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11/18/25 - RB Ahmad Hardy, Jr/2028, Missouri + More +

WEEK 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy became the second player in program history to rush for 300 yards as the Tigers defeated Mississippi State 49-27. Hardy carried 25 times for 300 yards, a performance that ranks second to Devin West's school-record, 319-yard game against Kansas in 1998. Hardy scored touchdowns on runs of 72, 43 and 10 yards. He had 203 yards in the second half. - AP College Football

RB Ahmad Hardy, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (03)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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Missouri Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027, West Virginia + More +

Missouri's Hardy is the national rushing leader after his 300-yard game. Hardy is averaging 134.6 yards per game. The previous leader, Jacksonville State's Cam Cook, is averaging 130. - AP College Football

RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (33)

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11/18/25 - CB Lorenzo Styles Jr., rSr/2026, Ohio State + More +

Before Lorenzo Styles Jr.'s 100-yard kick return against UCLA, Ohio State hadn't had a kick taken back all the way since Jordan Hall did it against Michigan in 2010. The previous 100-yarder was by Ted Ginn Jr. against Minnesota in 2005. - AP College Football

CB Lorenzo Styles Jr., rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (21)

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Ohio State Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - QB Joe Fagnano, rSr/2026, Connecticut + More +

UConn's Joe Fagnano was the last full-season starting quarterback to not have thrown an interception. Fagnano had 346 pass attempts this season before Air Force's Max Mustell picked off his deep ball in the first quarter of the Huskies' 26-16 win. - AP College Football

QB Joe Fagnano, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/18/25 - QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

WEEK 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt,...The Commodores quarterback amassed a career-high 489 yards of total offense, throwing for a career-high 377 yards and rushing for 112 in a 45-38 overtime win over Auburn. Pavia became the first Vanderbilt player since at least 1996 to record 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game. Pavia also passed for three touchdowns and ran for one. Pavia's last pass was 4 yards to Cole Spence in overtime and completed Vandy's rally from a 10-point deficit. The win kept alive the Commodores' hopes of a College Football Playoff berth. - AP College Football

QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (28)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (241)

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11/18/25 - WR Omar Cooper Jr., rJr/2026, Indiana + More +

WEEK 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. made the play of the season with his toe-tap catch in the back of the end zone for the winning touchdown in a 27-24 victory over Penn State. Fernando Mendoza, under heavy pressure, threw off his back foot and the well-covered Cooper came down with the ball, curling his right foot back and getting his left toe down just inside the end line. Cooper caught six balls for 32 yards in the game and leads the second-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers with 52 catches for 701 yards and nine touchdowns. - AP College Football

WR Omar Cooper Jr., rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (71)

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Indiana Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - RB Jeff Sims, rSr/2026, Arizona State + More +

WEEK 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jeff Sims, Arizona State,...The sixth-year quarterback, starting in place of the injured Sam Leavitt against Iowa State, became the first Big 12 player to have 200 yards rushing and 175 passing since Texas' Vince Young in the 2005 season's national championship game against Southern California. Sims' 228 yards rushing in the 24-19 road win set an ASU quarterback record, and his 88-yard touchdown run was longest by a Sun Devils player since 2020. Sims' previous career high for rushing yards was 128 for Nebraska against Minnesota in 2023. Sims completed 13 of 24 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown on a chilly, wet day in Ames. - AP College Football

RB Jeff Sims, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (43)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (16)

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Arizona State Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - RB Jayden Scott, rSo/2029, North Carolina State + More +

WEEK 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: North Carolina State running back Jayden "Duke" Scott ran 24 times for a career-best 196 yards and one touchdown in place of injured Atlantic Coast Conference rushing leader Hollywood Smothers to help the Wolfpack upset Georgia Tech 48-36. Scott's previous high rushing total was 86 yards against Campbell. - AP College Football

RB Jayden Scott, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (46)

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North Carolina State Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - SS Ahmaad Moses, Sr/2026, Southern Methodist + More +

WEEK 10 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AHMAAD MOSES, SMU, Senior, Safety, Arlington, TX,...The ACC Defensive Player of the Week, Ahmaad Moses led SMU with a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, in the Mustangs' 26-20 overtime win over No. 10 Miami. Moses also had two interceptions in the win, tying his career high. This is the highest ranked win for SMU since defeating No. 6 Pitt, 7-3, in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1983. With the victory, SMU improved to 6-3, 4-1 in the ACC. Notes: It is the 14th time a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004. It is the second time Hill, Jr., has been recognized as National Defensive Player of Week - he was also honored on Oct. 14, 2024. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

SS Ahmaad Moses, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (14)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (244)

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11/18/25 - QB CJ Bailey, Jr/2028, North Carolina State + More +

WEEK 10 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CJ BAILEY, NORTH CAROLINA STATE, Sophomore, Quarterback, Miami, FL,...CJ Bailey accounted for 386 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in North Carolina State's 48-36 victory against No. 8 Georgia Tech. Bailey completed 24-of-32 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns and added 34 rushing yards and one more score. He completed passes to eight different Wolfpack receivers. With the win, the Wolfpack improved to 5-4. Notes: It is the seventh time since 2004 that a NC State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Bailey is the first Wolfpack honoree since former cornerback Aydan White (Sept. 18, 2022). - Walter Camp Football Foundation

QB CJ Bailey, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (38)

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11/18/25 - QB Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech + More +

WEEK 9 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: HAYNES KING, GEORGIA TECH, RS Senior, Quarterback, Longview, TX,...Haynes King accounted for 395 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in Georgia Tech's 41-16 victory against ACC-rival Syracuse. King completed 25-of-31 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns and added 91 rushing yards and two more scores. With the win, the Yellowjackets improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1996, and 5-0 in the ACC. Notes: It is the third time since 2004 that a Georgia Tech player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. King joins former Yellowjackets' Jamal Golden (DB, Oct. 25, 2015) and Justin Thomas (RB, Oct. 29, 2016). - Walter Camp Football Foundation

QB Haynes King, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (10)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (07)

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11/18/25 - OLB Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026, Texas + More +

WEEK 9 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANTHONY HILL, JR., TEXAS, Junior, Linebacker, Denton, TX,...Anthony Hill, Jr. led the Longhorns with career highs of 2.5 quarterback sacks and four quarterback pressures and recorded his second-highest total of 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble and 10 tackles in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State. Hill led a Longhorn defensive unit that held MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime. With the victory, Texas improved to 6-2, 3-1 in the SEC. Notes: It is the 14th time a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004. It is the second time Hill, Jr., has been recognized as National Defensive Player of Week - he was also honored on Oct. 14, 2024. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

OLB Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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11/18/25 - QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029, Oklahoma State + More +

WEEK 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Mestemaker, North Texas,...The redshirt freshman passed for an American Conference-record 608 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-20 win at Charlotte on Friday. He completed 37 of 49 passes, with 16 going for 15-plus yards, as the Mean Green improved to 7-1 for the first time since 1977. Mestemaker threw for the most yards by a Football Bowl Subdivision player since K.J. Costello passed for 623 yards for Mississippi State against LSU in 2020. The total was second-highest by a freshman or redshirt freshman in FBS history behind David Neill's 611 for Nevada against New Mexico State in 1998. - AP College Football

QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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Oklahoma State Player News & Notes

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11/18/25 - QB Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech + More +

WEEK 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 91 yards and two scores in a 41-16 win over Syracuse. King completion rate of 80.6% (25 of 31) was a program record for a QB with a minimum of 30 attempts. King's 304 passing yards, three touchdown passes and 395 yards of total offense were season highs. He has a passing TD and rushing TD in 15 of his 31 career games. - AP College Football

QB Haynes King, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (10)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (07)

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Georgia Tech Player News & Notes

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11/17/25 - TE Benji Gosnell, rSr/2027, Virginia Tech + More +

James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech's coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies became the first Power 4 football program to fill a coaching vacancy this season. Franklin was set to be formally introduced at a news conference Wednesday morning. He was fired by the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12, a day after they lost at home to Northwestern to fall to 3-3. The 53-year-old Franklin went 104-45 at Penn State, winning a Big Ten championship (in the 2016 season), a Fiesta Bowl (2017) and a Rose Bowl (2022). Last season, he led the Nittany Lions to a first-round victory in the College Football Playoff. "I'm honored and humbled to join the Hokie family," Franklin said in a statement. "My vision is simple: to restore unmatched excellence, to build something that lasts, and to serve this university, the Commonwealth of Virginia and our amazing fan base with honor, integrity, and passion. I look forward to getting to work with our players, our staff, and the entire Virginia Tech community." Terms of Franklin's contract were not released. Before he was hired by Virginia Tech, Penn State had been on the hook for a buyout worth nearly $50 million. But Franklin and the Nittany Lions negotiated a settlement under which he'll be paid $9 million instead, according to multiple reports.

Franklin has a 128-60 overall record, including his three seasons at Vanderbilt. In Blacksburg, he takes over for his former Nittany Lions defensive coordinator, Brent Pry, who was fired on Sept. 14 after the Hokies lost their first three games by an average of 18.7 points. Virginia Tech started 0-3 for the first time since 1987. Pry went 16-24, including 10-13 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, in his three-plus seasons. The Hokies (3-7, 2-4 ACC) have since been led by interim coach Philip Montgomery. Franklin was maligned at Penn State for not winning big games - he went 4-21 against teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll - but he brings credibility to a Virginia Tech program that has struggled since Frank Beamer retired in 2015 after 29 years at the helm. - AP College Football

TE Benji Gosnell, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (15)

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Virginia Tech Player News & Notes

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