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10/15/25 - RB Hollywood Smothers, rJr/2028, Texas + More +

The breakout season by North Carolina State running back Hollywood Smothers helped him earn a midseason honor from The Associated Press. Smothers, the Atlantic Coast Conference's leading rusher, was voted the league's most surprising player so far this season, according to the AP honors released Wednesday. N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said he expected success this season for Smothers, a sophomore from Charlotte who rushed for 571 yards in 2024. Smothers ranks third in the nation with 739 rushing yards, the ACC's top total. He also leads the conference with 105.6 rushing yards per game. "I knew last season as the season wore on how explosive he was and that if he were to have the offseason we needed him to have and he would sustain his health that he would be what he is, what you are watching," Doeren said earlier this month. - AP College Football

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

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10/14/25 - QB Joey Aguilar, rSr/2026, Tennessee + More +

Joey Aguilar stayed on the ground after a long run and the Tennessee fans held their breath until he sat up. Then they started chanting "Joey! Joey!" The quarterback who came through the transfer portal from Appalachian State via a short detour to UCLA has been everything they could have wanted. Aguilar quickly picked up the offense, which is humming at coach Josh Heupel's up-tempo pace as the No. 11 Vols go into Saturday's showdown at sixth-ranked Alabama. Heupel, who won a national title and was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy playing quarterback for Oklahoma in 2000, said Wednesday that Aguilar came in humble and ready to compete and worked to earn the trust of his new teammates after arriving in mid-May. Aguilar's experience helped. "He's handled it at a really high level," Heupel said. "Certainly, a lot more comfortable than when we first started." Heupel likes Aguilar's work ethic, aggressiveness and how the quarterback remains even-keeled from series to series.

"What I love about him, whether it's a good play, bad play, good series, bad series - same demeanor coming off on the sideline," Heupel said. Aguilar threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards in last week's 34-31 win over Arkansas. But it was the way he ran that had Heupel and more than 100,000 fans on the edge of their seats. On one run, Aguilar crashed into the communication system on the Razorbacks' sideline, cutting off headset communications for the rest of the game. Late in the game, Aguilar finished a 28-yard sprint up the middle of the field and came down with the football stuck in his midsection. "That ball was deep in my stomach," said Aguilar, who was able to smile recalling the moment an hour later. "That took the air out of me, for sure." Heupel appreciated the run to help seal the win: "I want him to get down once the play is over." Aguilar is off to a strong start. He has completed 64.8% of his passes (118 of 182) for 1,680 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has been intercepted five times, an area of concern coming into the season after he was picked off 14 times last season. He also has run for 117 yards and two more scores. He ranks 12th in the country averaging 280 yards passing per game, just ahead of Alabama's Ty Simpson (279.67). Tennessee also leads the nation in scoring with 48.2 points a game. - AP College Football

QB Joey Aguilar, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (27)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (129)

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10/14/25 - QB Brendan Sorsby, rSr/2027, Texas Tech + More +

In its third season in the Big 12, Cincinnati has the look of a Power Five program on and off the field. The No. 24 Bearcats are on a five-game winning streak and ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nearly three years. Besides the 5-1 record, they are tied with No. 7 Texas Tech and 15th-ranked BYU atop the conference at 3-0. "I think we've played well all year. The key was bringing back the core nucleus of our team last year and adding a few pieces. It's been a good gel, good mesh. The challenge is to keep doing that," coach Scott Satterfield said in his office overlooking the field at the Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility and Performance Center. The football program moved into the $134 million building in June.

It has been a steady climb for Cincinnati, which was the first non-Power Five team to make the College Football Playoff in 2021. Before this week, the last time the Bearcats were ranked was when it was No. 21 on Nov. 20, 2022. The Bearcats joined the Big 12 in 2023 and went 3-9 and 1-8 in conference play. They started 5-2 last season before ending the year on a five-game losing streak. A win at Oklahoma State Saturday night would not surpass UC's conference wins from last year; it would make them bowl eligible for the first time since 2022. Rebuilding jobs have become Satterfield's forte. He helped guide Appalachian State from the Football Championship Subdivision to FBS and then went to Louisville after struggles in the Atlantic Coast Conference. - AP College Football

QB Brendan Sorsby, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (04)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (110)

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10/14/25 - RB Kejon Owens, rSr/2026, Florida International + More +

Kejon Owens rushed for a career-high 195 yards and a touchdown, Jessiah McGrew made two interceptions and Florida International beat Western Kentucky 25-6 on Tuesday night to snap a 10-game road losing streak. The last road victory for FIU came on Oct. 18, 2023. The Panthers also ended a five-game losing streak in the series against WKU, with their first victory since 2018. Keyone Jenkins passed for 184 yards and a touchdown for FIU (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA). Alex Perry caught three passes for 86 yards.

Maverick McIvor threw three interceptions for WKU (5-2, 3-1) after entering with just two on the season. He was 20 of 31 for 159 yards. Marvis Parrish rushed for 74 yards. Noah Grant made his fourth field goal of the first half - from 51-yards out - to give FIU a 19-3 lead with 2:57 left. WKU's Jack Cassidy made a 55-yard field goal on the final play of the half to make it 19-6. - AP College Football

RB Kejon Owens, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (73)

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10/14/25 - QB Jaylen Raynor, Sr/2027, Iowa State + More +

Clune Van Andel made a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give Arkansas State a 15-14 victory over South Alabama on Tuesday night. Arkansas State trailed 14-3 entering the fourth quarter. A 14-play, 56-yard drive ended in a 37-yard field goal by Van Andel to make it 14-6. After forcing a three-and-out, Jaylen Raynor ran 42 yards and then found Hunter Summers for a 6-yard touchdown to get within 14-12 with 7:51 left. After South Alabama kicker Hamilton DiBoyan missed a 29-yard field goal with 1:50 remaining, Arkansas State went 60 yards in 10 plays to set up Van Andel's game-winner.

Raynor was 29-of-45 passing for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Arkansas State (3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt), which was coming off a 31-30 win over Texas State. He also carried it 14 times for 76 yards. Kentrel Bullock rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown for South Alabama (1-6, 0-3), which has lost six straight following an opening win over Morgan State. PJ Martin added 54 yards rushing and a score. - AP College Football

QB Jaylen Raynor, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (146)

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10/14/25 - FS Sean Williams, Sr/2026, Dartmouth + More +

OCT 13 IVY LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sean Williams, Dartmouth,...The weekly award marks the second of Williams' career and first since earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Oct. 10, 2022. That came after an interception at Yale for Williams. Flash forward three years and Williams had another, making a key fourth-quarter pick as part of the Big Green's 10-point comeback. He also added five tackles and a pass breakup. The team captain anchored a defense that allowed just 16 points to Yale, the fewest the Big Green have allowed against the Bulldogs since 2015. - Dartmouth Football

FS Sean Williams, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/14/25 - K Owen Zalc, Sr/2027, Dartmouth + More +

OCT 13 IVY LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Owen Zalc, Dartmouth,...The award for Zalc marks his first of the season, eighth of his career and fifth Special Teams Player of the Week honor. He came up with a clutch 51-yard field goal as time expired to give the Big Green the victory. It marked the third 50+ yard field goal of his career. The kick was tied for the 13th longest kick in the FCS this season and longest in the Ivy League. It's the longest kick in the Ivy League since Princeton's Jeffrey Sexton had a 51-yarder last October vs. Harvard. Zalc was also 2-for-2 on extra points Saturday. - Dartmouth Football

K Owen Zalc, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/14/25 - WR Josh Robinson, So/2029, Princeton + More +

OCT 13 IVY LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Josh Robinson, Princeton,...Robinson led the Tigers with six catches for 60 yards in the team's loss to No. 19/25 Mercer. After catching two passes for 26 yards in the first two contests, he has 10 receptions for 133 yards in the last two Princeton games. He paces the team with 12 catches for 159 yards overall. - Princeton Football

WR Josh Robinson, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/14/25 - RB JJ Cowan, Jr/2028, Campbell + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JJ Cowan, So., RB, Campbell (Erwin, N.C./Triton),...Cowan rushed for career-highs of 142 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries (8.9 ypc) as Campbell rallied for a 38-21 win at Hampton. With the Camels down 14-3, his scoring runs of 1 and 5 yards put CU ahead to stay in the 3rd quarter and he put the game away with a 63-yarder with 1:42 to go. Cowan added a 14-yard catch for a Campbell offense that tallied 301 yards on the ground. - CAA Football

RB JJ Cowan, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/14/25 - SS Rohan Davy, Jr/2028, Rhode Island + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rohan Davy, So., LB, Rhode Island (Briggs Chaney, Md./St. John's),...Davy contributed six tackles and a quarterback sack before sealing Rhode Island's 38-27 win over UNH with a 45-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 1:05 to go. With the Rams up by only four and UNH driving, he picked up a fumble forced by Moses Meus and took it in for a score. Davy was part of a URI defense that held the Wildcats to 320 yards. - CAA Football

SS Rohan Davy, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (110)

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10/14/25 - K Andrew Brown, rSr/2026, North Carolina AT + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andrew Brown, PK, North Carolina A&T (Lexington, N.C./West Davidson),...Brown was 3-for-3 on field goals, including a program-record 55-yarder, in N.C. A&T's 22-16 loss to South Carolina State. His 55-yard FG is tied for the 4th-longest in CAA history and matches the 3rd-longest in FCS in 2025. Brown, who also hit kicks from 43 and 33 yards vs. SCSU, set the A&T career FG record with 43. - CAA Football

K Andrew Brown, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/14/25 - RB Jabriel Mace, Jr/2028, Villanova + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ja'briel Mace, So., KR/RB, Villanova (Somers Point, N.J./Mainland Regional),...Mace's 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 5:10 to go proved to the game-winner as Villanova earned a 29-21 win at Elon. After the Wildcats fell behind by one, he changed the momentum with his second KOR for a TD in three weeks. Mace is the first VU player since 2010 to have two KOR's for TD's in a season. - CAA Football

RB Jabriel Mace, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/14/25 - QB Andrew Indorf, So/2029, Towson + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Andrew Indorf, Fr., QB, Towson (Miami, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas),...Indorf completed 21-of-28 (75%) passes for a career-high 292 yards and two touchdowns in Towson's 42-31 setback to No. 11 Monmouth. The two TD throws came in a 2:38 stretch that tied the game at 21-21 in the third quarter. It was the third 230+-yard passing effort for Indorf in the past four games. - CAA Football

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

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10/14/25 - FS Cam Chapa, Jr/2028, Arizona + More +

WEEK 7 BIG SKY CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cam Chapa, Northern Colorado (S, So., Aurora, Colo.),...Cam Chapa had 10 tackles, 8 being solos, an interception and tackle for loss to help Northern Colorado upset No. 11 Idaho 49-33 in Moscow. Chapa's interception in the fourth quarter set up the game-ending drive with 2:32 remaining as the Bears would control the ball and run out the clock for the ranked victory. The home loss was the first for Idaho since 2023. Others Nominated for Big Sky Football Player of the Week, Defense: Alex Rocha (SAC), Jacob Psyk (UCD). - Big Sky Football

FS Cam Chapa, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/14/25 - CB Kenzel Lawler, rSr/2026, Montana + More +

WEEK 7 BIG SKY CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kenzel Lawler, Montana (DB, R-Sr., Corona, Calif.),...Trailing 9-0 coming out of halftime, Kenzel Lawler picked off a pass and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown as he flipped momentum for Montana in the 28-9 victory over Cal Poly. Lawler's interception for a score was the start of 28 unanswered points for the Grizzlies, as the Montana defense shut out the Mustangs in the second half and allowed just 60 yards of offense in the final 30 minutes. Lawler also added in a pair of tackles on the day for Montana. Others Nominated for Big Sky Football Player of the Week, Defense: Alex Rocha (SAC), Jacob Psyk (UCD). - Big Sky Football

CB Kenzel Lawler, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (208)

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