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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

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

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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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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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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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10/16/25 - CB Malik Muhammad, Jr/2026, Texas + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Texas DB Malik Muhammad had two of the interceptions in Texas' 23-6 win over Oklahoma. - AP College Football

CB Malik Muhammad, Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (11)

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10/16/25 - QB Byrum Brown, rSr/2027, Auburn + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: South Florida QB Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores in a 63-36 win at North Texas. - AP College Football

QB Byrum Brown, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (18)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/16/25 - QB Deshawn Purdie, Jr/2028, Liberty + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Wake Forest QB Deshawn Purdie threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns in his first start in a 39-14 win at Oregon State. - AP College Football

QB Deshawn Purdie, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (82)

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10/16/25 - QB Blake Horvath, Sr/2026, Navy + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Blake Horvath threw for 141 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 155 yards and two scores, including a 51-yard go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter, as Navy rallied past Temple 32–31. - AP College Football

QB Blake Horvath, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (18)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (201)

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10/16/25 - QB Jayden Maiava, rSr/2027, USC + More +

Southern California's Jayden Maiava has completed an FBS-best seven passes of at least 50 yards. A year ago at this point, the Trojans had no pass plays of 50-plus yards. - AP College Football

QB Jayden Maiava, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (09)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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10/16/25 - WR Danny Scudero, rJr/2028, Colorado + More +

San Jose State's Danny Scudero, a transfer from Sacramento State, leads the nation with 140.8 yards receiving per game. - AP College Football

WR Danny Scudero, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/16/25 - QB Katin Houser, rSr/2027, Illinois + More +

Katin Houser passed for 300 yards and two touchdowns, London Montgomery rushed for 125 yards and a score, and East Carolina beat Tulsa 41-27 on Thursday night. ECU took a 31-14 lead on its first possession of the second half when Montgomery ran for a 51-yard touchdown. Tulsa scored the next 10 points to get within 31-24. Seth Morgan made a 46-yard field goal and Stephen Kittleman capped an eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. ECU went 61 yards on its next drive before settling for a 32-yard field goal to make it 34-24 with 10:51 left. Then the Pirates stopped Tulsa on fourth-and-15 near midfield when Rion Roseborough sacked Baylor Hayes. Houser put ECU ahead 41-24 on a 2-yard run. Marlon Gunn Jr. added 60 yards rushing and a score for ECU (4-3, 2-1 American Conference). Hayes was 23 of 41 for 251 yards and two scores for Tulsa (2-5, 0-4), which was coming off a 45-7 loss at Memphis. Brody Foley caught six passes for 126 yards and a score. ECU led 24-14 at halftime. Anthony Smith caught four passes for 150 yards and two scores in the first half, and Houser threw for 242 yards. - AP College Football

QB Katin Houser, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (17)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (15)

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10/16/25 - QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026, Indiana + More +

Curt Cignetti's new deal shows Indiana isn't content with being known as just a basketball school. Indiana announced a new eight-year contract with its football coach worth at least $92.8 million on Thursday, rewarding him for pushing the Hoosiers into national championship contention in just two seasons. The school said the average annual compensation for Cignetti will be approximately $11.6 million - a massive amount in a world of programs navigating financial challenges in the world of name, image and likeness. The deal runs through Nov. 30, 2033 "At Indiana University, we are committed to performing at the highest levels in everything we do, and no one has exemplified that more than Coach Cignetti," Indiana University President Pamela Whitten said. "Put simply, Cig is a winner." The Hoosiers might have been trying to get ahead of possible suitors.

Penn State, UCLA, Arkansas and Oklahoma State are among the schools that have already fired their coaches this season. Cignetti talked big when he arrived, and he has backed it up. He is 17-2 since arriving from James Madison, with his only losses coming last year against Ohio State and Notre Dame teams that ended up in the College Football Playoff championship game. He led the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff for the first time and was rewarded by being named AP Coach of the Year last season. Cignetti's biggest win yet came last week, when the seventh-ranked Hoosiers won 30-20 at No. 3 Oregon on Saturday. It ended the FBS' longest regular-season win streak at 23 games and Oregon's 18-game home winning streak. It was Indiana's first victory against a top-five team since 1967. Now, the Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) have a No. 3 national ranking - the highest in program history. Cignetti chose not to make too big a deal about the victory. - AP College Football

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

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10/15/25 - QB Skyler Locklear, rSr/2027, Missouri State + More +

Skyler Locklear threw for two touchdowns and ran for two scores to help UTEP beat Sam Houston 35-17 on Wednesday night. Locklear was 21 of 26 for 236 yards with an interception. He also carried it 13 times for 48 yards. Elijah Baldwin blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter to maintain UTEP's 21-17 lead. Then Locklear led UTEP on an eight-play, 91-yard drive ending in a short pass to Kenny Odom, who broke several tackles for a 20-yard touchdown to make it 28-17 with 7:05 remaining.

After UTEP forced a turnover on downs, Ashten Emory broke a tackle on a 34-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring with 5:54 left. Emory finished with 96 yards rushing and a touchdown for UTEP (2-5, 1-2 Conference USA). Wondame Davis Jr. had 79 yards receiving on three catches and Odom added 67 yards receiving and a score. Three quarterbacks combined to go 22 of 36 for 239 yards and two touchdowns for Sam Houston (0-7, 0-4). Hunter Watson threw for 161 yards and a touchdown. Landan Brown had 110 yards rushing. Sam Houston has started 0-7 for the second time in three seasons. Prior to its 0-8 start in 2023, the Bearkats had not started 0-7 since the 1977 season. - AP College Football

QB Skyler Locklear, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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Missouri State Player News & Notes

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10/15/25 - RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027, West Virginia + More +

Cam Cook rushed for 117 yards and three touchdown, Caden Creel threw for 116 yards and a touchdown, and Jacksonville State beat Delaware 38-25 on Wednesday night. Jacksonville State (4-3, 3-0 Conference USA) has won nine straight at AmFirst Stadium. Jacksonville State scored the opening 21 points and extended it to 35-6 after Cook's two short touchdown runs in the third quarter. Garrison Rippa made a 52-yard field goal with 11:57 left in the fourth for a 38-12 lead.

Creel also carried it 12 times for 57 yards for Jacksonville State. Brock Rechsteiner had three catches for 48 yards and a score. Caleb Nix scored for the defense on a 45-yard fumble return. Nick Minicucci was 32 of 50 for 422 yards and a touchdown for Delaware (3-3, 1-2). Viron Ellison Jr. had three short touchdown runs. Delaware won the other two series meetings - in the 1978 Division II playoffs and in the 2020 FCS playoffs. - AP College Football