2025 College Football Week 8

[Leonardfan]

As @TwentyTwo mentioned last week. It's something like 49 straight days of football. College football week 8 will start off on Tuesday. At the halfway point of the season the season stats become a big interest of mine. Projecting players to hit certain milestones like 1k rush yards, 1k receiving yards, tackles, sacks, INTs. As usual our guys are punching above their weight. The RB position is a little sparse but the academy QBs are making up for it with their rushing prowess. WR is a pretty deep position with many productive players, as of this write up 5 of the top tacklers are White.


Tuesday

New Mexico St vs Liberty
Arkansas St vs South Alabama
FIU vs Western Kentucky

Wednesday
Delaware vs Jacksonville St
UTEP vs Sam Houston

Thursday
Tulsa vs ECU

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

the Sporting News released their mid-season all-American team today, but several of the selections are confusing. the list seems arbitrary, as they offer no reason for each selection. while all the players listed are certainly talented, few are statistically superior than other players who are overlooked.

for example, Mansoor Delane of LSU is one of the cornerbacks with 17 solo tackles (25 total), 1 interception, and 5 passes broken up.

the other corner is Leonard Moore (Notre Dame) with 10 solo tackles (12 total), 3 interceptions, 2 passes broken up, and 1 forced fumble.

why are those two corners selected over, say, John Nestor of Minnesota? he has 15 solo tackles (21 total), 3 interceptions (with 1 touchdown return), and 5 passes broken up.

or maybe Jackson Bennee (Utah)? he has 18 solo tackles (28 total), 3 interceptions (1 return for a touchdown), and 3 passes broken up.

incredibly similar numbers in power conferences, so what separates them?

additionally, there’s no mention of Danny Scudero (SJSU). he leads the nation in catches (50), receiving yards (845), and receiving touchdowns (8) despite playing on a losing team where he is the focus of every opponent. yet, he’s not on the list.

meanwhile, Chris Brazzell (Tenn) is on the list with 32 catches, 536 yards, and 7 touchdowns on a highly ranked team with lots of other WGAs.

Scudero (16.9 avg with a long of 72) and Brazzell (16.8 avg with a long of 72) are both big play receivers who can also get open when their team needs a first down, so why is the one on the list but not the other (more productive) one?

 

[TwentyTwo]

Thank you Jimmy C for that comparison...glad you came posting for College Football season just in time....very well said!
Makes starting the 2025 DB Thread worth it!

.....Possibly Nestor & Benee (also 4th in Nation INT Return yards @ 103) are being penalized for Minnesota & Utah not being higher ranked? ...fair or unfair?...but no doubt Whitey usually has to do more just to get noticed with that sneaky athletic; blue collar ;lunch pale; throw-back.
But I have seen a positive shift of that being part of a White Fatigue" thing on Chat boards mocking those terms ,...better late than never i guess. But still plenty idiot DWFs to contend with. Weird huh...

...BUT I do see on this Mid Season AA Team with Texas former Walk-on DB Michael Taaffee,,,,,Cant have 3 Starting White DBs ; simply not allowed ....but the ""Super Bowl Champ"" Eagles have proved to be the ONLY NFL Team to START TWO White DBs """ Exciting Whites" Blankenship & Dejean

Kinda like All Pro D-Tackle Kyle Williams being snubbed so many years for those Pro Bowl honors for so long ; simply cuz the Buffalo Bills perpetually stunk.

Dont agree w Mel Kiper for much (( how do i apply for his job?)) but he does have 2 of the Top 3 Safeties in the coming 2026 NFL Draft; Top 5 by position ....Dillion Theineman & Bray Hubbard ((ALSO HAS 3 INTs))

Yeah kinda hard to believe they are at the Mid-Season already Mid October