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11/28/25 - QB Blake Horvath, Sr/2026, Navy + More +

Alex Tecza had 103 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 26 carries, Blake Horvath accounted for two TDs, and Navy beat Memphis 28-17 on Thursday night to clinch at least a tie for the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. Navy (9-2, 7-1) has a half-game lead over North Texas and No. 24 Tulane, both of which wrap up the regular season this weekend. The Mean Green - which beat the Midshipmen 31-17 on Nov. 1 - hosts Temple on Friday and the Green Wave plays Charlotte at home on Saturday. Horvath was 5-of-9 passing for 100, which included a 3-yard TD pass to Kendall Evans, and capped a 13-play, 73-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run that made it 28-17 with 4:53 to play.

Tecza, who ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the first half, scored on a 12-yard run to make it 21-17 with 1:01 remaining in the third quarter and Navy led the rest of the way. Brendon Lewis completed 19 of 36 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (6-4, 4-4). Lewis threw a 1-yard TD pass to Matt Adcock midway through the second quarter and hit Cortez Braham Jr. for a 38-yard score with 1:43 left until halftime that gave the Tigers a 17-14 lead. Horvath finished with 54 yards rushing. - Navy/AP College Football

QB Blake Horvath, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (18)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (201)

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11/27/25 - QB TeSean Smoot, rSr/2027, Alabama State + More +

Te'Sean Smoot threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns, with 189 yards going to Jalen Jones, and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 on Thursday in the 101st Turkey Day Classic. Alabama State (10-2) finished co-champions of the SWAC East Division, but Jackson State advanced to the conference championship game after earning the tiebreaker over the Hornets. Alabama State recorded 10 wins for the first time since 2004, when the Hornets last won the SWAC title. Alabama State scored 44 straight point spanning the halftime break. Smoot started the second-quarter scoring with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Creech for a tie at 21. Then the Hornets scored 17 points in the final five minutes of the half, including a 42-yard pick-six by Ta'Shaun Sims - his second of the game. Sims' first interception came deep in Alabama State territory, and the Hornets went on a 10-play, 82-yard drive ending in a 6-yard touchdown run by Marcus Harris II.

Alabama State opened the second half with a three-play, 75-yard drive ending in Smoot's 12-yard touchdown pass to Derick Harden. Smoot added a 13-yard touchdown pass to Manny Thompson on the Hornets' second drive after halftime. Michael Franklin was 12 of 29 for 208 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions for Tuskegee (4-7). Zina Mulbah II had two touchdowns on the ground. Devon Cooper had a 67-yard touchdown reception. Tuskegee played for the first since defeating Miles College 24-23 on Nov. 8. - AP College Football

QB TeSean Smoot, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (93)

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11/27/25 - QB Beau Pribula, rSr/2027, Virginia + More +

Missouri and Eli Drinkwitz have agreed to a six-year contract that will push the football coach's average compensation to $10.75 million annually and likely end any speculation that he could leave for one of the high-profile job openings elsewhere. The new contract was announced Thursday, one day after the University of Missouri Board of Curators held a meeting in which they voted unanimously to approve the deal. It would keep Drinkwitz leading the Tigers through the 2031 season. "My family and I believe deeply in the vision and leadership from our administration and are incredibly happy to continue calling Columbia our home," Drinkwitz said. "I'm grateful for the unwavering support of President Mun Choi, the Board of Curators, led by chair Todd Graves and incoming vice chair Bob Blitz, along with our athletics director, Laird Veatch. "We're also incredibly thankful for the support of our generous donors and NIL partners," Drinkwitz added in a statement released by the school. "I'm committed to continuing our work to build Mizzou into a championship program." Drinkwitz was hired by Missouri in December 2019 after a single season at Appalachian State, where he went 12-1 and finished the year ranked in the top 20.

The Tigers had fallen on hard times, but Drinkwitz steadily built them into a contender in the Southeastern Conference, reaching a bowl game in each of his first five seasons with a record of 45–28 heading into Saturday's game against Arkansas. That success, which included an 11-2 record and Cotton Bowl victory two years ago, made Drinkwitz a hot commodity on the coaching carousel. Missouri has acted aggressively to keep him, and the deal given to him this week is the second in the last four months. Missouri officials were no doubt worried about losing Drinkwitz amid a hot coaching market. SEC rivals LSU, Florida, Arkansas and Auburn have openings, while power programs such as Penn State, UCLA and Stanford also are looking for new coaches. "Under his vision and leadership, Coach Drinkwitz has transformed the standard for Mizzou football and united our entire program and fan base behind a clear pursuit of excellence," Veatch said. "We're thrilled he will continue leading our team into the future." - AP College Football

QB Beau Pribula, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (35)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (22)

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11/26/25 - SS Caden Dowler, rSr/2027, Montana State + More +

2025 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Caden Dowler, DB, Montana State,...Justin Lamson and Caden Dowler, two of the heroes from MSU's 31-28 victory over Montana in last weekend's Brawl of the Wild, won individual honors partly for their outstanding play down the stretch. Lamson scored 26 touchdowns (17 passing, 9 rushing) in conference play alone, while Dowler had four interceptions and two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the final three games of the season. The Bobcats have now won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors and three of the last five awards overall, as Dowler joins Brody Grebe in 2024 and Troy Andersen in 2021. The Newcomer of the Year recognition is the first for MSU since Sean Chambers won the same honor in 2022. - Big Sky Football

SS Caden Dowler, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (39)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/26/25 - RB Eli Gillman, rSr/2027, Montana + More +

2025 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Eli Gillman, RB, Montana,...Gillman, who led the league in rushing yards per game (105.1) and rushing touchdowns (17), became the first Grizzly to win Offensive Player of the Year honors since John Edwards in 2002. Additionally, Gillman joins all-time great Cooper Kupp as the only Big Sky players to have won both the Freshman of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors during their career. - Big Sky Football

RB Eli Gillman, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (21)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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11/26/25 - QB Caden Pinnick, rSo/2029, Washington State + More +

2025 BIG SKY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Caden Pinnick, QB, UC Davis,...This year's Freshman of the Year was a unanimous selection, as Pinnick played like a veteran all season long for the Aggies. In conference play, Pinnick racked up 294.6 passing yards per game and tossed 18 touchdowns, which led all other Big Sky quarterbacks during that stretch. Pinnick becomes the third Aggie to win Freshman of the Year honors, but the first to win on the offensive side of the ball, as he joins Nick Eaton (2019) and Chubba Maae (2020). - Big Sky Football

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

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11/26/25 - QB Justin Lamson, rSr/2027, Montana State + More +

2025 BIG SKY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Justin Lamson, QB, Montana State,...Justin Lamson and Caden Dowler, two of the heroes from MSU's 31-28 victory over Montana in last weekend's Brawl of the Wild, won individual honors partly for their outstanding play down the stretch. Lamson scored 26 touchdowns (17 passing, 9 rushing) in conference play alone, while Dowler had four interceptions and two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the final three games of the season. - Big Sky Football

QB Justin Lamson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (36)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (78)

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11/26/25 - ILB Jack Stoll, Sr/2026, Central Connecticut + More +

2025 NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): LB Jack Stoll, CCSU, Sr, 6-0, 230, Lafayette, NJ/Pope John XXII,...It's also an NEC Defensive Player of the Year repeat for the Blue Devils in 2025 as Stoll duplicated the efforts of former linemate Kimal Clark. The Garden State product quietly transformed into the cornerstone of a stingy Central Connecticut unit that was second on the circuit in scoring defense at 22.6 points per game. In 12 games, the senior racked up 50 solo and 36 assisted stops to lead the Blue Devils and rank third in the conference with 86 tackles. In addition, his team-leading 15.5 tackles-for-loss are second-best among NEC tacklers.

Stoll's combination of tackling and discipline, along with his knack for making big plays, are all contributing factors to another championship for the Blue Devils. His season highlight was arguably one of the most pivotal moments of the 2025 NEC slate. With the game-tying field goal lined up for LIU in the game's closing seconds on Nov. 1, Stoll ultimately saved Central Connecticut's season in the defensive slugfest when he hurdled over the line and blocked the potential game-tying score. He finished with season-best totals of 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles-for-loss in the 10-7 win, which preserved the Blue Devils undefeated record. The Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award finalist also added another feather to his cap with a second-straight All-NEC First Team nod. He is the third NEC Defensive Player of the Year honoree in Blue Devil history. - NEC Football

ILB Jack Stoll, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/26/25 - RB Elijah Howard, rSr/2026, Central Connecticut + More +

2025 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): RB Elijah Howard, CCSU, Sr, 5-10, 185, Knoxville, TN/Baylor School (Virginia Tech),...Howard leaves his mark as one of the most explosive and clutch rushers the league has produced in recent history with his consistency and big performances. The 5-foot-10 defined versatility in 2025. Rushing for 1,078 yards to the tune of a league-best 98.0 yards per game, Howard, who finished the season strong with three-straight 100-yard outings and six touchdowns in the final three weeks of the campaign, added 296 receiving yards to top the NEC charts with 1,374 all-purpose yards and 124.9 per contest. He reached the end zone a league-leading 15 occasions, 11 times on the rush and four times on the catch. Howard enters Central Connecticut's postseason matchup at Rhode Island ranked 13th in the nation in rushing yards and rushing yards per game, while his 11 rushing scores are good for 24th among all FCS running backs.

Finishing as the league's runner-up in rushing yards in each of the past two seasons, the senior put an exclamation point on the NEC's first 1,000-yard rushing campaign since NFL baller Julius Chestnut surpassed the mark in 2023 with an eruptive outing in last Saturday's pivotal regular season finale against Mercyhurst. He delivered 188 all-purpose yards on 163 rush yards and three touchdowns - including the go-ahead score on an eight-yard catch in the fourth quarter - to seal the deal on another postseason berth for the Blue Devils. That was not the first time that the Tennessee native delivered with the game on the line. In overtime against Sacred Heart, he hauled in a 25-yarder in the end zone to propel the Blue Devils past their Nutmeg State foe. In his three seasons at Central Connecticut, Howard has accumulated 3,002 rushing yards for an average of 91.0 per game. In addition, he has 24 career touchdowns. Among active career FCS leaders, he is sixth in rushing yards, third in rushing yards per game, fifth in all-purpose yards (3,908), third in all-purpose yards per game (118.42) and 18th in rushing touchdowns. - NEC Football

RB Elijah Howard, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (65)

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11/26/25 - CB Caleb Jones, rSo/2029, Duquesne + More +

2025 NEC DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (COACHES): DB Caleb Jones, Duquesne, So, 5-9, 190, Ravenna, OH/Archbishop Hoban,...Jones, a Buckeye State native, seamlessly transitioned from the offensive side of the gridiron to steadily emerge as a key defensive back for Duquesne this season. Providing reliable coverage on the regular, he provided a key foundation for a Dukes' secondary that helped stymie NEC offenses to the tune of 17.7 points per contest. Jones delivered at least one tackle in each of his team's 12 games and had multiple stops in two-thirds of those appearances. He did not back down against stiff competition, as two of his season-best marks - a six-tackle effort and a five-stop performance - came against FBS opponent Pittsburgh and FCS power Lehigh. Jones became the second Duke in program history to earn NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year distinction, joining Nathan Stone, who pocketed the award in 2014. - NEC Football

CB Caleb Jones, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/26/25 - WR Ryan Petras, So/2029, Duquesne + More +

2025 NEC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (COACHES): WR Ryan Petras, Duquesne, Fr, 5-9, 180, Bethel Park, Pa/Bethel Park,...Thanks to Petras, the NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year award remains in Pittsburgh, as he follows in the footsteps of teammate Shawn Solomon, Jr. The local product from Bethal Park, PA settled in and hit his stride during a dominant four-game stretch against league foes that resulted in the Dukes topping the opposition by a whopping average of 31.5 points. In that span, Petras, who reached the end zone on his first career catch and his first career rush, was twice named the NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Rookie of the Week, with his first career distinction coming after he more than tripled his season yardage and caught two touchdowns in a 34-14 triumph over Stonehill on Oct. 4. On the season, he tallied 249 receiving yards while five of his 13 catches were marked as touchdowns. - NEC Football

WR Ryan Petras, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/26/25 - RB Luke Yoder, Sr/2027, Lehigh + More +

2025 PATRIOT LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Luke Yoder, Lehigh, Jr., RB, Palm Harbor, Fla./East Lake, 2025 Statistics: 12 GP, 187 carries, 1,329 rushing yards (110.75 ypg), 7.10 yards per carry, 15 TDs,...Yoder ranked sixth in the FCS in rushing yards (1,329), eighth in rushing touchdowns (15) and fourth in yards per carry (7.11) to help Lehigh boast the fourth-ranked rushing offense (233.7 ypg) in the FCS...He scored in nine of the Mountain Hawks' 12 games, with five multi-touchdown games. Three of his games with multiple touchdowns came in League play...The junior running back earned Patriot League and Stats Perform National FCS Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career-high 234 yards and four touchdowns against Lafayette to clinch the League title and a berth in the FCS Playoffs. - Patriot League Football

RB Luke Yoder, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (47)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/26/25 - QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029, Oregon State + More +

2025 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Braden Atkinson, QB, Mercer,...Mercer's Atkinson has put together one of the best freshman seasons ever by a quarterback nationally. He needs only 370 more yards through the air to break Elon's Scott Riddle's 2007 single-season SoCon and FCS freshman passing mark of 3,817 yards. His 34 passing touchdowns broke the previous FCS freshman mark of 31 set in 2004 by New Hampshire's Ricky Santos and tied in 2007 by Riddle. Atkinson is within striking distance of Riddle's SoCon and national freshman mark of 3,738 total offensive yards, which Riddle set in 2007 at Elon. He needs five more touchdowns responsible for to catch Riddle for the SoCon's freshman record (40), also set in 2007. Atkinson is the second Mercer player in a row to earn SoCon Freshman of the Year honors, joining Andrew Zock (2024). He is the first Mercer offensive player to win the award since quarterback Kaelan Riley (2017). Atkinson ranks second among all quarterbacks nationally in passing yards per game (344.8), passing yards (3,448), completions (25.0), and touchdowns (34). He ranks third nationally among all quarterbacks in total offense (345.8), passing efficiency (173.80), yards per attempt (9.4) and points responsible for (21.0 per game). He leads all FCS freshman in passing offense (by 921 yards) and total offense (by 619 yards).

Atkinson's best game through the air this season, a 533-yard effort vs. VMI, fell only seven yards shy of the NCAA FCS freshman record for yards passing in a game. It fell one yard shy of the SoCon freshman mark, set in 2007 by Scott Riddle. Atkinson's 533 yards are the fifth most in a game in SoCon history overall. He tossed a season-high five touchdowns vs. Samford (10/4), VMI (10/25), and Chattanooga (11/15) and had at least three touchdown passes in eight of the 10 games he played during the regular season. Atkinson's current passing efficiency rating (173.80) would rank third all-time in SoCon history, regardless of class, for a season. Dickens' rating of 188.24 this season broke Michael Payton's previous mark of 181.30 set in 1991. Atkinson is one of only two quarterbacks in SoCon history to pass for more than 2,000 yards over a five-game stretch, joining Devlin Hodges (Samford). Hodges did so three times over two different seasons. Atkinson's stretch of six consecutive games with at least 300 passing yards is second in SoCon history behind Riddle's nine-game stretch in 2007. - SoCon Football

QB Braden Atkinson, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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11/26/25 - DE Andrew Zock, Jr/2028, Toledo + More +

2025 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Andrew Zock, So., DL, Mercer,...Mercer's Zock is the second Bear to be named Defensive Player of the Year, joining former teammate Brayden Manley (2024). Zock finished the regular season ranked second nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.81), sixth nationally in sacks per game (1.04), and is among the national leaders with 22 quarterback hurries. Zock's 20 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks are both new career-high totals and raise his career totals to 34.5 tackles for loss and 18.5 sacks in only 25 games played. Zock was the 2024 SoCon Freshman of the Year.

Zock had five games with multiple sacks and seven games with multiple tackles for loss. His most productive outing came on Sept. 13 vs. Wofford, with eight tackles, 4.5 for loss, a sack and two hurries. He registered at least a half TFL in all but two games in 2025. Zock's most efficient game came on Oct. 25 vs. VMI, when he had two solo stops, both sacks, and four quarterback hurries. Behind Zock's pressure, the Mercer defense ranks first nationally in team sacks, third in first-down defense, fourth in rushing defense, fourth in team TFL, and 17th in third down defense. The Bears also rank in the top 25 nationally in red zone defense. - SoCon Football

DE Andrew Zock, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/26/25 - QB Taron Dickens, rJr/2028, Northern Illinois + More +

2025 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ROY M. "LEGS" HAWLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Taron Dickens, QB, R-So., Western Carolina,...Entering postseason play, Western Carolina's Dickens leads FCS football in seven offensive categories, including passing yards (3,508), completion percentage (.742) and passing TDs (38). His 38 touchdown passes set a new SoCon record for passing touchdowns in a season. Dickens passing efficiency rating of 188.24 this season broke Michael Payton's previous mark of 181.30 set in 1991. Dickens claimed SoCon Offensive Player of the Week three times this season, most recently on Monday after a four-touchdown performance at VMI. The other two wins came on Sept. 22 and Oct. 6.

On Oct. 4 at Wofford, Dickens completed his first 46 passes of the contest, setting a new NCAA record in the process. Dickens' performance against the Terriers led to him being named the Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Year. He was named honorable mention for the national honor on four other occasions. Combined with his final four completions from the week before at Campbell, Dickens' multi-game NCAA record is 50 consecutive completions. Dickens is the second Catamount quarterback in the past three seasons to be recognized as the conference's offensive player of the year, as Cole Gonzales received the honor from the media in 2023. - SoCon Football

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

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