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09/25/26 - FS Nate Olson, Fr/2030, Bucknell + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Nate Olson, Bucknell, Fr., DB, Holliston, Mass./Avon Old Farms,...Olson returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of Bucknell's 20-7 loss to Penn. His pick-six was the Bison's lone score and the first for the program since 2024. - Patriot League Football

FS Nate Olson, Fr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Bucknell Player News & Notes

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09/25/26 - RB Chris Edmonds, rJr/2028, Chicago State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Chris Edmonds, CSU (RB, Jr),...Edmonds racked up 162 all-purpose yards at Butler on Saturday after he caught three balls for 74 yards while adding 88 rushing yards on nine carries. Putting the Cougars on the scoreboard in the opening stanza with a 74-yard touchdown run, the longest in the NEC this season, the junior running back also set the league standard for the longest touchdown catch this season when he hauled in a 77-yard pass from freshman quarterback Ashton Pannell. - NEC Football

RB Chris Edmonds, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Chicago State Player News & Notes

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09/25/26 - FS Jayden Earley, rJr/2028, Chicago State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jayden Earley, CSU (S, R-Jr),...Earley had nine tackles, including four solo stops, in Chicago State's game at Butler on Saturday. The redshirt junior safety added 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup. - NEC Football

FS Jayden Earley, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Chicago State Player News & Notes

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09/25/26 - CB Navon Mitchell, rSr/2027, Central Connecticut + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Navon Mitchell, CCSU (DB, 5th-Yr),...Mitchell gave Central Connecticut a 21-7 lead against the top-ranked team in the nation on Saturday with a 42-yard scoop and score. The fifth-year defensive back added three tackles in the hard-fought, 35-30 setback at Montana State. - NEC Football

CB Navon Mitchell, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Central Connecticut Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - QB Deshawn Purdie, Jr/2028, Liberty + More +

Deshawn Purdie threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns, Kam Davis rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown, and Liberty scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to beat Coastal Carolina 34-17 on Thursday night. Liberty scored on its opening three drives of the second half to go ahead 27-17 on backup QB Ethan Vasko’s 8-yard sneak on fourth-and-1 that was set up by Purdie’s 15-yard scramble on third-and-16. The Liberty defense has not allowed a fourth-quarter touchdown in four games this season. Purdie was 11-of-16 passing. His first touchdown went to Makai Jackson, who caught a pass over the middle and broke a tackle enroute to a 58-yard touchdown for a 10-3 lead.

Jackson finished with 149 yards receiving and two touchdowns for Liberty (3-1), which has won three straight games since losing to James Madison in an opener. Freshman Deuce Bailey threw for 213 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Coastal Carolina (1-3). Bailey threw his first interception of the season on his second throw of the game. Coastal Carolina had three points after its first three drives of the game and then scored 14 points on the last two before the break to take a 17-10 lead on Tristian Gardner’s diving catch in the end zone with 24 seconds left. - AP College Football

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

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Liberty Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - QB Dante Reno, Jr/2028, Yale + More +

09/21 IVY LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dante Reno, Yale,...Dante Reno of the Yale football team was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after a career performance in the Bulldogs' season-opening 38-28 victory over Holy Cross. The junior quarterback completed 30-of-43 passes for 454 yards and five touchdowns without an interception, setting career highs in each category while leading Yale to 524 yards of total offense. His 454 passing yards rank second in Yale single-game history, just 11 yards shy of the program record of 465 set by Griffin O'Connor against Princeton in 2018. Reno also recorded the first 400-yard passing performance by a Yale quarterback since Grant Jordan threw for 412 yards against Dartmouth in 2024. His five touchdown passes were the most by a Bulldog since Jordan threw six against Brown in 2024. On Sunday, the New England Football Writers Association honored Reno with its weekly Gold Helmet Award for his performance. Reno is the first Yale player to earn the Gold Helmet Award since quarterback Nolan Grooms received the honor on Oct. 1, 2023. - Ivy League Football

QB Dante Reno, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (25)

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09/24/26 - ILB Sean Line, Sr/2027, Harvard + More +

09/21 IVY LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sean Line, Harvard,...Harvard Football's Sean Line has been named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. The award is the first of his career after he helped the Crimson defeat New Hampshire on Saturday, 31-7. A native of Stockholm, Line recorded a game-high 10 tackles, a game-and career-high 2.0 sacks, a game-and career-high 3.5 tackles for loss, and one forced fumble. His sack total was one more than UNH had as a team and his TFL total was a half-tackle shy of matching the Wildcats' total for the game. Line, who has four straight double-digit-tackle outings dating to last year, was part of a Harvard defense that limited UNH to seven points in the game and 49 yards rushing just one week after the Wildcats put up 42 points and 153 rushing yards vs. Stonehill. - Ivy League Football

ILB Sean Line, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Harvard Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - QB Kamden Sixkiller, rJr/2028, Campbell + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 CAA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kamden Sixkiller, Sr., QB, Campbell (Norman, Okla./Norman),...Sixkiller tallied the top completion percentage (92%) in FCS this season, hitting 23-of-25 passes for 341 yards and a season-high four touchdowns in Campbell's 42-14 victory over North Carolina A&T. The senior fired three TD passes in the first half and another early in the third quarter as the Camels built a 35-7 lead. He has thrown for at least 330 yards against all three FCS opponents. - CAA Football

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

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Campbell Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - RB Josiah Johnson, So/2029, South Dakota State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB Josiah Johnson, South Dakota State, 6-0, 215, So., (Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Academy of Science),...Johnson set career highs with 30 carries and 238 rushing yards (7.9 ypc) while adding a pair of touchdowns to help lead South Dakota State to a 27-20 victory over Youngstown State in the league-opening game Sept. 19 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. Johnson scored on a 4-yard run on the opening drive of the game, then added a 16-yard touchdown run on the Jackrabbits' first offensive possession of the second half. He became the first Jackrabbit to rush for 200-plus yards in a game since 2021 and tallied seven different runs of at least 12 yards, including a career-long 39-yarder on SDSU's first offensive play of the season half. - Missouri Valley Football

RB Josiah Johnson, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/24/26 - RB Aaron Ball, rSo/2029, Indiana State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: RB Aaron Ball, Indiana State, 5-11, 205, R-Jr., (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence HS/Illinois),...Ball took over the game following an injury to starting quarterback Elijah Owens and powered his way to a career-high 182 yards on 11 carries in Indiana State's 39-16 win over Valparaiso. Ball recorded a 59-yard touchdown run with 3:56 remaining in the second quarter to extend Indiana State's lead over the Beacons, 22-3. Following an 82-minute lightning delay after the start of the third quarter, Ball broke loose with a 58-yard touchdown run following a Valparaiso punt to stretch the advantage to 29-3 to cap a 26-0 run. He added two receptions for eight yards in his second consecutive multi-touchdown game. Ball's 182-yard rushing effort marked a season and career-best by the Sycamore running back and was the most by an Indiana State running back since Nick Osho ran for 211 yards and a pair of scores last season at Southern Illinois (Oct. 4, 2025). - Missouri Valley Football

RB Aaron Ball, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* ()

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Indiana State Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - ILB Alex Rose, rJr/2028, Indiana State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Alex Rose, Indiana State, 6-0, 220, R-Jr., (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South HS),...Rose led a defense that set an Indiana State mark for fewest rushing yards allowed in a single game (according to records on hand) by holding Valparaiso to negative-seven yards on the ground in Saturday's 39-16 win over the Beacons. Rose led the way with seven tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 1.5 TFLs as the 2026 captain was consistently around the ball all afternoon. Rose's highlight play of the day came early in the third quarter as the Sycamores and Beacons retook the field following an 82-minute lightning delay. On Valpo's first possession of the third quarter, Rose broke through for a seven-yard sack on 3rd-and-6 to force a 3-and-out and a Beacon punt. On the ensuing offensive possession, Aaron Ball broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run to stake the Sycamores to a 29-3 lead as Indiana State ran out the clock in the win. Rose added a half-sack on the next drive to highlight a defensive effort that featured Indiana State posting season-highs with 5.0 sacks and 11.0 TFLs against the Beacons. - Missouri Valley Football

ILB Alex Rose, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Indiana State Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - OG Andy Hertlein, rFr/2030, Indiana State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: RG Andy Hertlein, Indiana State, 6-4, 300, R-Fr., (Manchester, Mo./Parkway South),...Hertlein graded out as Indiana State's top offensive lineman in the Sycamores' 39-16 win over Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon. The redshirt freshman started at right guard in the contest and helped Indiana State record a season-high 313 rushing yards and a season-high 568 total offensive yards in the win. The 500-plus yard offensive output marked the second consecutive game the Sycamores had recorded at least 500 yards of total offense, the first time the team had accomplished the feat since 2010. - Missouri Valley Football

OG Andy Hertlein, rFr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Indiana State Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - WR Dylan Lord, rSo/2029, Illinois State + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WR/PR Dylan Lord, Illinois State, 5-9, 190, Jr., (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS),...Wide receiver/punt returner Dylan Lord made quite an impression in Saturday's 49-13 win over Eastern Illinois in the 114th Mid-America Classic. The junior came up with one of the biggest special teams play in recent history for the Redbirds, as he returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Panthers. It was the first punt return for touchdown for the Redbirds since 2013, and it highlighted a stellar overall performance on the day for Lord. He accounted for 169 all-purpose yards (92 punt return yards, 77 receiving yards) and two touchdowns on the day (1 return, 1 receiving) for the Redbirds. - Missouri Valley Football

WR Dylan Lord, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Illinois State Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - QB Quinn Boyd, rSo/2029, Stony Brook + More +

09/21 WEEK 3 CAA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Quinn Boyd, R-So., QB, Stony Brook (Livermore, Calif./Granada),...Boyd accounted for 351 yards of offense as Stony Brook knocked off No. 8 Rhode Island, 56-24, ending URI's 11-game CAA winning streak. The quarterback rushed for a career-high 153 yards on 14 carries and was 17-of-24 passing for 198 yards and a TD as the Seawolves piled up 519 total yards and beat a Top 10 foe for the first time since 2019. - CAA Football

QB Quinn Boyd, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Stony Brook Player News & Notes

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09/24/26 - QB Miles Teodecki, Fr/2030, Pennsylvania + More +

09/21 IVY LEAGUE CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Miles Teodecki, Penn,...Penn freshman quarterback Miles Teodecki was named Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week, the league announced this morning. In his first collegiate game, Teodecki helped Penn's 150th season and the Rick Santos coaching era at the Ivy League school to get off to a winning start in a 20-7 at Bucknell. He completed 18-of-34 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns (37 and 10 yards) with one interception. He also carried the ball 13 times for 87 yards, including a 1-yard score. Teodecki tossed a 37-yard touchdown to freshman Mason Page and a 10-yard score to senior Dante Barone. He adds to his FCS National Freshman of the Week honor from Stats Perform. The last Penn freshman to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Week was Mason Walters on Sept. 22, 2025. - Ivy League Football

QB Miles Teodecki, Fr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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Pennsylvania Player News & Notes

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