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  Jackson State Football   JaCobian Morgan tied his career high with five touchdown passes and Jackson State made a late goal-line stand to finish off a 38-34 victory over Alabama State on Saturday. Morgan pulled off a late comeback for Jackson State (5-1, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) - ranked 14th in the FCS coaches poll - when he connected with Nate Rembert for an 18-yard touchdown to retake the lead with 50 seconds remaining. Alabama State moved the ball to the Jackson State 2-yard line and called a final timeout with one second left. Ashton Taylor tackled Jamarie Hostzclaw short of the goal line to seal the result and send Jackson State to the top spot in the SWAC's East Division.

Morgan was 16-of-23 passing for 191 yards, and the Tigers scored in all five trips to the red zone. Jackson State led by 11 points with 9:18 remaining in the fourth quarter after Quincy Ivory intercepted Andrew Body, setting up a 5-yard Ja'Naylon Dupree touchdown catch on a pass from Morgan. Alabama State (4-2, 2-1) responded with a five-play 75-yard touchdown drive that took 2:11 off the clock. Jackson State's ensuing drive was nearly costly. Jameel Gardner Jr. secured a first down on a third-and-8 catch, but was stripped by Jalil Lenore for an Alabama State recovery and return by Zaquan Patterson. Lenore led all players with 15 tackles. The Hornets turned that opportunity into a 15-yard touchdown by Hostzclaw three plays later for a 34-31 lead. Hostzclaw had a pair of rushing touchdowns and 53 yards on the ground. - AP College Football


QB JaCobian Morgan, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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  Western Michigan Football   Broc Lowry threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score, and accounted for 349 yards of offense to lead Western Michigan to a 42-0 rout of Ball State on Saturday for its fourth straight win. Lowry was 23-of-27 passing for 241 yards with two touchdown passes. He added 108 yards on the ground on 13 carries that included a 37-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. He is the first quarterback at WMU to rush for more than 100 yards since Paul Jorgensen in 1973.

Lowry connected with Michael Brescia and Aveion Chenault for scores. Brady Jones added a late touchdown pass to Cade Conley for Western Michigan (4-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Ofa Mataele and Jalen Buckley also had touchdown runs for the Broncos. Western Michigan generated 461 yards of offense while holding Ball State to just 88 yards and 1 of 13 on third-down conversions. Kiael Kelly completed 13 of 22 passes for 68 yards for Ball State (2-4, 1-1). Western Michigan has won four consecutive and eight of the last 11 games in the series. - Western Michigan/AP College Football


QB Broc Lowry, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (57)

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  Liberty Football   Backup quarterback Deshawn Purdie threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns for Wake Forest in a 39-14 victory over winless Oregon State on Saturday. Chris Barnes caught three passes for 102 yards and three scores for the Demon Deacons (4-2, 1-2 ACC). It was the worst start for the Beavers (0-7, 0-0 Pac-12) since 1991, when they started 0-10. Wake Forest quarterback Robby Ashford was sidelined because of a thumb injury and was replaced by Purdie. Purdie got off to a good start, throwing a 36-yard touchdown pass to Chris Barnes that put the Demon Deacons up 8-0 after a 2-point conversion. He added a long 52-yard scoring pass to Micah Mays Jr. late in the opening quarter. Purdie connected with Barnes for a 11-yard touchdown and Conner Calvert kicked a 43-yard field goal to make it 25-0 at halftime.

Purdie hit Barnes again in the third quarter with a 55-yard TD pass. The Beavers avoided the shutout with Cornell Hatcher Jr.'s 29-yard touchdown run early in the final period, but Demond Claiborne ran for a 66-yard TD for Wake Forest. Beavers backup Gabarri Johnson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to David Wells Jr. for the final margin. The Demon Deacons were coming off a 30-23 victory at Virginia Tech, their first conference win. Jake Dickert is in his first season as coach of Wake Forest after leaving Washington State, the Pac-12's only other remaining member after conference realignment. The Beavers lost 27-23 last week at Appalachian State, which spurred speculation that coach Trent Bray might be fired. Instead, special teams coach Jamie Christian was dismissed on Sunday following the loss. The announcement came shortly after athletic director Scott Barnes said he and Bray were evaluating the program with an eye toward making immediate changes. - Wake Forest/AP College Football


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

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  Marshall Football   Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, Boogie Trotter made big plays on defense and Marshall breezed to a 48-24 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday. Trotter picked off a Colton Joseph pass and raced 25 yards for a touchdown to give Marshall a 7-0 lead with 5:05 left in the first quarter. Joseph answered with a 71-yard scoring strike to Tre' Brown III on third-and-15 to tie it 7-7 after one quarter. The Thundering Herd (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) took the lead for good when Del Rio-Wilson connected with Michael Allen for a 49-yard touchdown 65 seconds into the second quarter.

Lorcan Quinn had the first of his two field goals and Del Rio-Wilson added a 6-yard touchdown run as the Herd took a 24-10 lead at halftime. The scoring run was set up when Trotter caused and recovered a fumble by Trequan Jones at the Monarchs' 39-yard line with 2:31 left. Antwan Roberts' first career touchdown came on a 26-yard run midway through the third quarter for a 31-10 lead. Del Rio-Wilson connected with Demarcus Lacey for a 52-yard gain to the Monarchs' 14-yard line before Lacey caught a 15-yard touchdown pass for a 38-10 advantage. Lacey finished with eight catches for 121 yards. He is the first Marshall receiver since 2003 to post three straight 100-yard games. Del Rio-Wilson added a 2-yard scoring run with 9:08 left to play. He completed 17 of 24 passes for 219 yards and rushed 17 times for 95 yards. Joseph totaled 266 yards on 15-for-28 passing with two interceptions for the Monarchs (4-2, 1-1). Joseph and Maurki James had short touchdown runs in the final quarter. - Marshall/AP College Football


QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (15)

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  North Dakota State Football   Cole Payton threw a touchdown pass and ran for two of North Dakota State's five rushing touchdowns in the Bison's 45-17 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday. After the Salukis opened the scoring, wide receiver Bryce Lance ran 75 yards for a score to give FCS top-ranked North Dakota State (6-0, 3-0 MVFC) a 7-3 lead. Southern Illinois went back ahead, 10-7, on a 5-yard run by Chandler Chapman to open the second quarter but the Salukis did not score again until the middle of the fourth quarter. After Chapman's TD for the Salukis, North Dakota State tied it with a field goal then added touchdowns on five consecutive possessions for a 45-10 lead.

Payton, who entered as the FCS leader in passing efficiency (221.1), completion percentage (.747), passing yards per completion (18.05) and passing yards per attempt (13.48), completed 13 of 16 passes for 243 yards. His efficiency rating was 229.5, completion percentage 81.2, yards per completion 18.7 and yards per attempt 15.2. He broke numerous tackles on his 41-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Lance led NDSU with 75 yards rushing and 79 yards receiving. DJ Willilams had 190 yards passing for the FCS No. 9 Salukis (4-2, 1-1) and led them with 41 yards rushing. - AP College Football


QB Cole Payton, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (26)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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  Montana State Football   Justin Lamson threw for a career-high four touchdowns and ran for another, Adam Jones rushed for 173 yards and a score, and Montana State routed Idaho State 48-14 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory to remain in first place in the Big Sky Conference. Montana State led 34-14 at halftime after gaining 373 yards and scoring five touchdowns. Idaho State was held to just four yards rushing by halftime and ended the first half with Jordan Cooke throwing an interception.

Jones became the first Bobcat this season to eclipse the century mark rushing. Lamson was 17 of 21 for 184 yards without an interception for Montana State (5-2, 3-0). Lamson also carried it 16 times for 60 yards. Rocky Lencioni caught two touchdown passes, and Dane Steel and Julius Davis each had one. Cooke and Davis Harsin each threw an interception for Idaho State (2-5, 1-2). Cooke was 20 of 37 for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Tsion Nunnally caught nine passes for 169 yards and a score, and Michael Shulikov added 124 yards on 10 grabs with a touchdown. - AP College Football


QB Justin Lamson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (36)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (78)

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  East Tennessee St. Football   Xavier Gaillardetz had an 80-yard punt return touchdown less than two minutes into the game, Jake McNamara threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns and East Tennessee State routed VMI 45-10 on Saturday. The Buccaneers (3-4, 1-2 Southern Conference) scored the first 31 points, with Jeremiah Harrison and Ephraim Floyd each catching scores and Devontae Houston scoring on the ground.

Houston led with 76 yards rushing on 12 carries, and Jason Albritton added 56 yards and a rushing score on 10 carries. Khalil Eichelberger had 53 yards on 11 carries. The Bucs ran for 284 yards to VMI's 13, and outgained the Keydets 509-82. Jackson Byrd scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 20-yard dash in the final minute. He also completed his only pass attempt for 13 yards. The Keydets (1-5, 0-2) have lost four straight games, with their lone win coming against Division II Ferrum College. - AP College Football


RB Devontae Houston, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (266)

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  Tennessee Martin Football   Jase Bauer ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and UT Martin blocked a field goal in the final seconds to rally past Western Illinois 32–31 on Saturday. Bauer threw for 245 yards and added two short rushing scores for the Skyhawks (2–5, 2–1 OVC–Big South), who erased an 11-point deficit to win their second straight. John Gentry ran for 104 yards, while Thomas Ansley added 66 yards and a touchdown. Kicker Cade Hechter hit field goals from 28 and 41 yards.

Western Illinois (1–6, 0–3) led 31–20 entering the fourth quarter after Markell Holman's second rushing touchdown. Bauer capped a 15-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard score to pull within five, then plunged in again from two yards with 1:57 remaining to give UT Martin its first lead since early in the second quarter. The Leathernecks marched to the UT Martin 30 in the final minute, but Antonio Chadha's 48-yard attempt was blocked by Chris Wilson with 35 seconds left to seal it. Cason Carswell completed 21 of 30 passes for 327 yards and two touchdowns for Western Illinois, including scores to Demari Davis and Alex Williams. Holman added 59 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Davis led all receivers with 109 yards on four catches. UT Martin finished with 445 total yards to Western Illinois' 403 and outscored the Leathernecks 12–0 in the fourth quarter. - AP College Football


QB Jase Bauer, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (150)

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  New Haven Football   AJ Duffy threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns and Jalen Smith ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns as New Haven dismantled Division-III member Western Connecticut State 69-0 on Saturday. Duffy did his damage completing 15 of 21 and scored two running touchdowns while Smith ran just 12 times for 14.6-yards per carry. Brian Thomas ran for 110 yards on 14 carries and Isaac Glaudin had 106 yards receiving on four receptions with a touchdown. New Haven totaled 736 yards of total offense, never punted, and held the ball for 35:21. The Chargers (4-3) entered the red zone eight times and came away with six scores. The all-time series between the two teams is even at 4-4; however, in the last three meetings, the Chargers own wins of 69-0, 52-0 (1980) and 34-0 (1979). - AP College Football

QB AJ Duffy, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (10)

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  Alabama AM Football   Eric Handley threw two touchdown passes, Maurice Edwards IV ran for two scores and Alabama A&M beat Mississippi Valley State 45-25 on Saturday. Handley threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Franck Pierre and Edwards and Ryan Morrow added short touchdown runs in the third quarter to give the Bulldogs a 38-19 lead.

Handley was 24-of-32 passing for 247 yards for Alabama A&M (4-3, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kolton Nero added a 44-yard touchdown run and finished with 71 of the Bulldogs' 240 yards on the ground. Morrow added 23 yards rushing on nine carries. Pierre made four catches for 88 yards. Josh Brown threw for 123 yards and a touchdown and added 74 yards rushing on eight carries to lead Mississippi Valley State (0-5, 0-2). Norman Taylor and Natwan Webster each had a touchdown run for the Delta Devils. - AP College Football


QB Eric Handley, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (106)

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  North Carolina Central Football   Walker Harris accounted for three touchdowns, Chris Mosley ran for 131 yards and a score, and North Carolina Central rolled to a 45-7 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday. Harris completed 21 of 27 passes for 278 yards that included a pair of touchdowns. His 4-yard touchdown run stretched the N.C. Central lead to 35-7 late in the third quarter. Mosley broke loose on a 50-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.

Chance Peterson made eight catches for 104 yards for North Carolina Central (5-2). Eric Adams added a 33-yard pick-6. Jett Peddy threw for 154 yards with three interceptions for Florida A&M (1-4). Thad Franklin Jr. scored on a short touchdown run in the third for the Rattlers. Jelani Vassell and Christian Smith each made an interception for the Eagles. - AP College Football


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

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  Bethune-Cookman Football   Cam'Ron Ransom threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, four different players scored on the ground, and Bethune-Cookman cruised to a 45-14 win over Southern University on Saturday. Rashon Brown, Alihaja Scott Jr., Juan Rodriguez, and Ransom each found the end zone for the Wildcats (3-4, 2-1 SWAC), who have won three of their last four contests after an 0-3 start.

After Southern scored on their first play from scrimmage in the first quarter, Bethune-Cookman scored 38 unanswered points and kept Southern off the board until early in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats out-gained Southern 498-267, and had 227 total rushing yards. Brown led with 65 rushing yards on nine carries, and Scott Jr. added 49 yards on 14 carries. Cam'Ron McCoy connected with Darren Morris on a 71-yard touchdown reception to open the scoring for the Jaguars (1-5, 0-2). McCoy finished with 101 passing yards on 5-for-12 passing, and Morris had three catches for 87 yards. - AP College Football


QB CamRon Ransom, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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  Gardner-Webb Football   Carson Gresock broke touchdown runs of 64 and 55 yards in the second quarter and Gardner-Webb scored all its points in the first half to beat Eastern Illinois 21-10 on Saturday. Gresock needed just six carries to pile up 137 yards, and quarterback Nate Hampton threw for 195 yards and a score for the Runnin' Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0 OVC–Big South). Gardner-Webb rolled up 446 total yards, including 251 on the ground, and held Eastern Illinois to 3.6 yards per play.

Hampton capped the opening drive with a 14-yard pass to Quasean Holmes late in the first quarter. Gresock's 64-yard burst early in the second doubled the lead, and he broke another long run for a 21-0 cushion midway through the quarter. Eastern Illinois (3-3, 2-1) got on the board with Drew Schiller's 42-yard field goal before halftime and trimmed the margin to 21-10 late in the third when Cole LaCrue scrambled 19 yards for a touchdown. But the Panthers' offense stalled the rest of the way, managing just 108 yards passing and one trip inside the red zone after the break. Anthony Lowe led Gardner-Webb with 93 yards on six catches, and the defense forced six punts while allowing only one play longer than 20 yards. - AP College Football


RB Carson Gresock, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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  South Dakota State Football   Chase Mason accounted for four touchdowns, Chase Van Tol had two sacks and an interception, and the South Dakota State defense forced five turnovers in a 31-3 rout of Northern Iowa on Saturday afternoon. Mason's first touchdown was a two-yard scramble on the other end of Northern Iowa's first turnover, a Matthew Schecklman interception by Isaiah Johnson. Schecklman was 12 of 20 with 120 yards passing. Aidan Dunne and Jaxon Dailey both threw interceptions.

Van Tol, Myles Green and Jalen B. Lee had the other interceptions for the Jackrabbits, with Cullen McShane forcing a fumble and Joe Ollman recovering it. Ollman had a team-high eight tackles, including one for a loss. It's the first time since October 2, 2021 that the FCS No. 2 Jackrabbits (6-0, 2-0 MVFC) have secured four interceptions in a game. Their defense allowed just 221 yards of total offense, and entered Saturday allowing 273 yards per game, the sixth-lowest mark in FCS football. Mason was 18-for-30 with 249 yards and two passing touchdowns, with his other two scores on the ground. He had -2 yards rushing on seven carries. Northern Iowa (2-4, 0-2) still leads 17-16 in the all-time series with South Dakota State, but its last win came in 2021. - AP College Football


QB Chase Mason, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (21)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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  Dayton Football   Bryce Schondelmyer threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns, and Dayton defeated Valparaiso 41-10 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory. Dayton (5-1, 3-0 Pioneer) led 41-0 at halftime, with 27 points coming in the second quarter. The Flyers have outscored opponents 49-14 in the first quarter this season, including shutting out the opposing team four of the six opening quarters.

Schondelmyer had touchdown throws to Donovan Weatherly, Michael Mussari and Dominic Vrbancic - with the three receivers combining for four catches for 49 yards. Schondelmyer has thrown 15 touchdowns on the season with no interceptions. The Dayton defense turned the Beacons over on downs on their first possession of the game, and Mac Grant III ran an interception back for a 43-yard score on Valpo's second drive. Rowan Keefe and Caron Tyler each threw an interception for Valparaiso (1-5, 0-2), which dropped its fifth game in a row. Keefe went 5 of 6 for 113 yards with a 25-yard touchdown to Brayden Welch. Valpo has dropped its first conference home game in seven of the past eight seasons. - AP College Football


QB Bryce Schondelmyer, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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