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Alonza Barnett III threw three touchdown passes to Landon Ellis and James Madison defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 24-14 on Saturday. The Dukes (5-1, 3-0) joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022 and have compiled a 20-7 record in conference games. This was the first meeting between the Dukes and Ragin' Cajuns. Barnett's 62-yard touchdown pass to Ellis on the first play of the third quarter tied the score at 14 and a 4-yard pass to Ellis made it 21-14 in the fourth quarter. Morgan Suarez added a 24-yard field goal for the final margin.

Lunch Winfield's two first-half touchdown passes — 5 yards to Brock Chappell and 69 yards to Dale Martin — led the Ragin' Cajuns to a 14-7 halftime lead. Barnett completed 26 of 40 passes for 290 yards and was intercepted once. Ellis had 120 receiving yards on six catches. Wayne Knight rushed for 111 yards. Winfield was 14-for-28 passing for 243 yards. Robert Williams had 134 yards receiving on five receptions for the Ragin' Cajuns (2-4, 1-1). Winfield was making his first career start after coming off the bench to lead ULL's 54-51 double-overtime victory over Marshall in its last game two weeks ago. Winfield threw two touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead a comeback from a 17-point deficit against the Thundering Herd. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Alonza Barnett III, Central Florida
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09/23/25 - Josh Derry, Jr/2027, Central Florida, 5-09, 175 (DS#12 WR) + More +

WEEK 4 CAA FOOTBALL CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Derry, Jr., WR, Monmouth (Towson, Md./Concordia Prep),...Derry made eight receptions for 177 yards and 2 TD's as Monmouth beat No. 11 Villanova, 51-33. The junior had a 77-yard TD grab just 46 seconds into the game and added a 16-yard score in the third quarter as the Hawks piled up 637 yards of offense. Derry has tallied 100+ receiving yards in all four games and tops FCS with 8 receiving TD's. - CAA Football

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WR Josh Derry, Central Florida
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09/22/25 - Paul Rubelt, rSr/2026, Central Florida, 6-10, 304 (DS#59 OT) + More +

WEEK 4 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: UCF,...The UCF offensive line's play was a story of resilience in tribute to offensive line coach Shawn Clark. The unit responded by allowing zero sacks in the Knights' 34-9 win over North Carolina. UCF controlled the game with three drives of 13 plays or more, including a final march of 18 plays for 93 yards and a touchdown that took over 10 minutes off the clock. - Big 12 Football

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OT Paul Rubelt, Central Florida
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09/20/25 - Alonza Barnett III, rJr/2027, Central Florida, 6-0, 217 (DS#25 QB) + More +

Alonza Barnett III accounted for three touchdowns to lead James Madison to a 31-13 victory over Liberty on Saturday. Barnett's 21-yard touchdown pass to Landon Ellis late in the second quarter tied it 10-all heading into the break. Barnett broke loose on a 9-yard scoring run early in the fourth to stretch the Dukes' lead to 24-13. He capped the scoring with a 13-yard run with 2:31 remaining. Barnett was 17-of-25 passing for 213 yards and added 45 yards on the ground.

Wayne Knight's 1-yard touchdown run ended an 81-yard drive that put James Madison (2-1) up 17-13 late in the third quarter. Knight finished with 89 yards rushing on 17 carries. Liberty (1-3) was held to just 75 yards passing and finished with 233 yards of offense. Ethan Vasko threw for 37 yards and ran 11 times for 52 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown in the second quarter for the Flames. It was the first meeting between the teams since 2014 and also the inaugural game of the Battle of the Blue Ridge series. The teams are scheduled for 10 games between 2025 and 2040. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Alonza Barnett III, Central Florida
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09/20/25 - Josh Derry, Jr/2027, Central Florida, 5-09, 175 (DS#12 WR) + More +

Derek Robertson threw for 397 yards and four touchdowns and Monmouth never trailed in a 51-33 win over Villanova on Saturday in a game featuring a pair of top 20 FCS teams. It was Robertson's second straight game throwing for four scores. He also threw for 410 yards in a 42-35 defeat against FBS Charlotte last week. On the second play from scrimmage, Robertson threw a 75-yard touchdown to Josh Derry who finished with eight catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns. The Wildcats countered on their opening drive when Pat McQuaide threw a 10-yard touchdown to Brandon Binkowski to knot it at 7-7. But Monmouth seized control scoring the next 24 points and led 31-14 at halftime.

Rodney Nelson ran for 186 yards on 33 carries and scored twice for Monmouth. McQuaide threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, David Avitt ran for 135 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns and Luke Colellla caught 117 yards on nine receptions for Villanova. It marked the last time the two will square off as Coastal Athletic Association opponents. The Wildcats will compete in the Patriot League starting next season. No. 18 Monmouth (3-1, 1-0) stayed perfect in its four-game history over 12th-ranked Villanova (1-2, 0-1). - AP College Football

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WR Josh Derry, Central Florida
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09/08/25 - Jaden Nixon, rSr/2026, Central Florida, 5-10, 192 (DS#33 RB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaden Nixon, RB, UCF...With 156 rushing yards on just four carries with two touchdowns against North Carolina A&T, Nixon made UCF history throughout Saturday's game. His 87-yard touchdown run was the third longest play from scrimmage in program history after returning the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Nixon also became just the fourth player in UCF's FBS history to return a kickoff for a touchdown and tally an offensive touchdown in the same game. - Big 12 Football

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RB Jaden Nixon, Central Florida
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09/06/25 - Jaden Nixon, rSr/2026, Central Florida, 5-10, 192 (DS#33 RB) + More +

UCF's Jaden Nixon opened the game with a 92-yard touchdown return and added touchdown runs of 87 and 66 yards as UCF never looked back in a dominant 68-7 victory over North Carolina A&T. Nixon ran for 156 yards on four carries and two touchdowns. His 87-yard touchdown run was the third-longest in UCF's history. The Knights also fell five points short of setting the program record for points scored in a game.

The Knights (2-0) took that opening kickoff and kept on running, steamrolling the Aggies even when many of the team's reserves came into the game. Backup quarterback Jacurri Brown took over in the second half and rushed for 106 yards on five carries, including a 60-yard touchdown run. The Knights' defense stepped up, too, recording two sacks and forcing three turnovers. That included a strip sack by defensive lineman Nyjalik Kelly that was recovered in the endzone by Rodney Lora. UCF outgained North Carolina A&T 560-200 in the game. Shimique Blizzard got the Aggies on the board with a 17-yard touchdown run with three minutes to play. - UCF/AP College Football

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RB Jaden Nixon, Central Florida
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08/30/25 - Alonza Barnett III, rJr/2027, Central Florida, 6-0, 217 (DS#25 QB) + More +

Starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III and reserve quarterback Matthew Sluka each threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the first half and James Madison dominated Weber State 45-10 in a season opener for both teams on Saturday. Barnett got the starting nod before the game over the UNLV transfer Sluka. Before the break he completed 9 of 12 passes that included a 20-yard score to Isaiah Alston to give James Madison a 14-0 lead with 46 seconds left in the first quarter. He finished 14 of 22 for 130 yards. Barnett, coming off an ACL tear suffered in the final game of last season, ran it in from the 11 for the game's first score.

Sluka entered in the second and crashed in from the 1 for a 21-0 advantage. Following a blocked punt, Sluka threw a 14-yard touchdown to Landon Ellis for a 28-point lead. Weber State got on the scoreboard when Jackson Gilkey threw a 14-yard touchdown to Noah Kjar with 53 seconds left before halftime. After exchanging field goals in the third quarter, JMU closed the scoring in the fourth on a 59-yard touchdown run by Wayne Knight and a 5-yarder by JC Evans. The Dukes outgained Weber State 458-148. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Alonza Barnett III, Central Florida
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08/30/25 - Keyone Jenkins, Jr/2027, Central Florida, 6-0, 190 (DS#49 QB) + More +

Keyone Jenkins and Kejon Owens each ran for two touchdowns as Florida International rolled to a 41-9 win over Bethune-Cookman in a season opener for both teams on Friday night. The game started an hour and 15 minutes late due to a weather delay. Owens rushed for a 2-yard score in the first quarter and had 71 yards on 11 attempts. FIU scored 21 points in the second quarter, starting with a 16-yard run from Owens for his second touchdown. Jenkins had a 6-yard scramble for a score, and Devonte Lyons ran 35 yards for another to make it 28-3.

Jenkins scored again on a keeper and finished with three yards on five carries. He was 18 for 31 passing for 187 yards. Anthony Carrie scored in the fourth quarter for the Panthers, who tied a school record with six rushing touchdowns. It was FIU's first win over Bethune-Cookman after losing four straight. Juan Dominguez went 3-3 on field goals for Bethune-Cookman, connecting from 35, 22 and 28 yards out. Timmy McClain went 18 for 28 and had 164 yards for the Wildcats. FIU's win is the first for new head coach Willie Simmons, who came to FIU after coaching running backs for Duke. - Florida International/AP College Football

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QB Keyone Jenkins, Central Florida
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09/10/24 - Keyone Jenkins, Jr/2027, Central Florida, 6-0, 190 (DS#49 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 CUSA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Keyone Jenkins, FIU - Sophomore - QB - Miami, Fla.,...Jenkins led the Panthers (1-1) to a 52-point scoring effort - the program's highest total since 2018 - with three total touchdowns and a two-point conversion in FIU's 52-16 win over Central Michigan. The victory was the inaugural game at newly branded Pitbull Stadium and marked the Panthers' fourth consecutive win in a home opener. The hometown hero completed 10-18 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 42 yards and another score. In the second quarter, Jenkins scrambled for a career-long 34-yard run and followed two plays later with a 36-yard strike - his longest of the day - to Eric Rivers to double the FIU lead. - CUSA Football

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QB Keyone Jenkins, Central Florida
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09/01/24 - Alonza Barnett III, rJr/2027, Central Florida, 6-0, 217 (DS#25 QB) + More +

Alonza Barnett III threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to George Pettaway in the final minute of the first half to give James Madison the lead and the Dukes pulled away in the second half to earn a 30-7 win over Charlotte in a season-opener on Saturday night. Barnett added a 73-yard touchdown pass to Omarion Dollison a minute into the second half and Ayo Adeyi and Pettaway each ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Noe Ruelas connected on a 43-yard field goal in the final minute of the first quarter to give the Dukes the lead, but Max Brown threw 26 yards to Isaiah Myers for Charlotte's lone score to take a short-lived 7-3 lead. Barnett completed 10 of 18 pass attempts for 219 yards with an interception and carried nine times for 89 yards to lead James Madison. Adeyi carried 17 times for 41 yards and a score and Pettaway had eight carries for 25 yards. Brown attempted 45 passes for Charlotte, completing 22 with two interceptions for 193 yards. Terron Kellman had 76 yards on nine carries. - AP College Football

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QB Alonza Barnett III, Central Florida
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08/29/24 - RJ Harvey, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 5-08, 205 (DS#10 RB) + More +

UCF entered the season with one of the best running back rooms in the nation and they put all of it on display, rushing for 454 total yards to lead the Knights to a 57-3 rout over New Hampshire on Thursday night in a season opener. Senior captain RJ Harvey led the Knights' backfield, rushing for 111 of his 142 yards in the first half and scoring two touchdowns for UCF. UCF is the only team with two 1,000-yard rushers on the roster from last year. Harvey is one of those and set himself up to eclipse that mark again with his strong debut. The other is Toledo transfer Peny Boone who had 81 yards on seven carries, including a 59-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Myles Montgomery (77 yards on eight carries and a touchdown) along with quarterback KJ Jefferson (39 yards on 11 carries with a rushing touchdown) further boosted the run game as the Knights rushed for 300 yards for the first time since last year's season opener against Kent State. The team went for 389 yards in that game. Jefferson ended the game with 164 yards on 7-for-14 passing and two touchdowns, finding Montgomery and Johnny Richardson on short throws that they took for 38 and 22 yards in the third quarter. - AP College Football

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RB RJ Harvey, Central Florida
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11/30/23 - Peny Boone, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-0, 226 (DS#51 RB) + More +

2023 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Peny Boone, RB, Toledo,...Boone is Toledo's first Offensive Player of the Year since Logan Woodside in 2017, and just the third ever in school history. The junior running back has turned in one of the finest seasons ever by a Rocket running back in 2023 and ranks among the national leaders in rushing yards per carry (7.43-2nd), total rushing yards (1,359-5th), rushing yards per game (113.2-7th), rushing touchdowns (15-8th) and total touchdowns (16-11th). A three-time MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, Boone has eight 100-plus yard rushing performances including a high of 211 vs. Western Michigan. He has been even better against MAC competition, averaging 129.8 yards per game in eight league contests. - MAC Football

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RB Peny Boone, Central Florida
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11/27/23 - Daylan Dotson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 256 (DS#71 DE) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM: DL - Daylan Dotson, Jr., UT Martin,...Dotson lived up to his preseason hype by maintaining his status as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award after a strong season on the defensive line. He finished the campaign with 51 total tackles while adding 19.5 tackles for loss which ranked fourth nationally. Along with his work in the defensive backfield, he also registered 7.0 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, seven pass breakups, a forced fumble and a recovery. He recorded multiple TFLs in eight games - including a season-best 4.0 tackles and two sacks against Eastern Illinois - while notching a season-high 10 tackles and four quarterback hurries against Missouri State. - UT Martin Football

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DE Daylan Dotson, Central Florida
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02/11/23 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Arkansas has set key dates for its spring football practice. The Razorbacks are scheduled to begin the practice season March 9 and have scheduled their spring game for April 15 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The spring game is scheduled to begin at noon, but TV and streaming details have yet to be announced. The spring game was scheduled to coincide with a home softball game against Alabama-Birmingham and a home baseball game against Tennessee later that day.

Festivities will begin that morning with live music and food trucks as part of HogTown north of the stadium. Admission to the spring game and HogTown will be free. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said last week the team will practice five times prior to the university's spring break, which is scheduled for March 20-24, then complete the 15-practice season after classes resume March 27. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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