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11/19/25 - QB Rodney Tisdale Jr., rSo/2029, Western Kentucky + More +

WEEK 9 CONFERENCE USA FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Rodney Tisdale Jr., WKU - R-Fr. - QB - Jacksonville, Fla.,...In the first start of his collegiate career, Tisdale posted 300 yards of offense in WKU's 28-27 overtime road win over Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at Joe Aillet Stadium. Tisdale threw for 227 yards and a touchdown on 21-34 passing and rushed for a game-high 73 yards on 12 attempts. Tisdale completed passes to nine different receivers as the Hilltoppers put up 340 yards in the win. Tisdale completed a pass to Moussa Barry for the game-winning two-point conversion, helping the program reach bowl eligibility for the seventh time in as many seasons under Helton while the team improved to 4-1 in Conference USA play this fall. - Conference USA Football

QB Rodney Tisdale Jr., rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (129)

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11/19/25 - DE Koron Hayward, rJr/2028, TCU + More +

WEEK 9 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Koron Hayward, WKU - R-So. - DE - Jacksonville, Fla.,...Hayward played a major role in WKU's 28-27 overtime road win against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at Joe Aillet Stadium. Hayward blocked the potential game-winning kick as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime, where the Hilltoppers came away with the win to improve to 6-2 overall - becoming bowl eligible for the seventh time in as many seasons under head coach Tyson Helton - and 4-1 in Conference USA play. Hayward added four tackles in the victory as well. - Conference USA Football

DE Koron Hayward, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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11/19/25 - SS Thomas Anderson, rSr/2026, Missouri State + More +

WEEK 9 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Thomas Anderson, Missouri St. - Sr. - CB - Kansas City, Kan.,...Anderson logged a career-high 11 tackles in the squad's overtime win at New Mexico State, including another career-best 10 solo stops. Anderson's dazzling interception late in the second quarter at the MSU five-yard line killed an Aggie drive there and preserved a 7-7 deadlock heading into the half. His first pick as a Bear was also rated #3 on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays on Wednesday night. He is just the second MSU player this season to post double-figure tackles in a game. - Conference USA Football

SS Thomas Anderson, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/19/25 - QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026, Indiana + More +

WEEK 12 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, QB - Jr. - Miami, Fla. - Christopher Columbus,...Connected on 22-of-24 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in the Hoosiers' win against Wisconsin...Led five total scoring drives, with four ending in passing scores and one in a field goal that gave IU a 10-3 lead entering halftime...Engineered a nine-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half and give IU a 10-point lead it would not relinquish...Helped Indiana win a program-record-tying 11th victory and finish the season undefeated at home and set an IU single-season mark for touchdown passes with his 30th of the season in the fourth quarter to Omar Cooper Jr...Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Fernando Mendoza (Sept. 22, 2025). - Big Ten Football

QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (02)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (144)

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Indiana Player News & Notes

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11/19/25 - DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, Sr/2026, Penn State + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State, DE - Sr. - Millsboro, Del. - McDonogh School,...Tallied two sacks for his ninth career game with multiple tackles for loss and fourth career game with multiple sacks in Penn State's win against Michigan State...He secured a solo sack in the third quarter...Added a sack in the fourth quarter...Owns 31 career tackles for loss and 21 career sacks...Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Abdul Carter (Sept. 30, 2024). - Big Ten Football

DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (06)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (07)

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11/19/25 - RB Kaytron Allen, Sr/2026, Penn State + More +

WEEK 12 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kaytron Allen, Penn State, RB - Sr. - Norfolk, Va. - IMG Academy,...Finished the game with a career-high 181 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, averaging 7.2 yards per rush...Allen was the first Nittany Lion to rush for 180+ yards since Journey Brown rushed for 202 yards against Memphis in the 2019 Cotton Bowl...Scored on an eight-yard rush in the first quarter and added a 26-yard touchdown rush in the fourth quarter...Allen now has 3,794 career rushing yards, trailing only Saquon Barkley (3,843; 2015-17) and Evan Royster (3,932; 2007-10) for the Penn State career rushing record...Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Warren (Nov. 18, 2024). - Big Ten Football

RB Kaytron Allen, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (12)

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11/19/25 - WR Andrew Marsh, So/2029, Michigan + More +

WEEK 12 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Andrew Marsh, Michigan, WR - Katy, Texas - Katy Jordan,...Recorded 12 catches and 189 yards, both of which are single-game records among Michigan freshmen (since at least 1979), in Michigan's victory against Northwestern at Wrigley Field...Eclipsed 100 receiving yards at 13:50 in the second quarter with a 32-yard catch down the sideline, marking Marsh's second career 100-yard game (138 at USC)...Marsh is the first U-M freshman wide receiver to record multiple 100-yard performances since 2009 (Roy Roundtree; redshirt freshman)...Surpassed his career high in receptions (previous: eight) with nine catches in the first half alone...Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Bryce Underwood (Sept. 15, 2025). - Big Ten Football

WR Andrew Marsh, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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11/19/25 - K Ryon Sayeri, rSo/2029, USC + More +

WEEK 12 BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ryon Sayeri, USC, K - Fr. - West Hills, Calif. - Chaminade,...Kicked two field goals (40 and 28) and three PATs for a total of nine points in USC's 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa in the rain...Recorded six kickoffs for 388 yards (64.7 avg.) and three touchbacks...He has the fifth-best field goal percentage in the nation with 94.4% accuracy going 17-of-18 and he's second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage...Sayeri is 6-of-6 in field goals versus ranked AP or CFP opponents, and he's 6-of-6 over 40+ yards...Last USC Special Teams Player of the Week honoree: Ryon Sayeri (Nov. 3, 2025). - Big Ten Football

K Ryon Sayeri, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/19/25 - OLB Mason Posa, So/2029, Wisconsin + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Mason Posa, Wisconsin, LB - Albuquerque, N.M. - La Cueva,...Made 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks and forced and recovered the same fumble in Wisconsin's win over No. 23 Washington...Posa's strip-sack and recovery set up the Badgers' game-tying touchdown in the third quarter, giving the Badgers the ball at the Washington seven-yard line...Finished the game with a game-sealing sack on fourth down during the Huskies' attempt to drive down the field to tie or win the game...He's the first freshman to have 10+ tackles, 2.0+ sacks and force and recover a fumble since 2014 (Jamal Stadom, Troy)...Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Trech Kekahuna (Oct. 7, 2024). - Big Ten Football

OLB Mason Posa, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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11/19/25 - QB TJ Lateef, So/2029, Nebraska + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: TJ Lateef, Nebraska, QB - Compton, Calif. - Orange Lutheran,...Became the fifth true freshman to start at quarterback since 1950 and engineered a Husker victory over UCLA in his hometown...Completed 13-of-15 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns, including completing his first 11 passes of the game, and rushed five times for 31 yards...Guided an efficient Nebraska offense that scored on its first four possessions of the game to take a 28-7 lead midway through the third quarter en route to the victory...Lateef is believed to be the first true freshman in FBS since at least 1995 to have a game with a minimum of 15 passing attempts and less than two incompletions, 200+yards passing, three or more passing touchdowns and 30 or more rushing yards...Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Jacory Barney Jr. (Nov. 24, 2024). - Big Ten Football

QB TJ Lateef, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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11/19/25 - K Atticus Sappington, rSr/2026, Oregon + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Atticus Sappington, Oregon, K - Sr. - Portland, Ore. - Central Catholic,...Made a game-winning, 39-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to give Oregon an 18-16 win in a top-20 showdown at Iowa...Matched career high by going 3-for-3 on field goals, also making from 46 yards and 40 yards earlier in the game...First game this season with three made field goals and his second game-winning field goal as a Duck...Last Oregon Special Teams Player of the Week: Atticus Sappington (Nov. 18, 2024). - Big Ten Football

K Atticus Sappington, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (06)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (999)

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11/19/25 - ILB Cooper Catalano, So/2029, Wisconsin + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cooper Catalano, Wisconsin, LB - Fr. - Richfield, Wis. - Germantown,...Posted 19 tackles (11 solo) and one sack in Wisconsin's win over No. 23 Washington...Became the first Big Ten player to have 19 tackles and a sack in a game since Blake Cashman (Minnesota) in 2018 and the first Badger since at least 1995 to hit those marks in a game...Had the most tackles for a Big Ten player in a win since 2022 (Cal Haladay, MSU), helping the Badger defense hold the Washington offense to its lowest passing output of the season (134 yards)...Catalano also had the most tackles for a freshman nationally since 2022 (AJ Haulcy, New Mexico, 24 tackles), the most tackles for an A4 freshman since 2017 (Paddy Fischer, Northwestern, 19 tackles) and the most tackles for a A4 freshman in regulation since 2013...Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Preston Zachman (Sept. 1, 2025). - Big Ten Football

ILB Cooper Catalano, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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11/19/25 - RB Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska + More +

WEEK 11 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Emmett Johnson, Nebraska, RB - Jr. - Minneapolis, Minn. - Academy of Holy Angels,...Accounted for a career-high 232 yards from scrimmage in Nebraska's 28-21 victory at the Rose Bowl...Recorded 129 rushing yards and a career-high 103 receiving yards on three receptions to become the first Husker running back in school history to surpass 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same game...Johnson became the first player in the Big Ten in at least 30 years to have more than 125 rushing yards, more than 100 receiving yards, a rushing touchdown and two receiving touchdowns in the same game...Scored a career-high tying three total touchdowns in the victory, improving his season total to 14, the most by a Husker player since 2014...Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Anthony Grant (Sept. 5, 2022). - Big Ten Football

RB Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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11/19/25 - QB Julian Sayin, rSo/2029, Ohio State + More +

WEEK 10 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Julian Sayin, Ohio State, QB - Carlsbad, Calif. - Carlsbad,...For the third time this season, Sayin threw for over 300 yards (316), completed at least 80% of his passes (20-23; .869) with at least three touchdowns (4) and no interceptions to lead Ohio State to a 38-14 victory over Penn State Saturday at Ohio Stadium...Recorded two 57-yard completions on the afternoon and in the process increased his nation's best completion percentage to 80.7%...Joins West Virginia's Geno Smith in 2012 as the only quarterbacks to hit the 300-plus yards, complete at least 80% of his passes with at least three touchdowns and no interceptions stat line in the last 30 years...Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Julian Sayin (Oct. 20, 2025). - Big Ten Football

QB Julian Sayin, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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11/19/25 - K Ryon Sayeri, rSo/2029, USC + More +

WEEK 10 BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ryon Sayeri, USC, K - Fr. - West Hills, Calif. - Chaminade,...In USC's 21-17 victory over Nebraska, Sayeri scored eight points for the Trojans with two field goals (49 and 24 yards) and two PATs...He also tallied five kickoffs for 323 yards (64.6 avg.) and a pair of touchbacks...Improved to 4-of-4 in field goals versus ranked AP opponents, and he's 5-of-5 over 40+ yards...He's scored 76 total points this season and recorded 46 touchbacks, which rank third and first in the Big Ten, respectively...First USC Special Teams Player of the Week. - Big Ten Football