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10/11/25 - RB Chris Johnson Jr., rJr/2028, Clemson + More +

Chris Johnson Jr. ran for an 87-yard touchdown and took a short pass 42 yards for a score after a nifty escape from quarterback Kevin Jennings as SMU beat Stanford 34-10 on Saturday. Justin Medlock returned an interception 96 yards for a clinching TD in the fourth quarter of the 19th consecutive regular-season conference victory for the Mustangs (4-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast). SMU is 10-0 in the ACC in the regular season since returning to a power conference last season for the first time since 1995. The Mustangs lost to Clemson in the ACC championship game last year.

The Cardinal (2-4, 1-2) answered Johnson’s long rushing score with 35 seconds to go before halftime by driving 75 yards in four plays and 33 seconds to get within 17-7 at the break. Stanford cornerback Aaron Morris was immobilized and taken off the field in an ambulance in the first quarter after tackling SMU receiver Jordan Hudson. Morris cleared precautionary tests and was allowed to rejoin the team before the end of the game. Five plays after Morris’ injury, Derrick McFall took a short pass from Jennings 19 yards for the game’s first points. Johnson was 22 of 30 for 247 yards and two scores. On the TD to Johnson, Jennings escaped immediate pressure from Tevarua Tafiti by pivoting out the tackle, then lobbing the pass to Johnson just before he was crunched by several defenders. Johnson was alone along the sideline before cutting toward the middle of the field. - SMU/AP College Football

RB Chris Johnson Jr., rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (41)

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10/11/25 - QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029, Oregon State + More +

Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards with three touchdown passes, Julian Fox recovered two fumbles, and Mercer defeated Princeton 38-14 on Saturday. Two of Mercer’s first four touchdown drives were for less than 50 yards as the Bears cashed in on Fox’s fumble recoveries. Mercer led 21-7 at halftime and Atkinson’s third touchdown pass made it 28-7 in the third quarter. Adjatay Dabbs had a 10-yard touchdown run to make it 35-7 heading to the fourth quarter.

Atkinson completed 27 of 42 passes. He threw one interception. His leading receivers were Dabbs and Adonis McDaniel, each with three catches for 78 yards. Princeton got two touchdown passes from Kai Colon, who was 13-for-21 passing for 124 yards. Mercer (5-1) outgained Princeton (2-2) in total yards, 503-257. - AP College Football

QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/11/25 - QB Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for 203 yards and a touchdown and Miami of Ohio used the second half to pull away from Akron for a 20-7 win on Saturday. Dom Dzioban’s 41-yard field with 1:33 before halftime served as the game’s first points and Miami (3-3, 2-0 MAC) led 3-0 halftime. With 10:35 left in the third quarter, D’Shawntae Jones crashed in from the 1 to end a nine-play, 75-yard drive to make it 10-0. After the RedHawks’ defense held Akron to minus-6 yards on the next drive, Finn threw a 60-yard scoring pass to Kam Perry with 7:57 left in the third.

Akron (2-5, 1-2) dodged the shutout when Ben Finley completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Israel Polk to make it 20-7. Finley threw for 211 yards. Miami leads the all-time series 24-9-1 and has won eight-straight games in the series overall. The RedHawks are 11-6 against the Zips in Akron. The RedHawks have now won nine-straight MAC regular season contests, dating back to Oct. 12, 2024 and are 18-2 in their last 20 MAC games. - Mimai OH/AP College Football

QB Dequan Finn, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (31)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (63)

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10/11/25 - QB Conner Weigman, rSr/2027, Houston + More +

Conner Weigman passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Houston overcame an early trick play to defeat Oklahoma State 39-17 on Saturday. Weigman completed 21 of 30 passes for 306 yards without an interception. He threw scoring passes on back-to-back drives in the second quarter to help Houston build 24-10 at halftime. Dean Connors had a rushing and receiving touchdown, and Ethan Sanchez kicked four field goals for Houston (5-1, 2-1 Big 12). Converted wide receiver Sam Jackson V struggled at quarterback for Oklahoma State (1-5, 0-3), which lost its third straight game under interim coach Doug Meacham. Jackson, starting because of injuries to Zane Flores and Hauss Hejny, completed 7 of 16 passes for 84 yards with an interception.

Noah Walters replaced Jackson with 7:40 left in the game and led a 75-yard scoring drive that ended with Walters finding Gavin Freeman for a 33-yard touchdown. Oklahoma State scored the game’s first points on a double pass. Jackson threw a lateral to Shamar Rigby and the receiver found running back Rodney Fields alone in the secondary for a 63-yard touchdown reception. With the score tied 10-all, Houston drove 67 yards in four plays, with Weigman throwing a 6-yard scoring pass to Connors, who reached high to make a one-handed grab in the end zone. - Houston/AP College Football

QB Conner Weigman, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (37)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (05)

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10/11/25 - QB Nico Iamaleava, rJr/2028, UCLA + More +

Jalen Berger scored three touchdowns and Nico Iamaleava threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead UCLA to a 38-13 victory over Michigan State. Berger, who transferred to UCLA from Michigan State after the 2023 season, ran for 83 yards on 13 carries and also had three catches for 24 yards. It is the second straight win for the Bruins (2-4, 2-1 Big Ten) after dropping the first four games of the season. After the Spartans (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) scored first on quarterback Aidan Chiles’ 2-yard run, UCLA dominated the rest of the first half and ran off 38 straight points.

Mateen Bhaghani nailed a 47-yard field goal, Iamaleava tossed touchdown passes to Berger and Titus Mokiao-Atimalala as UCLA jumped to a 24-7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Jaivian Thomas added a 1-yard scoring run and Berger had his second touchdown catch. Chiles was forced from the game with 11:12 left in the third quarter when he was sacked by Keanu Williams. Chiles was evaluated in the medical tent and watched the remainder of the game from the sideline. He was replaced by Alessio Milivojevic who threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Nick Marsh in the fourth quarter. - UCLA/AP College Football

QB Nico Iamaleava, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (06)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (04)

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10/11/25 - RB Brian Trobel, Sr/2026, Mercyhurst + More +

Brian Trobel ran for 120 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Mercyhurst to a 19-7 victory over Wagner on Saturday. Trobel's 3-yard touchdown run gave Mercyhurst (3-4, 2-0 NEC) a 6-0 lead in the second quarter and Alex Gevaudan's 76-yard touchdown pass to Trobel put the Lakers up 12-7 at halftime. Trobel's 4-yard touchdown run made it 19-7 with 4 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter and the Lakers' defense took it from there as Wagner crossed midfield only once in the second half. Gevaudan completed 13 of 24 passes for 191 yards for the Lakers. Trobel compiled 195 yards of total offense, with 75 yards receiving on top of his rushing yardage. Jordan Barton was 10-for-16 passing for 123 yards for the Seahawks (1-5, 0-1). He threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Malik Cooper that gave Wagner a 7-6 lead in the second quarter. - AP College Football

RB Brian Trobel, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/11/25 - CB Aaron Morris, rJr/2028, Stanford + More +

Stanford cornerback Aaron Morris was cleared medically to return to the sideline against SMU after being immobilized and taken off the field in an ambulance following a tackle in the first quarter Saturday, the school said. Morris' face mask was removed while he was placed on a stretcher before he was loaded onto the ambulance at SMU's Ford Stadium. He was moving his arms and legs as medical personnel began attending to him on the field, and Stanford spokesman Brian Brownfield said Morris was "alert and responsive. Doing well." "Aaron Morris has cleared all precautionary tests and is returning to be with the team for the conclusion of the SMU matchup," the school said in a statement released early in the second half.

Morris and linebacker Sam Mattingly closed on Jordan Hudson from opposite sides after the SMU wide receiver made a 12-yard catch with about five minutes left in the first quarter. Morris was the first to make contact before Mattingly came in over the top of Morris and Hudson. Morris is a junior from Lowell, Massachusetts. He was playing in the fourth of Stanford's six games this season after making 17 appearances in his first two years. - AP College Football

CB Aaron Morris, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (337)

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10/11/25 - WR Derek Meadows, So/2029, Alabama + More +

Alabama wide receiver Derek Meadows appeared to be knocked unconscious by a violent hit from Missouri safety Marvin Burks Jr. on Saturday, resulting in a scary situation in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium. Meadows had leaped to catch a pass from Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson when Burks, ranging to his left, delivered a big shoulder-to-shoulder blow. Meadows hit the turf and lay motionless, his right arm bent at an awkward angle, as several members of the Crimson Tide coaching staff rushed from the sideline to surround him.

Quiet fell over the stadium, and it took several minutes before they sat Meadows up, and several more before they helped him walk off the field. Burks was flagged for targeting on the play, and the penalty was upheld after the officials reviewed it. Meadows, a freshman from Las Vegas, has yet to catch a pass in a game this season. Meanwhile, Alabama running back Jam Miller also left the game early in the fourth quarter after taking a hard hit near the sideline. He walked to the locker room with the help of trainers. The game between the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 14 Missouri marks the first in Columbia between two AP top-15 teams since Sept. 29, 1979, when the Tigers lost to Texas. Alabama has not lost to Missouri since 1975. - AP College Football

WR Derek Meadows, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (06)

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10/11/25 - QB Demond Williams Jr., Jr/2028, Washington + More +

Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. threw for 402 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Huskies to a 38-19 win against Rutgers on Friday night. Williams completed 21 of 27 passes and rushed 13 times as he set career highs for passing yards, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. According to the school, Williams became the 16th player in FBS history to throw for at least 400 yards and rush for at least 100 yards in a game, and the first since 2023. He is also the 12th Washington quarterback to run for 100 yards or more in a game.

Rutgers quarter Athan Kaliakmanis also set career highs with 386 passing yards, 31 completions and 50 attempts. He threw for two touchdowns. Ian Strong had seven receptions for 124 yards. Antwan Raymond and KJ Duff had the touchdowns catches. Williams had touchdown passes of 20 and 38 yards to Denzel Boston. His two rushing touchdowns of 11 and 7 yards were the final two scores for the Huskies (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten Conference). The Scarlet Knights (3-3, 0-3) took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and led 13-10 at halftime before Washington's offense and Williams took over the game. The Huskies scored touchdowns on their first four drives of the second half, a streak only broken on the final possession when they ran out the clock. Boston had 98 receiving yards and the two touchdowns for Washington, and Dezmen Roebuck caught four passes for 108 yards. Ephesians Prysock sealed the game for Washington with an interception in the end zone with less than two minutes left. - Washington/AP College Football

QB Demond Williams Jr., Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (07)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (16)

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10/11/25 - QB Jackson Brousseau, rJr/2028, California + More +

Jackson Brousseau followed a 73-yard touchdown run by Justin Marshall with three first-half touchdown passes and Colorado State cruised to a 49-21 victory over Fresno State on Friday night. Marshall's long scoring run came on the third play from scrimmage for Colorado State (2-4, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) and the Rams took a 7-0 lead and never looked back. Jace Bellah picked off an E.J. Warner pass and returned it 27 yards to the Rams' 47-yard line. Five plays later Brousseau connected with Javion Kinnard for a 29-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead after one quarter.

Brousseau had a 4-yard scoring toss to Rocky Beers 49 seconds into the second quarter for a 21-0 lead. Brousseau added a 20-yard touchdown pass to Beers and Paul Tangelo returned a Warner fumble 36 yards to the end zone for a 35-14 advantage at halftime. Warner had touchdown throws to Josiah Freeman covering 23 and 26 yards for Fresno State (5-2, 2-1) in the second quarter before connecting with Rayshon Luke for a 23-yard score with 5:51 left in the third to cut the deficit to 35-21. Lloyd Avant had a 12-yard touchdown run with 9:15 left to play and Jalen Dupree scored on a 4-yard run two plays after Bellah's second interception and 26-yard return to the 7-yard line to cap the scoring. Brousseau completed 12 of 18 passes for 144 yards. Marshall rushed seven times for 93 yards. Warner finished with 350 yards on 28-for-49 passing with three interceptions. - Colorado State/AP College Football

QB Jackson Brousseau, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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

Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, Jhalyn Shuler returned a fumble 34 yards for South Florida's fourth TD in span of 4 1/2 minutes and the No. 24 Bulls beat North Texas 63-36 on Friday night, handing the Mean Green their first loss this season. The Bulls (5-1, 2-0 American) tied it at 21 with 2 seconds left before halftime when Brown threw a 2-yard TD pass to Jonathan Echols to capitalize on a muffed punt. They added three quick scores after halftime. North Texas (5-1, 1-1) hadn't gone this deep into a season without a loss since a 5-0 start in 1959, which was nine years before "Mean" Joe Greene was a unanimous All-American at the school.

South Florida went ahead to stay with some trickery right after halftime, on receiver Christian Neptune's 29-yard TD pass to Keshaun Singleton after first taking a handoff on a sweep. The Bulls' third interception in the game then set up Sam Franklin's 11-yard TD with 12:35 left in the third quarter, a minute before the big return by Shuler for a 42-21 lead. UNT redshirt freshman quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who never started a varsity game in high school, was 30-of-46 passing for 326 yards and two touchdowns, while also running for a score. He had thrown 11 TD passes without an interception in the first five games before the three picks by the Bulls. South Florida outgained UNT 580 total yards to 423. Brown completed 22 of 28 passes for 245 yards, and ran 21 times for 82 yards. - South Florida/AP College Football

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

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10/10/25 - QB Liam OBrien, rSr/2027, Cincinnati + More +

Liam O'Brien threw two touchdown passes to Jared Richardson and also ran for a score to lead Pennsylvania to a 28-9 victory over Marist on Friday night. Samer Layous kicked a career-long 43-yard field goal at the end of Marist's first possession for a 3-0 lead. The 11-play, 51-yard drive took 7:05 off the clock. Pennsylvania (3-1) answered when O'Brien connected with Richardson for a 21-yard touchdown and a 7-3 lead with 4:52 left in the first quarter. O'Brien completed 4 of 5 passes on the drive to give the Quakers the lead for good. Cole Olstyn pounced on an errant lateral to Irene Ngabonziza to give the Quakers the ball on their 43-yard line. O'Brien hit Davis Ellis for a 23-yard gain on third-and-5 and then scored on a 21-yard run two plays later for a 14-3 advantage with 5:49 left in the second quarter.

After a scoreless third quarter, O'Brien connected with Richardson for an 11-yard touchdown and a 21-3 lead with 11:45 left to play. Julien Stokes capped the scoring on a 1-yard plunge with 3:03 remaining. O'Brien completed 26 of 40 passes for 335 yards. Richardson finished with 15 receptions for 190 yards. True freshman Will O'Dell made his first start and completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards for Marist (3-3). He also carried nine times for a team-high 53 yards. Freshman running back Jeremy DeCaro had a 29-yard touchdown pass to Santino Correa in the final quarter. Penn finished with 463 yards off offense to 250 for the Red Foxes. - AP College Football

QB Liam OBrien, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/10/25 - QB Jaden Craig, rSr/2027, TCU + More +

Jaden Craig threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score to lead Harvard to a 34-10 victory over Cornell on Friday night. Ricardo Lagares Jr. fumbled on Cornell's fifth play from scrimmage and Austin-Jake Guillory scooped up the ball and raced 36 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Craig had a 2-yard touchdown toss to Ben Alvarez at the end of a 13-play 52-yard drive for a 14-0 advantage and Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy League) took it into halftime. Kieran Corr kicked a 22-yard field goal at the end of an 11-play 76-yard drive to begin the third quarter for a 17-0 lead. Garrett Bass-Sulpizio scored on a 1-yard run for Cornell (0-4, 0-2) on the ensuing possession and the Big Red trailed by 10. Bass-Sulpizio connected with Johntu Reed for a 27-yard gain on fourth-and-2 to set up the score.

Jonathan Roost kicked a 25-yard field goal at the end of an 11-play drive to cut Cornell's deficit to seven just 4 seconds into the final quarter. Corr answered with a 30-yard field goal for a 20-10 advantage with 11:58 remaining. Craig scored on a 4-yard run with 5:07 left and Jack Donahoe intercepted Bass-Sulpizio on the next play from scrimmage and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown to complete the scoring. Craig completed 21 of 37 passes for 237 yards with an interception. Bass-Sulpizio finished with 127 yards on 18-for-30 passing with an interception. Harvard totaled 413 yards of offense to 193 for Cornell. The Crimson converted 10 of 17 third downs. - AP College Football

QB Jaden Craig, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (13)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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10/10/25 - QB James Murphy, Sr/2027, Brown + More +

James Murphy passed for 347 yards and a touchdown, Matt Childs had two touchdown runs and Brown rallied to beat Bryant 29-19 on Friday night. Bryant took a 12-0 lead into halftime on Elijah Elliott's 14-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 1-yard scoring plunge in the second. Brown's defense forced a three-and-out to begin the third quarter and Murphy fired a 47-yard scoring strike to Trevor Foley five plays later to get the Bears within 12-7. Brown again forced a three-and-out and turned it into a 1-yard touchdown run by Childs. Will Currid passed to Levi Linowes for the two-point conversion and a 15-12 lead with 6:07 left in the quarter.

Murphy hit Najih Rahman for an 18-yard gain on third-and-11 to keep the drive alive and connected with Linowes for a 21-yard gain to set up Childs' score. The Bulldogs answered with Jaden Keefner's 16-yard touchdown pass to Aldrich Doe with 2:23 left to take a 19-15 lead into the fourth quarter. Murphy connected with Michael Nesbit for a 36-yard gain to the 2-yard line and Childs ran it in two plays later to put the Bears up 22-19 with 8:59 remaining. Quentin Brown scored on a 26-yard run to cap the scoring with 4:21 left. Murphy completed 29 of 44 passes with an interception for Brown (3-1). Childs carried 21 times for 92 yards. Keefner totaled 162 yards on 16-for-27 passing for Bryant (2-5). Elliott rushed 21 times for 117 yards. Bryant had 218 yards of offense in the first half to Brown's 92. The Bears finished with 460 total yards to the Bulldogs' 350. - AP College Football

QB James Murphy, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (38)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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10/10/25 - QB John Mateer, rSr/2027, Oklahoma + More +

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer's status has been upgraded to probable for the Sooners' game Saturday against Texas. Mateer injured his right hand during a 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20. The change from questionable was listed Thursday on the Southeastern Conference availability report. Mateer led the sixth-ranked Sooners (5-0, 1-0) to wins over Michigan and Auburn - both Top 25 teams when the games were played. The transfer from Washington State has passed for 1,215 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 190 yards and five scores in four games.

Mateer played three quarters against Auburn with the injury to his throwing hand and still scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter while hurt. He had surgery during Oklahoma's off week, then missed last week's game against Kent State. Michael Hawkins Jr. stepped in and threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in the Sooners' 44-0 win. - AP College Football

QB John Mateer, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (10)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (126)

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