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11/25/25 - WR Tony Diaz, rFr/2029, Texas-Rio Grande Valley + More +

WEEK 12 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tony Diaz, UTRGV - WR - R-Fr. - San Marcos, Texas (San Marcos HS),...Diaz hauled in his first-career multi-TD game with a career-high three touchdown catches against McNeese. For Diaz, it is his fourth 100+ yard receiving game with 134 yards on seven receptions, an average of over 19 yards per reception. His first score gave UTRGV the lead for good at 14-10 and he added a 75-yard TD pass on second play of 4th quarter to extend the lead. He added one more to put the game on ice late in the fourth. - Southland Football

WR Tony Diaz, rFr/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Texas-Rio Grande Valley Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - WR Bugs Mortimer, rSr/2026, Stephen F. Austin + More +

WEEK 11 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bugs Mortimer, SFA - WR/PR - Jr. - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard HS),...Mortimer registered a nation leading third punt return touchdown of the season as he went 74 yards for the game's first score. He finished with 93 total punt return yards and crossed over 100 all-purpose yards with a 12-yard catch. He is the first SFA player since at least 2002 with three punt return TDs in a single season. - Southland Football

WR Bugs Mortimer, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (62)

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11/25/25 - DE Andrew Huff, Jr/2027, Lamar + More +

WEEK 11 SOUTHLAND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andrew Huff, Lamar - DL - Jr. - Stafford, Texas (Stafford HS),...Huff led an impressive defensive effort for Lamar against one of the top offenses in the country. He recorded a team-high seven tackles, with three solo stops and two sacks as the Cardinals held Southeastern off the scoreboard until the third quarter and their lowest offensive output against an FCS squad this season. Both of Huff's sacks came in the first half as Lamar pitched a shutout over the Lions throughout the first 30 minutes. Honorable Mention: Phillip Bradford, McNeese. - Southland Football

DE Andrew Huff, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/25/25 - QB Jake Strong, rSo/2028, McNeese + More +

WEEK 11 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake Strong, McNeese - QB - So. - Justin, Texas (Northwest HS),...Strong totaled 307 total offensive yards and two touchdowns in McNeese's 35-20 win at East Texas A&M on Saturday. He ran for a career-high 136 yards and a touchdown, that coming on a 48-yards sprint up the middle and completed 10 of 18 passes for 171 yards, a TD, that being a 39-yard lob into the endzone for the score. The running total marked the second time to hit the century mark on the season for Strong. It is Strong's third time earning Southland Offensive Player of the Week. Honorable Mention: Nathan Denney, UTRGV. - Southland Football

QB Jake Strong, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (27)

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11/25/25 - WR Dkhai Joseph, So/2028, Southeastern Louisiana + More +

WEEK 10 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dkhai Joseph, Southeastern - WR - So. - Reserve, La. (East St. John HS),...Joseph averaged 29.2 yards per punt return, finishing with 117 yards and a touchdown on four returns in Saturday's 59-14 win over East Texas A&M. His 63-yard punt return for a touchdown gave SLU a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. His four catches for 55 yards and touchdown gave him a team-high 172 all-purpose yards in No. 16/21 Southeastern's victory - the team's fifth straight. Joseph is averaging 16.1 yards per punt return in 2025 and has two punt return touchdowns this fall. Honorable Mention: Carlos Alvarado, SFA. - Southland Football

WR Dkhai Joseph, So/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/25/25 - DE Phillip Bradford, rSo/2027, McNeese + More +

WEEK 10 SOUTHLAND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phillip Bradford, McNeese - DL - Jr. - Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS),...Posted the best game of his career against Northwestern State, recording 4.5 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, four QB hurries, and a fumble recovery. He made his first start of the season in place of the injured player in front of him on the depth chart. Bradford finished with a team-high six tackles, five of those solos and anchored a defense that held NSU to 178 total yards, a season low allowed by the Cowboys. Honorable Mention: Laurence Sullivan Jr., Nicholls and Charles Demmings, SFA. - Southland Football

DE Phillip Bradford, rSo/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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McNeese Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - WR Jaylon Domingeaux, Jr/2027, Southeastern Louisiana + More +

WEEK 10 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaylon Domingeaux, Southeastern - WR - Jr. - Lafayette, La. (Comeaux HS),...Domingeaux finished with four catches for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns in No. 16/21 SLU's 59-14 victory over East Texas A&M. The junior now has a team-high eight receiving touchdowns - tied for the sixth-highest single-season total in program history. Honorable Mention: Sam Vidlak, SFA. - Southland Football

WR Jaylon Domingeaux, Jr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/25/25 - WR Brandon Hayes, rSr/2026, Southeastern Louisiana + More +

WEEK 9 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Hayes, Southeastern - WR - Sr. - Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove HS),...For the second straight week, Hayes returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown. Hayes' 85-yard kickoff return touchdown in No. 19 Southeastern's 38-14 victory at HCU was his second of the season and third of his Lion career. Later in the third quarter, he broke free for a 55-yard kickoff return to set up an SLU field goal. On the day, he averaged 51.6 yards per kickoff return. One of two FCS players to return two kickoffs for touchdowns this fall, Hayes is third in FCS with 32.7 yards per kickoff return. - Southland Football

WR Brandon Hayes, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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11/25/25 - SS Ty Marsh, rSr/2026, Nicholls + More +

WEEK 9 SOUTHLAND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ty Marsh, Nicholls - DB - Sr. - Dallas, Texas (Denton Ryan HS),...Marsh sparked the Colonels' defensive effort in the 31-7 win over McNeese, totaling four tackles, an interception for a touchdown, and one sack. With Nicholls leading 10-7 in the third, Marsh tallied his second pick-6 of the season with a 45-yard return. It was his third interception for a TD in 20 career games with the Colonels. The Colonel defense allowed 264 yards with 90 coming on a highlight diving catch for 45 yards, and a 45-yard catch on a flea flicker. The victory was the fifth straight against McNeese, which is the longest winning streak for the Colonels in the series history. - Southland Football

SS Ty Marsh, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (331)

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11/25/25 - QB Eddie Lee Marburger, rSr/2026, Texas-Rio Grande Valley + More +

WEEK 9 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eddie Lee Marburger, UTRGV - QB - R-Sr. - Mission, Texas (Sharyland Pioneer HS),...Marburger threw six touchdown passes, tied for the 10th-most in a game in Southland Conference history, while going 26-for-36 for a career-high 440 yards in the air to go with 13 yards and one touchdown on the ground. UTRGV finished with 548 total yards on offense, the most in both a FCS and conference game in the Southland this year, the most by a Southland team against an FCS opponent, the third most by UTRGV, and the fourth most by a Southland team this year. - Southland Football

QB Eddie Lee Marburger, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (117)

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Texas-Rio Grande Valley Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - K Ben Woodard, Sr/2026, Lamar + More +

WEEK 8 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ben Woodard, Lamar - PK - Sr. - Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) - FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week, Woodard capped a banner performance by drilling a school-record 57-yard field goal with 1:03 left, lifting Lamar past UTRGV 23-21 in the Southland Conference. He kicked a 53-yard field goal to end the first half, also connected from 30 yards out and added two PATs for 11 points. Woodard, who is 17 of 19 on field goals over the last two seasons, averaged 63.8 yards on five kickoffs with three touchbacks. - Southland Football

K Ben Woodard, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Lamar Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - ILB Kyree Anderson, Sr/2026, East Texas AM + More +

WEEK 8 SOUTHLAND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kyree Anderson, East Texas A&M - LB - Sr. - Houston, Texas (Cy-Lakes HS),...Anderson totaled 12 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and one sack as well as an interception as the Lions downed the defending SLC champions UIW for the first time in school history to improve to 2-1 in conference play. Anderson's interception came early in the first quarter and he was a catalyst to slowing down the UIW offense in the second half. Honorable Mention: Jaydon Southard, SFA. - Southland Football

ILB Kyree Anderson, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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East Texas AM Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - QB Jake Strong, rSo/2028, McNeese + More +

WEEK 8 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake Strong, McNeese - QB - So. - Justin, Texas (Northwest HS),...Strong tied a single-game school record with three rushing TDs by a quarterback in helping lead McNeese to a 27-0 shutout win over HCU. Strong scored on runs of seven, seven, and 34 yards and ran the ball 16 times for 108 yards for a 6.8 ypc average. He became the first McNeese QB with three rushing TDs since the 2008 season. Strong added 133 yards passing on 14 of 22 to an impressive night. Honorable Mention: Paul Odidi, East Texas A&M and Aiden McCown, Lamar. - Southland Football

11/25/25 - QB Taron Dickens, rSo/2028, Western Carolina + More +

WEEK 13 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Taron Dickens, R-So., QB, Western Carolina, Miami, Fla.,...Dickens accounted for four touchdowns in Western Carolina's 48-6 win over VMI. The native of Miami, Florida, logged 362 yards of total offense, throwing for 330 yards and rushing for 32 yards. The redshirt sophomore had touchdown passes of 12, 1 and 22 yards, along with a 3-yard score on the ground, marking his first touchdown run of the season. Dickens broke the SoCon's single-season record for touchdown passes in the contest, bringing his season total to 38 to top the mark of 36 set by Samford's Micheal Hiers in 2022 and Devlin Hodges in 2016. Dickens leads the FCS in passing yards (3,508). Other nominees: Devontae Houston (ETSU), Adjatay Dabbs (Mercer), and JT Fayard (Wofford). - SoCon Football

QB Taron Dickens, rSo/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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Western Carolina Player News & Notes

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11/25/25 - K Bryan McCollum, Fr/2029, Western Carolina + More +

WEEK 13 SOCON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryan McCollum, Fr., PK, Western Carolina, Sanford, N.C.,...McCollum, who was making his collegiate debut at VMI, scored 12 points on Saturday. The freshman was 6-for-6 on PAT attempts and made field goals from 24 and 29 yards out. The native of Sanford, North Carolina, is the younger brother of former Catamount kicker Richard McCollum, who finished second in WCU's all-time record books with 300 career points. Other nominees: Cavan Craig (Wofford). - SoCon Football

K Bryan McCollum, Fr/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Western Carolina Player News & Notes

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