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High school football: Lakota East's Hooks an Ohio Mr. Football award finalist

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 26—Lakota East senior running back Ryder Hooks has been nominated as one of eight finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Football award. Also nominated is the reigning winner — Cincinnati Moeller senior quarterback Matt Ponatoski. The candidates are chosen by a panel of Ohio Prep Sports Media Association members. Hooks was the Southwest District Division I Offensive Player of the Year as named …

High school football: Lakota East's Hooks an Ohio Mr. Football award finalist

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 26—Lakota East senior running back Ryder Hooks has been nominated as one of eight finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Football award. Also nominated is the reigning winner — Cincinnati Moeller senior quarterback Matt Ponatoski. The candidates are chosen by a panel of Ohio Prep Sports Media Association members. Hooks was the Southwest District Division I Offensive Player of the Year as named …

High school football: Lakota East's Hooks an Ohio Mr. Football award finalist

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 26—Lakota East senior running back Ryder Hooks has been nominated as one of eight finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Football award. Also nominated is the reigning winner — Cincinnati Moeller senior quarterback Matt Ponatoski. The candidates are chosen by a panel of Ohio Prep Sports Media Association members. Hooks was the Southwest District Division I Offensive Player of the Year as named …

Kewan Lacy named first Doak Walker Award finalist in Ole Miss history

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Ole Miss sophomore running back Kewan Lacy has been named one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the top running back in college football. He is the first Ole Miss player to ever be a finalist for the award. Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love and Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy are the two other finalists. Lacy, a Dallas, Texas native, is a first-year transfer who began his career …

Former Springfield QB Smoot wins SWAC weekly football award

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 25—A 2022 Springfield High School graduate was honored for his play on the football field last week. Alabama State redshirt freshman Te’Sean Smoot won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week award on Mon., Nov. 24. Jared Lockhart of Jackson State was the co-winner of the weekly award with Smoot. Smoot threw for 271 yards on 20 of 28 passing and four touchdowns and ran …

UConn receiver Skyler Bell named one of three finalists for Biletnikoff Award

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn wide receiver Skyler Bell was named one of three finalists for the 2025 Biletnikoff Award, as announced on Tuesday by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club. The first UConn player to ever become a finalist for one of college football’s top awards, Bell is firmly in the running for the nation’s top receiver alongside USC’s Makai Lemon and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith. The winner will be …

MSU's Dowler picks up 3rd straight Big Sky honor

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 25—Caden Dowler made history Monday with his third straight defensive player of the week award from the Big Sky Conference. Bobcat quarterback Justin Lamson did the same, in a way. Dowler is the first Bobcats to three-beat the league’s defensive honor, after contributing a pick-6 and six solo tackles during their 31-28 win over Montana in the 124th Brawl of the Wild. The junior strong …

Cats seeded No. 2, Griz No. 3

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 24—After the 124th Brawl of the Wild, Montana coach Bobby Hauck talked — not for the first time — about his Grizzlies meeting Montana State again in the FCS playoffs. It certainly could happen. Following MSU’s 31-28 win at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, the FCS Playoff Selection Committee on Sunday made the Bobcats the No. 2 seed and the Griz, No. 3. That puts them on the same …

UConn quarterback named Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn’s Joe Fagnano was named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced Wednesday. Fagnano, who was also listed No. 1 in CBS Sports’ quarterback power rankings on Wednesday, became the first quarterback since LSU’s Joe Burrow in 2019 to throw for at least 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in five-consecutive games as …

Frostburg earns two MEC weekly football honors

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… FROSTBURG — Two Frostburg State players earned Mountain East Conference (MEC) weekly football honors Monday. Owen Doyle was named the MEC Offensive Player of the Week while Marquise Allsup was selected as the Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Doyle earned his second Player of the Week award of the season after rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday’s 29-24 win over West Virginia …