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12/02/25 - SS Chase Hatton, So/2029, Marist + More +

2025 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Chase Hatton, Marist,...For a second consecutive season and third time overall, a Marist athlete claims the league's freshman defensive award, with West Chester, Pennsylvania, product Chase Hatton claiming the honor in 2025. He recorded 89 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and four interceptions during the season. Hatton finished seventh among the PFL's tacklers in total tackles and fourth in interceptions. - Pioneer Football League

SS Chase Hatton, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Marist Player News & Notes

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12/02/25 - RB Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison + More +

2025 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Nick Herman, Drake,...Chicago-native Herman was the PFL's leading rusher as a freshman, finishing the season with 1,014 rushing yards on 144 carries with six rushing touchdowns and adding 120 receiving yards on 13 receptions. He led the league and ranked fourth in the FCS with 7.04 yards per carry and was 23rd in the FCS with his 84.5 rushing yards per game, which also led the PFL. Herman had four 100-yard rushing performances in 2025, all in PFL play, including a 253-yard outing to close the regular season. - Pioneer Football League

RB Nick Herman, Fr/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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12/02/25 - P Emiliano Salazar, Jr/2028, San Diego + More +

2025 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Emiliano Salazar, San Diego,...Salazar, an Orange, California native, finished the season making 15-of-18 field goals and all 40 of his PATs while also averaging 44.76 yards per punt with 13 of his 37 punts going for 50-plus yards and also handled kickoff duties for the Toreros. He was the Toreros' kickoff and PAT specialist for the season's first four games before taking over all kicking duties in their PFL opener against St. Thomas. Still, Salazar finished the season second in punting average among PFL punters, thanks to his league-leading 50-yard punt count, and was one of three kickers to score 15 field goals during the season. - Pioneer Football League

P Emiliano Salazar, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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12/02/25 - QB Trinidad Chambliss, rSr/2027, Mississippi + More +

WEEK 14 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS, OLE MISS, Senior, Quarterback, Grand Rapids, MI,...Trinidad Chambliss completed 23-of-34 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns as No. 7 Ole Miss (11-1, 7-1 in SEC) defeated Mississippi State, 38-19, in the Egg Bowl. It was Chambless' seventh 300-yard passing game and he earned SEC Co-Offensive Player of Week honors. Notes: It is the 15th time since 2004 (and second time this season - LB Anthony Hill, Oct. 27) that a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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

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12/02/25 - ILB Amare Campbell, Sr/2027, Tennessee + More +

WEEK 14 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AMARE CAMPBELL, PENN STATE, Junior, Linebacker, Manassas, VA,...Amare Campbell posted a game-high 14 tackles (5 solo) and 0.5 quarterback sacks as Penn State became bowl eligible with a 40-36 victory at Rutgers. Campbell's fourth-quarter fumble recovery, which he returned 61 yards for a touchdown, was the game-winning score. Notes: It is the 11th time since 2004 (and first since defensive Abdul Carter, Nov. 12, 2024) that a Penn State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

ILB Amare Campbell, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (38)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (171)

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12/02/25 - QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

WEEK 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt,...Pavia, the player of the week for the second time in four weeks, threw for 268 yards and a touchdown and ran for a career-high 165 yards and a score in the Commodores' 45-24 win over in-state rival Tennessee. Pavia passed and ran for a touchdown for the fifth time this season, and it was his second game with 200-plus yards passing and more than 100 yards rushing. He set the program record for passing yards in a season (3,192), and he ran his two-year rushing total at Vanderbilt to 1,627 yards. - AP College Football

QB Diego Pavia, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (28)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (241)

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Vanderbilt Player News & Notes

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12/02/25 - QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, So/2029, California + More +

WEEK 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: California freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele passed for career highs of 330 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in a 38-35 win over SMU. He completed 5 of 6 passes for 61 yards on a seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with the Bears' winning touchdown with 43 seconds left. - AP College Football

QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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12/02/25 - QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029, Oklahoma State + More +

North Texas' Drew Mestemaker leads the nation with 319.6 passing yards per game. Baylor's Sawyer Robertson and Florida Atlantic's Caden Veltkamp are the other quarterbacks throwing for more than 300 yards per game. - AP College Football

QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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12/02/25 - RB Cam Cook, Sr/2027, West Virginia + More +

Jacksonville State's Cam Cook holds a narrow lead over Missouri's Ahmad Hardy on the national rushing chart after the regular season. Cook, who has seven straight 100-yard games and 10 for the season, averages 131.8 yards per game. Hardy is averaging 130. - AP College Football

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

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12/02/25 - WR Danny Scudero, rJr/2028, Colorado + More +

San Jose State's Danny Scudero finished his season averaging 107.6 receiving yards per game. UConn's Skyler Bell is averaging 106.5 and will have a chance to pass Scudero for the national lead in a bowl game. - AP College Football

WR Danny Scudero, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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12/01/25 - QB Beau Brungard, rSr/2027, Youngstown State + More +

2025 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Beau Brungard, Youngstown State,...Brungard had one of the best dual campaigns in league history to earn the player-of-the-year nod. He received 102 votes while NDSU QB Cole Payton was second with 69 votes. Payton was named second-team all-league as a signal caller. He is the first YSU quarterback to earn the Player-of-the-Year Award since joining the league in 1997. Brungard is the fourth Penguin to be named the MVFC's top offensive performer joining running backs PJ Mays (2001), Marcus Mason (2006) and Jaleel McLaughlin (2022). Brungard is just the second YSU quarterback to be named first team All-MVFC joining Kurt Hess (2011). - Missouri Valley Football

QB Beau Brungard, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (16)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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12/01/25 - ILB Tye Niekamp, rSr/2027, Illinois State + More +

2025 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State,...Niekamp becomes the first Redbird defender named the league's Defensive Player of the Year since 2022, when outside linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh won the honor on way to being named the Buck Buchanan Award recipient. It marks the ninth time in Valley Football history a Redbird has been named the Defensive Player of the Year: LB Brian Gant (1986), LB Boomer Grigsby (2002-04), DE Brent Hawkins (2005), LB Cameron Siskowic (2006) and LB Zeke Vandenburgh (2022). Niekamp is also a finalist for the 2025 Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the top defensive player in FCS football.

Now a two-time All-MVFC First Team selection, Niekamp adds this year's honor to his First-Team selection in 2024 and his 2023 MVFC Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors. The Normal, Illinois, native led the Redbirds and ranked third in the MVFC in tackles with 126 (63 solo) during the regular season. He also ranked second in the league in tackles-for-loss with 12.0 and added one sack on the year. A three-time MVFC Defensive Player of the Week during the year, Niekamp had seven double-digit tackling efforts, including five games with 13 or more, finished the regular season with back-to-back 16 tackle efforts against South Dakota State and Southern Illinois. Last week in the first-round playoff win at Southeastern Louisiana, Niekamp led the Redbirds with 13 tackles, a sack and an interception in the win over the Lions. - Missouri Valley Football

ILB Tye Niekamp, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (52)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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Illinois State Player News & Notes

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12/01/25 - SS Kimal Clark, Sr/2026, Indiana State + More +

2025 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: DB Kimal Clark, Indiana State,...Clark becomes just the third Indiana State player to receive the Valley's Newcomer of the Year award and first defensive player in Sycamore history to receive the honor after pacing the MVFC in tackles. Clark joins quarterbacks Julian Reese (2001) and Ryan Boyle (2018) to receive the award and is just the seventh defensive player in MVFC history to receive the honor dating back to 1994. The Lackawanna, N.Y. was named to the prestigious Buck Buchanan Award finalist list this past week and was one of just three MVFC players on the list presented to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football.

Clark finished his first season at Indiana State as the Missouri Valley Football tackling leader with 145 stops and 12.08 tackles per game. He finished second overall in the NCAA FCS in total tackles per game on the year. Clark recorded 10 games with at least 10 tackles on the season, excelling in conference play posting a season-high 19 tackles against Illinois State, while adding 16 against Murray and 15 against both South Dakota State and North Dakota State. The Preseason Third Team All-American added 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, while adding two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He finished the 2025 campaign tied for fifth all-time in Indiana State history in tackles in a single season. Clark is the first Sycamore in program history to be named a Buck Buchanan finalist. - Missouri Valley Football

SS Kimal Clark, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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12/01/25 - WR Luke Mailander, rSo/2029, Illinois State + More +

2025 MISSOURI VALLEY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: WR Luke Mailander, Illinois State,...Mailander, a redshirt freshman wide receiver out of Elmhurst, Illinois, is the fifth Redbird freshman to be named the league's Freshman of the Year: QB Dusty Burk (1999), DB Tom Nelson (2005), QB Matt Brown (2009) and teammate Niekamp (2023). During the regular season, Mailander ranked second for Illinois State in yards (557) and third in receptions (34). With seven games of 50 or more receiving yards, he averaged 16.4 yards per catch and was second on the team with four receiving touchdowns. Mailander scored a touchdown in three-straight wins against Morehead State, Eastern Illinois and North Alabama, and he tallied a career-high 109 yards a touchdown in the win over the Panthers. - Missouri Valley Football

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

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11/30/25 - RB Harlem Berry, So/2029, LSU + More +

Lane Kiffin announced Sunday he is leaving his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU, taking over a Tigers program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches. The move, disclosed by Kiffin on social media, comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi's 39-19 victory over Mississippi State in the rivals' annual Egg Bowl game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth. "I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team's incredible success and their commitment to finish strong," Kiffin wrote, adding that he would maintained "guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern." Kiffins said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance." "Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels," he added.

After an Ole Miss team meeting Sunday afternoon, players including defensive back TJ Banks told reporters waiting outside that defensive coordinator Pete Golding was now the head coach. Mississippi athletics officials did not immediately confirm the move, but said an announcement was planned later Sunday. Two prominent Ole Miss alumni with close ties to the athletic department, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made, said they'd been informed of Golding's promotion. The timing has been awkward for Ole Miss, Kiffin and college football in general. Kiffin made his announcement exactly one week before the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is announced; the Rebels are all but certain to be included after a 11-1 regular season. Kiffin, considered one of the top offensive coaches in college football, and Carter had agreed a week earlier that a decision had to be made by this weekend. Carter could not afford to wait until after critical recruiting periods in December and transfer periods in January had passed before starting his coaching search. - AP College Football

RB Harlem Berry, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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