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2025 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Trent Hendrick, James Madison (Sr., LB - Richmond, Va.),...Hendrick led James Madison and ranks eighth in the Sun Belt with 7.6 tackles per game. The Richmond, Va., native also notched 6.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble on the year. The senior linebacker was a key cog in the Dukes defense that ranks fifth in the nation in total defense at 253.5 yards per game, fifth in rushing defense at 84.7 yards per game, 10th in scoring defense at 16.0 points per game and 12th in passing defense at 167.8 yards per game. - Sun Belt Football

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12/02/25 - Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison, 5-11, 190 (DS#39 RB) + 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

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RB Nick Herman, James Madison
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11/25/25 - Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison, 5-11, 190 (DS#39 RB) + More +

WEEK 13 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Herman, Drake (Freshman, Running Back, Chicago, Illinois),...Herman pieced together the FCS' eight-best rushing performance of 2025 in a 17-10 Drake win at Morehead State that secured sole possession of the 2025 PFL title and the league's automatic bid. He finished the game with 253 yards on 27 carries for only the second 200-yard rushing performance in the PFL this season. Herman's day included a 77-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that provided what proved to be the game-winning touchdown. - Pioneer Football League

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RB Nick Herman, James Madison
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11/24/25 - Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison, 5-11, 190 (DS#39 RB) + More +

WEEK 13 FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Nick Herman, Drake, RB, Fr., 5-11, 190,...Herman rushed for 258 yards - the most by a Drake player since 2003 - in leading the Bulldogs (8-3) past Morehead State 17-10 for their third straight outright Pioneer Football League title. The biggest of his 27 carries was a 77-yard touchdown run with 3:05 remaining to extend Drake's lead to 17-7. He's 40 rushing yards shy of 1,000 as the Bulldogs enter the FCS playoffs. Honorable Mention: Justin Buckner, OLB, Western Illinois; Landen Clark, QB, Elon; Jared Lockhart, QB, Jackson State; Kamari Maxwell, WR, Austin Peay; Caden Pinnick, QB, UC Davis; Te'Sean Smoot, QB, Alabama State. - Stats Perform FCS Football

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RB Nick Herman, James Madison
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11/22/25 - Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison, 5-11, 190 (DS#39 RB) + More +

Nick Herman ran for 253 yards, including a late 77-yard touchdown, and Drake won the Pioneer Football League and an FCS playoff berth with a 17-10 win over Morehead State on Saturday. Quarterback Logan Inagawa had an 8-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs (8-3, 7-1) scored on back-to-back possessions to secure the win. Isaac Stopke scored on a 42 yard burst up the middle to put the Eagles (6-6, 4-4) on top in the first quarter. Stopke finished with 130 yards rushing. Inagawa's touchdown capped a 14-play, 90-yard drive and Herman scored on the first snap after Morehead State missed a field goal that would have tied the game with 3:19 remaining. The Eagles kicked a field goal with 22 seconds left but couldn't convert an onside kick. It's the third straight title for Drake. - AP College Football

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RB Nick Herman, James Madison
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11/15/25 - Nick Herman, Fr/2029, James Madison, 5-11, 190 (DS#39 RB) + More +

Nick Herman ran for a career-high 153 yards including a touchdown and Drake clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Football League championship, defeating Dayton 14-6 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (7-3, 6-1) bounced back from their only PFL defeat, a 20-13 setback at home against St. Thomas-Minnesota on Nov. 8. The Bulldogs have won three consecutive PFL titles and 24 of their past 26 league games. Drake scored first-half touchdowns on a 1-yard plunge by Logan Inagawa and a 66-yard dash by Herman in which the freshman broke a couple of tackles before outracing the defense to the end zone. Herman's previous high for rushing yards was 134 against Davidson in a 45-0 victory last month.

Dayton (6-4, 4-3) was shut out until the middle of the fourth quarter when Liam Poronsky and Michael Mussari connected for a 23-yard touchdown pass. The Flyers failed to drive inside the Drake 40 on their remaining two possessions. Drake had 248 yards rushing and Inagawa, a freshman quarterback, attempted only 12 passes, completing seven for 59 yards. Dayton passers went 17-for-37 for 197 yards and threw two interceptions, both of which were picked off by linebacker Sean Allison, who also contributed 12 tackles. The Flyers have lost three of their last four games after ripping off five straight victories earlier in the season. Drake can win the PFL outright with a win at home over Morehead State on Saturday. - AP College Football

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RB Nick Herman, James Madison
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11/08/25 - Seth Cromwell, rJr/2027, James Madison, 5-09, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Seth Cromwell had two of Northern Arizona's five rushing touchdowns, Kolbe Katsis scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, and the Lumberjacks beat Northern Colorado 49-10 on Saturday. Ty Pennington threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jayson Raines to open the scoring about seven minutes into the game, Darvon Hubbard scored on a 4-yard run late in the first quarter and Quran Gossett ran for a 7-yard TD that made it 21-3 with two minutes left in the second.

Brandon Johnson's 3-yard touchdown run for Northern Colorado (3-6, 1-4 Big Sky Conference) capped a 10-play, 73-yard drive with 23 seconds left in the first half but Katsis returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD that gave the Lumberjacks a 28-10 lead at halftime. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Northern Arizona (5-4, 2-3) player since 2017, also against the Bears. Cromwell scored on third-quarter runs of 2 and 7 yards before Ryan Fontaine capped the scoring with a 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Pennington was 19-of-22 passing for 255 yards. Eric Gibson Jr. completed 17 of 28 passes for 151 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for the Bears. - AP College Football

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RB Seth Cromwell, James Madison
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09/30/25 - Curtis Harris-Lopez, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-0, 208 (DS#999 SS) + More +

WEEK 5 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Curtis Harris-Lopez, James Madison, (RS Sr., RS - Nashua, N.H.),...Dukes redshirt senior return specialist Curtis Harris-Lopez returned his first kickoff at James Madison for a touchdown in a 35-10 win over Georgia Southern. The Nashua, N.H., product's 88-yard kickoff return touchdown extended the Dukes margin to 21-3 in the second quarter. Harris-Lopez's return was James Madison's first kickoff return touchdown since Oct. 26, 2024 and is the program's 20th all-time kick return score. - Sun Belt Football

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SS Curtis Harris-Lopez, James Madison
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09/30/25 - Trent Hendrick, Sr/2026, James Madison, 6-0, 234 (DS#36 ILB) + More +

WEEK 5 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Trent Hendrick, James Madison, (Sr., LB - Richmond, Va.),...Dukes senior linebacker Trent Hendrick helped lead James Madison to a 35-10 victory over Georgia Southern. The Richmond, Va., native tallied a career-high 11 tackles, three tackles for loss and three sacks to pace a James Madison defensive unit that registered a season-high 10 tackles for loss and seven sacks. The Dukes limited the Eagles to 192 yards of total offense and just 27 rushing yards on 26 carries. Hendrick's three sacks were the most by a Duke since Jalen Green posted a program-record five at Marshall on Oct. 19, 2023. - Sun Belt Football

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ILB Trent Hendrick, James Madison
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09/27/25 - Curtis Harris-Lopez, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-0, 208 (DS#999 SS) + More +

Curtis Harris-Lopez returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown and James Madison defeated Georgia Southern 35-10 in a Sun Belt Conference opener on Saturday. Harris-Lopez's sprint to the end zone gave the Dukes (3-1) a 21-3 lead that JMU extended on Alonza Barnett III's 17-yard TD pass over the middle to Lacota Dippre and Jordan Fuller's 26-yard TD run around the left end. Wayne Knight rushed for 151 yards on 19 carries, including a 40-yard touchdown for the game's first points. Fuller added 137 yards on 16 carries and Barrett also had a rushing TD. The Dukes rushed for 331 yards and outgained Georgia Southern 479-192. Barrett threw for 148 yards. Trent Hendrick led a JMU defense that held the Eagles (2-1) to just 27 yards rushing on 26 attempts with three sacks among his 11 tackles, six solo. JC French IV threw for 165 yards with a 12-yard TD toss to Taylor Bradshaw. Camden Brown had 111 yards receiving. - James Madison/AP College Football

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SS Curtis Harris-Lopez, James Madison
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08/31/24 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#71 QB) + More +

Matthew Sluka threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 59 yards as UNLV beat Houston 27-7 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams and Willie Fritz's first game as the Cougars' coach. Sluka, who was 6-of-13 passing, threw touchdown passes of 13 and 24 yards to Jacob DeJesus in the first half as the Rebels (1-0) led 14-0 at the half. Jalen Catalon, who finished with two interceptions, had a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Michael Allen rushed for 65 yards and Jaden Braden caught two passes for 60 yards. UNLV outgained Houston 308-247 yards. UNLV got its first win over a Big 12 team since beating Iowa State 34-31 in overtime on Sep. 20, 2008. Donovan Smith finished 15-of-30 passing for 135 yards with two interceptions. Mekhi Mews caught three passes for 57 yards for Houston (0-1). The Cougars avoided a shutout on a 2-yard touchdown pass from sophomore backup Ui Ale to Joseph Manjack IV with a minute left in the fourth quarter. Ale was 7 of 8 for 74 yards and a touchdown on the drive. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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11/30/23 - Jalen Green, rSr/2024, James Madison, 6-0, 245 (DS#31 DE) + More +

2023 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jalen Green, James Madison (Sr., DL - Baltimore, Md.),...Despite playing in just nine games due to a season-ending injury, Green led the nation with a Sun Belt record 15.5 sacks and paced the Sun Belt in tackles for loss (21, 2nd in the nation). The Baltimore, Md., product tied the Sun Belt and James Madison single-game record with 5.0 sacks at Marshall. The senior defensive lineman led the highly-regarded Dukes defense that contributed to an 11-1 overall record and the first bowl berth in program history. - Sun Belt Football

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DE Jalen Green, James Madison
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11/27/23 - JaKai Young, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 183 (DS#999 CB) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM: DB - Ja'Kai Young, R-Soph., Gardner-Webb,...Ja'Kai Young picked up First Team All-Conference honors at defensive back. Young led the Runnin' Bulldogs in pass break ups with nine this season, including three against Tennessee Tech. In the Gardner-Webb 35-0 win over the Golden Eagles, Young also had a 23-yard pick-six. The Stamford, Conn. also had a pick-six in Gardner-Webb's 35-32 win over Eastern Kentucky. Young also had one forced fumble and recorded 38 tackles. - Gardner-Webb Football

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CB JaKai Young, James Madison
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11/26/23 - Jacob Dobbs, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 233 (DS#21 ILB) + More +

2023 PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, 5th-year, LB, Macomb, Mich./De La Salle,...2023 Stats: 9 GP, 123 tackles, 12.0 TFLs of 39 yards, 6.0 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 14 quarterback hurries,...The four-time All-Patriot League selection and two-time League defensive player of the year led the Patriot League and finished second in the FCS with tackles per game (13.7). Dobbs recorded at least 1.0 TFL and a half sack in each of his final six games of the season to finish second in the League in TFLs (12.0) and third in sacks (6.0). He eclipsed the Patriot League's career tackles mark in the second half of the Crusaders' season-finale against Georgetown, giving him 432 tackles, second among all active FCS players. Dobbs earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors four times and is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the FCS defensive player of the year, for the second time in his career. - Patriot League Football

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ILB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
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11/26/23 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#71 QB) + More +

2023 PATRIOT LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Sr., QB, Locust Valley, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial...2023 Stats: 11 GP, 122-of-197 passing for 1,728 yards, 20 TD passes, 5 INTs, 164.0 pass efficiency, 186 rushes, 1,247 yards, 9 TDs, 6.7 yds/carry,...Sluka is a three-time All-Patriot League selection, earning first-team accolades twice, guiding Holy Cross to at least a share of a Patriot League record five straight League titles.

The two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week also earned FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23 after breaking a single-game FCS record for rushing yards by a QB with 330 vs. Lafayette. He finished the season with 1,247 rushing yards, tops among FCS QBs and ranks 11th in Patriot League history with 3,583 career rushing yards and ninth with 38 career rushing touchdowns. The two-time Walter Payton Award finalist finished seventh among FCS quarterbacks in pass efficiency (162.9) and 17th in touchdown passes (20) while placing 10 in points responsible for per game (16.0). - Patriot League Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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