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09/20/25 - QB Taron Dickens, rJr/2028, Northern Illinois + More +

Taron Dickens had career highs with 582 yards passing and six touchdowns and Western Carolina pulled away from Samford in the third quarter for a 50-35 victory on Saturday night. Dickens was 35-of-46 passing and connected with 10 receivers. Camury Reid caught three touchdown passes and finished with four receptions for 107 yards, and he added 39 yards rushing and a short-yardage touchdown run.

Western Carolina (1-3, 1-0 Southern Conference) built a 21-20 halftime lead before Dickens threw three touchdown passes, including his 62-yarder to Reid, that capped a 29-point third quarter and stretched the Catamounts' lead to 50-26. Painter Richards-Baker, Josiah Thomas and James Tyre each had a touchdown catch and combined for 16 receptions for 191 yards for the Catamounts. Quincy Crittendon was 35-of-54 passing for 456 yards and threw each of his three touchdown passes to Calvin Jones, who finished with seven catches for 108 yards. C.J. Evans had a 32-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for Samford (0-4, 0-2). Jaden Gibson had nine receptions for 122 yards. - AP College Football

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

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09/20/25 - QB Nick Minicucci, Sr/2027, Delaware + More +

Nick Minicucci threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns, Jo Silver had 66 rushing yards and one touchdown, and Delaware defeated Florida International, 38-16 on Saturday night. The Blue Hens (3-1) went 5-for-6 in the red zone, scoring all but seven of their points from inside the 20. They had 358 yards of total offense. Two early interceptions by FIU quarterback Keyone Jenkins allowed Delaware to minimize the damage early, and they capitalized by scoring on three straight possessions in the second quarter.

Kyre Duplessis' 68-yard punt return touchdown at 2:37 in the second quarter capped off the 21-point swing, as the score flipped from 7-3 FIU to 24-7 Delaware before halftime. A 7:31 Blue Hen drive ate up most of the fourth quarter and ended with Viron Ellison Jr.'s 9-yard receiving score that iced the game. Kejon Owens led the Panthers (2-2) with 74 rushing yards on 15 carries, and Anthony Carrie had 73 yards on six carries. Alex Perry had 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. - AP College Football

QB Nick Minicucci, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/20/25 - QB Carter Cravens, rSr/2026, Morehead State + More +

Carter Cravens scored a career-high five touchdowns - four in the air and one on the ground - as Morehead State beat NAIA member Kentucky Christian 45-28 on Saturday. Cravens was 18-for-23 for 311 yards with scoring throws to Ryan Upp, Montez Green and Cannon Dinger as Morehead State averaged over 17 yards per completion. Upp caught seven passes for 139 yards and two scores.

The Eagles (2-2) set the tone with a 10-0 first quarter, then stacked three touchdowns in the second to take a 31-14 lead into halftime. After Kentucky Christian (1-2) pulled within 31-21 in the third, Morehead State answered with two quick strikes to make it 45-21, never letting the margin shrink to one score. Morehead State overpowered the game on the ground with 289 rushing yards. Craig Cunningham ran 20 times for 138 yards, Isaac Stopke added 102 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, and Cravens kept one for a 15-yard score. Knights' quarterback Jackson Wasik threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns, all to Jason Cobb, who finished with four receptions for 38 yards. Jovari Gamble broke off a 75-yard touchdown run and led KCU with 93 rushing yards. - AP College Football

QB Carter Cravens, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 1* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/20/25 - QB Davin Wydner, rSr/2027, Louisville + More +

TJ Lester rushed for 108 yards with a touchdown, Jordan Dees had two receiving touchdowns and West Georgia defeated Eastern Kentucky 33-12 on Saturday night. Dees scored on a 31-yard reception to make it 7-3 and had a 28-yarder from Davin Wydner 11 seconds before halftime for a 21-12 lead. Festus Davies had a 53-yard scoop-and-score and a sack for a safety for the Wolves (4-0). Wynder threw for 95 yards, completing 8 of 11 passes, five to Dees for 84 yards. Eastern Kentucky quarterback Myles Burkett completed 21 of 41 passes for 203 yards and an interception. Brayden Latham scored on a 45-yard run for the Colonels (1-3). - AP College Football

QB Davin Wydner, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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09/20/25 - QB Devin Farrell, rSr/2027, Rhode Island + More +

Devin Farrell accounted for three touchdowns, Antwain Littleton Jr. ran for 119 yards and a score and Rhode Island beat Long Island 28-7 on Saturday night. Farrell was 19-of-32 passing for 193 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He added 26 yards on the ground and a 2-yard touchdown run. Littleton had 29 carries and ran in from the 1 to end the scoring with about nine minutes left. Marquis Buchanan had seven receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown catch for Rhode Island (4-0). Justin Carcel had two interceptions for the Rams. Chris Howell completed 10 of 28 passes for 101 yards for Long Island (1-3). O'Shawn Ross Jr. ran 11 times form 130 yards. Chris Howell scored on a 6-yard run just before halftime to pull the Sharks to within 14-7. Rhode Island, ranked sixth along with Montana State in the FCS coaches' poll, entered having allowed just 14.7 points per game. - AP College Football

QB Devin Farrell, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (33)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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09/20/25 - RB Jadarian Price, rJr/2026, Notre Dame + More +

Jadarian Price scored four touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return, and No. 24 Notre Dame beat Purdue 56-30 on Saturday for its first win of the season. The Irish beat the Boilermakers for the 10th straight time, including last season's 66-7 blowout. Notre Dame leads the series 61-26-2. Coming off losses against No. 4 Miami and No. 10 Texas A&M to start the season, Notre Dame (1-2) took command with three touchdowns in the third quarter to break away from a 35-23 halftime lead.

Price scored three touchdowns rushing (21, 9 and 1 yards). He carried the ball nine times for 74 yards and finished with 216 all-purpose yards. Jeremiyah Love racked up 157 yards rushing on 19 carries, including scoring runs of 46 yards and 1 yard. Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr was 10-of-12 passing for 223 yards and two touchdowns. The game was delayed by 1 hour and 54 minutes due to a lightning delay late in the second quarter. Purdue (2-2) was led by quarterback Ryan Browne's 21-of-34 passing for 250 yards and one touchdown. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

RB Jadarian Price, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (17)

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09/20/25 - QB Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech + More +

Haynes King threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, Malachi Hosley ran for two touchdowns, and No. 18 Georgia Tech raced out to a quick three touchdown lead and beat Temple 45-24 on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets (4-0), playing their first home game as a ranked team since 2015, scored touchdowns on their first three possessions, gaining 199 yards on 16 offensive plays for a 21-0 first-quarter lead.

King opened the scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run, and threw touchdown passes to Malik Rutherford and Isiah Canion. Temple (2-2) pulled within 21-14 on Jay Ducker's 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and Evan Simon's 28-yard scoring pass to JoJo Bermudez. But Hosley scored his third and fourth rushing touchdowns of the season on consecutive drives, busting off left tackle for a 34-yard score and pushing forward from 2 yards out to restore the 21-point advantage by the end of three quarters. - Georgia Tech/AP College Football

QB Haynes King, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (10)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (07)

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09/20/25 - QB Ty Pennington, rSr/2027, Northern Arizona + More +

Ty Pennington threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns to help Northern Arizona beat Incarnate Word 31-23 on Saturday. Pennington went 17 of 34 for 286 yards with scoring throws to Jayson Raines, Myseth Currie and Jeter Purdy. Kolbe Katsis added four catches for 95 yards as Northern Arizona averaged 16.8 yards per reception. Pennington's first-quarter strike made it 7-0, he added another in the second, and a short rushing score before halftime pushed the margin to 21-10.

After Incarnate Word cut it to 21-16 in the third, Pennington answered with a deep shot to Currie for a 28-16 lead. Samuel Hunsaker made a 50-yard field goal with 1:54 left in the fourth to cap the scoring. Incarnate Word's EJ Colson finished 28 of 36 for 292 yards with two touchdowns to Jameson Garcia, who caught nine passes for 120 yards. The Cardinals ran for 144 yards on 28 carries, led by Colson's 59. Northern Arizona held the Cardinals to six points in the third. - AP College Football

QB Ty Pennington, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (20)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/20/25 - RB Jabari Bates, rSr/2027, San Jose State + More +

Denis Lynch kicked a game-winning 48-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining to send San Jose State past Idaho, 31-28 on Saturday. The Spartans (1-2) avoided their fourth loss to an FCS team in program history, while the Vandals (2-2), ranked eighth in the FCS coaches poll, will go without an FBS win for the first time in three seasons. After trading touchdowns on four straight drives the San Jose State defense finally forced a three-and-out for the only punt of the second half. The Spartans then drove 31 yards in eight plays for the winning kick.

Jabari Bates had a career-high 131 rushing yards on 11 carries with an 87-yard scoring rush that put the Spartans on the board one snap after Idaho took a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. The junior had never reached 100 rushing yards in his collegiate career. Walker Eget completed 13 of his 21 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown, and Danny Scudero hauled in six catches for 130 yards. Joshua Wood was 18-for-32 with 204 yards and two touchdowns for Idaho. He added 41 yards and a score on the ground. - San Jose State/AP College Football

RB Jabari Bates, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (60)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (88)

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09/20/25 - QB Tyler Hughes, rSr/2027, Wyoming + More +

Tyler Hughes threw for a career-high 296 yards and four touchdowns, and Jackson Blee recorded his first two touchdowns for William & Mary in a 27-7 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday night. Blee scored both touchdowns in the second half, a 9-yard and a 63-yard reception to make it 27-7 for the Tribe. Rashad Raymond rushed for 75 yards and scored William & Mary's second touchdown.

Hughes's previous passing yard record was 208, which he threw in the season-opening loss for the Tribe against Furman on Aug. 30. He finished 22-for-30 passing and no interceptions. A weather delay moved kickoff back an hour, and William & Mary found the end zone first, off a 9-yard pass to Alfred Honesty. Joseph Johnson recorded a 15-yard touchdown to make it 34-7. Hakeem Watters recorded Charleston Southern's lone score; a 63-yard rush in the second quarter to tie the game at 7. William & Mary (2-2) head coach Mike London recorded his 100th win with the victory. The Tribe are now 2-0 all-time over Charleston Southern (0-4). - AP College Football

QB Tyler Hughes, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (41)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/20/25 - WR Isaiah Dawson, rSo/2029, Bowling Green + More +

Jamaal Brown rushed for a career-high 153 yards, Andrew King added another 100 yards on the ground, and Isaiah Dawson had two touchdowns for Richmond in a 38-14 win over VMI on Saturday night. Richmond (2-2) took a 14-7 lead before the game went into a weather delay due to lightning in the area with 5:48 remaining in the first quarter. The game was suspended for over three hours. Once play resumed, VMI scored a touchdown on a pass to Owen Sweeney to tie the game at 14. Sweeney scored both touchdowns for the Keydets, totaling 106 yards.

Richmond quarterback Kyle Wickersham threw a 13-yard pass to Isaiah Dawson for his second of the game to regain the lead. Dawson had 99 yards total. Wickersham went 10 for 13 and threw for 166 yards and recorded a rushing touchdown. King had an 83-yard rush up the sideline to extend the Spiders' lead to 31. Richmond totaled 541 yards on the ground. Richmond's Lee Bruner IV recorded his first collegiate interception in the second quarter. Richmond moves to 47-40-5 over VMI (1-3), dating back to 1893. The last time the two teams met was in 2015, a 42-10 victory for Richmond. - AP College Football

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

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09/20/25 - RB Justice Haynes, Sr/2027, Georgia Tech + More +

Justice Haynes rushed for 149 yards and broke one of No. 21 Michigan's three long touchdown runs in a 30-27 win over Nebraska on Saturday, extending the Cornhuskers' losing streak against Top 25 opponents to 28 games. Freshman Bryce Underwood, who struggled in a road loss at Oklahoma two weeks ago, was just 12-of-22 passing for 105 yards in his first Big Ten road game but scored the Wolverines' first touchdown on a 37-yard run and extended his team's last scoring drive with a key third-down pass and a scramble. "He did everything he had to do to win, which is the maturity he might not have had at Oklahoma," said Biff Poggi, acting head coach in place of the suspended Sherrone Moore. Dylan Raiola's 52-yard Hail Mary to Jacory Barney Jr. for a touchdown to end the first half tied it 17-all and gave the Cornhuskers (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) momentum heading into the third quarter.

They managed just a field goal after that until Raiola led them on a 75-yard drive to make it a three-point game with 1:34 left. Michigan (3-1, 1-0) recovered the onside kick, picked up a first down and ran out the clock. The Wolverines rushed for 286 yards, the most against Nebraska since Oklahoma ran for 312 in 2022. "Just too many big plays to win a football game like that," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said. "We battled, and I appreciate that from the guys. It wasn't enough." The Wolverines went into the fourth quarter with a 27-17 lead after Dominic Zvada kicked a 56-yard field goal and Jordan Marshall busted through the line to go 54 yards for a touchdown. Zvada's 21-yard field goal gave the Wolverines a 10-point lead again with under 4 minutes to play. Michigan had two one-play touchdown drives, with Underwood breaking his 37-yard run after a Nebraska turnover and Haynes going 75 yards untouched to the end zone. Raiola was 30 of 41 for 308 yards and three touchdowns, the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards against Michigan since Purdue's Aidan O'Connell in 2022. Raiola threw his first interception of the season and was sacked seven times as Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale sent blitzes from a variety of angles. - Michigan/AP College Football

RB Justice Haynes, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (05)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (03)

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09/20/25 - QB Trinidad Chambliss, rSr/2027, Mississippi + More +

Trinidad Chambliss threw for two touchdowns, Kewan Lacy added a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs and No. 13 Mississippi handed Tulane its first loss with a 45-10 victory Saturday. Ole Miss (4-0) dominated the Green Wave, building a 23-3 halftime lead, after earning consecutive close wins over SEC foes Kentucky and Arkansas. "I'm really proud because we were coming off two hard games and we could have been looking ahead next week to LSU," Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said. "Our players and coaches came out and took care of business. It was a dominating day against a really well-coached team that plays hard." Chambliss, confirmed as the starting quarterback on Thursday, provided a second consecutive strong performance with 17-of-27 passing for 307 yards while adding 112 yards on 14 rushes. "It's cool to see him do that because we expect him to play well," Kiffin said. "For a second straight week, he did not have a turnover and 4-0, that sounds really good." Deuce Alexander had four receptions for 94 yards, including a 33-yard TD reception.

Dae'Quan Wright caught a 5-yard scoring pass as Chambliss connected with seven receivers. "I'm just glad Trinidad trusted me enough to throw me the ball," Alexander said. "We've got a lot of guys with skills that can play and we respect each other. As long as we get the ‘W,' that's all that matters." Former starter Austin Simmons, recovering from a severe ankle injury, dressed but did not play after finishing a scoring series in a brief appearance in last week's win over Arkansas. Lacy finished with 68 yards on 18 rushes, while Logan Diggs added a 2-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth period. Lucas Carneiro added field goals of 22, 54 and 34 yards. The Rebels finished with 548 yards of total offense and scored on all six trips to the red zone. Tulane (3-1) managed only 282 yards of total offense and turned the ball over on downs three times in the second half. Jake Retzlaff, after an 0-for-9 start, finished 5 of 17 for 56 yards. - Mississippi/AP College Football

QB Trinidad Chambliss, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/20/25 - WR Thomas Castellanos, rSr/2027, Texas Tech + More +

Tommy Castellanos passed for 205 yards and had two of No. 7 Florida State's eight rushing touchdowns in a 66-10 rout of Kent State on Saturday. Gavin Sawchuk had 11 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns as the Seminoles (3-0) ran for a single-game school record 498 yards and surpassed last season's win total. Florida State had as many touchdowns against Kent State as it did in 12 games in 2024.

Castellanos left in the second quarter with an apparent ankle injury, but he ran down the sideline in the third quarter. With the Seminoles in front 45-7, Castellanos did not play in the second half. Micahi Danzy had a 64-yard touchdown run and added receptions of 65 yards and 47 yards. The redshirt freshman now has three touchdowns in three games. The Golden Flashes' Dru DeShields completed 9 of 18 passes for 129 yards and had a 75-yard touchdown pass to Da'Shawn Martin. - Florida State/AP College Football

WR Thomas Castellanos, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (38)

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09/20/25 - QB Darian Mensah, rJr/2028, Miami + More +

Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes and Duke snapped a two-game losing streak, overcoming a 13-point deficit to beat N.C. State 45-33 on Saturday. The Blue Devils (2-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference opener) scored 21 points in less than four minutes of game time spanning the two halves to surge into the lead. Anderson Castle added three rushing touchdowns, including a clinching 66-yard dash on third down with 2:19 remaining. CJ Bailey tossed two touchdowns passes to Terrell Anderson but was intercepted three times for N.C. State (3-1, 1-1). Hollywood Smothers rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown and Will Wilson had two 1-yard TD runs. Anderson picked up 166 yards on six catches.

Mensah was 19-for-28 for 269 yards. Castle gained 92 rushing yards on 12 attempts. NC State drove 99 yards to score on the second play of the second quarter on Bailey's 6-yard throw to Anderson and later extended the lead to 20-7. The big play came inside of two minutes in the first half when Duke linebacker Tre Freeman intercepted Bailey's fourth-down pass, returning it 67 yards to set up a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run from Castle. - Duke/AP College Football

QB Darian Mensah, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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