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[Captain Canada]

Weekly Around the Nation -- Top Headlines (Week 7)


Auburn absolutely decimates the Georgia Bulldogs 48-30 in a massive upset behind Keeshaun Singleton's 2 touchdowns


Purdue pushes #7 Washington to the brink, but the Huskies just manage to escape on the road in a 27-24 victory


Ohio State dominates Indiana in huge Big Ten tilt, winning 45-24

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ESPN Top 10 Recruits - Outside Linebackers

Name	Position	Measurables	Hometown	Positional	State	National	ESPN Score	Status
Brian Silvera	SAM	6'2"/232 lbs	Austin, TX	1	1	13	90	Verbal:
Hasheem Onwuzurike	WILL	6'5"/233 lbs	Lincoln, NE	2	1	17	90	Committed:
Dee Calvin	WILL	6'3"/230 lbs	Lynchburg, VA	3	2	54	88	Top 15
Anthony Massey	SAM	6'2"/218 lbs	Camden, NJ	4	1	68	87	Committed:
Elias Silvestro	WILL	6'4"/216 lbs	Manvel, TX	5	14	80	86	Top 5: BAMA, TCU, FLOR, TEX, TEX TECH
Demario Madu	WILL	6'2"/222 lbs	Richmond, VA	6	5	81	80	Top 5: ORE, MICH, ND, CLEM, FLOR
Davante Borghi	SAM	6'4"/238 lbs	Simi Valley, CA	7	4	90	79	Committed:
Willie Gardiner	SAM	6'1"/227 lbs	Calhoun, GA	8	14	96	79	Top 5: BAMA, NEBR, OSU, FLOR, ILLI
Lee Iwuagwu	WILL	6'1"/210 lbs	Tallahassee, FL	9	14	127	77	Committed:
Pierre Slater	WILL	6'4"/210 lbs	Opa Locka, FL	10	10	174	75	Top 15

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2026 College Football Week 7 Roundup

Top 25 Rankings

RK	Team	Record	Last Game	Result
1	Ohio State (35)	7-0	at #9 Indiana	W 45-24
2	Oregon (31)	6-0	vs Nebraska	W 31-10
3	LSU	7-0	vs Mississippi State	W 26-3
4	Miami	6-0	vs Florida State	W 31-21
5	Michigan	6-0	vs Penn State	W 17-0
6	BYU	6-0	vs #17 Notre Dame	W 29-27
7	Washington	7-0	at Purdue	W 27-24
8	Virginia	7-0	at SMU	W 52-39
9	Indiana	6-1	vs #1 Ohio State	L 45-24
10	Georgia	6-1	vs Auburn	L 48-30
11	Missouri	6-1	at #15 Ole Miss	W 38-31
12	Louisville	6-1	at Syracuse	W 24-10
13	Oklahoma	4-2	vs Kentucky	W 41-27
14	USC	5-2	BYE	--
15	Ole Miss	4-2	vs #11 Missouri	L 38-31
16	Texas	4-2	vs Florida	W 42-35
17	Notre Dame	5-2	at #6 BYU	L 29-27
18	Duke	5-1	vs North Carolina	W 48-16
19	Arizona State	5-1	at Texas Tech	W 34-31
20	UCLA	5-1	vs #23 Wisconsin	W 41-38
21	Kansas State	6-0	vs Kansas	W 30-10
22	Texas A&M	4-3	vs FCS Midwest	W 45-13
23	Wisconsin	5-1	at #20 UCLA	W 45-13
24	Tennessee	5-2	vs Alabama	W 52-28
25	Utah	4-2	at Colorado	L 31-22

Heisman Watch

RK	Player	Pos	Team	Stats
1	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	2,299 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 70% CMP, 285 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
2	Marcel Reed	QB	Texas A&M	1,691 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 70% CMP, 498 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns
3	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	2,814 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 71% CMP, 2 rushing touchdowns
4	Julian Sayin	QB	Ohio State	1,849 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, interception, 69% CMP, 3 rushing touchdowns

Players of the Week

Award	Player	Pos	Team	Stats
National Offensive	Micah Mays Jr.	WR	Florida	8 catches, 194 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
National Defensive	C.J. Hicks	EDGE	South Florida	6 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, interception, pass breakup
Conference Offensive	Austyn Dendy	HB	Bowling Green	22 carries, 114 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 catches, 52 receiving yards
Conference Defensive	Dawayne Galloway Jr.	CB	Akron	10 tackles, interception, pass breakup

Games to Watch

Matchup	Date	TV	Notes
#9 Indiana at #5 Michigan	10/24	FOX	Indiana looks to bounce back after a tough loss to Ohio State by taking on their rival in the Wolverines
#3 LSU at Auburn	10/24	ESPN+	Auburn knocked off Georgia last week in a massive upset, will they do the same to LSU?
#15 Ole Miss at #16 Texas	10/24	SEC	The Rebels and Longhorns will battle to see which team will vault themselves back into the CFP picture

[Captain Canada]

Kent State announces DeShields to start at QB against Akron

KENT, Ohio - Ahead of their Week 8 clash against MAC foe Akron, the Kent State Golden Flashes have announced a change at quarterback. Junior quarterback and original Week 1 starter Dru DeShields has been reinserted into the lineup and will start after missing the past month with knee cartilage tear. Backup freshman quarterback Deante Ruffin has started in his stead, going 3-1 in his relief.

Offensive coordinator Khalil Prince is adamant that the job returning to DeShields is not an indictment on Ruffin's poor performance in last weekend's away loss against South Florida.

"We lost as a team, and putting all of the blame on Deante [Ruffin] is a cheap shot at a young man trying to catch his bearings when he couldn't have possibly thought he was going to be thrust into action so suddenly," commented Prince ahead of the announcement that DeShields would be taking over the starting job. "Dru [DeShields] never lost the job due to performance. Not giving him the opportunity after he's fought so hard to play this game would be a disservice to the gentlemen that put a ton of sweat equity into their craft. We commend Deante for his performances. Without him, we would still only have one win."

Ruffin, a redshirt freshman from Philadelphia, PA, threw for 1,238 passing yards and 10 touchdowns, but unfortunately added nine costly interceptions in those 7 games he's seen action in. He's added two touchdowns on the ground as well.

"I definitely need to do better taking care of the ball going forward, but I take this as a largely positive time period," commented Ruffin, who indicated he did not see his benching as a personal slight on his abilities. "Dru is the quarterback of this team and if my number is called again for any reason, I'll be better prepared. For now, my job is going to be to help prepare Dru as best as I can to help this team win football games."

After two consecutive weekends on the road, the Golden Flashes will return to Dix Stadium to battle against a 1-6 Akron Zips squad.

[Baze]

No better time to get your starting QB back after the loss to USF, time to bounce back against the Zips

[Soapy]

pick this shit up Hartline, unacceptable record given the weak schedule

[Captain Canada]

No better time to get your starting QB back after the loss to USF, time to bounce back against the Zips

Needed that honestly. Deante Ruffin's limitations were definitely felt against USF. No more excuses leftover.

pick this shit up Hartline, unacceptable record given the weak schedule

CFB don't give a fuck about that coaching pedigree

[Captain Canada]

(1-6, 0-3 MAC) @ (4-3, 3-0 MAC)

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
7:45 PM
Dix Stadium (Kent, OH)
Local Broadcast

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Fanduel Odds

Kent State Golden Flashes -12.5 | o.48.5 | -650 ML
Akron Zips +12.5 | u48.5 | +475 ML

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Injuries
DT Thomas Aden - Dislocated Hip (Out)
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HB Jordan Gant - Torn Rotator Cuff (Out for season)
OT Allen Jones Jr. - Broken Ribs (Out)
DT Jon'Trell Mixon - Torn Tricep (Out for season)

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Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mark Carney (2nd year with Kent State)
Offensive Coordinator: Khalil Prince (1st year with Kent State)
Defensive Coordinator: Cherokee Valeria (2nd year with Kent State)

Head Coach: Joe Moorhead (5th year with Akron)
Offensive Coordinator: Reno Ferri (5th year with Akron)
Defensive Coordinator: Tim Tibesar (5th year with Akron)[

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Players To Watch


Bill Connelly, ESPN: I mean, it has to begin and end with the return of Kent State quarterback Dru DeShields. As much as Deante Ruffin gave a decent effort in his absence, DeShields performed admirably against two titan squads in South Carolina and Ohio State and absolutely ran through Wofford College. As far as return games go, it can't get much easier than playing an Akron squad that's only win comes against Robert Morris. Wide receivers Marcel Williams and Kyan Mason will look to pick up the slack for the injured running back Jordan Grant, who was the engine of their offense.

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Schedules & Results

Week	Opponent	Results	Week	Opponent	Results
0	OFF	--	0	OFF	--
1	at South Carolina	L 34-13	1	at Wake Forest	L 38-7
2	vs Wofford College	W 52-10	2	vs Robert Morris	W 41-14
3	at #1 Ohio State	L 37-15	3	at Minnesota	L 45-26
4	vs Ball State	W 34-13	4	vs UNLV	L 34-20
5	vs Ohio	W 38-22	5	at Central Michigan	L 21-17
6	at Western Michigan	W 24-9	6	vs Eastern Michigan	L 24-14
7	at South Florida	L 20-7	7	vs Miami (OH)	L 20-14
8	vs Akron	--	8	at Kent State	--
9	at Sacramento State	--	9	OFF	--
10	OFF	--	10	vs Ohio	--
11	at Bowling Green	--	11	vs Western Michigan	--
12	vs Miami (OH)	--	12	at UMass	--
13	at Eastern Michigan	--	13	vs Buffalo	--
14	OFF	--	14	OFF	--

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Experts Evaluations


Tom Fornelli, Writer: "Just don't think that Akron is going to be able to give Kent State much to worry about. Their defense can't stop a cold. I would have been fairly confident in a Deante Ruffin-led Kent State squad, but getting Dru DeShields back as well? This one might get ugly for the Zips."


Richard Johnson, Writer: "Can definitely see the Golden Flashes leaning on what typically works for them, especially with Dru DeShields being eased back into the offense. Their run game and their quick game is going to get a lot of work early and often. I can see Jakorion Caffey and Da'realyst Clark seeing the end zone this evening."


Chris Hummer, 247Sports Writer: "Okay, maybe I leaned a little too hard last week and got burned by Brian Hartline and South Florida. No way that happens again. Jakorion Caffey, please. I need this one for my reputation."

[supahotfire]

gimme all the kent state odds

[Count]

Should be an easy win here, especially with DeShields back

[Captain Canada]

gimme all the kent state odds

Should be an easy win here, especially with DeShields back

My dawgs keeping the faith

[Captain Canada]