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10/31/25 - RB Clay Thevenin, Sr/2027, Rutgers + 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, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/31/25 - QB Liam OBrien, rSr/2027, Cincinnati + 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, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/31/25 - QB Sam Leavitt, rJr/2028, LSU + 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, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (05)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (36)

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10/30/25 - QB Owen McCown, rSr/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, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (27)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (52)

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10/30/25 - QB Samari Collier, rSr/2027, Transfer + 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/2027 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, Sr/2027, West Virginia + 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, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (33)

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10/28/25 - QB Alonza Barnett III, rSr/2027, Central Florida + 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, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (149)

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10/28/25 - RB Chase Belcher, Sr/2026, Kennesaw State + More +

Chase Belcher ran for 113 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining, and Kennesaw State beat UTEP 33-20 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory. Kennesaw State (6-2, 4-0 Conference USA), which has losses to Wake Forest and No. 2-ranked Indiana, became bowl eligible in its first season of full-fledged FBS status. Kennesaw State's first three scores came on Caleb Offord's 24-yard fumble return, Gabriel Benyard's 57-yard punt return and a safety to make it 16-10 at halftime. The Owls' first offensive score was late in the third quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run by Amari Odom to take a 23-20 lead. Belcher's touchdown capped a 11-play, 70-yard drive that was aided by two 15-yard penalties on UTEP. Odom and Dexter Williams II combined to go 14 of 32 for 154 yards with an interception for Kennesaw State. Skyler Locklear threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns for UTEP (2-6, 1-3). He also carried it 23 times for 77 yards. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football

RB Chase Belcher, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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10/28/25 - QB Sam Leavitt, rJr/2028, LSU + More +

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will not play against Iowa State after twice leaving last week's loss to No. 22 Houston. Leavitt went out after taking a hard hit in the first quarter of the Sun Devils' 24-16 loss to the Cougars last Saturday. He returned to the game but went off limping in the fourth quarter. Leavitt was in a walking boot at Arizona State's practice Tuesday. "It's definitely something that's been lingering all year," Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said. "It's definitely something that could definitely turn into that (long-term) for sure, just because it hasn't progressed like we hoped. He's been dealing with this for pretty much the whole year. He hasn't been at full speed, so we'll definitely reassess it during the bye and make a decision from there." Leavitt first injured his foot 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 win over No. 13 Texas Tech on Oct. 18 before going down again. Leavitt has thrown for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns with three interceptions this season after leading the Sun Devils to the College Football Playoff for the first time last year. - AP College Football

10/28/25 - QB Will Hammond, rSo/2029, Texas Tech + More +

Texas Tech backup quarterback Will Hammond is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in the No. 13 Red Raiders' 42-0 victory over Oklahoma State. The injury came in Hammond's second start filling in for Behren Morton, who is expected to return when Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) visits Kansas State on Saturday. coach Joey McGuire said Monday he is optimistic that Hammond will return next season, although he probably won't be part of spring practice.

Morton is a senior, so the Red Raiders will have a new starter in 2026. "If it's gonna be somebody that's going to be totally dedicated to getting back and attack the situation, there's nobody that attacks anything like Will Hammond," McGuire said. "Feel real confident that he'll have himself ready to go." Hammond's injury elevates Mitch Griffis to the backup job. Griffis was out of football last year after appearing in nine games in 2023 at Wake Forest. Griffis threw for a touchdown and ran for a score after Hammond exited the Oklahoma State game. Morton injured a knee in a 67-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the opener and re-aggravated the injury in a 41-17 win over Kansas on Oct. 11. Morton also was knocked out of the 34-10 win at Utah after taking a hit to the helmet. - AP College Football

QB Will Hammond, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (26)

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10/28/25 - QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028, Texas + More +

Texas quarterback Arch Manning was in concussion protocol and did not practice Monday ahead of the No. 20 Longhorns' game against No. 9 Vanderbilt. Coach Steve Sarkisian said the team would get an update on Manning's injury later in the week. Manning was injured on the first play of overtime in Texas' 45-38 win over Mississippi State. If he can't play against the Commodores (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), Texas (6-2, 3-1) would hand the offense to graduate transfer Matthew Caldwell, who has seen only spot duty this season but came off the bench to throw the winning touchdown pass against the Bulldogs on his only pass attempt of the game.

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 Saturday with 346 yards and three touchdowns as Texas rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter. Manning passed for 169 yards in the final quarter. Caldwell transferred from Troy and has taken a journeyman's route to Austin over his career. His first stop was at Jacksonville State before he transferred to Gardner-Webb and then Troy. He went 3-2 as a starter at Troy last season with 13 touchdown passes. Sarkisian said Texas has confidence in Caldwell if he has to start Texas' first home game since Sept. 20. - AP College Football

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

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10/27/25 - OLB Harold Perkins Jr., rJr/2026, LSU + More +

LSU fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night. The move comes on the heels of Saturday night's 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium - a second straight loss, and third in four games for LSU (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference). "When Coach Kelly arrived at LSU four years ago, we had high hopes that he would lead us to multiple SEC and national championships during his time in Baton Rouge," Woodward said. "Ultimately, the success at the level that LSU demands simply did not materialize." Associate head coach Frank Wilson, who also serves as a running backs coach, has been tapped as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2025 season.

He has gone 34-14 with the Tigers, even taking LSU to the 2022 SEC title game. But LSU did not qualify for the College Football Playoff in his first three seasons, and was virtually eliminated from contention with its loss to the Aggies. The playoff was expanded from four to 12 teams for the 2024 season. "I will not compromise in our pursuit of excellence and we will not lower our standards," said Woodward, an LSU graduate who was hired to his current post in 2019, the same year the Tigers won their last national title under Orgeron. Orgeron left after not posting a winning record during his final two seasons. While Kelly did not coach LSU to a playoff berth, he oversaw quarterback Jayden Daniels' development into a Heisman Trophy winner in 2023. "I am confident in our ability to bring to Baton Rouge an outstanding leader, teacher and coach, who fits our culture and community and who embraces the excellence that we demand," Woodward said. LSU could have to pay Kelly more than $52 million to not coach through 2031, but the precise figure was unclear on Sunday night. - AP College Football

OLB Harold Perkins Jr., rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (01)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (03)

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10/26/25 - QB Bear Bachmeier, So/2029, BYU + More +

The Big 12 has five teams in the Top 25 for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday following its third loss in four games. The top six was unchanged, with Ohio State holding the No. 1 spot for a ninth straight week followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon. The idle Buckeyes received 53 first-place votes and the Hoosiers got 11, six more than last week. Texas A&M was No. 1 on one ballot. No. 7 Mississippi and No. 8 Georgia Tech swapped spots, as did No. 9 Vanderbilt and Miami, which is tied at No. 10 with BYU. The Big 12's five ranked teams are BYU, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston and No. 24 Utah. The Big 12 last had five Top 25 teams in the Sept. 22, 2024, poll.

Houston, which knocked off then-No. 24 Arizona State 24-16 for its first road win against a ranked opponent since 2017, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the first two polls in 2022. Vanderbilt's 17-10 win over then-No. 15 Missouri gave the Commodores a 7-1 start for the first time since 1941 and, at No. 9, its highest ranking since it was No. 7 for one week in 1937. Vandy has a program-record three regular-season wins over Top 25 opponents. LSU was ranked as high as No. 3 for three weeks in September and in the top 10 for the first five polls. Road losses to Mississippi and Vanderbilt and this weekened's 24-point home loss against Texas A&M put the Tigers on the outside looking in. It's the second straight year the Tigers have taken a fast fall. They were No. 8 a year ago and dropped out after three straight losses. - AP College Football

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

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10/26/25 - QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026, Indiana + More +

Fernando Mendoza had the stadium chanting "Heismendoza" Saturday as the Indiana quarterback threw for three touchdowns and ran one in to score, leading the Hoosiers to a 56-6 win over UCLA. Mendoza's 24 passing touchdowns tie him for first in the FBS. His odds of winning the most prestigious award in college football have skyrocketed throughout the season, improving from +5500 to +350, tied with Alabama's Ty Simpson. - AP College Football

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

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