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  09/26/22 - Reggie Pearson, rSr/2024, Oklahoma, 5-10, 201 (DS#57 SS) + More +

  SEPT 26 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Texas Tech's Reggie Pearson set a season-high with five tackles while also recording an interception and recovering a key fumble in overtime to help Texas Tech to a come-from-behind 37-34 victory over No. 22 Texas. The defensive back intercepted Texas quarterback Hudson Card early in the second quarter, returning it 20 yards into UT territory. However, Pearson's biggest play came in overtime as he fell on a UT fumble, ending the Longhorns' possession on their first play. The Red Raiders responded with a field goal to secure their second top-25 victory this season. Texas Tech limited Texas to 154 yards of total offense in the second half en route to overcoming a 14-point deficit, its second-largest all-time in the series versus the Longhorns. - Big 12 Football

(DS#57 SS) rSr/2024 SS Reggie Pearson, Oklahoma
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  09/26/22 - Jaydn Ott, Sr/2026, Oklahoma, 5-11, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

  California freshman Jaydn Ott turned in the best rushing performance of the season with 274 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries against Arizona. Ott had TD runs of 73, 72 and 18 yards Saturday while running for the most yards since Tyrion Davis-Price of LSU went for 287 on 36 carries against Florida on Oct. 16, 2021. It was the sixth 200-yard rushing game in the Bowl Subdivision this season and Cal's top rushing total since Jahvid Best had 311 yards against Washington in 2008. - AP College Football

(DS#21 RB) Sr/2026 RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
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  09/24/22 - Jaydn Ott, Sr/2026, Oklahoma, 5-11, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

  Jaydn Ott ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns and California opened Pac-12 play with a 49-31 victory over Arizona on Saturday. Ott scored on a 73-yard run on the second play from scrimmage, an improbable 18-yarder in the third quarter after he had appeared to be stopped for a short gain, and then another 72-yarder to ice it late in the fourth. Ott had the third most rushing yards in school history, trailing only Jahvid Best's 311 against Washington in 2008 and Jerry Drew's 283 against Oregon State in 1954.

Jack Plummer added three TD passes for the Golden Bears (3-1, 1-0), who won their sixth straight home game. It's their longest winning streak at Memorial Stadium since a nine-gamer in 2008-09. Cal also ended a six-game skid against Arizona (2-2, 0-1) by beating the Wildcats for the first time since 2009. Jayden de Laura threw for 401 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats (2-2, 0-1), who had no answers defensively and lost their 12th straight conference road game. A year after Arizona beat COVID-depleted Cal 10-3 at home for its only win in 2021, the teams exceeded that point total after both teams scored touchdowns on the opening drive. It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair in the first half with Ott scoring on a 73-yard run on the second play from scrimmage to set the tone. - California/AP College Football


(DS#21 RB) Sr/2026 RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
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  09/19/22 - Trace Ford, rSr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-2, 249 (DS#51 DE) + More +

  SEPT 19 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Oklahoma State's Trace Ford blocked UAPB's first punt attempt of the game and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown in the opening quarter of Oklahoma State's 63-7 win. It was the first punt blocked for a touchdown by the Cowboys since Sept. 15, 2018, against Boise State. The junior DE was also credited with a quarterback hurry and a third-down pass breakup. OSU ranks second among FBS teams with 30 blocked kicks since the beginning of the 2013 season. After returning a blocked kick and punt for touchdowns in the game, the Cowboys are tied for first in the FBS in non-offensive touchdowns since the beginning of the 2020 season with 11. - Big 12 Football

(DS#51 DE) rSr/2025 DE Trace Ford, Oklahoma
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  09/13/22 - Jaydn Ott, Sr/2026, Oklahoma, 5-11, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

  SEPT 12 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jaydn Ott, Fr., RB, California (Chino, Calif.),...Defending Pac-12 Freshman of the Week had yet another strong performance in his second game at Cal by becoming the first Golden Bear in three seasons to score both a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game in Cal's 20-14 win over UNLV...Scored touchdowns on Cal's first two drives with the second coming in dramatic fashion on fourth-and-two from the UNLV 12 with an acrobatic leap into the end zone after receiving a Jack Plummer pass in the flat...Finished with seven rushes for a team-high 52 yards on the ground while adding a career-high three receptions for 16 yards.

After two games, Ott is fourth in the Pac-12 in both total rushing yards (156) and rushing yards per game (78.0 ypg)...First Cal player to win this award in back-to-back weeks since it was created in 2019. Oregon's Noah Sewell won back-to-back last season and in 2020 it was Washington's Dylan Morris winning it in consecutive weeks and Utah's Ty Jordan winning it the final 3 weeks of the season. The last time Cal won any Pac-12 weekly award in back-to-back weeks was in 2015 when Kyle Kragen won Defensive Player of the Week on September 28 and Stefan McClure took it home the next week on October 5. Also nominated: Jaylon Glover, RB, Utah; Lake McRee, TE, USC; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Jalen Woods, LB, UCLA; Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football


(DS#21 RB) Sr/2026 RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
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  09/11/22 - Casey Thompson, rSr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-0, 205 (DS#56 QB) + More +

  Nebraska fired Scott Frost on Sunday, the situation so dire in the once-proud football program that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before the coach's contract buyout would have been cut in half. The Cornhuskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern as a three-touchdown favorite at home Saturday night, and the student section chanted “Fire Frost" at the end of the game. Frost was 16-31 three games into his fifth season, and his .340 winning percentage was second-worst among Nebraska coaches who lasted more than four years. Associate head coach Mickey Joseph was named interim coach for the rest of the season. The Huskers play No. 6 Oklahoma at home this week.

Joseph, 54, is the first Black head coach at Nebraska in any sport and among four new members of the staff this season. Like Frost, he is a former Nebraska quarterback, having played from 1988-91. "Earlier today I met with Coach Frost and informed him we were making a change in the leadership of our football program, effective immediately," Alberts said in a statement. "Scott has poured his heart and soul into the Nebraska football program both as a quarterback and a head coach, and I appreciate his work and dedication. After the disappointing start to our season, I decided the best path forward for our program was to make a change in our head coaching position." Joseph returned to Nebraska as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator after coaching receivers at LSU from 2017-21. He also was LSU's assistant head coach his last two seasons there. Alberts made a surprising move last November when he announced he would bring back Frost after what turned out to be a 3-9 season. Frost fired four offensive assistants, had his pay cut from $5 million to $4 million and agreed to having his buyout drop from $15 million to $7.5 million on Oct. 1. - AP College Football


(DS#56 QB) rSr/2025 QB Casey Thompson, Oklahoma
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  09/10/22 - *Marvin Mims Jr., Jr/2023, Oklahoma, 5-11, 183 (DS#9 WR) + More +

  Marvin Mims caught seven passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 7 Oklahoma overcome a slow start in a 33-3 victory over Kent State on Saturday night. Dillon Gabriel completed 21 of 28 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns, and the Sooners finished with 430 yards of offense. Oklahoma has won 11 straight home games and 29 of its last 30. Oklahoma (2-0) was scoreless and trailed Kent State (0-2) as late as the final minute of the first half before Mims played key roles on touchdown drives to end the half and start the second. That helped the Sooners move to 4-0 against current Mid-American Conference teams.

Collin Schlee passed for 131 yards and rushed for 55 yards for Kent State, which is the only Football Bowl Subdivision team this season playing three nonconference games against opponents from Power 5 conferences. The Golden Flashes lost their opener at Washington and will visit No. 2 Georgia in two weeks. Kent State played the Sooners on even terms in the first half and Oklahoma was fortunate to be ahead 7-3. The Golden Flashes had 11 first downs to Oklahoma's seven and limited the Sooners to only 7 rushing yards before halftime. To that point, Kent State had converted on six of 11 3rd-down attempts and owned a two-to-one edge in time of possession. - Oklahoma/AP College Football


(DS#9 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
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  09/10/22 - Jaydn Ott, Sr/2026, Oklahoma, 5-11, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

  Jaydn Ott scored two touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air, and California's defense stiffened late to lead the Bears to a 20-14 victory over UNLV on Saturday. Cal (2-0) made three fourth-down stops in the second half, including a fourth and goal opportunity for the Rebels from the Cal 8 with 2:46 remaining that preserved Cal's six-point lead. UNLV got the ball back one more time with 1:03 remaining, but Isaiah Young intercepted UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield deep in Cal territory on the game's final play. Jack Plummer threw for 278 yards and a touchdown as the Golden Bears got off to a fast start on offense. But after taking a 20-7 lead on a Dario Longhetto field goal midway through the third quarter, Cal's offense stalled and UNLV (1-1) grabbed momentum.

Aidan Robbins rushed for 84 yards for UNLV, including a 31-yard score in the third that brought the Rebels to within 20-14. Three times Cal drove to UNLV's 10-yard line or deeper and didn't get touchdowns. The Bears settled for two field goals and Plummer was intercepted on the third drive. After being held to minus-1 yard of offense in the first quarter last week against UC Davis, the Bears got off to a fast start Saturday and led 14-0 after the first. Plummer completed his first eight passes and consistently found open receivers against a UNLV secondary that also was called for pass interference three times in the game. Ott scored on a 2-yard run and added a 12-yard touchdown catch later in the first, taking a short pass in the flat and making a leaping dive into the end zone on a fourth-and-2 play to give Cal a 14-0 lead. Kyle Williams got UNLV on the board with an 11-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the second quarter, but Dario Longhetto's 20-yard field goal gave Cal a 17-7 lead at halftime. - California/AP College Football


(DS#21 RB) Sr/2026 RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
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  09/07/22 - Jaydn Ott, Sr/2026, Oklahoma, 5-11, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

  FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jaydn Ott, Fr., RB, California (Chino, Calif.),...Ott made one of the top debuts in Cal history by rushing for 104 yards on 17 carries and adding another 26 yards on two catches including a touchdown reception in the Golden Bears' season-opening 34-13 win over UC Davis...Became the first Cal player with 100 rushing yards or more in his debut for the school since Shane Vereen had 101 in Cal's 2008 opener against Michigan State, while Ott's 130 yards from scrimmage were the most by a player in his Cal debut since Keenan Allen had 158 in his 2010 debut for the Golden Bears also against UC Davis...Came into Cal as the nation's No. 14 running back (Rivals) in the recruiting class of 2022, a consensus four-star recruit and the MaxPreps Big XIII League Back of the Year as a 2021 senior at Norco High School...First Cal player to win this award since Lu-Magia Hearns III won in Week 12 of last season and first Cal offensive player to win since the award was created in 2019. Also nominated: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona; Raleek Brown, RB, USC; Carter Brown, K, Arizona State; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Mudia Reuben, WR, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football

(DS#21 RB) Sr/2026 RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
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  09/01/22 - *Marvin Mims Jr., Jr/2023, Oklahoma, 5-11, 183 (DS#9 WR) + More +

  ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 64. Marvin Mims, WR, Oklahoma, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 705 yards, 5 TDs. Last year's ranking: 8. Despite catching just 32 passes last year, Mims averaged 22.0 yards per reception (first in Big 12, fourth nationally), finishing with 705 yards and five touchdowns, down from 9 TD catches as a freshman. He has led Oklahoma in receiving yards both seasons he has been in Norman and could benefit from Jeff Lebby's spin on the new OU offense. - ESPN.com

(DS#9 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
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  09/01/22 - *Marvin Mims Jr., Jr/2023, Oklahoma, 5-11, 183 (DS#9 WR) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Marvin Mims, Oklahoma, Jr., WR,...Mims has led team in receiving yards each of his first two seasons ... has caught 69 passes for 1,315 yards (19.1 average) and 14 touchdowns ... has returned 23 punts for 231 yards (10.0 average) and three kickoffs for 70 yards (23.3 average). - Oklahoma Football

(DS#9 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
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  08/29/22 - Casey Thompson, rSr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-0, 205 (DS#56 QB) + More +

  All of the pieces were there for Nebraska's offense early in the game against Northwestern. A clean pocket? Check. Quick, accurate passes from Casey Thompson? Check. Tough yards on the ground when they needed it? Check. But, the challenge in all of those arenas is doing it consistently for all four quarters, something that failed Nebraska's offense in a 31-28 loss to Northwestern on Saturday. Head coach Scott Frost turned over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, and a pass-heavy opening drive might have been the result of Whipple's typical offensive system. However, second-half struggles led to an interesting response from Frost after the game. "I think we're going to have to learn as an offensive staff that you have to be a little creative in this league," Frost said. "So, we have some things that we can work on. I thought we did a lot of good things, but it's got to be more of a complete game."

In the run-heavy Big Ten, creativity can mean finding the right moments to pound the rock and the right moments to air it out. When the pocket held up, Thompson showcased the arm talent that helped him land NU's starting job in the offseason. Thompson completed eight passes to Trey Palmer and six to tight end Travis Vokolek, who would have played a big role in the second half if he wasn't forced from the game due to an injury. Thompson's pair of fourth-quarter interceptions were certainly game-changers, but so was a controversial fumble call on Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda. The wideout appeared to have a knee down at the same time a Northwestern defender ripped the ball out, and a video review upheld the call of a fumble on the field. - Lincoln Journal Star


(DS#56 QB) rSr/2025 QB Casey Thompson, Oklahoma
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  08/29/22 - Ethan Downs, Sr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-4, 269 (DS#23 DE) + More +

  2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Ethan Downs, University of Oklahoma,...Played in all 13 games in 2021...had 14 tackles (nine solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two QB hurries...registered a career-high four tackles and a half-sack with a QB hurry in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29). - Oklahoma Football

(DS#23 DE) Sr/2025 DE Ethan Downs, Oklahoma
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  08/22/22 - Casey Thompson, rSr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-0, 205 (DS#56 QB) + More +

  Casey Thompson will start as quarterback for Nebraska's season opener in Ireland, NU coach Scott Frost announced Thursday night on his monthly radio show. "Casey's going to be the guy," Frost said on the Huskers Radio Network while complimenting the other four scholarship QBs on the roster including backup Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers. Frost said he "wouldn't be surprised" if more than one plays. But it's the high-profile transfer from Texas who will get the first rep overseas against Northwestern. Thompson threw 24 touchdowns last season for the Longhorns. He's the most experienced QB on the roster, and he's had the edge since arriving for spring camp. His accuracy and velocity improved after a surgery on his hand this summer; Thompson played the last half of UT's season with torn ligaments. "There's no substitute for having played a lot of college football and there's been fewer mistakes from him," Frost said. "It really was a big jump too from spring ball to fall and I think that thumb was probably bothering him worse than he let on. He's throwing it way better now in fall. He threw it well in spring but he's got a lot of zip on it now." - Lincoln Journal Star

(DS#56 QB) rSr/2025 QB Casey Thompson, Oklahoma
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  08/21/22 - Billy Bowman Jr., Sr/2025, Oklahoma, 5-10, 192 (DS#3 FS) + More +

  Oklahoma safeties coach Brandon Hall describes Billy Bowman as a "quiet guy." But make no mistake, that doesn't mean he's not a competitive guy. While Hall, of course, sees that competitiveness on the football field, there isn't really a place he doesn't see it. "Coming over to the house, playing basketball - just anything outside of football, you start to pick up that [this] dude is always playing to win," Hall said during OU media day earlier this month. "It's not just in the weight room and stuff." Bowman's coaches and teammates have seen it, too. Among all of the players that have been discussed during the spring and fall camp, Bowman's name has been mentioned by his teammates almost more than any other.

Bowman's certainly confident entering this season. The sophomore safety enters the 2022-23 season as a projected starter on the Sooners' defense with the potential of being one of the team's biggest impact players. "I definitely felt like last season I lost some confidence," Bowman said. "But I feel like this year, [I've been able] to gain that confidence back with the new coaches coming in. During spring ball, I definitely feel like I gained my confidence back and I'm ready to go." Bowman entered last season as the starter at nickleback, assuming the starting role for five of the team's first six games. He then saw playing time at cornerback but struggled, and his playing time diminished as the season continued. He finished the season with 21 tackles, including two for a loss, in eight games. - Norman Transcript


(DS#3 FS) Sr/2025 FS Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
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