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10/16/25 - DE Cashius Howell, rSr/2026, Texas AM + More +

MIDSEASON AP SEC TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Texas A&M defensive end Cashius Howell leads with SEC with eight sacks. He recorded three sacks in a 31-9 win over Mississippi State on Oct. 4 and is a big reason the No. 4 Aggies are undefeated and are the SEC's highest ranked team. - AP College Football

DE Cashius Howell, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (15)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (335)

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Texas AM Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Ty Simpson, rJr/2026, Alabama + More +

MIDSEASON AP SEC TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Vanderbilt, was the landslide winner. Simpson leads the SEC with 16 touchdown passes and has thrown only one interception while completing 70.9% of his attempts. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia also received a vote. - AP College Football

QB Ty Simpson, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (03)

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Alabama Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

It's not easy to stand out in the Southeastern Conference's crowd of 10 AP Top 25 teams. Coach Clark Lea and Vanderbilt are pulling it off. No. 17 Vanderbilt, which 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC, was voted the SEC's most surprising team at the midpoint of the season by Associated Press journalists who cover the conference. Lea was voted the top coach. - AP College 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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10/16/25 - QB Steve Angeli, rSr/2027, Syracuse + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC BIGGEST INJURY: Syracuse coach Fran Brown announced on Sept. 22 quarterback Steve Angeli will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left Achilles tendon. Angeli was hurt on a noncontact play while rolling out of the pocket in 34-21 win at Clemson. - AP College Football

QB Steve Angeli, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (30)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (17)

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Syracuse Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - WR Thomas Castellanos, rSr/2027, Texas Tech + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM: Florida State edged preseason ACC favorite Clemson and North Carolina in the voting for the league's most disappointing team. Florida State (3-3, 0-3) carries a three-game losing streak into Saturday's game against Stanford. - AP College Football

WR Thomas Castellanos, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (38)

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Texas Tech Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - RB Hollywood Smothers, rJr/2028, Texas + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC MOST SURPRISING PLAYER: Smothers already has four 100-yard games. After averaging 6.4 yards per carry as a freshman in 2024, Smothers has been even more explosive this season, running for 6.6 yards per carry. "I think Hollywood is as good as there is," Doeren said. - AP College Football

RB Hollywood Smothers, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (16)

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Texas Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - WR Trell Harris, rSr/2027, Oklahoma + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC MOST SURPRISING TEAM: Virginia swept the voting as the league's biggest surprise after finishing only 14th in the ACC's preseason poll. Virginia has beaten a ranked Florida State team and won at previously unbeaten Louisville. That has Virginia in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2019. - AP College Football

WR Trell Harris, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (27)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (269)

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Oklahoma Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Chandler Morris, rSr/2026, Virginia + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC TOP FIRST-YEAR TRANSFER: Chandler Morris already has two ACC quarterback of the week honors as the well-traveled player is enjoying success with Virginia. Morris previously played at Oklahoma, Texas Christian and North Texas. Morris has passed for 1,428 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. - AP College Football

QB Chandler Morris, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (26)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (29)

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Virginia Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - WR Malachi Toney, So/2029, Miami + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC TOP FIRST-YEAR FRESHMAN: Malachi Toney has played up to his ranking as one of the nation's top recruits by shining as a freshman wide receiver for Miami. Toney has 29 catches for 375 yards and three touchdowns. Toney caught seven passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns in Miami's 28-22 win over Florida State on Oct. 4. - AP College Football

WR Malachi Toney, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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Miami Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - DE Rueben Bain Jr., Jr/2026, Miami + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER: No. 2 Miami's defense has been powered by defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. Bain has 26 tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. - AP College Football

DE Rueben Bain Jr., Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (05)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (20)

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Miami Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech + More +

MIDSEASON AP ACC TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Dual-threat quarterback Haynes King has led No. 12 Georgia Tech to a 6-0 start, including 3-0 in the ACC. King ran for two touchdowns in last week's 35-20 home win over Virginia Tech. The senior delivered more balance that helped him earn votes as the league's top offensive player. King completed 20 of 24 passes for 213 yards with a touchdown and ran for 60 yards with scoring runs of 26 and 2 yards. King ranks second in the ACC in total offense, averaging 282.2 yards, behind Duke's Darian Mensah (298.3). Miami's Carson Beck and SMU's Kevin Jennings also earned votes as the top offensive player. - 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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10/16/25 - QB Ty Simpson, rJr/2026, Alabama + More +

Alabama's Ty Simpson edged out Indiana's Fernando Mendoza for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Wednesday. Ohio State and Texas A&M led all teams with three players each on the top unit. Nine players from the Big Ten and seven from the Southeastern Conference are on the first team, as determined by a panel of media members who vote each week in the AP Top 25 college football poll. Seven players who were on the AP preseason All-America first team also were voted to the midseason first team. Seven other preseason first-team picks are on the second team.

Since he struggled in Alabama's season-opening loss at Florida State, Simpson has completed 76% of his passes for 285 yards per game, 14 touchdowns and one interception as the Crimson Tide have won five straight. He has Pro Football Focus' fourth-highest grade among passers with more than 200 attempts. Simpson received one more vote than Mendoza, who has helped lead unbeaten Indiana to the program's highest ranking, at No. 3, and has thrown for 17 TDs against two interceptions. Texas Tech holds down two of the three first-team linebacker spots with Jacob Rodriguez and national sacks co-leader David Bailey. Alabama, Miami and Southern California also had two players on the first team. - AP College Football

10/16/25 - RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027, West Virginia + More +

Jacksonville State's Cam Cook took the national rushing lead after going for 218 yards against Sam Houston State. He averages 138.7 yards per game. - AP College Football

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

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West Virginia Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Micah Alejado, rSo/2029, Hawaii + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Hawaii QB Micah Alejado threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns and ran 15 yards for a TD in a 44-26 win over Utah State. - AP College Football

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

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Hawaii Player News & Notes

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10/16/25 - QB Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Pittsburgh QB Mason Heintschel threw for 321 yards and two TDs in a 34-31 win over Florida State. - AP College Football

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

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Pittsburgh Player News & Notes

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