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WEEK 5 MAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tucker Gleason, Toledo, QB, Sr., Tampa, Fla. (Plant),...Tucker Gleason completed 16-of-19 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another in Toledo's 45-3 win over Akron. Gleason, who completed 15-of-16 passes in the first half, set his career completion percentage record of 84.2%. He had a two-yard rushing TD and a season-long run of 35 yards. - MAC Football

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QB Tucker Gleason, Toledo
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09/29/25 - CJ Miller, rJr/2027, Toledo, 5-11, 230 (DS#38 RB) + More +

WEEK 5 FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CJ Miller, Mercer, RB, R-Jr., 5-11, 230...Miller was a workhorse during Mercer's 38-34 victory at ETSU in the Southern Conference. He established career highs for carries (29), rushing yards (172) and rushing touchdowns (two), while adding three receptions for 41 yards for another career best with 213 scrimmage yards. He plowed into the ETSU from 1 yard out with 5:40 left for the game-winning score. Honorable Mention: Jaden Craig, QB, Harvard; Taron Dickens, QB, Western Carolina; Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State; Josh Pitsenberger, RB, Yale; Grayson Saunier, QB, Dartmouth; Bryce Schondelmyer, QB, Dayton; Jerrell Wimbley, RB, Stephen F. Austin. - Stats Perform FCS

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RB CJ Miller, Toledo
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09/28/25 - CJ Miller, rJr/2027, Toledo, 5-11, 230 (DS#38 RB) + More +

CJ Miller rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns, Braden Atkinson threw three touchdown passes, and Mercer overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat East Tennessee State 38-34 on Saturday night. Mercer (3-1, 3-0 Southern Conference), No. 23 in the FCS coaches poll, led on a field goal with 10:09 in the first quarter, but didn't reclaim the lead again until the 5:40 mark in the fourth quarter. After Atkinson's lone interception in the third quarter, Cade McNamara returned the favor with one of his own.

Atkinson capitalized with his third touchdown pass, connecting with Brayden Smith to cut the deficit to 34-31 with 11:29 remaining. Miller punched in a 1-yard run for a touchdown to reclaim the lead. Mercer's Andrew Zock sacked McNamara to stall the ensuing drive. While the Buccaneers forced a stop to get the ball back with 2:03 remaining, McNamara threw a second interception on the final drive. Hakeem Meggett, who caught three touchdown passes and had 119 receiving yards, slipped on his route, allowing Kaleb Hutchinson to ice the game with the turnover. McNamara was 29-of-46 passing for 398 yards and four touchdowns for ETSU (2-3, 0-1). It's the first time since 2020 that McNamara has thrown four touchdowns in a game. The last time was a triple-overtime win, when McNamara led Michigan over Rutgers. His 398 yards passing were the second most in a single game in East Tennessee State history. - AP College Football

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RB CJ Miller, Toledo
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09/27/25 - CJ Miller, rJr/2027, Toledo, 5-11, 230 (DS#38 RB) + More +

RB CJ Miller, Toledo
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09/27/25 - Junior Vandeross III, Sr/2026, Toledo, 5-08, 177 (DS#43 WR) + More +

Tucker Gleason threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and Toledo rolled to a 45-3 rout of Akron on Saturday. Gleason completed 16 of 19 passes for 237 yards. Junior Vandeross III led the Rockets with nine receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Eric Holley III also had a TD catch. Chip Trayanum had 75 yards rushing and a touchdown for Toledo (3-2, 1-1 Mid-American Conference).

Gleason threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Vandeross on the first play from scrimmage. Trayanum added an 11-yard TD run and Gleason's 2-yard run into the end zone made it 21-0. Gleason and Vandeross connected for a 26-yard touchdown to make it 28-0 early in the second quarter. Brayden Roggow and Michael Johnson Jr. were a combined 14-of-25 passing for 79 yards for Akron (1-4, 0-1), which was held to just 145 yards of offense compared to 545 by the Rockets. Owen Wiley made a 39-field goal for the Zips. Toledo avenged last season's 21-14 overtime loss in last season's regular-season finale and leads the series 14-10. - Toledo/AP College Football

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WR Junior Vandeross III, Toledo
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09/23/25 - Reice Griffith, Jr/2027, Toledo, 5-11, 170 (DS#999 K) + More +

WEEK 4 SOCON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reice Griffith, Jr., PK, Mercer, Pace, Fla.,...Griffith scored eight points in Mercer's victory. The product of Pace, Florida, booted a career-long 51-yard field goal in the first quarter, which matched a school record. The junior was also 5-for-5 on extra-point kicks and averaged 62.7 yards on five kickoffs, four of which resulted in touchbacks. Griffith is a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals over 40 yards this season. Other nominees: William Wells (ETSU), Jake Garner (Samford), Heath Jehu (Chattanooga), Ben Shrewsbury (VMI), and Marcus Trout (Western Carolina). - SoCon Football

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K Reice Griffith, Toledo
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09/23/25 - Rico Bond, rFr/2029, Toledo, 6-0, 177 (DS#53 WR) + More +

WEEK 4 OVC-BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Rico Bond, WR, 6-1, 177, R-Fr., St. Louis, Mo., Lindenwood,...Bond had a season-best eight catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns as Lindenwood won its home opener in topping Stony Brook 30-27. The redshirt freshman caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Nate Glantz just 1:49 into the game and added his second score on a 34-yard catch just before halftime to put the Lions ahead 27-3. Bond has now scored in three-straight games and is averaging 73.0 yards per game, which is second in the Association and 39th nationally (fourth nationally among freshmen). Others Nominated: Hakeem Watters, Charleston Southern; Cason Carswell, Western Illinois. - OVC-Big South Football

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WR Rico Bond, Toledo
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09/23/25 - Rico Bond, rFr/2029, Toledo, 6-0, 177 (DS#53 WR) + More +

WEEK 2 OVC-BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Rico Bond, WR, 6-1, 177, R-Fr., St. Louis, Mo., Lindenwood,...Bond led Lindenwood with seven catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in the team's 20-13 loss at FBS foe Appalachian State. His 24-yard touchdown catch with 3:34 to play pulled the Lions to within seven points late in the game. The seven catches are the most by a Lindenwood player this season. Others Nominated: Jayden Hancock, Charleston Southern; Connor Wolf, Eastern Illinois. - OVC-Big South Football

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WR Rico Bond, Toledo
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09/15/25 - Chip Trayanum, rSr/2026, Toledo, 5-11, 224 (DS#19 RB) + More +

WEEK 2 MAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chip Trayanum, Toledo, RB, Sr., Akron, OH (Archbishop Hoban),...Chip Trayanum rushed for a career-high 163 yards on 14 carries in Toledo's 45-21 victory over Western Kentucky. Trayanum scored his first two rushing touchdowns as a Rocket, a one-yarder in the first quarter and a 75-yard sprint in the third quarter. The two rushing TDs tied his career high, which he accomplished twice at Arizona State in 2020, and the three total touchdowns marked a career high. Trayanum added a TD reception in the first quarter, the first of his career. His 75-yard TD run was Toledo's longest run from scrimmage since Jacquez Stuart went 80 yards for a score vs. Wyoming at the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl on Dec. 30, 2023. - MAC Football

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RB Chip Trayanum, Toledo
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09/13/25 - Chip Trayanum, rSr/2026, Toledo, 5-11, 224 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Chip Trayanum and Kenji Christian rushed for two touchdowns each, Junior Vandeross III caught three TD passes and Toledo scored a school-record 43 points in the second quarter on its way to a 60-0 win over Morgan State on Saturday. John Alan Richter threw two touchdown passes and Tucker Gleason one for the Rockets (2-1), who outgained the Bears 557-56 and had 31 first downs to Morgan State's four.

Gleason threw for 174 of the Rockets' 297 yards passing while no Toledo running back had over 49 yards despite a 260 team total. Javon Brown had 94 yards receiving. The FCS Bears (0-3) were 0-for-12 on third downs. Toledo led just 3-0 after the first quarter then scored touchdowns on all six of its second-quarter possessions. The last time Toledo shut out an opponent it came in a 37-0 win over Long Island University to open the 2022 season. - Toledo/AP College Football

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RB Chip Trayanum, Toledo
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09/06/25 - Chip Trayanum, rSr/2026, Toledo, 5-11, 224 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Chip Trayanum rushed for a career-high 163 yards and two touchdowns, Junior Vandeross III caught five passes for 122 yards and a score, and Toledo took down Western Kentucky 45-21 on Saturday night. Trayanum, a Kentucky transfer, eclipsed 100 rushing yards for just the second time in his six-year collegiate career and first time since 2020 against UCLA while at Arizona. Kenji Christian, a transfer from North Carolina A&T, added 91 rushing yards on 15 carries. Toledo had 307 yards on the ground.

The Rockets (1-1) scored on their first drive after a WKU fumble set them up at the opposing 34-yard line. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren then reeled in a 37-yard pick-six to extend Toledo's lead to 14-0 just over three minutes into the game. After a WKU touchdown pass made it 14-7, the Rockets scored 31 consecutive points and Western Kentucky did not score again until early in the fourth quarter. Vanderross caught a 71-yard touchdown pass just before halftime, and Trayanum took the first snap of the second half 75 yards for a score. The Hilltoppers (2-1) were led by Maverick McIvor's 235 passing yards and two scores, and Moussa Barry's three receptions for 110 yards. - Toledo/AP College Football

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RB Chip Trayanum, Toledo
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08/29/24 - Jacquez Stuart, rSr/2025, Toledo, 5-09, 175 (DS#146 RB) + More +

Tucker Gleason threw for 198 yards and three first-half touchdowns, Jacquez Stuart added two rushing touchdowns and Toledo routed Duquesne 49-10 on Thursday in a season opener for both teams. Toledo scored 21 points in the first quarter and led 28-10 at the break. Jerjuan Newton highlighted the half when he caught a pass over the middle, pushed his defender to the ground and raced for a 54-yard touchdown. Cavon Butler pounced on a fumble, leading to a Gleason connection with Anthony Torres for a 14-yard touchdown to cap the first-half scoring.

Bryson Hammer set up a third-quarter touchdown when he returned a punt 41 yards. Willie Shaw III ran it in from 10 yards out for a 42-10 lead. Backup John Alan Richter, playing in his first career game, completed all six of his pass attempts for 78 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown to Zy'marion Lang for a 39-point lead. Lang was the sixth Rocket to score a touchdown. - AP College Football

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RB Jacquez Stuart, Toledo
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01/01/23 - Jamal Turner, rSr/2023, Toledo, 6-5, 239 (DS#33 TE) + More +

University of Toledo tight end Jamal Turner announced on Wednesday via his Twitter account he will be entering the NFL draft. Turner, at 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, caught 29 passes for 378 yards and eight touchdowns for the Rockets this past season. He had a season high of 89 yards in the season opener against Long Island, scoring on a 69-yard pass from Dequan Finn. Turner had three catches for 53 yards in his final game for Toledo, a 21-19 win over Liberty in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 20. Turner has played in 50 career games at UT since the 2018 season, totaling 577 yards and nine touchdowns on 46 catches. - Toledo Blade

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TE Jamal Turner, Toledo
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12/20/22 - Desjuan Johnson, rSr/2023, Toledo, 6-2, 285 (DS#34 DT) + More +

No one knew for sure how opting out would evolve when former Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey decided he would skip the 2016 Sun Bowl. It's lost to history, but McCaffrey was criticized by the media, fans, players, and coaches for his decision. Six short years later, opting out has not only become commonplace, it's now an accepted part of bowl season. Even the College Football Playoff and Rose Bowl aren't immune. The Boca Raton Bowl is a different story, though. Desjuan Johnson, Dyontae Johnson, and Jamal Hines aren't risking first-round status, but all three said that sitting out Tuesday's game against Liberty is unthinkable.

"If I start something, I'm going to finish it," defensive tackle Desjuan Johnson said. "There's still more out there for me. There's always room to get better and improve your technique. This is a good matchup for me to get better. I'm not where I feel like I need to be." "The love and dedication I have for these guys, I promised these guys that I was going to finish everything out with them," linebacker Dyontae Johnson said. "The bond I have with these guys, I wouldn't leave them like that." "That thought never crossed my mind because I have one more opportunity to play with my guys," said Hines, an edge rusher. "After this game, I won't play another game with Toledo across my chest." Dozens of players have opted out of bowl games this season, with more names almost certainly to be revealed. It's a business decision that is understood and no longer begrudged but still hard to comprehend in a sport as competitive as football and one that espouses brotherhood 365 days a year. - Toledo Blade

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DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo
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12/17/22 - Dallas Gant, rSr/2024, Toledo, 6-3, 228 (DS#14 OLB) + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Linebacker - Dallas Gant, Toledo,...Playing in is first season at Toledo after transferring from Ohio State, Gant leads the Rockets and ranks ninth in MAC with 103 tackles. He has been the team leader in tackles four times this season, with a high of 15 vs. Northern Illinois on Oct. 8. - Toledo Football

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OLB Dallas Gant, Toledo
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