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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

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NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

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National Headlines
Georgia dominates Ole Miss

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Top 25 Poll

Rank	LW	Team/Votes	W–L	Pts	Last Week	This Week
1	1	Penn State (35)	7–0	1,595	W 31–17 at Iowa	–
2	2	Georgia (37)	7–0	1,539	W 41–10 vs Ole Miss	–
3	3	Clemson (7)	7–0	1,474	W 38–24 vs SMU	–
4	4	LSU	6–1	1,380	W 42–21 at Vanderbilt	Texas A&M
5	5	Texas	6–1	1,327	W 20–17 at Kentucky	at Mississippi State
6	6	Oregon	6–1	1,275	W 35–22 at Rutgers	Wisconsin
7	8	USC	7–0	1,243	W 43–37 at 17 Notre Dame	–
8	7	Iowa State	7–0	1,122	–	BYU
9	9	Texas Tech	7–0	1,074	W 30–27 at Arizona State	Oklahoma State
10	10	Miami	5–1	1,064	W 28–21 vs Louisville	Stanford
11	11	Illinois	5–2	897	–	at Washington
12	14	Auburn	5–2	821	W 49–28 vs Missouri	at Arkansas
13	17	South Carolina	5–2	708	W 42–35 vs 23 Oklahoma	Alabama
14	18	Ohio State	5–2	658	W 59–23 at Wisconsin	–
15	23	North Carolina	5–1	523	W 24–14 at California	Virginia
16	22	Kansas	6–1	480	–	Kansas State
17	16	Notre Dame	4–3	420	L 43–37 vs 7 USC	–
18	15	Minnesota	6–1	420	L 37–13 vs Nebraska	at Iowa
19	NR	Indiana	5–2	374	W 35–19 vs Michigan State	UCLA
20	25	Florida	4–3	353	W 35–33 vs Mississippi State	–
21	NR	Tennessee	5–2	308	W 59–45 at Alabama	at Kentucky
22	NR	Syracuse	5–2	277	W 31–28 vs Pittsburgh	at Georgia Tech
23	20	Oklahoma	4–3	271	L 42–35 at 13 South Carolina	Ole Miss
24	13	Memphis	6–1	266	L 27–17 at UAB	USF
25	NR	Boise State	6–1	250	W 30–0 vs UNLV	at Nevada

Others receiving votes: BYU 242, Michigan 180, Boston College 133, Nebraska 119, Duke 100, Baylor 99, Navy 57, Arizona State 36, Florida State 20, Alabama 1
Dropped from rankings: BYU (#12), Alabama (#19), Duke (#21), SMU (#24)

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Week 8 Key Results
10 Miami 28, Louisville 21
18 Minnesota 37, Nebraska 13
15 North Carolina 24, California 14
22 Syracuse 31, Pittsburgh 28
14 Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 23
20 Florida 35, Mississippi State 33
19 Indiana 35, Michigan State 19
3 Clemson 38, SMU 24
1 Penn State 31, Iowa 17
6 Oregon 35, Rutgers 22
5 Texas 20, Kentucky 17
13 South Carolina 42, 23 Oklahoma 35
25 Boise State 30, UNLV 0
2 Georgia 41, Ole Miss 10
12 Auburn 49, Missouri 28
UAB 27, 24 Memphis 17
7 USC 43, 17 Notre Dame 37
4 LSU 42, Vanderbilt 21
9 Texas Tech 30, Arizona State 27
21 Tennessee 59, Alabama 45

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National Players of the Week
Defensive: Arvell Reese (Ohio State) at Wisconsin (W 59–23) – 5 TKL, 1 TFL, 4 PBU, 1 FF, 2 FR
Offensive: Mudia Reuben (USF) vs Florida Atlantic (W 49–17) – 12 REC, 166 REC YDS, 13.8 AVG, 2 REC TD

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Heisman Watch
Byrum Brown (USF) – W 49–17 vs Florida Atlantic: 29/42, 379 PASS YDS, 9.0 YPA, 2 PASS TD, 12 CAR, 52 RUSH YDS, 2 RUSH TD
Julian Sayin (Ohio State) – W 59–23 at Wisconsin: 31/44, 418 PASS YDS, 9.5 YPA, 7 PASS TD, 8 CAR, -2 RUSH YDS
Mudia Reuben (USF) – W 49–17 vs Florida Atlantic: 12 REC, 166 REC YDS, 13.8 AVG, 2 REC TD
Cade Klubnik (Clemson) – W 38–24 vs SMU: 27/44, 409 PASS YDS, 9.3 YPA, 2 PASS TD, 13 CAR, 8 RUSH YDS
Makhi Hughes (Oregon) – W 35–22 at Rutgers: 21 CAR, 177 RUSH YDS, 8.4 AVG, 2 RUSH TD

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Week 9 Key Games
UCLA at Indiana (19)
Minnesota (18) at Iowa
Virginia at North Carolina (15)
Alabama at South Carolina (13)
Stanford at Miami (10)
Boise State (25) at Nevada
Tennessee (21) at Kentucky
BYU at Iowa State (8)
Syracuse (22) at Georgia Tech
Ole Miss at Oklahoma (23)
Wisconsin at Oregon (6)
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (9)
Kansas State at Kansas (16)
USF at Memphis (24)
Texas A&M at LSU (4)
Auburn (12) at Arkansas
Texas (5) at Mississippi State
Illinois (11) at Washington

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GAME PREVIEW: Middle Tennessee 3-3 (2-0) AT Delaware 6-0 (3-0)
Date: Wednesday October 22, 2025 | Location: Delaware Stadium – Newark, Delaware | Time: 7:30 PM

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DELAWARE BLUE HENS
Record: 6–0 (3-0)
Season Schedule and Results
August 28 vs Delaware State W 24-9
September 6 at Colorado W 31-29
September 13 vs UConn W 24-20
September 20 at FIU W 27-24
October 3 vs Western Kentucky W 28-10
October 15 at Jacksonville State W 28-14
October 22 vs Middle Tennessee
November 1 at Liberty
November 8 vs Louisiana Tech
November 15 at Sam Houston
November 22 at Wake Forest
November 29 vs UTEP

Offensive Leaders
Zach Marker: 128/192 66% 1,432 Yds 12 TD 4 Int
Jo Silver: 122 Car 475 Yds 3.9 Avg 5 TD
Elijah Sessoms: 23 Rec 322 Yds 14.0 Avg 2 TD
Jake Thaw: 31 Rec 305 Yds 9.8 Avg 1 TD
Nicholas Laboy: 24 Rec 292 Yds 12.2 Avg 4 TD
Max Patterson: 22 Rec 279 Yds 12.7 Avg 3 TD
Defensive Leaders
Kingsley Royal: 30 Tkl
Gavin Moul: 30 Tkl
Keyshawn Hunter: 4.5 Sck
Keontae Jenkins: 2 Int

Injury Report
NONE

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS
Record: 3-3 (2-0)
Season Schedule and Results
Sat, Aug 30 – vs FCS Southeast – L 22–10
Fri, Sep 5 – at Wisconsin – L 19–14
Sat, Sep 13 – at Nevada – W 39–20
Sat, Sep 20 – vs Marshall – L 35–21
Sat, Sep 27 – vs Kennesaw State – W 37–24
Wed, Oct 8 – vs Missouri State – W 28–14
Wed, Oct 22 – at Delaware – 7:30 PM ET
Wed, Oct 29 – vs Jacksonville State – 7:00 PM ET
Sat, Nov 8 – vs Florida International – 12:00 PM ET
Sat, Nov 15 – at Western Kentucky – 12:00 PM ET
Sat, Nov 22 – at Sam Houston – 3:30 PM ET
Sat, Nov 29 – vs New Mexico State – 6:00 PM ET

Offensive Leaders
Nicholas Vattiato – 117/215 54% 1,529 Yds 10 TD 6 Int
Rickey Hunt Jr – 97 Car 490 Yds 5.1 Avg 6 TD
Myles Butler – 26 Rec 376 Yds 14.5 Avg 1 TD
Defensive Leaders
Juwon Gaston – 48 Tkl
Shakai Woods – 3.0 Sck
Three players tied with 1 Int each

Injury Report
LT Zach Clayton – Torn Labrum
LG Mateo Guevara – Dislocated Ankle
C Ikani Tuiono – Dislocated Elbow

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Coach Porter's Notes
Safety John Howse IV (#12) is their top defensive threat. More of a box safety he is in or around every play.
DT Shakai Woods (#98) gets a good push in pass rush and eats up blocks in the running game.
EDGE Anthony Bynum (#0) is their best edge rusher.

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HENS LEAN ON RUNNING GAME, HOLD ON AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESSEE
With a close win over Middle Tennessee in the book Delaware is now 7-0 on the season



Wednesday October 22, 2025 7:30 PM | Delaware Stadium – Newark, Delaware

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Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
DEL – Jo’Nathan Silver 76-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 6:12
MTSU – Cam’ron Lacy 17-yard pass from Roman Gagliano (Zach Benedict kick), 3:46
2nd Quarter
DEL – Jo’Nathan Silver 4-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 9:46
DEL – Nate Reed 20-yard field goal, 1:48
3rd Quarter
MTSU – Cam’ron Lacy 26-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zach Benedict kick), 5:46
4th Quarter
DEL – Nicholas Laboy 5-yard pass from Zach Marker (Nate Reed kick), 7:07
MTSU – Rickey Hunt Jr. 2-yard run (Zach Benedict kick), 4:43
DEL – Jo’Nathan Silver 3-yard run (Nate Reed kick), 2:25
MTSU – Zach Benedict 39-yard field goal, 0:48

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Delaware Stat Leaders
Passing
Z. Marker – 15/25 155 Yds 1 TD 1 Int
J. Culpitt – 1/1 14 Yds

Rushing
J. Silver – 30 Car 220 Yds 7.3 Avg 3 TD
S. St. Fleur – 9 Car 46 Yds 5.1 Avg

Receiving
J. Bredell – 3 Rec 61 Yds 20.3 Avg
J. Thaw – 5 Rec 56 Yds 11.2 Avg
N. Laboy – 4 Rec 24 Yds 6.0 Avg 1 TD

Defense
H. Manning Jr – 5 Tkl
K. Royal – 5 Tkl
K. Ali – 5 Tkl
D. Trainer – 3 Tkl, 1.0 Sck
B. Matthews – 2 Tkl, 1.0 Sck

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Middle Tennessee Stat Leaders
Passing
N. Vattiato – 9/19 178 Yds 1 TD
R. Gagliano – 7/19 85 Yds 1 TD

Rushing
R. Hunt Jr – 7 Car 21 Yds 3.0 Avg 1 TD
J. Credle – 5 Car 14 Yds 2.8 Avg

Receiving
C. Lacy – 6 Rec 123 Yds 20.5 Avg 2 TD
A. Walker – 4 Rec 64 Yds 16.0 Avg
M. Butler – 2 Rec 42 Yds 21.0 Avg

Defense
P. Hughes – 13 Tkl, 2.0 Sck, 1Int
B. Harris – 12 Tkl
R. Smith – 10 Tkl

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Team Stats Comparison

Category	Delaware	Middle Tennessee
First Downs	26	13
Total Offense	435	300
Rush|Yds|TD	42|262|3	20|37|1
Comp|Att|TD	19|33|1	16|38|2
Passing Yards	173	263
3rd Down Conv.	6/13	6/14
4th Down Conv.	0/0	0/0
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles Lost	0	0
Interceptions	1	0
Penalties|Yards	1|15	0|0
Punt Ret. Yds	10	0
Kick Ret. Yds	86	83
Total Yards	531	383

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

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CONFERENCE USA REPORT

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CUSA Standings

Team	W–L	Conf	PF	PA	Diff	MOV	Streak
Delaware	7–0	4–0	193	130	+63	+9.0	W7
UTEP	5–2	2–1	183	165	+18	+2.6	L1
Middle Tennessee	3–4	2–1	173	165	+8	+1.1	L1
Jacksonville State	3–4	2–1	219	216	+3	+0.4	L1
Western Kentucky	5–3	3–2	235	231	+4	+0.5	W2
Sam Houston	2–5	2–2	213	261	–48	–6.8	W1
Louisiana Tech	3–4	2–2	160	233	–73	–10.4	L1
Liberty	5–2	1–2	208	182	+26	+3.7	W1
Missouri State	2–5	1–2	134	237	–103	–14.7	L2
Florida International	3–4	1–2	204	191	+13	+1.9	W1
New Mexico State	2–5	1–3	159	208	–49	–7.0	W1
Kennesaw State	1–6	0–3	131	213	–82	–11.7	L4

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CUSA Week 9 Scores
Florida International 44, Kennesaw State 20
Western Kentucky 42, Louisiana Tech 20
Delaware 31, Middle Tennessee 24
New Mexico State 38, Missouri State 13

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CUSA Players of the Week
Defensive: Parker Hughes (Middle Tennessee, WILL #9) at Delaware (L 31–24): 13 tackles 2 sacks 1 INT
Offensive: Jo’Nathan Silver (Delaware, HB #27) vs Middle Tennessee (W 31–24): 30 carries 220 rush yards 7.3 avg 3 TD

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CUSA Week 10 Schedule
Sam Houston at Louisiana Tech – Tue, Oct 28 – 7:00 PM
UTEP at Kennesaw State – Tue, Oct 28 – 7:30 PM
Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee – Wed, Oct 29 – 7:00 PM
Florida International at Missouri State – Wed, Oct 29 – 7:30 PM
Delaware at Liberty – Sat, Nov 1 – 7:00 PM
New Mexico State at Western Kentucky – Sat, Nov 1 – 7:30 PM

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

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NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

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CFP Top 25 Poll

Rank	LW	Team	W–L	Last Week	This Week
1	--	Georgia	7–0	---	vs 19 Florida
2	--	Penn State	7–0	---	at 9 Ohio State
3	--	Clemson	7–0	---	vs 25 Duke
4	--	Oregon	7–1	W 38–9 vs Wisconsin	---
5	--	USC	7–0	---	at 20 Nebraska
6	--	Texas Tech	8–0	W 34–20 vs Oklahoma State	at Kansas State
7	--	Miami	6–1	W 38–10 vs Stanford	at SMU
8	--	North Carolina	6–1	W 38–24 vs Virginia	at Syracuse
9	--	Ohio State	5–2	---	vs 2 Penn State
10	--	LSU	6–2	L 38–36 vs Texas A&M	---
11	--	Iowa State	7–1	L 45–17 vs 16 BYU	vs Arizona State
12	--	Indiana	6–2	W 30–27 vs UCLA	at Maryland
13	--	Notre Dame	4–3	---	at Boston College
14	--	Texas	6–2	L 48–47 at Mississippi State	vs Vanderbilt
15	--	Tennessee	6–2	W 45–24 at Kentucky	vs 18 Oklahoma
16	--	BYU	6–2	W 45–17 at 11 Iowa State	---
17	--	Michigan	5–3	W 38–23 at Michigan State	vs Purdue
18	--	Oklahoma	5–3	W 24–19 vs Ole Miss	at 15 Tennessee
19	--	Florida	4–3	---	at 1 Georgia
20	--	Nebraska	6–2	W 45–21 vs Northwestern	vs 5 USC
21	--	South Carolina	5–3	L 46–44 vs Alabama	at Ole Miss
22	--	Boise State	7–1	W 29–17 at Nevada	vs Fresno State
23	--	Baylor	6–2	W 20–17 at Cincinnati	vs UCF
24	--	Illinois	5–3	L 24–21 at Washington	vs Rutgers
25	--	Duke	5–2	---	at 3 Clemson

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Week 9 Key Results
#20 Nebraska 45, Northwestern 21
#12 Indiana 30, UCLA 27
#17 Michigan 38, Michigan State 23
#8 North Carolina 38, Virginia 24
Alabama 46, #21 South Carolina 44
#7 Miami 38, Stanford 10
#22 Boise State 29, Nevada 17
#23 Baylor 20, Cincinnati 17
#15 Tennessee 45, Kentucky 24
#16 BYU 45, #11 Iowa State 17
#18 Oklahoma 42, Ole Miss 19
#4 Oregon 38, Wisconsin 9
#6 Texas Tech 34, Oklahoma State 20
#10 LSU 36, Texas A&M 34
#14 Texas 47, Mississippi State 48
Washington 24, #24 Illinois 21

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National Players of the Week
Defensive: Thaddeus Dixon (North Carolina) vs Virginia (W 38–24) – 5 TKL 2 INT 2 PBU
Offensive: Romello Brinson (SMU) at Wake Forest (W 45–41) – 10 REC 189 REC YDS 18.9 AVG 5 REC TD

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Heisman Watch
Byrum Brown, QB (USF) – L 37–31 at Memphis
26/40, 333 PASS YDS, 8.3 YPA, 2 PASS TD, 3 INT, 11 CAR, 36 RUSH YDS
Julian Sayin, QB (Ohio State) – No Game Last Week
Joey Aguilar, QB (Tennessee) – W 45–24 at Kentucky
30/45, 341 PASS YDS, 7.6 YPA, 4 PASS TD, 10 CAR, 28 RUSH YDS, 1 FUM
Mudia Reuben, WR (USF) – L 37–31 at Memphis
5 REC, 65 REC YDS, 13.0 AVG
Jalon Daniels, QB (Kansas) – L 46–44 vs Kansas State
28/41, 417 PASS YDS, 10.2 YPA, 5 PASS TD, 8 CAR, 22 RUSH YDS

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Week 10 Key Games
#8 North Carolina at Syracuse
#2 Penn State at #9 Ohio State
#13 Notre Dame at Boston College
Vanderbilt at #14 Texas
Arizona State at #11 Iowa State
Rutgers at #24 Illinois
Purdue at #17 Michigan
#18 Oklahoma at #15 Tennessee
#1 Georgia vs #19 Florida
#5 USC at #20 Nebraska
#25 Duke at #3 Clemson
UCF at #23 Baylor
#12 Indiana at Maryland
#7 Miami at SMU
#6 Texas Tech at Kansas State
#21 South Carolina at Ole Miss
Fresno State at #22 Boise State

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[djp73]

the key results and key games seems a bit redundant with those included in the top 25 doesn't it?

[The JZA]

Silver did some good work on the ground, good job picking up the win and keeping the streak alive

the key results and key games seems a bit redundant with those included in the top 25 doesn't it?

A little bit when it lines up like that, but don't let throw your flow

[Soapy]

the key results and key games seems a bit redundant with those included in the top 25 doesn't it?

yeah i would scrap it if you're going to keep the results in the top-25

[djp73]

Silver did some good work on the ground, good job picking up the win and keeping the streak alive

the key results and key games seems a bit redundant with those included in the top 25 doesn't it?

A little bit when it lines up like that, but don't let throw your flow

the key results and key games seems a bit redundant with those included in the top 25 doesn't it?

yeah i would scrap it if you're going to keep the results in the top-25

department of redundancy department

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DELAWARE RECRUITING UPDATE

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Another quiet week for Delaware recruiting as several targets move on
LG Marcus Salaam **** #177, signed with Georgia
WILL Darren Gossett *** #443, took Delaware off his list due to playing style concerns
RT Quincy Bostic *** #494, locked out Delaware, top three are Boise State, Arkansas State and Northern Illinois
HB Tyrell Burns *** #1006, verbally committed to Texas Tech
DT Martin Van Routen *** #1226, narrowed his list to James Madison and Temple
WILL Chad Grupe ** #2327, narrowed his list to UMass and UConn
DT Cliff Cavazos ** #2649, narrowed his list to Navy and Buffalo