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10/18/25 - QB Jaden Craig, rSr/2027, TCU + More +

DJ Gordon ran for 104 yards on only eight carries and scored two touchdowns in helping undefeated Harvard beat Merrimack 31-7 on Saturday. Gordon twice weaved his way through the middle of the Warriors defense to score. His 24-yard TD in the third quarter extended the Crimson's lead to 21-7 and he added a 19-yard score in the fourth for the game's final points. Jaden Craig was 17 of 29 for 305 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception for Harvard (5-0), ranked No. 20 in the FCS coaches' poll. Brady Blackburn had four catches for 110 yards and Ryan Osborne four for 91 yards and a score. Ayden Pereira threw for 118 yards and rushed for 73 more and a touchdown for Merrimack (3-5), which trailed 13-7 at halftime. - AP College Football

QB Jaden Craig, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (13)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - QB Jake Retzlaff, rSr/2026, Tulane + More +

Jake Retzlaff threw two touchdown passes in the final two minutes, the second to Shazz Preston from 26-yards out with 27 seconds left to give Tulane a 24-17 victory over Army on Saturday. Tulane tied it at 17-all with 1:54 remaining after an 11-play, 75-yard drive ended in Bryce Bohanon 12-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-8. After Army went three-and-out, Retzlaff threw four completions and added a 10-yard run during the game-winning drive. Retzlaff's go-ahead pass was down the left sideline into tight coverage.

The defensive back batted the ball into the air and Preston bobbled it once before securing it in the end zone. Army got in position to throw it to the end zone as time ran out but Tulane batted it down. Retzlaff was 22 of 29 for 261 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Tulane (6-1, 3-0 American). He also carried it eight times for 62 yards and another score. Preston finished with five catches for 86 yards. Cale Hellums carried 39 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and he threw for 125 yards for Army (3-4, 2-3). Brady Anderson caught four passes for 97 yards. - Tulane/AP College Football

QB Jake Retzlaff, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (52)

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10/18/25 - QB Conner Weigman, rSr/2027, Houston + More +

Ethan Sanchez hit a 41-yard field as time expired to lead Houston to a 31-28 win over Arizona on Saturday. Sanchez capped a 13-play, 52-yard drive with the field goal. Houston (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2022 with the win. Conner Weigman went 15-of-23 passing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. Weigman threw touchdown passes of 52 and 15 yards and rushed for a 10-yard score in the first half as Houston took a 21-14 halftime lead. Dean Connors rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries for the Cougars, which outgained Arizona 396-381 yards, including 232-112 rushing. Weigman threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Amare Thomas with six minutes left in the third quarter to put the Cougars up 14. Arizona (4-3, 1-3) cut the lead to seven on a 3-yard touchdown run by Tre Spivey to start the fourth quarter, and tied it at 28 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Kedrick Reescano with 4:48 left.

Noah Fifita finished 24 of 26 for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Fifita threw touchdown passes of 70 yards to Spivey and 13 yards to Luke Wysong in the first half. Dean Connors rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries for the Cougars, which outgained Arizona 396-381 yards, including 232-112 rushing. Weigman threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Amare Thomas with six minutes left in the third quarter to put the Cougars up 14. Arizona (4-3, 1-3) cut the lead to seven on a 3-yard touchdown run by Tre Spivey to start the fourth quarter, and tied it at 28 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Kedrick Reescano with 4:48 left. Noah Fifita finished 24 of 26 for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Fifita threw touchdown passes of 70 yards to Spivey and 13 yards to Luke Wysong in the first half. - Houston/AP College Football

QB Conner Weigman, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (37)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (05)

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10/18/25 - QB Grayson Saunier, Sr/2027, Dartmouth + More +

Grayson Saunier threw a pair of touchdown passes in a 24-point second half for Dartmouth to lead a 30-13 win over Fordham on Saturday. Saunier was 21-of-29 passing with 281 yards. He made up for a fourth-quarter error to lead the win. Saunier fumbled at the Dartmouth 36-yard line with 12:20 left in the fourth quarter, allowing to Fordham (1-6) cut its deficit to 16-13 on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Gunnar Smith to Jack Freeburg. Smith was 21 of 35 for 238 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

</p>Saunier quickly atoned for the error, finding Luke Rives on a 24-yard touchdown to retake a 10-point lead with 9:21 remaining. Less than six minutes later, he put the game away with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Grayson O'Bara. D.J. Crowther opened the scoring for the Big Green (4-1) in the second half with a 20-yard touchdown run. The teams exchanged field goals to conclude the first half tied at 6. - AP College Football

QB Grayson Saunier, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (50)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - QB Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova + More +

Pat McQuaide threw five touchdown passes and Obinna Nwobodo forced and returned a fumble for a touchdown to lead Villanova to a 56-14 rout over Coastal Athletic Conference foe Hampton on Saturday. McQuaide was 10-of-13 passing for 166 yards and five scores, led by a 65-yard connection to Chris Colby. All five receiving touchdowns were to different receivers.

The FCS No. 15 Wildcats (4-4, 2-3) opened the game with six consecutive touchdown drives and shut out Hampton 49-0 in the first half. The Wildcats' defense forced four consecutive three-and-outs before Nwobodo forced a fumble from Braden Davis and returned it for a score. The Hampton (2-5, 0-4) offense had 32 yards in the first half. The Pirates' first points of the game came at the 6:42 mark in the third quarter on a 3-yard pass play from Davis to Gracen Goldsmith. Earl Woods III added a 66-yard rushing touchdown with 4:33 left in the game, comprising 24.4 percent of Hampton's 270-yard offensive total. Davis was 10-of-17 passing for 66 yards. Both Jason Hall and Julian Talley were ejected for Villanova for targeting. - AP College Football

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

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10/18/25 - QB Angel Flores, rSr/2027, Central Michigan + More +

Angel Flores scores on three short touchdown runs and Central Michigan defeated Bowling Green 27-6 on Saturday, snapping a 10-game road losing streak in Mid-American Conference games. Jordan Kwiatkowski returned an interception 26 yards to the Bowling Green 1-yard line to set up Flores' first touchdown for a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter and the Chippewas (4-3, 2-1) led from there. Flores scored from 6 yards out midway through the second quarter in a drive sparked by Joe Labas' 63-yard pass to Collin Payne and CMU went on to a 17-6 halftime lead.

Flores added his final TD from 3 yards out early in the third quarter. The score was set up by Brock Townsend's 37-yard run that took the ball to the Falcons' 2. CMU stuck to its ground game, rushing for 203 yards, led by Flores' 72 on 18 carries. The Chippewas attempted only five passes. Kwiatkowski led the defense with 14 tackles, including seven solo. Cade Graham kicked two field goals for CMU, including a career-long 47-yarder. The Falcons' only points came on two Jackson Kleather field goals, including a 49-yarder. Lucian Anderson III threw for 153 yards and was intercepted twice for Bowling Green (3-4, 1-2). - Central Michigan/AP College Football

QB Angel Flores, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/18/25 - RB Josh Pitsenberger, Sr/2026, Yale + More +

Josh Pitsenberger rushed for two touchdowns, Noah Piper kicked four field goals and Yale defeated Stonehill 47-7 on Saturday. Pitsenberger scored from 6-yards out, Wilhelm Daal scored on a 25-yard run and Piper booted three of his field goals in the first half as the Bulldogs (3-2) took off to a 23-0 halftime lead. The Bulldogs were denied their first shutout since 2021 when Aiden Garrett scored from 1-yard out with 35 seconds remaining for the Skyhawks (2-5).

Pitsenberger finished with 69 yards rushing on 13 carries. Dante Reno was 16 of 24 for 267 yards passing and a TD to Jaxton Santiago, who had five catches for a career-high 150 yards. Yale outgained Stonehill 481-152. Jack O'Connell threw for 109 yards for Stonehill, which was held to 35 yards rushing. - AP College Football

RB Josh Pitsenberger, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns as No. 17 Vanderbilt beat 10th-ranked LSU 31-24 on Saturday to snap a 10-game skid against the Tigers. Vanderbilt never trailed in what was the fourth meeting since 1947 with both schools ranked in the AP poll. Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) beat LSU for the first time since 1990. The Tigers (5-2, 2-2) had some big plays with Garrett Nussmeier throwing for 225 yards and two TDs, including a 62-yarder to Zavion Thomas. Caden Durham also had a 51-yard run down to the Vandy 2 before the Commodores forced LSU to settle for one of four field-goal attempts.

That wasn't enough against a Vanderbilt offense that came in seventh in the nation averaging 43.2 points a game. The Commodores scored the most points LSU has given up this season with a defense ranked fifth in the country allowing 11.8 points a game. Vanderbilt punted only twice, both times in the fourth quarter. LSU's best chance came after the first Vandy punt trailing 31-24 with 8:55 left. Zaylin Wood sacked Nussmeier on the first play. LSU had to punt the ball back three plays later and never threatened after that. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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

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10/18/25 - RB Jordan Marshall, rSo/2029, Michigan + More +

Jordan Marshall ran for a tiebreaking touchdown late in the third quarter and Bryce Underwood threw his second touchdown pass early in the fourth to help Michigan pull away and beat Washington 24-7 on Saturday. The Wolverines (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) took control by scoring touchdowns after picking off passes on consecutive possessions and kicking a field goal after the Huskies (5-2, 2-2) turned it over on downs.

Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. threw two interceptions in a pivotal stretch of four passes in the third quarter and was picked off for a third time on the first snap of the following drive. Marshall, playing in place of injured running back Justice Haynes, had a career-high 133 yards rushing on 25 carries and his 14-yard touchdown run one snap after Williams' first interception put Michigan ahead 14-7. Underwood was 21 of 27 for 230 yards and matched a season high with two touchdown passes to fellow freshman Andrew Marsh on a 22-yard throw late in the first quarter and a 10-yard toss to Zach Marshall in the fourth. - Michigan/AP College Football

RB Jordan Marshall, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (08)

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10/18/25 - QB Joe Fagnano, rSr/2026, Connecticut + More +

Joe Fagnano threw for a career-high 362 yards and four touchdowns, including 50-, 43-and 38-yard scores, and Connecticut beat Boston College 38-23 on Saturday to send the Eagles to their sixth straight loss. Juice Vereen caught four passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskies (5-2), who beat Boston College for the second time in three tries and won in Chestnut Hill for the first time ever. Fagnano completed 23 of 31 passes and also ran for a 2-yard score. Skyler Bell caught 10 passes for 125 yards and a 38-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter clinched it.

BC (1-6) led 20-17 thanks to a 39-yard TD pass from newly promoted starting quarterback Grayson James to Reed Harris just before the half. But Fagnano hit John Neider for a 43-yard score to start the third quarter, then connected with Vereen from 14-yards out to make it 31-20. BC drove to the Huskies 7 but settled for a field goal to make it a one-score game. But Fagnano found Bell at the BC 36 before he scampered to the left sideline and into the end zone to make it 38-23. James replaced Thomas Castellanos as the starter last season, but he was bumped to No. 2 on the depth chart this season in favor of former Alabama backup Dylan Lonergan. Lonergan threw a game-sealing interception in a four-point loss to California on Sept. 27, then struggled in blowout losses to Pittsburgh and Clemson. In his first start of the season, James completed 16 of 28 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns; he was sacked seven times. Jordan McDonald ran for 123 yards on 24 carries for the Eagles. - UConn/AP College Football

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

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10/18/25 - QB Luca Stanzani, rSr/2027, Long Island U. + More +

O'Shawn Ross Jr. ran for 110 yards with a touchdown, Luca Stanzani added a touchdown pass, and Long Island defeated Robert Morris 17-7 on Saturday. Long Island (2-5, 1-2 NEC) led 14-0 at halftime after scoring twice in the second quarter. Ross scored on a 6-yard run early in the second and Stanzani hit Jaiden Dozier with a short TD pass 1 1/2 minutes before halftime. Robert Morris scored on a 66-yard touchdown pass from Zach Tanner to Ethan Shine early in the fourth quarter, then Will Johnson's 42-yard field goal wrapped it up for the Sharks late in the period.

Stanzani was 15 of 26 passing for 103 yards. Ross was his top target with six catches for 26 yards. LIU held Robert Morris (1-6, 0-2) to 224 yards and only seven first downs. Tanner had 177 yards passing and Shine led the Colonials in rushing yardage (24) and receiving yardage (119). Although this was not the Sharks' official homecoming game, they played at home for the first time in 35 days. It was LIU's first win over Robert Morris, which now leads the series 4-1. - AP College Football

QB Luca Stanzani, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - RB Reagan Andrew, rSr/2027, Butler + More +

Reagan Andrew threw two touchdown passes and Butler snapped Dayton's five-game winning streak, defeating the Flyers 23-17 on Saturday. Andrew's 67-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Loss got the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-1 Pioneer Football League) on the board in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Andrew threw to Archie Cox for a 16-yard score and Ryan Short kicked the first of his three field goals for a 17-7 halftime lead.

Donovan Weatherly caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Drew VanVleet to get the Flyers within 17-14 in the third quarter, but Dayton didn't cross midfield again until late in the fourth. Trevor Henkle capped that drive with a 34-yard field goal, but Butler recovered the ensuing onside kick. Andrew completed 18 of 23 passes for 256 yards and added 78 yards rushing. Loss had three receptions for 93 yards and Cox had three catches for 89 yards. Luke Hansen had 108 yards rushing for Dayton (5-2, 3-1). The Flyers hadn't lost since their season opener at Eastern Illinois. - AP College Football

RB Reagan Andrew, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - CB Brent Austin, Sr/2026, California + More +

Brent Austin forced a fumble at the goal line and recovered it in the end zone to preserve the lead in the fourth quarter, giving California a 21-18 victory over Bill Belichick and North Carolina on Friday night. Belichick looked poised for his first win in four games against a power conference opponent since taking over the Tar Heels (2-4, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) when North Carolina was driving for the go-ahead score. Gio Lopez hit Nathan Leacock on a short pass and Leacock was running toward the end zone when Austin knocked the ball out just before he crossed the goal line. Austin then dove on the loose ball in the end zone to give the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-1) the ball back with 3:48 to play. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele then completed two key passes for first downs on the ensuing drive and Cal burned all but fives seconds off to get the win. Sagapolutele also threw a TD pass and ran for another score for the Bears.

Belichick arrived at North Carolina with plenty of fanfare after winning six Super Bowls as a head coach in the NFL. But the results have been underwhelming as the Tar Heels have lost all four games against power conference opponents. After getting outscored by 87 points in the first three losses, the Tar Heels were far more competitive against Cal even if the end result was the same. The game started like the season has gone for North Carolina with Shanard Clower losing a fumble on the first play from scrimmage and Cal turning it into a touchdown when Sagapolutele scored four plays later. But the Tar Heels tied the game on Benjamin Hall's 18-yard run and trailing only 14-10 at the half for their closest first half in four games against power teams this season. Cal took the second-half kickoff and drive down for a touchdown to take a 21-10 lead on Kendrick Raphael's 2-yard run but couldn't pull away as North Carolina cut it to 21-18 on Davion Gause's TD run early in the fourth quarter. - California/AP College Football

CB Brent Austin, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (49)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/18/25 - QB Bryson Barnes, rSr/2026, Utah State + More +

Bryson Barnes had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run and Tanner Rinker kicked two of his three field goals in the fourth quarter to help Utah State hold off San Jose State 30-25 on Friday night. Utah State (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) took a 27-25 lead on Rinker's 45-yard field goal at the end of a 14-play drive with 6:09 left to play. Rinker added a 44-yarder to cap the scoring with 1:58 left. Denis Lynch kicked a 37-yard field goal on the opening drive to give San Jose State (2-5, 1-2) the lead. Receiver Braden Pegan answered with a 2-yard touchdown run on Utah State's first drive and the Aggies led 7-3. Walker Eget connected with Leland Smith for a 43-yard gain with 3:30 left before halftime. Six plays later Eget hit Lamar Radcliffe for a 15-yard touchdown and a 9-7 Spartans' lead after a missed extra-point kick.

Utah State used the final minute to get a 31-yard field goal from Rinker for a 10-9 lead at halftime. Barnes fired a 74-yard scoring strike to Anthony Garcia three plays into the third quarter, but Steve Chavez-Soto scored on a 66-yard run three plays later to cut it to 17-16. Barnes scored on a 2-yard run, but Lynch kicked a 35-yard field goal and the Spartans trailed 24-19 after three quarters. Eget and Smith teamed up for a 45-yard touchdown with 11:48 remaining and San Jose State led 25-24 after Eget's two-point pass was unsuccessful. Barnes completed 22 of 31 passes for 326 yards and added 54 yards on 16 rushes. Garcia had three receptions for 121 yards. Eget finished with 340 yards on 27-for-49 passing. Smith finished with four catches for 116 yards, while Kyri Shoels had seven receptions for 104 yards. Chavez-Soto carried 11 times for 102 yards. - Utah State/AP College Football

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

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10/17/25 - RB Darius Taylor, Sr/2027, Minnesota + More +

Darius Taylor ran for 148 yards and a touchdown, Drake Lindsey completed 16 of 20 passes for 153 yards and a score and Minnesota sacked quarterback Dylan Raiola nine times in a 24-6 victory over No. 25 Nebraska on Friday night. The Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) have won six straight against the Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-2), who fell short in their bid to win back-to-back road games in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2006. Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck improved to 7-1 against Nebraska, which hasn't won in Minneapolis since 2015. Raiola completed 17 of 25 passes for 177 yards for the Huskers, who spent part of a short week addressing rumors of coach Matt Rhule's candidacy for the vacant Penn State job.

Anthony Smith and Karter Menz each had 2 1/2 sacks for Minnesota. Aided by the program's most sacks since Fleck became head coach in 2017, the Gophers held Nebraska to a season-low 36 yards rushing. Lindsey found Le'Meke Brockington in the front corner of the end zone on a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-6 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. A fourth-down defensive holding call kept the 98-yard, 14-play drive intact. A pass-interference penalty negated a Nebraska interception on Minnesota's next possession, capped by Taylor's 1-yard touchdown run. Minnesota led 7-6 at halftime thanks to a 1-yard, tush-push score by Lindsey 1:40 into the second quarter. Taylor's 71-yard run down the right sideline set up the touchdown and eclipsed the running back's 44 yards in the previous two games, his first since missing two contests with an injury. - Minnesota/AP College Football

RB Darius Taylor, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (24)

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