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10/25/25 - RB Devontae Houston, rSr/2026, East Tennessee St. + More +

Devontae Houston recorded the only two touchdowns for East Tennessee St. in a 14-10 win over Wofford on Saturday. Houston, who scored from 28 yards and 6 yards out in the first quarter, led the team with 94 yards. Quarterback Cade McNamara was injured on the last play of the first quarter. His brother, Jake, stepped under center and recorded 97 passing yards and played the rest of the game. McNamara went 12-for-13 with 103 yards before leaving the game. Wofford (2-6, 1-3 Southern Conference) scored their only touchdown of the game in the first quarter, off a 17-yard rush by Colby Alexander. Sam Spence hit a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter. East Tennessee (4-5, 2-3) extended its win streak over Wofford to three straight games. Wofford holds the all-time series with a record of 9-4. - AP College Football

RB Devontae Houston, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (266)

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10/25/25 - QB Evan Simon, rSr/2026, Temple + More +

Evan Simon threw his 21st touchdown of the season in overtime - and still hasn't thrown an interception all year - as Temple outlasted Tulsa 38–37 on Saturday. Simon was masterful once again, completing 24 of 35 passes for 267 yards and five touchdowns. He connected three times with Kajiya Hollawayne, including the 1-yard strike in overtime that proved decisive, and twice with Jay Ducker. Temple (5–3, 3–1 AAC) balanced Simon's precision with 180 rushing yards, led by Hunter Smith's 92 yards on just 10 carries, including a 72-yard dash that flipped field position early.

After falling behind 3–0, Simon found Hollawayne from 24 yards out to open the scoring. His pair of short touchdown tosses to Ducker helped the Owls trade blows with Tulsa before Hollawayne's second score made it 28–24 in the third. Carl Hardin added a 52-yard field goal in the fourth for a 31–24 lead, but Tulsa tied it with 3:44 left on a Dominic Richardson run. In overtime, Simon again rose to the moment, hitting Hollawayne for his fifth touchdown of the night - and 21st of the season. Tulsa answered with a 9-yard score from Baylor Hayes to Brody Foley, but a failed two-point try sealed Temple's win. Hayes finished with 296 yards and three touchdowns for Tulsa (2–5, 0–4). - Temple/AP College Football

QB Evan Simon, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (53)

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10/25/25 - QB Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh + More +

Mason Heintschel set a freshman school record by passing for 423 yards and Pittsburgh pushed its winning streak to four by racing past North Carolina State 53-34 on Saturday night. The Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC) are unbeaten since Heintschel replaced Eli Holstein following a loss to Louisville in late September. Heintschel completed 28 of 48 for three scores, including an 84-yard strike to Blue Hicks in the third quarter that blew it open. Hicks finished with four receptions for 120 yards. Kenny Johnson added seven catches for 112 yards and a 10-yard score late in the second quarter in which he shook off a tackle, spun, and then fended off a Wolfpack defender while diving across the pylon.

The victory kept Pitt in the thick of a wide-open ACC but also came at a potentially high cost. Panther running back Desmond Reid, an all-conference player a year ago, exited late in the third quarter with an apparent left leg injury. Reid missed two games earlier this season with an injury to the same leg. Hollywood Smothers, the ACC's leading rusher, darted for a 65-yard touchdown in the second quarter but finished with just 86 yards on eight carries as the Wolfpack (4-4, 1-3) spent most of the afternoon trying and failing to keep pace with the Panthers. CJ Bailey passed for 225 yards and three scores for N.C. State and wide receiver Teddy Hoffmann lobbed a 59-yard touchdown to tight end Justin Joly - who limped the last 20 yards after tweaking his left leg - on a double-pass, but the Wolfpack lacked the firepower to keep up. Pitt scored on four of its first six possessions of the first half and its first four of the second half with Heintschel looking perfectly comfortable running offensive coordinator Kade Bell's up-tempo attack. Trey Butkowski kicked four field goals for the Panthers. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

QB Mason Heintschel, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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10/25/25 - RB Lucky Sutton, rSr/2027, San Diego State + More +

Lucky Sutton rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, Tano Letuli had a pick-6, and San Diego State shut out Fresno State 23-0 on Saturday. While the Aztecs (6-1, 3-0 Mountain West) offense mustered 124 yards through the air, Sutton led a combined 208-yard ground attack and scored the offense's only touchdown of the day on a 1-yard run late in the first quarter. Sutton's rush of 46 yards and Byron Cardwell's 54-yard reception were the only plays of more than 16 yards in the game. The Bulldogs' offense didn't have a single play of at least 15 yards.

Gabriel Plascencia made three field goals, including a 50-yarder for the Aztecs. Fresno State (5-3, 2-2) netted 227 yards of total offense, and Letuli outscored the unit singlehandedly when he intercepted Carson Conklin midway through the fourth quarter and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. It was Conklin's second interception of the day. Conklin was 20-of-42 passing for 182 yards. Dalesean Staley led the Aztecs defense with seven tackles, a pair of pass breakups and a split tackle for a loss. August Salvati had the other interception. - San Diego State/AP College Football

RB Lucky Sutton, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (35)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/25/25 - QB Camden Orth, rSr/2026, Chattanooga + More +

Camden Orth threw three touchdown passes in a dominant second half and Chattanooga flew past Samford 49-13 on Saturday. The Mocs (4-4, 3-1 Southern Conference) led 14-7 at halftime before Orth's touchdown passes of 4 yards to John McIntyre, 15 yards to A.J. Little and 42 yards to Jamarii Robinson made it a 35-7 early in the fourth quarter. Solomon Locke finished off the rout with touchdown runs of 35 and 31 yards later in the quarter. He finished with 115 yards on just five carries. Orth completed 11 of 20 passes for 172 yards. Little caught four passes for 93 yards. Samford's Charlie Gilliam and Brady Stober combined on 21 of 43 passing for 224 yards. Stober's 1-yard run gave Samford an early 7-0 lead but Chattanooga scored the next 35 points. Ken Cherry's 2-yard run provided the Bulldogs' other score. That extra point was blocked. - AP College Football

QB Camden Orth, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (307)

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10/25/25 - QB Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the fourth quarter and Miami (Ohio) rallied for a 26-17 victory Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference. Trailing 17-9, Finn threw a 3-yard TD pass to Brian Shane early in the final quarter. Six minutes later he completed a 50-yard pass to Kam Perry down to the Western Michigan 18-yard line, setting up his own touchdown run on the next play for the lead.

Adam Trick's strip-sack ended the Broncos' ensuing possession and Dom Dzioban provided a cushion with a 51-yard field goal. Dzioban made all four of his attempts. Both the RedHawks (5-3, 4-0) and the Broncos (4-4, 3-1) came in on four-game win streaks. Miami has won 11 straight regular-season MAC games. Finn was 18-of-30 passing for 260 yards and ran for 52 more. Jordan Brunson rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries. Perry had 98 yards receiving and Weaver 96. Broc Lowry was 16 of 28 for 172 yards and a touchdown to Talique Williams and rushed for 82 more. Michael Brescia had a rushing TD. - Miami OH/AP College Football

QB Dequan Finn, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (31)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (63)

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10/25/25 - WR Denzel Boston, rJr/2026, Washington + More +

Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday. Boston, who entered the game 10th in the Big Ten in receiving yards, put the Huskies (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) up for good at 21-17 with a 12-yard TD pass to Jonah Coleman on a trick play with 40 seconds remaining in the first half. Demond Williams Jr., who tossed four touchdown passes, threw a backward pass to Boston. The junior wideout promptly threw the ball across the field to a wide-open Coleman, allowing Washington to head into halftime with a lead it would not relinquish.

The Huskies led 14-3 after the first quarter thanks to a pair of 13-yard receiving touchdowns by Dezmen Roebuck. The Fighting Illini (5-3, 2-3) struck twice in the second quarter, though, and took a 17-14 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass by Luke Altmyer to Tanner Arkin. After Arkin's touchdown catch, though, Washington outscored Illinois 28-10. Its sixth victory matched the Huskies' total number of wins from the 2024 campaign, which was coach Jedd Fisch's first at Washington. It was also the Huskies' second win against a Top 25 team under Fisch's reign; Washington beat No. 10 Michigan 27-17 at home last season. The Fighting Illini, meanwhile, lost for the third time in five weeks after a 3-0 start to the year in which they were ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation. - Washington/AP College Football

WR Denzel Boston, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (160)

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10/25/25 - QB Beau Pribula, rSr/2027, Virginia + More +

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula dislocated his left ankle and will have an MRI exam Sunday, coach Eli Drinkwitz said Saturday after the 15th-ranked Tigers' 17-10 loss to No. 10 Vanderbilt. Drinkwitz said Pribula didn't have any broken bones but needed his ankle popped back into joint. "Don't have a timetable for his return, but it could be a while," Drinkwitz said. Pribula was hurt early in the third quarter running out of the shotgun on fourth-and-goal at the Vanderbilt 2. Miles Capers and Bryan Longwell stopped Pribula after a 1-yard gain with 11:15 left in the third quarter of a 3-3 game. One defender landed on Pribula's ankle as he was folded backward from defenders coming the other direction.

The quarterback didn't get up, and trainers quickly brought a bag out and placed an air cast over his left ankle. Then he was put on a cart and taken for further treatment. The Tigers turned to freshman Matt Zollers. He came in having completed all six of his pass attempts for 40 yards with one touchdown. He also has a rushing touchdown. Zollers gave Missouri a chance until time expired, throwing a 6-yard TD pass to Jude James tying it up at 10 early in the fourth quarter. Zoller moved the Tigers down the field and connected with Kevin Coleman Jr. for a 36-yard pass as time expired only to have the receiver ruled on review short of the goal line. The freshman finished 14 of 23 for 138 yards passing. - AP College Football

QB Beau Pribula, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (35)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (22)

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10/25/25 - QB Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova + More +

Pat McQuaide threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, with 107 yards and two scores going to Luke Colella, and Villanova beat Albany 29-16 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory. Villanova (6-2, 5-1 Coastal Athletic Association) extended its home winning streak to 20 games dating to the middle of the 2022 season. It's a program record for the longest home winning streak and the second-longest active FCS streak behind South Dakota State's 33 straight at home. Jack Barnum made field goals of 41, 23 and 44 yards to help build a 22-7 lead. McQuaide found Colella for a 36-yard touchdown early in the fourth for a 19-point lead. McQuaide, who threw for a career-high five touchdowns last week, was 15 of 22 with an interception. David Avit rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown for Villanova. Jack Shields had a touchdown and an interception for Albany (1-7, 0-4). The Great Danes were held to 13 first downs and 154 total yards. - AP College Football

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

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10/25/25 - RB Chavon Wright, rSr/2026, Northern Illinois + More +

Chavon Wright and Telly Johnson Jr. combined for 266 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead Northern Illinois to a 21-7 victory over Ball State on Saturday. Johnson broke loose on a 53-yard touchdown run on the opening drive for Northern Illinois (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American Conference). Josh Holst added a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 14-yard TD pass to DeAree Rogers in the fourth for the Huskies, who ended a six-game losing streak. Wright had 166 yards rushing on 37 carries. Johnson ran the ball 15 times for 100 yards. Holst completed 6 of 11 passes for 65 yards with 36 yards on the ground. Kiael Kelly was 10-of-23 passing for 136 yards and threw a touchdown pass and two interceptions, and led Ball State (3-5, 2-2) with 86 yards rushing on 27 carries. Drew Cassens' 1-yard TD catch ended an 11-play, 80-yard drive for Ball State that tied it 7-7 early in the second quarter. - Northern Illinois/AP College Football

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

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10/25/25 - RB Quinton Jackson, rSr/2027, Rice + More +

Quinton Jackson tallied career highs of 256 combined yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the second overtime, to lead Rice to a 37-34 win over UConn on Saturday and snap a three-game losing streak. Jackson broke out for a 73-yard rushing touchdown and a 75-yard receiving score in the second quarter. He scored another rushing touchdown in the first overtime, then broke a tackle in the second overtime to win the game for Rice (4-4) on a 23-yard score. It's the first time in Jackson's career he's had more than one rushing touchdown. He set career highs in rushing yardage with 176, receiving yardage with 80 and total yardage.

Joe Fagnano led the Huskies (5-3) offense with 344 yards passing and three touchdowns. He opened the scoring with an 80-yard connection to Skyler Bell early in the first quarter. In rainy conditions, Chris Freeman slipped on a 46-yard attempt that would have put UConn up in fourth quarter. In the third quarter, he made his 12th consecutive field goal, a program record. He added a 41-yard field goal in the second overtime. The loss snaped a five-game winning streak for UConn, which would have been bowl eligible with a win. - Rice/AP College Football

RB Quinton Jackson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/25/25 - QB Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026, Iowa + More +

Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Iowa defeated Minnesota 41-3 on Saturday. It was the third consecutive win for the Hawkeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten), who became bowl eligible. Iowa had rushing, passing, defensive and special teams touchdowns in the first half, building a 31-0 halftime lead. "We really wanted to get after them," Gronowski said. "That's just great complementary football." Said Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz: "All three phases really did a great job, especially in that first half, playing off each other and doing a great job," Gronowski had a 2-yard touchdown run on the opening possession of the game; his 11th of the season. Drew Stevens had a 34-yard field goal to increase Iowa's lead to 10-0, then Zach Lutmer returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown to give the Hawkeyes a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Gronowski, who threw for 135 yards, threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee early in the second quarter, then Kaden Wetjen scored on a 50-yard punt return two minutes later. "We were getting the ball to our playmakers," Gronowski said. "I really liked the rhythm we had in the first half." "Defense, offense, special teams - everybody was moving today," Wetjen said. It was the first time since the 2019 Holiday Bowl - a 49-24 win over USC - that Iowa had touchdowns in all three phases of the game. "The same outcome is pretty good," a smiling Ferentz said. Stevens' 46-yard field goal in the third quarter gave Iowa a 34-0 lead. Iowa backup quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski had a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to close the scoring. Minnesota (5-3, 3-2), which came in having won three of its last four games, had just 133 yards against the Hawkeyes, who rank eighth nationally in total defense. The Gophers' only points came on a 34-yard field goal from Brady Denaburg in the third quarter. Minnesota redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Lindsey threw three interceptions. Those turnovers, along with the punt return by Wetjen, bothered Gophers coach PJ Fleck. - Iowa/AP College Football

QB Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (11)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/25/25 - QB Daniel Greek, rSr/2026, Tarleton State + More +

Daniel Greek ran for two short touchdowns to help undefeated Tarleton State beat Eastern Kentucky 31-7 on Saturday. Tarleton State (8-0, 5-0 United Athletic Conference), ranked No. 3 in the FCS coaches poll, is off to its best start since it won 11 straight to open the 2019, its last in Division II. The Texans, who forced four EKU turnovers, have the nation's (FCS and FBS) best turnover margin at plus-24. No other team was better than plus-13 going into Saturday. The Colonels (3-5, 1-3) had their 10-game home win streak snapped which dated 33-30 overtime loss to Austin Peay on Nov. 4, 2023.

James Paige scored on a 1-yard run to cap a six-play, 60-yard drive to open the second half and, after the Colonels went three-and-out, Victor Gabalis threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to T'iar Young. On the next play from scrimmage, Robert Rios forced a fumble that was recovered by Jadan Aubert to set up an eight-play, 30-yard drive that culminated when Greek's second 1-yard TD run capped the scoring with 44 seconds left in the third quarter. Corbin Poston kicked a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter. Brayden Latham scored on a 2-yard run for Eastern Kentucky (3-5, 1-3) that made it 7-7 early in the second quarter. The Colonels finished with 189 total yards had the ball for just 22 minutes, five seconds. - AP College Football

QB Daniel Greek, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/25/25 - QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029, Oregon State + More +

Mercer quarterback Braden Atkinson threw five touchdown passes and broke a school record with 538 passing yards in the Bears' 62-0 win over VMI on Saturday afternoon. Mercer (6-1, 5-0 Southern Conference), which is ranked 14th in the FCS coaches poll, hasn't lost since its season opener. The Bears took a 31-0 lead after the first quarter.

Brayden Smith caught two touchdown passes, covering 75 and 32 yards. He finished with 155 yards on nine catches. Adjatay Dabbs recorded a touchdown and 149 receiving yards. Adonis McDaniel and CJ Miller also had touchdown catches. Miller, Ty Doughty and Carlos Benjamin recorded rushing touchdowns. Atkinson, in addition to breaking the school record for most yards thrown, tied his record for most touchdowns thrown in a game. The last Mercer QB with over 500 passing yards was Fred Payton in 2022. VMI (1-7, 0-4) was held to 155 total yards on offense. - AP College Football

QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/25/25 - RB Xavier Coleman, rSr/2026, Lamar + More +

Robert Coleman threw a touchdown pass, Xavier Coleman ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and Lamar scored 24 unanswered points in a 41-14 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday. Xavier Coleman had a go-ahead 35-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter for Lamar (7-1, 4-0 Southland Conference). Robert Coleman added a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kyndon Fuselier with 21 seconds left and the Cardinals, ranked 15th in the FCS coaches poll, led 17-7 at halftime. Joshua Robinson had a 3-yard touchdown run to up the lead to 24-7 after three quarters.

Kevin Thomas Jr. picked off Abram Johnston and returned it 34 yards to the Demons' 9-yard line. Xavier Coleman scored on a 6-yard run two plays later for a 34-7 lead. Omarion Rasberry had a 9-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring for the Cardinals with 6:28 left. Ben Woodard kicked two field goals. Robert Coleman completed 18 of 30 passes for 166 yards. Xavier Coleman topped 100 yards on 12 carries. Johnston totaled 284 yards on 13-for-23 passing for Northwestern State (1-7, 0-4). He scored on a 1-yard run to give the Demons a 7-3 lead in the second quarter. Johnston connected with Brendan Webb for a 78-yard touchdown with 9:08 remaining. Webb had four catches for 126 yards. The Demons, who have lost seven in a row, managed only 23 yards on 26 rushes. - AP College Football

RB Xavier Coleman, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (66)

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