Celebrating 25 Years!
From Prep to Pro, EST 2001










 Draft Scout College Football Player News
Previous 15 Notes Next 15 Notes


  North Carolina State Football   Tad Hudson threw two second-half touchdowns and Coastal Carolina capitalized on Southern Alabama's mistakes for a 38-20 victory on Saturday night in a Sun Belt opener for both teams. It was a difficult second half for South Alabama, after leading 14-7 at the half. South Alabama had an 11-yard punt and an interception, both resulting in Coastal Carolina touchdowns. A late fumble was returned by Tray Brown for a touchdown.

Ja'Vin Simpkins had 84 yards rushing and a touchdown for Coastal Carolina (2-2), which entered the game averaging 6.7 points per game, worst (134th) in FBS. South Alabama quarterback Bishop Davenport threw his second interception with 3:41 remaining, in an eight-point deficit. Keenan Phillips rushed for 104 yards for South Alabama (1-3) and Kentrel Bullock added a touchdown on the ground. The Jaguars outgained the Chanticleers, tallying 420 yards to 294, but turned the ball over three times to none. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football


QB Tad Hudson, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (20)

+ North Carolina State Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
North Carolina State Player News & Notes

News Source: Coastal Carolina/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Syracuse Football   Amari Odom ran for one touchdown and threw for another, both in the first quarter, and Kennesaw State went on to defeat Arkansas State 28-21 on Saturday night. Odom rolled up 409 total yards, passing for 308 yards and adding 101 on the ground. In the first quarter, Odom connected with Garland Benyard on a 54-yard touchdown pass and later in the quarter added a 14-yard scoring run as the Owls scored on their first three possessions.

The Red Wolves rallied with a touchdown pass by Jaylen Raynor in the second quarter and a TD run by Raynor early in the third to get within 21-14, but the Owls answered with a 56-yard drive that ended with Coleman Bennett's 10-yard touchdown run. Again, Arkansas State drew within seven points at 28-21 when Raynor hit Kenyon Clay for a 6-yard touchdown pass with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Red Wolves gained a total of 18 yards on their three remaining possessions. Raynor threw for 226 yards, but the Red Wolves (1-3) were held to 92 yards rushing. Benyard had six catches for 114 yards for the Owls (2-2), who had 497 yards of total offense. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football


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

+ Syracuse Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Syracuse Player News & Notes

News Source: Kennesaw State/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Boise State Football   Dylan Riley ran for 171 yards and four touchdowns and caught a 75-yard touchdown pass and Boise State soared past Air Force 49-37 on Saturday night. The only lead for the Falcons was 7-0 and after they tied the game at 21 barely a minute into the second half, Malik Sherod scored on a 40-yard run for the Broncos. Air Force answered with a field goal and the teams alternated touchdowns with Riley's 43-yard run icing it with 2:08 to play.

Riley earlier scored on runs of 4, 34 and 8 yards. Maddux Madsen completed 13 of 23 passes for 276 yards and two scores with an interception for the Broncos. His 3-yard flip to Matt Lauter made it 21-7 early in the second quarter and the 75-yard connection with Riley made it 35-24 in the last minute of the third. The Broncos (2-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) finished with 592 yards. Liam Szarka was 13-of-18 passing for 242 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 111 yards and another score for the Falcons (1-2, 0-2). Dylan Carson had 109 yards and a touchdown on the ground while Cade Harris caught eight passes for 177 yards. Air Forced finished with 511 yards. - Boise State/AP College Football


RB Dylan Riley, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (63)

+ Boise State Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Boise State Player News & Notes

News Source: Boise State/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Western Kentucky Football   La'Vell Wright ran for two scores, Maverick McIvor threw for 216 yards and Western Kentucky took control in the fourth quarter and beat Nevada 31-16 on Saturday. Down 13-10, the Hilltoppers (3-1) began their rally at the beginning of the fourth, going on a nine-play, 85-yard drive that ended when George Hart III ran it in from 8 yards out with 11:32 left. Wright also scored from the 8 to end a five-and-a-half minute drive that lasted 14 plays and spanned 87 yards for 24-13 lead with 1:49 left. Nevada (1-3) got a field goal with 29 seconds left when Joe McFadden connected from 22 yards. However, the Wolfpack's on-side kick was gathered by Western Kentucky's Matthew Henry who returned it 50 yards for the final margin. Chubba Purdy threw for 165 yards and ran for 60 yards and a touchdown for Nevada. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football

QB Maverick McIvor, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

+ Western Kentucky Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Western Kentucky Player News & Notes

News Source: Western Kentucky/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Georgia Southern Football   OJ Arnold rushed and threw for touchdowns to power Georgia Southern to a 45-17 win over Maine on Saturday. The senior running back had three previous games with passing touchdowns, including one with a rushing touchdown. He tallied 85 yards on 13 carries, had one reception for 12 yards, and his only pass was a 12-yard touchdown to Camden Brown. Brown had 118 yards and a touchdown on six catches, his first 100-plus-yard performance for Georgia Southern. JC French IV threw for 253 yards on 19-for-31 passing.

MJ Stroud had 3.5 tackles for a loss, including 2.5 sacks for Georgia Southern. Jackson Wheeler recovered a fumble on a muffed punt. Georgia Southern (516 yards) outgained Maine (243 yards) by 273 total yards. Maine (0-4, 0-1) is now the only winless team remaining in the Coastal Athletic Conference after Campbell beat Bryant. Georgia Southern (2-2) will open its Sun Belt slate against James Madison next Saturday. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football


RB OJ Arnold, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (148)

+ Georgia Southern Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Georgia Southern Player News & Notes

News Source: Georgia Southern/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Prairie View AM Football   Chase Bingmon rushed for 180 yards, Lamagea McDowell added 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and Prairie View A&M defeated Northwestern State 27-24 on Saturday night. The Panthers (2-2) managed almost 500 yards of total offense, with nearly 350 coming on the ground. They were 4 for 5 in the red zone and scored on three straight drives in the first half to lead 15-10 entering halftime. Tevin Carter was 15-of-22 passing for 148 yards, and he had a 56-yard rushing touchdown to score Prairie View's first points of the game. Jyzaiah Rockwell had five catches for 84 yards.

Aiden Webb connected on two field goals of 28 and 20 yards and was 1 for 2 on extra points for Prairie View. Defensively, Travor Randle had 14 total tackles and one interception that he returned for 32 yards. Abram Johnston was 12 of 19 for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for 71 yards and another touchdown for the Demons (1-3). He connected with Ben Buisson for a 44-yard score to bring Northwestern State within striking distance with four minutes to go. Prairie View is 2-0 against Northwestern State, with a 37-31 win last season. - AP College Football


RB Chase Bingmon, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

+ Prairie View AM Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Prairie View AM Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Campbell Football   Kamden Sixkiller threw five touchdown passes and Randall King had four receiving touchdowns, as Campbell mounted a fourth-quarter comeback and a 50-48 win in double overtime over Bryant on Saturday. With 3:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Sixkiller connected with King for a game-long 77-yard receiving touchdown. Campbell defensive lineman DaVonyae Pettis forced a fumble on the ensuing drive that Campbell recovered. Three plays later, Sixkiller found King for an 11-yard touchdown and the lead. Aldrich Doe caught a game-tying touchdown pass for Bryant with six seconds remaining, sending the game to overtime. Both teams scored touchdowns on their overtime drives, but Bryant quarterback Brennan Myer couldn't find Tristen Riley to tie the game for a second time in overtime.

Sixkiller threw two touchdowns in the first half before throwing two interceptions in the second half. His second was picked off by Bryant defensive back Liam Lindo for a touchdown, giving Bryant a 28-21 lead. That interception marked 21 unanswered points for Bryant, highlighted by a game-tying 49-yard rushing touchdown by Dylan Kedzior. Bryant trailed 21-7 with 17 seconds remaining in the first half, before Keylijah Williams returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown, the longest in DI program history. Sophomore wide receiver Barry Tate scored a 59-yard rushing touchdown for Campbell on a reverse early in the second quarter. It was the first carry of Tate's career. Campbell (1-3, 1-1) entered the game as one of only two winless teams in the Coastal Athletic Association. Maine is the only winless team remaining. It was Bryant's (2-2, 0-1) season opener in the CAA. - AP College Football


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

+ Campbell Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Campbell Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Southern Illinois Football   DJ Williams passed for four touchdowns and ran for two more in accounting for 493 yards offense to lead Southern Illinois to a 59-31 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night. The senior was 18-of-26 passing for a career-high 342 yards and rushed for another career high of 151 yards on 10 carries. Vinson Davis III had a career-high 185 yards on eight catches with two scores, including a 69-yarder. Lashaun Lester added two rushing touchdowns, including one of 42 yards for SIU (3-1), ranked No. 11 in the FCS coaches' poll.

The teams combined 1,131 yards offense, SIU with 612 and SEMO 569, but the Redhawks (1-3) committed two turnovers that turned into touchdowns. The Salukis took off to a 31-7 halftime lead with Williams passing for a 17-yard TD to Davis and rushing for two scores, including a 75-yarder on the first play from scrimmage. SIU led 52-24 after the teams combined for 38 third-quarter points with Williams finishing the period with an 18-yard TD pass to Jay Jones. Jax Leatherwood was 33-of-47 passing for a career-high 422 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Redhawks. Kalvin Gilbert had 125 yards receiving and Cam Pedro 105 with a TD. Brandon Epton Jr. added 94 yards rushing on 18 carries. - AP College Football


QB DJ Williams, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (39)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

+ Southern Illinois Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Southern Illinois Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  West Virginia Football   Cam Cook powered a 329-yard rushing day and Jacksonville State ran away from Murray State 45-10 on Saturday. Cook carried 22 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Jacksonville State finished 6-for-6 in the red zone. The Gamecocks (2-2) broke through late in the first with a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, then stacked 17 second-quarter points for a 24-3 halftime lead. After the Racers (0-4) reached the 3-yard line early in the third, Jacksonville State erased the threat with an end-zone interception and answered with touchdown marches of 84 and 72 yards to make it 38-10. A fourth-quarter drive of 72 yards capped the scoring.

Khristian Lando added 68 yards and a score, Caden Creel rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown and Gavin Wimsatt chipped in 50 yards and a score. Wimsatt went 16 of 29 for 189 yards passing and a touchdown, finding Brock Rechsteiner five times for 89 yards and a 35-yard score. Murray State had 233 total yards and Jim Ogle finished 17 of 27 for 130 yards with two interceptions. Jacksonville State posted 29 first downs and never trailed after the opening quarter. - AP College Football


RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (23)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (33)

+ West Virginia Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
West Virginia Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Davidson Football   Coulter Cleland threw three touchdown passes and Davidson forced five turnovers in a 48-0 victory over Greensboro College on Saturday. Davidson (1-3) scored on a 16-play, 80-yard march in the first quarter capped by Mason Sheron's first touchdown of the season. The Wildcats buried it with a four-touchdown second quarter for a 42-0 halftime cushion and added a third-quarter strike to finish the rout.

Cleland went 6 of 12 for 122 yards with three touchdowns. Casey Bullock added 124 yards on 12-of-16 passing and ran for a score after taking over in relief. Ivan Hoyt caught two touchdowns and Alani Ajigbotosho hauled in a 53-yard score. Davidson rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns, led by Mari Adams (10 carries, 56 yards, two TDs) and Sheron (six for 49 and a score). The Wildcats finished with three interceptions and recovered two fumbles. Greensboro's passing game moved the ball but not the scoreboard. Chase Altis and Josh Sims combined to go 26 of 46 for 270 yards with three interceptions. KJ Brown had six catches for 103 yards, yet the Pride (1-2) managed just 23 yards rushing on 27 attempts. - AP College Football


QB Coulter Cleland, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

+ Davidson Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Davidson Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Georgia State Football   Carlton Thai kicked a 19-yard field goal with one second left to lift Merrimack to a 16-14 win over Central Connecticut on Saturday night. Thai's third field goal capped a seven-play, 66-yard drive after the Blue Devils took their only lead on Elijah Howard's 1-yard plunge with 1:32 to play. Merrimack (2-2) was stymied all day but led 13-0 thanks to its defense. Ayden Pereira scored on a 5-yard run one play after a blocked punt and Thai's first field goal came after an intercept on the next possession.<p>

Thai added a field goal in the middle of the third after a high snap on a punt set the Warriors up on the CCSU 7. Howard, who finished with 91 yards on 16 carries, got the Blue Devils on the board with a 21-yard run with 9:23 left in the game. Merrimack responded with a drive to the CCSU 10 but Thai's field-goal attempt was blocked and Christopher scooped it up and returned it close to 100 yards for a score, only to have a block-in-the-back penalty take away the go-ahead touchdown with 3:35 to play. But Howard capped a seven-play, 40-yard drive anyway. - AP College Football


QB Ayden Pereira, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

+ Georgia State Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Georgia State Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Kansas Football   Jalon Daniels threw three touchdown passes, Emmanuel Henderson returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD, and Kansas beat Virginia 41-10 on Saturday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Leshon Williams had 19 carries for 129 yards, which included a 62-yard TD to cap the scoring and added a 39-yard touchdown reception, which was set up by a 43-yard kickoff return by Henderson. After forcing a three-and-out on West Virginia's first drive, Daniels threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Levi Wentz. Daniels also hit Boden Groen for a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

Laith Marjan kicked a 42-yard field goal early in the second quarter and a 44-yarder as time expired in the first half before Henderson caught the opening kickoff in the third quarter at the 6, eluded a pair of would-be tacklers at the 20 and 25 before racing to the end zone to make it 27-3. Daniels was 12-of-24 passing for 138 yards. The Jayhawks (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) finished 242 yards rushing - 69 by Daniels on five carries - and forced the game's only two turnovers. Nicco Marchiol was 15-of-27 passing for 126 yards with an interception for West Virginia (2-2). Mountaineers back-up quarterback Jaylen Henderson scored on a 13-yard run in the fourth quarter. Kade Hensley kicked a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter. - Kansas/AP College Football


QB Jalon Daniels, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (30)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (166)

+ Kansas Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Kansas Player News & Notes

News Source: Kansas/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Youngstown State Football   Andrew Lastovka connected on a game-tying 48-yard field goal and less than two minutes later hit a 42-yard game-winner as time expired as Youngstown State stunned Towson 31-28 on Saturday night. The Penguins (3-1) trailed by 11 entering the fourth quarter, but scored on every drive in the period to complete the comeback. Beau Brungard threw for 277 yards and one touchdown, and added 100 yards and two scores on the ground. Max Tomczak had seven receptions for 116 yards, with four receptions and 56 yards in the fourth quarter alone. Youngstown's offense needed the help of its defense, as the Penguins forced Towson to punt twice in the final six minutes. Preston Zandier led the Penguins with seven total tackles, and Jussiah Williams-West and Dathan Hickey each had six. For the Tigers (2-2), Al Wooten II had 48 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and Jaceon Doss caught three passes for 120 yards. - AP College Football

WR Max Tomczak, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (28)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

+ Youngstown State Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Youngstown State Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Akron Football   Jordan Gant rushed for three first-half touchdowns and Akron picked up its first win of the season with a 51-7 victory over Duquesne. Akron (1-3) scored 28 points in the second quarter on its way to a 38-0 halftime lead including Malcom DeWalt IV's 17-yard pick-6 and Ben Finley's 20-yard touchdown pass to Kyan Mason. Gant finished with a career-high 161 yards on 13 carries. He's the first Akron player to rush for at least 150 yards since Teon Dollard, who had 185 against Bowling Green in 2020.

The last Zip with three rushing touchdowns was Cam Wiley on Nov. 8, 2022 against Eastern Michigan. Finley was 15-of-25 passing for 219 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Duquesne's Ness Davis broke loose for a 74-yard run to the Akron 1 and Logan Kushner dove in for the touchdown late in the third quarter to deny the Zips their first shutout since 2015 when the beat Kent State 20-0. Davis had 107 yards on 11 carries for the FCS Dukes (1-3). - Akron/AP College Football


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

+ Akron Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Akron Player News & Notes

News Source: Akron/AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here



  Cal Poly Football   Jaden Green rushed for two touchdowns and 116 yards on 14 carries and Luke Yoder had 174 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries as Lehigh rolled past Bucknell in a 41-24 win on Saturday. Hayden Johnson was 16-for-20 for 171 yards passing and two touchdowns. He had a rushing touchdown called back for holding. The Mountain Hawks (4-0, 2-0 Patriot League), ranked No. 10 in the FCS coaches poll, continued an undefeated start to their season. The Bison (2-2, 0-1) won last year's meeting 38-35 in overtime. Lehigh scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter to lead 38-10. Lehigh rushed for 323 yards to Bucknell's 90. Lehigh sacked Bucknell quarterback Ralph Rucker IV six times. It's the second consecutive year that Lehigh has sacked Rucker at least five times. Rucker was 23-for-34 for 291 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. He led all Bucknell rushers with 67 yards on 10 carries. Sam Milligan had 109 receiving yards on five receptions. - AP College Football

RB Jaden Green, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

+ Cal Poly Roster/Recruiting/Scouting
Cal Poly Player News & Notes

News Source: AP College Football, Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here


Previous 15 Notes Next 15 Notes




 2026-30 CFB/2027 Draft Scout25 Weekly!



** Buy Draft Scout Data Direct **

(25 Years of Scouting List Excel Spreadsheets, Everything Online PLUS)

 Draft Scout Archives


** 2010-2026 Draft Scout Archives **

(Yearly Player Data Exports, Testing Numbers & More)


 



 Draft Scout Future

100% Dedicated and Never Done
80% Innovated
45% Hidden
35% Built

Synergization