He loves the game of football. He loves this place. So, it's definitely unfortunate for him." Leavitt was initially injured against Baylor on Sept. 20 and didn't play in a loss to No. 24 Utah two weeks later. He returned to lead Arizona State's comeback victory against No. 7 Texas Tech on Oct. 18 before getting hurt again. Leavitt twice left last week's 24-16 loss to No. 22 Houston, first after taking a hard hit in the first quarter and again when he limped off the field in the fourth quarter. Leavitt was wearing a walking boot at practice Tuesday. "I just feel bad for him that he has been dinged up all year and he's been battling for our football team," Dillingham said. "It's unfortunate that it just hasn't gotten any better." Leavitt was the perfect fit for Dillingham's second season in the desert after transferring from Michigan State.

The 6-foot-2 quarterback from West Linn, Oregon, threw for 2,885 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions last season while leading the Sun Devils to the Big 12 title and their first trip to the College Football Playoff. With Leavitt and standout receiver Jordyn Tyson returning, Arizona State opened at No. 11 in the AP Top 25 and has bounced in and out of the poll all season. The Sun Devils (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) were still in the mix to repeat as Big 12 champions, but their bid took a big hit with the loss to Houston. Leavitt has thrown for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns with three interceptions this season. Tyson did not play against Houston with a hamstring injury, but could return against Iowa State (5-3, 2-3) in Saturday's rematch of last year's Big 12 title game. - AP College Football

QB Sam Leavitt, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (36)

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10/30/25 - QB Owen McCown, rJr/2027, Texas-San Antonio + More +

Owen McCown was 31-of-33 passing for 370 yards and four touchdowns, David Amador II and Devin McCuin each had two touchdown catches, and UTSA beat Tulane 48-26 on Thursday night. UTSA (4-4, 2-2 American Conference) won its 22nd straight regular season conference game at home. The Roadrunners boast a 32-4 home record under Jeff Traylor, including a 43-36 loss to Texas State in a home opener this season. Tulane (6-2, 3-1), which received 59 votes in the latest AP poll, had a three-game winning streak halted after turning it over four times.

After Tulane opened the game with a 75-yard scoring drive, UTSA scored 31 straight points in the first half to take control. McCown's 16-yard pass to Will Henderson III put UTSA ahead 38-12 on the opening drive of the second half. Amador finished with 10 catches for 113 yards and McCuin added eight catches for 96 yards. The duo also connected on a touchdown when Amador found McCuin for a 21-yard grab to make it 24-6. Robert Henry Jr. rushed for 87 yards and Henderson had a touchdown on the ground for UTSA, which entered with a 100-yard rusher in six of seven games this season. Jake Retzlaff threw for a touchdown and ran for another score for Tulane. But Retzlaff threw two interceptions and Brendan Sullivan had another. - UTSA/AP College Football

QB Owen McCown, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (52)

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10/30/25 - QB Samari Collier, rSr/2026, Coastal Carolina + More +

Samari Collier threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for 75 yards and two more scores to lead Coastal Carolina past Marshall 44-27 on Thursday night for its third straight victory. Coastal Carolina trailed 27-17 with 12:46 left in the third quarter before scoring 27 unanswered points. Marshall was undone by five turnovers, including one on four straight drives in the second half.

Collier capped a three-and two-play drive - about a minute apart - with a 69-yard touchdown to Malcolm Gillie and a 17-yarder to Bryson Graves to go ahead 31-27. Collier's 1-yard touchdown run ended a three-play, 40-yard drive with 8:08 remaining to cap the scoring. Dominic Knicely added a rushing touchdown and 76 yards on five carries for Coastal Carolina (5-3, 4-1 Sun Belt), which has scored 40-plus in four conference games this season. Kian Afrookhteh made all three of his field goals, with a long of 42 yards. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson was 21 of 36 for 153 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for Marshall (4-4, 2-2). Antwan Roberts rushed for 134 yards on just 15 carries. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football

QB Samari Collier, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (62)

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10/29/25 - RB Shomari Lawrence, rSr/2026, Missouri State + More +

Jacob Clark threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, Shomari Lawrence rushed for 104 yards and two scores against his former team, and Missouri State beat Florida International 28-21 on Wednesday night for the program’s first home win over a FBS program. Since the season opener at USC, Missouri State (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA) has held seven straight opponents under 30 points. The Bears are 6-0 in October games in the last two seasons. Clark and Jmariyae Robinson connected on two 8-yard touchdowns in the second half to push Missouri State’s lead to 28-14 with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter.

FIU got within one score with 3:29 left. But Clark had a key 8-yard run on third-and-6 with 1:38 left and Missouri State ran out the clock. Robinson finished with six catches for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Missouri State. Lawrence, who rushed for 743 yards and five touchdowns in two seasons at FIU (2023-24), scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and a 41-yard run in the second. Keyone Jenkins threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns for FIU (3-5, 1-3). Joe Pesansky added 72 yards passing and a touchdown. Kejon Owens rushed for 63 yards. - Missouri State/AP College Football

RB Shomari Lawrence, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/29/25 - RB Cam Cook, Jr/2027, Jacksonville State + More +

Cam Cook scored a go-ahead touchdown with 4:29 left and then the Jacksonville State defense ended two drives to secure a 24-21 victory over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night. Jacksonville State (5-3, 4-0 Conference USA) is tied atop the league standings with Kennesaw State (6-2, 4-0) after a third straight victory. Jacksonville State scored on its opening three possessions of the fourth quarter. Garrison Rippa made a 47-yard field goal and Deondre Johnson scored on a 30-yard touchdown grab after the replay showed his left foot was down in the end zone.

Middle Tennessee was unable to get past midfield on its final two drives. Cook finished with 21 carries for 105 yards for Jacksonville State. Caden Creel was 13 of 19 for 139 yards with one touchdown. Johnson, who entered with five catches for 74 yards on the season, had four catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Middle Tennessee (1-7, 0-4) has lost six straight games. Nicholas Vattiato threw for 235 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for MTSU. Jekail Middlebrook had a rushing and receiving touchdowns to go with 107 total yards. - Jacksonville State/AP College Football

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

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10/28/25 - QB Alonza Barnett III, rJr/2027, James Madison + More +

Alonza Barnett III threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns, and he added 98 yards and a touchdown on the ground to help James Madison beat Texas State 52-20 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory. James Madison (7-1, 5-0 Sun Belt) has posted four consecutive second-half shutouts, including a 63-27 victory over Old Dominion last week when Barnett accounted for six touchdowns. James Madison took a 28-10 lead with 4:45 left in the second quarter before Texas State scored the final 10 points of the half. Texas State kicker Tyler Robles appeared to miss a 36-yard field goal on the final play of the half, but a JMU timeout gave him a second attempt that he made.

Two plays into the third quarter, James Madison extended its lead to 35-20 on a 75-yard catch-and-run by Nick DeGennaro. Then Justin Eaglin made his third interception in the last two games and returned it 42 yards, leading to a Logan Kyle touchdown. Jordan Fuller rushed for two short touchdowns for James Madison. DeGennaro made three catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Brad Jackson threw for 230 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions for Texas State (3-5, 0-4). He also carried it 16 times for 43 yards and a score. - James Madison/AP College Football

QB Alonza Barnett III, rJr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (149)

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