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10/21/25 - QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

WEEK 8 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Diego Pavia, QB, Vanderbilt,...Accounted for 246 yards and three total touchdowns to lead Vanderbilt past No. 10/10 LSU...Was 14-of-22 passing for 160 yards with one score and no interceptions...Led all players with 86 yards on 17 carries...Had season-high two rushing touchdowns, with the first giving the Commodores their first lead of the day and the second providing the final margin of victory...Helped Vandy score most points and record the first 200-yard rushing game against LSU's defense this season...Highlights included scrambling to convert 4th-and-1 pass for gain of 10 yards late in the third quarter, leading to the the Dores' final points in the closing minute of the period...Moved into a tie for fifth on Vanderbilt's all-time list with 35 touchdown passes and ninth with 3,862 passing yards in his Commodore career...Also became the seventh individual in program history to post 5,000 yards of total offense in a career...Helped Vandy defeat LSU for the first time since the 1990 season. - SEC Football

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

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Vanderbilt Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - RB Sieh Bangura, rSr/2026, Ohio + More +

WEEK 8 MAC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sieh Bangura, Ohio, RB, R-Sr., Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic),...Bangura continued his streak of dominant Homecoming performances, leading the Bobcats on the ground with 147 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in their 48-21 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies. Just minutes into the game, the redshirt senior scored Ohio's first touchdown, wrapping up a 39-second drive with a two-yard run. He scored again at the beginning of the second quarter, extending Ohio's lead to 21-0. Bangura found the end zone a third and final time in the fourth quarter, completing an 11-play drive to put the score at 41-14 with 14:55 remaining in the game. This matchup against the Huskies marked Bangura's 10th career game with over 100 rushing yards, falling just one yard short of matching his career-high, which he set in 2022. In total, Bangura has scored 10 touchdowns across four Homecomings, highlighted by two Homecoming matchups where the running back scored three rushing touchdowns. - MAC Football

RB Sieh Bangura, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (95)

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Ohio Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - QB Gunner Stockton, rSr/2027, Georgia + More +

WEEK 8 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia,...Went 26-for-31 for 289 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and added 10 carries for 59 yards and a score during Georgia's 43-35 victory over No. 5 Ole Miss...Trailing by as many as nine in the second half, Stockton went 12-for-12 for 135 yards with a passing touchdown while directing the Bulldogs to a 17-0 run in the final period...On 3rd-and-4 and 3rd-and-1 situations on a drive in the first quarter, he ran for first downs to help to set up Georgia's first TD...Bulldog took a 17-14 lead in the second period after weaving through the defense for a 22-yard touchdown run...Led team to score on its first eight drives vs AP top 10 opponent since 2016 (Ohio State)...First QB to go 12-for-12 or better in a half against an AP top five opponent since Cal's Aaron Rodgers did it against then No. 1 USC in 2004. - SEC Football

QB Gunner Stockton, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (25)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (02)

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Georgia Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - ILB Jordan Kwiatkowski, Sr/2026, Central Michigan + More +

WEEK 8 MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Kwiatkowski, Central Michigan, Linebacker, Senior, Sterling Heights, Mich. (Stevenson H.S.),...Led Central Michigan defense as the Chippewas won a 27-6 road game at Bowling Green. Kwiatkowski picked off the third pass of his career and second of the season in the second quarter. The play changed momentum in the game. He returned the ball 26 yards down to the Bowling Green one-yard line, where CMU took the lead with a touchdown. He finished with a season-high 14 tackles (seven solo) for his second consecutive 10-plus tackle game and eighth of his career. He also tied a career-high with 2.5 tackles for loss and broke up a pass. - MAC Football

ILB Jordan Kwiatkowski, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (41)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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Central Michigan Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - QB Tucker Gleason, rSr/2026, Toledo + More +

WEEK 8 MAC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tucker Gleason, Toledo, QB, Senior, Tampa, Fla. (Plant),...Senior quarterback Tucker Gleason completed 21-of-28 passes for 294 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. Gleason now has 48 career TD passes, moving past Chuck Ealey (45 from 1969-71) and Aaron Opelt (46 from 2006-09) for sixth-place all time among Toledo signal-callers. Gleason's 294 passing yards gives him 5,627 for his career, moving him past Tavares Bolden (5,417 from 1999-2001) and Chris Wallace (5,454 from 1995-98) for ninth on UT's all-time list. - MAC Football

QB Tucker Gleason, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (56)

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10/21/25 - QB Beau Brungard, rSr/2027, Youngstown State + More +

WEEK 8 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Beau Brungard, Youngstown State, 6-0, 215, Jr., New Middletown, Ohio,...Brungard had another record-setting performance in a 40-35 come-from-behind win at Illinois State on Saturday. Brungard threw for a career-high 328 yards by completing 23-of-34 passes while rushing for 200 yards on a career-best 30 carries against the Redbirds. He accounted for five touchdowns and a school record 528 yards of total offense in the win. While no FCS comparisons of his 300-200-yard performance are readily available, he joins Jayden Daniels (LSU), Malik Cunningham (Louisville) and Marques Tuiasosopo (Washington) as Division I players to accomplish the feat in a single game in college football history. He scored on rushes of 48, two and one yards while throwing for scores of 53 and 36 in the game. It's his second 200-plus yard rushing performance of the season. His 528 yards rank fourth in MVFC history. - Missouri Valley Football

QB Beau Brungard, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (16)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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Youngstown State Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - QB Alonza Barnett III, rSr/2027, Central Florida + More +

WEEK 8 SUN BELT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alonza Barnett III, James Madison,(RS Jr., QB – Whitsett, N.C.),...Dukes redshirt junior quarterback Alonza Barnett III accounted for six touchdowns in a dominant 63-27 Royal Rivalry victory over Old Dominion. The Whitsett, N.C., native completed 17-of-25 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for a career-best 153 yards and four touchdowns. His four rushing touchdowns were the most by a Duke in a game since 1999. After trailing 27-21 in the second quarter, Barnett and the offense reeled off 42 unanswered points to secure the rivalry win, stay unbeaten in Sun Belt play and clinch bowl eligibility. - Sun Belt football

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

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Central Florida Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - K Lorcan Quinn, So/2029, Alabama + More +

WEEK 8 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lorcan Quinn, Marshall,(Fr., K – Donaghmore, Ireland),...Thundering Herd freshman kicker Lorcan Quinn tied a Marshall single-game program record with four field goals in a 40-37 double overtime win over Texas State. The Donaghmore, Ireland, product went a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, scoring 14 points with field goals of 48, 31, 27 and 23 yards. Quinn, who owns the Sun Belt's longest field goal of the season at 53 yards and leads the conference with 12 field goals made, also placed all seven of his kickoffs into the end zone with six being touchbacks. - Sun Belt football

K Lorcan Quinn, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/21/25 - OLB Treylin Payne, Sr/2026, Texas State + More +

WEEK 8 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Treylin Payne, Texas State, (Sr., LB – San Antonio, Texas),...Bobcats senior linebacker Treylin Payne tallied a single-game program record 24 tackles in Texas State's 40-37 double-overtime loss to Marshall. The San Antonio, Texas, native's tackle tally snapped a 37-year-old Bobcat record—23 tackles by Brad Fulks against Texas A&M Kingsville in 1988. Payne's mark also tied for the second-most in Sun Belt Conference history, trailing only a 25 tackle performance by Arkansas State's Tyrell Johnson against North Texas in 2005. Payne also added 1.5 tackles for loss in the cross-division clash. - Sun Belt football

OLB Treylin Payne, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (165)

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Texas State Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - QB Micah Alejado, rSo/2029, Hawaii + More +

WEEK 8 MOUNTAIN WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: MICAH ALEJADO, HAWAII, Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback, Las Vegas, Nevada/Bishop Gorman HS,...Completed 26 of 38 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns to lead Hawaii past Colorado State 31-19 and earn bowl eligibility for the first time since 2021...Notched three touchdown and threw for at least 300 yards for the third straight game...Is the only FBS quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards and three TDs in three consecutive games this year...Threw touchdown passes of 17, 75 and 9 yards. - Mountain West Football

QB Micah Alejado, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (70)

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10/21/25 - K Reagan Tubbs, Sr/2026, Air Force + More +

WEEK 8 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: REAGAN TUBBS, AIR FORCE, Senior, Placekicker, Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS,...Went a career-best 3-for-3 on field goals and accounted for 10 points in Air Force's 24-21 win over Wyoming...Learned midweek that he had earned the starting nod after kicking just one field goal in his career prior to Week 8...Converted field goals from 32, 29 and a career-long 40 yards, with his final kick going into the wind...His final field goal came with 3:04 left in the contest, made it a two-possession game and ended up being the final margin. - Mountain West Football

K Reagan Tubbs, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Air Force Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - FS Roger Jones Jr., Jr/2028, Air Force + More +

WEEK 8 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ROGER JONES JR., AIR FORCE, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Huntingtown, Maryland/Huntingtown HS,...Had a team-high 10 tackles and an interception in Air Force's 24-21 win over Wyoming...Included in his 10 tackles were six solo stops and a half tackle for loss...His interception came in the end zone in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 14. The Falcons would go ahead to stay on the ensuing drive...Helped Air Force to its first MW win of the season. - Mountain West Football

FS Roger Jones Jr., Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Air Force Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - RB Dylan Riley, Jr/2028, Boise State + More +

WEEK 8 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DYLAN RILEY, BOISE STATE, Sophomore, Running Back, Moreno Valley, California/Rancho Verde HS,...Rushed for a career-high 201 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries in Boise State's 56-31 win over previously undefeated UNLV...His rushing total is the highest in the MW this season...His average of 13.4 yards per carry was the fourth-highest in a game in program history and the highest among FBS players with at least 10 carries this week...Recorded long runs of 65 and 49 yards, totaled 84 yards after contact and forced five missed tackles. - Mountain West Football

RB Dylan Riley, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (63)

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Boise State Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - P Pierse Stainton, rSr/2027, Miami (OH) + More +

WEEK 8 MAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pierse Stainton, Miami, Punter, Junior, Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney),...Pierse Stainton averaged 55.3 yards per punt in Miami's 44-30 win over Eastern Michigan. The junior added a career-best 65-yard punt that was downed at the Eagles four-yard line and also posted a 59-yard boot. - MAC Football

P Pierse Stainton, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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Miami (OH) Player News & Notes

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10/21/25 - C Julius Pierce, rSr/2026, Florida International + More +

WEEK 8 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Julius Pierce, FIU – Gr. – C – Sanford, Fla.,...Pierce anchored the FIU offensive line, which helped the Panthers to a season-high 249 yards on the ground in a 25-6 road win over WKU. FIU averaged 6.4 yards per carry, and the offensive line allowed just one sack on the evening. In 73 snaps at center, he didn't allow a quarterback sack, hit, hurry or pressure, and was not penalized all night. Pierce registered the top PFF offensive grade of any lineman (63.3), including a pass block grade of 84.0. - Conference USA Football

C Julius Pierce, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (409)

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Florida International Player News & Notes

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