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08/27/26 - QB Battle Alberson, rSo/2029, Chattanooga + More +

The Chattanooga Mocs football team opened the new 2026 season with a controlling 24-10 road victory over UAC-member West Georgia on a humid Thursday night inside University Stadium in Carrollton, Ga., during non-conference action. With the win, Chattanooga (1-0) handed West Georgia (0-1) its first season-opening defeat since 2011 which snapped the program's 13-game winning streak in season openers. It also marked UWG's first Thursday night defeat since 2011 as the team entered the night 10-0 on Thursday night since 2012. RB Kevin Lalin rushed the ball 30 times for 128 yards and a touchdown...QB Battle Alberson finished 9-of-17 for 180 yards and two touchdowns...WR Ashton Schumann caught four passes for 100 yards (56 YAC) and a touchdown. - Chattanooga football

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

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08/27/26 - QB Donovyn Omolo, rSo/2029, Central Arkansas + More +

Donovyn Omolo threw three touchdown passes in his first game with Central Arkansas, leading the Bears to a 36-24 victory over UT Martin in a Football Championship Subdivision season opener on Thursday night. Omolo, a sophomore who transferred from Central Missouri to join his hometown team, completed 20 of 27 passes for 243 yards and gained 118 yards rushing. Combined with a solid effort from the Central Arkansas defense, Omolo had more yards than UT Martin, 361-296. Two of Omolo's touchdowns went to Arlie Lee, including a 51-yard hookup that made it 26-17 in the third quarter. Omolo threw one interception, a 56-yard pick-six by Trey Cotton. With Central Arkansas leading 29-24 in the fourth, Jalen Washington's 27-yard touchdown run gave the Bears a two-score lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. UT Martin quarterback Julian Calvez threw for 147 yards and was intercepted twice. The Skyhawks, No. 23 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25, lost their season opener for the third straight time. UT Martin and Central Arkansas last met in 2014 and the Bears now hold a 10-5 lead in the series. - AP College Football

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

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08/27/26 - QB Jerry Kaminski, rJr/2028, North Dakota + More +

Jerry Kaminski threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns, Matt Lawson ran for two touchdowns, and North Dakota scored all its points in the first half to beat Long Island University 42-21 on Thursday in a season opener for both teams. North Dakota is ranked in the top 10 in both the Stats Perform and AFCA preseason polls for the second time in program history. Kaminski threw first quarter touchdown passes of 14 yards to Korey Tai and 15 yards to Nathan Hromadka while Lawson wedged a 4-yard scoring run between the two.

Early in the second, Kaminski threw a 28-yard touchdown to Caleb Goodloe before Charles Langama carried it in from the 13 and Lawson ended the Fighting Hawks scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:27 left before halftime. Goodloe had five receptions for 118 yards. With 9:59 left in the third, the Sharks got on the scoreboard when Tyselle Spencer ran it in from the 13. To close the third, Luca Stanzani threw a 65-yard touchdown to Boa Veikei. Stanzani closed the scoring with 3:38 left when he ran it in from the 1 to end a 16-play, 68-yard drive that lasted 9:25. Stanzani threw for 173 yards. North Dakota held LIU to 71 yards rushing on 32 carries. - AP College Football

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

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08/27/26 - QB Chris Parson, rJr/2028, Austin Peay + More +

Chris Parson threw for 308 yards and a touchdown, Courtland Simmons ran for two touchdowns and Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb 35-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams. Parson, the preseason United Athletic Conference offensive player of the year, also ran for a touchdown for Austin Peay, which is ranked No. 17 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25 poll. Parson connected with Denver Harper on a 49-yard strike in which Harper - who had to slow his stride on a slightly underthrown pass - still had his defender beat by five yards. The three-play, 62-yard drive occurred with 4:34 before the break and put the Governors up 21-10.

Less than three minutes prior, Isaiah Groves' 1-yard touchdown run gave Austin Peay its first lead at 14-10. The scoring run ended a 10-play, 79-yard drive that lasted almost 6 1/2 minutes. The Runnin' Bulldogs scored the game's first points on a 36-yard field goal by Tyler Simpson with 4:17 left in the first quarter. Austin Peay responded on its following drive when Simmons ran it in from the 1 for a 7-3 lead before the quarter ended. Austin Peay sealed it in the third when Parson ran it in from the four and Simmons scored a second time carrying it in from 19 yards out. Cole Pennington finished throwing for 312 yards for Gardner-Webb. - AP College Football

QB Chris Parson, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (23)

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08/27/26 - QB Kennedy McGill, rSr/2027, Western Illinois + More +

Western Illinois football opened the 2026 season in impressive fashion Thursday night, defeating Northwestern College, 65-14, at Hanson Field. Western Illinois found itself in an early hole after Northwestern College recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff and scored just 16 seconds into the game. The Leathernecks quickly responded, however, as LeBron Morgan recovered a fumble and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 7-7. WIU took control in the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns to build a 27-7 halftime advantage.

The Leathernecks continued their offensive attack in the second half, scoring 24 points in the third quarter before adding 14 more in the fourth. Western Illinois finished the night with nine touchdowns and a field goal. Kennedy McGill led the Leatherneck offense, accounting for three rushing touchdowns and two touchdown passes. McGill connected with Christian Anaya for a 59-yard completion in the third quarter before rushing for a touchdown two plays later. - Western Illinois football

QB Kennedy McGill, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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08/27/26 - QB Pops Battle, rJr/2028, Lindenwood + More +

The Lindenwood football team (1-0, 1-0 OVC defeated Charleston Southern (0-1, 0-1 OVC) by a score of 20-17 on Thursday night from Steward Field at Hunter Stadium. The opening 15 minutes was a defensive battle as each team had their opening drive stall just inside the opponent 50. Neither CSU or Lindenwood found the endzone in the first with the game knotted at zero. CSU put together its best drive of the contest to begin the second but the Lions held strong outside the end zone and held the Bucs to a field goal which put them up 3-0 at the 12:16 mark. Lindenwood answered right back with a field goal of its own, going on a 13-play, 64 yard drive to knot the game at three apiece with just over six minutes to go in the half.

On the ensuing offensive drive, the Buccaneers began to march down the field as the half was nearing an end. With 13 seconds left, Isaac Edwards jumped in front of a pass and took it 80 yards to the house, giving the Lions a 10-3 lead just before the break. The Lions began the third quarter with a stop and kept the momentum going. On the third play of the next possession, Pops Battle found Jalen Smith over the middle for a big 25-yard catch. A few plays later, Battle scrambled out to his left and walked in for six, putting the Black and Gold up 17-3 with just under 10 minutes to go. The Lindenwood defense continued to styme the Buccaneers offense and held a two score lead going into the fourth. In the fourth, Graham drilled a 28-yard field goal to give the Lions a 20-10 lead with 5:36 to play. CSU kept battling and got it back to a one score game after converting a fourth down with 2:03 to play. However, the Lions were able to seal the win on a first down run by Robert Giaimo and earn the 20-16 victory in the season opener. - Lindenwood football

QB Pops Battle, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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08/27/26 - RB Charles Kellom, rSr/2027, Eastern Illinois + More +

Running back Charles Kellom was up to the task as Eastern Illinois played its earliest season opener in school history. The senior rushed for a career-high 171 yards and three touchdowns helping power the Panthers to a 28-14 win at Murray State (0-1) on Thursday night. It was the second straight season opening win for EIU (1-0). Murray State took the early lead in the game as Jaxson Potter hauled in a 13-yard pass from Collin Shannon just 30 seconds into the second quarter. The extra point was missed, one of two kicking miscues for the Racers in the opener. Premiere Whitley blocked a Murray State field goal in the second quarter that would have put the Racers back in the lead after Kellom scored the first of his touchdowns with 9:56 to play in the first half.

Kellom raced 88-yards for his second score with 58 seconds left in the first half only to see the Racers drive down the field and score as time expired on a Shannon 7-yard touchdown connection to Trey Firestone. Firestone caught the two-point conversion to make it 14-14 at the half. Kellom tacked on his third touchdown on the Panthers first drive of the third quarter finishing the day with the 171 yards on 19 carries for 9.0 yards per rush average. - Eastern Illinois football

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

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08/27/26 - QB Brady Stober, So/2029, Elon + More +

The Elon football team kicked off its 2026 season with a 42-7 win against Glenville State at Rhodes Stadium on Thursday night. Brady Stober accounted for three touchdowns in his Phoenix debut and Jimmyll Williams added two more on the ground, while the Elon defense held the visiting Pioneers to just 125 total offensive yards. - Elon football

QB Brady Stober, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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08/27/26 - QB Carson Parker, rSo/2029, Ohio Dominican + More +

In the Week 0 opener at Phil Simms Stadium, the Ohio Dominican Panthers (1-0) shocked the college football world with a 42-40 triple-overtime win over the FCS Morehead State Eagles (0-1) on Thursday (August 28) night. Carson Parker totaled 361 yards of total offense after going 23-of-48 passing for 277 yards and four touchdowns. He ran for 84 yards on the ground with a touchdown. Mekhi Jenkins led the rushing attack with 101 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown during his first game as a Panther. Roderick Love ran for 42 yards on his six carries. - Ohio Dominican Football

QB Carson Parker, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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08/27/26 - RB Sean Weston Jr., So/2029, Delaware State + More +

The Delaware State Hornets football team opened their 2026 NCAA Division I FCS season with a thrilling 41-34 victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Alumni Stadium. Under second-year head coach DeSean Jackson, Delaware State built an 18-point third-quarter lead before Stony Brook rallied to tie it. Sean "Deuce" Weston Jr. scored the game-winning 16-yard touchdown run with 1:53 remaining. - The News Journal

RB Sean Weston Jr., So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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08/27/26 - WR Malik McNeely, Jr/2028, Maine + More +

The University of Maine football program took down Towson on the opening night of the college football season, 21-18. The Black Bears broke through on the scoreboard first midway through the second quarter as Eddie Buehler connected with Malik McNeely for both of their first touchdowns as Black Bears, a 16-yard reception up the middle of the field. Rashawn Marshall doubled the Black Bears lead later in the second quarter as he broke free for a 32-yard rushing touchdown up the left side of the field. Nick Laughlin added onto the big second quarter for the Black Bears as he brought in a 30-yard reception up the middle of the field from Buehler for his first touchdown of the season and Buehler's second touchdown pass of the quarter. - Maine Football

WR Malik McNeely, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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08/27/26 - QB Cutter Stewart, rJr/2028, Houston Christian + More +

Cutter Stewart celebrated his return to Division I with 268 total yards and Houston Christian held off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Southeastern Louisiana 34-28 in a season and Southland Conference opener on Thursday night. Stewart, a redshirt junior who spent last season at a junior college, threw for 173 yards and ran for 95. His 66-yard touchdown pass to Jamaal Hall II gave the Huskies a 31-14 lead with about two minutes left in the third quarter. In the fourth, SE Louisiana, ranked No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25 poll, rallied with two touchdown passes from Kyle Lowe to Lawson Dixon. The second score, on an 18-yard pass, made it 34-28 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Houston Christian then ran out the clock.

Held without a first down in the first quarter, the Huskies put up 17 points in the second quarter. Stewart's 39-yard pass to Ja'Ryan Wallace set up one touchdown and Stewart hit Keith Wheeler with a 12-yard scoring pass to make it 17-7 at halftime. Lowe had 150 yards passing and the Lions had a 398-361 advantage in total offense. SE Louisiana was riding a Southland Conference-best 13-2 mark over the past two seasons of league play and was voted the favorite to repeat as conference champion. The Lions, who defeated the Huskies 38-14 last season, lead the series 9-2. - AP College Football

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

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12/27/25 - QB Bear Bachmeier, So/2029, BYU + More +

Jovesa Damuni scored on a 4-yard run with two minutes remaining and No. 12 BYU rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 25-21 win over No. 24 Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Damuni's scoring run capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive by the Cougars (12-2), who were led by freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier. Bachmeier passed for 57 yards in the drive. Bachmeier was 27 for 38 passing for 325 yards with a touchdown and an interception as the Cougars piled up 426 total yards. It was the freshman's third 300-yard passing game of the season.

Georgia Tech (9-4) had a chance to tie the game when senior quarterback Haynes King found Eric Rivers down the sideline with a 66-yard pass on fourth-and-15 to the BYU 18-yard line with 35 seconds to play. Facing fourth down, King threw to the end zone for Jamal Haynes, but BYU's Evan Johnson intercepted the pass in the end zone to secure the victory. King was 23 for 41 passing for 254 yards, two touchdowns and the game-ending interception. The Cougars fell 11 points behind due to a 10-second scoring binge by the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech took a 14-10 lead on a King pass to Rivers with 5:28 to play in the first half. Cody Hagen muffed the ensuing kickoff and the Yellow Jackets recovered the fumble. One play later, King found tight end J.T. Byrne for a six-yard TD pass. - BYU/AP College Football

QB Bear Bachmeier, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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12/27/25 - QB E.J. Warner, Sr/2026, Fresno State + More +

E.J. Warner threw for 214 yards and a touchdown, Dylan Lynch kicked four field goals and Fresno State defeated Miami of Ohio 18-3 in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday night. On defense, Fresno State kept Miami out of the red zone the whole game, except for the RedHawks' opening possession when they reached the 15-yard line before Dom Dzioban kicked a 33-yard field goal for their only points of the game. The Bulldogs, one of 15 teams in FBS to keep their opponents under an average of 300 yards per game (293.5), allowed 192 yards. After Miami's early field goal, Lynch made three of his 3-pointers in the second quarter, leading to a 9-3 halftime lead. That advantage held into the fourth quarter when Warner hit Richie Anderson III with a 2-yard touchdown pass. Looking for a 14-point lead, the Bulldogs went for two on the conversion, but Warner's pass failed, leaving the score at 15-3.

Lynch added his fourth field goal, in five attempts, with 2:56 remaining. The 37-yarder was his long for the game as the other three were all from less than 30 yards. Fresno State, playing in its fifth consecutive bowl game, got the win for first-year coach Matt Entz. Miami, which also played in its fifth-straight bowl game, lost in its repeat appearance in the Arizona Bowl. The RedHawks defeated Colorado State 43-17 last year. Warner completed 16 of 23 passes and was not intercepted. Josiah Freeman had 143 yards receiving on seven catches for Fresno State (9-4). Freshman Thomas Gotkowski was 6-of-22 passing for 72 yards for Miami (7-7). He threw one interception. - Fresno State/AP College Football

QB E.J. Warner, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (88)

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12/27/25 - RB Cale Hellums, Sr/2027, Army + More +

Cade Hellums accounted for three touchdowns, and Godspower Nwawuihe rushed for two in a 41-16 win over UConn in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday. Hellums tied the game 7-7 after an opening UConn score by finding Noah Short for a 40-yard strike. Short was the only Army player with a reception, finishing with seven for 108 yards. Nwawuihe gave the Black Knights (7-6) their first lead of the day with 3:04 left in the second quarter, scampering for a 43-yard touchdown run. He broke free for a 70-yard score less than a minute into the second half, putting Army up by 10. He had 171 yards on 12 attempts.

Hellums added two touchdown runs of 1 and 6 yards in the second half. He was 7-of-8 passing for 108 yards with 45 on the ground. Jake Rendina had 14 carries for 87 yards, and Carson Smith had 49 yards and a touchdown in a 368-yard rushing day for the Black Knights. Cam Edwards had the opening score of the game on a 12-yard rush for the Huskies (9-4). He had 108 yards on 11 carries. Ksaan Farrar also scored on a quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter. He was 11-of-17 passing for 84 yards. UConn was without star quarterback Joe Fagnano, who, after throwing for 3,448 yards, 28 touchdowns and one interception, opted out of the game to prepare for the NFL Draft. UConn was led by interim head coach Gordon Sammis. Head coach Jim Mora will take over at Colorado State next season. It's the second bowl win in as many years for Army under head coach Jeff Monken, and the sixth out of seven appearances in his 12-year tenure. - Army/AP College Football

RB Cale Hellums, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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