College Football Matchups This Weekend 10/24/25

Flugel

Just like any passing era - If you don't have a competitive QB, WR, and OTs; it's tough to win... Let's take a look at the upcoming College Football Schedule this weekend that I cut and pasted below so we can check out some of the major prospects that may land in our draft slots. The 1st list is televised matchups that have at least 1 team in the Top 20. The rest of the lists are all of the other televised matchups. If there's any that jump out at you or you have any prospects you'd like to check out - please feel free to share...

Saturday, Oct. 25

Here's the Complete Schedule of College Football Matchups

Friday, Oct. 24

Saturday, Oct. 25

nickers

Very sad to report my nephew suffered a pec tear and is out for the season... The Dayton Flyers are banged up at key positions.. Unfortunate because they were on a roll.... My nephew has impending surgery... That kid works so damn hard.. My only hope is that he comes back and plays.. But whatever that kid does... I'm damn proud of him...

Flugel

@nickers said:

Very sad to report my nephew suffered a pec tear and is out for the season... The Dayton Flyers are banged up at key positions.. Unfortunate because they were on a roll.... My nephew has impending surgery... That kid works so damn hard.. My only hope is that he comes back and plays.. But whatever that kid does... I'm damn proud of him...

Sorry to hear the bad news! It sounds like he has eligibility remaining if I read that right Nicks. Does the doctor think he has a good prognosis in terms of returning next year at pre-injury form? Or is it a wait and see after the surgery?

nickers

@flugel said:

Sorry to hear the bad news! It sounds like he has eligibility remaining if I read that right Nicks. Does the doctor think he has a good prognosis in terms of returning next year at pre-injury form? Or is it a wait and see after the surgery?

I don't know the specifics yet.. Hadn't had a chance to speak to my Brother about it in depth...

tiamat63

@nickers said:

Very sad to report my nephew suffered a pec tear and is out for the season... The Dayton Flyers are banged up at key positions.. Unfortunate because they were on a roll.... My nephew has impending surgery... That kid works so damn hard.. My only hope is that he comes back and plays.. But whatever that kid does... I'm damn proud of him...

Wish him well on his recovery. Torn pecs are no joke.

Was his injury in-game or during a team lift?

Dutch Oven

Alabama vs South Carolina is intriguing regarding both team’s talented but inexperienced quarterbacks

syd

where the fuck are the Buckeyes at ?

Ibleedbrown

@syd said:

where the fuck are the Buckeyes at ?

Baby bye bye bye

nickers

@tiamat63 said:

Wish him well on his recovery. Torn pecs are no joke.

Was his injury in-game or during a team lift?

In game

Flugel

@dutch-oven said:

Alabama vs South Carolina is intriguing regarding both team’s talented but inexperienced quarterbacks

Well said Dutch!

LaNorris Sellers reminds a little of a former 1st round draft pick the Buffalo Bills made back in 2013 at #16 overall. This was 6'4" 237 lb QB EJ Manuel from Florida State.

As you'll see, Manuel's stats were decent. That said, his leadership was unquestionably great leading the Seminoles to a 12-2 record in his final year; while his overall record as a starter was 25-6.

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As you can see below, this isn't just what she said - LaNorris Sellers is a Gamecock QB with good size. I'm actually showing this similarity to Manuel because I think he might just go down as a good college QB with nothing to be ashamed of; while the Browns need a franchise QB. In fairness, I haven't seen too much of Sellers but Manuel isn't the only college football QB he reminds me of - Tim Tebow also comes to mind. This year unfortunately, the only team South Carolina has beaten this year with Sellers is a struggling Kentucky Wildcats team. This matchup vrs Alabama would be a great stage for him to shine on.

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Dutch Oven

EJ Manuel is a good comp to Sellers Flugs! I've been thinking size/build-wise he kind of reminds me of Steve McNair.

Thick.

He's got great size and physical tools, but he's still a work in progress in the passing game and his team is doing him zero favors this season. The U will probably try to buy him for his senior season like they did with Cam Ward and Carson Beck. ?

tiamat63

@nickers said:

In game

That's rough, because a torn pec in game usually means your shoulder took a nasty pull with it as well. If he's a lineman, edge or off-ball backer and was reaching out to get hands on a ball carrier or QB, I can only hope there wasn't any tearing of the anterior delt with it.

nickers

@tiamat63 said:

That's rough, because a torn pec in game usually means your shoulder took a nasty pull with it as well. If he's a lineman, edge or off-ball backer and was reaching out to get hands on a ball carrier or QB, I can only hope there wasn't any tearing of the anterior delt with it.

Yeah... I'll find out more when I get a chance to talk to my brother... All we can do is hope for the best at this point..

Bob806

I've seen SC on TV twice, not really impressed with Sellers. Reminds me of Malik Willis, with the size, speed, strength.

Could he be something special in time is the question.

Flugel

@dutch-oven said:

EJ Manuel is a good comp to Sellers Flugs! I've been thinking size/build-wise he kind of reminds me of Steve McNair.

Thick.

He's got great size and physical tools, but he's still a work in progress in the passing game and his team is doing him zero favors this season. The U will probably try to buy him for his senior season like they did with Cam Ward and Carson Beck. ?

McNair is a great body frame/build comparison. I didn't even think of him, which would have been fine if I didn't live in Nashville for 11 years...

Miami almost bailed Beck out to a better draft fate until he threw 4 INTs vrs Louisville. The fans probably started calling the poor guy "Vinny" down there after that game. Just kidding, I like the kid (but that's who I think of when he gets cold) and I liked Vinny. Bill Parcells called Vinny off the retirement couch with the Jets and again with the Cowboys. Let's just say I respect the cred given in that one it was like a "if he plays for me - you're not gonna see the meathead he was for other Coaching Staffs."

Along that same line, all these QB prospects are at the mercy of the NFL Teams/Organizations that invest in them. We know the rest of the story...

Dutch Oven

@flugel said:

Along that same line, all these QB prospects are at the mercy of the NFL Teams/Organizations that invest in them. We know the rest of the story...

Which is why if the Browns bring the front office/coaching staff back in 2026 that would scare the ever-loving poop out of me regarding their treatment of a first round quarterback, if they were to take one.

Not sure there's really a NFL-ready guy that would come out in the upcoming draft, especially considering who the guys are that are considered possible first rounders. A front office/coaching staff fighting for their jobs aren't the people who are going to leisurely bring along a young QB like Mahomes or Jordan Love were.

They will toss that QB to the wolves as soon as things go even remotely sideways.

Flugel

@bob806 said:

I've seen SC on TV twice, not really impressed with Sellers. Reminds me of Malik Willis, with the size, speed, strength.

Could he be something special in time is the question.

Well said Bob! Willis is another good comparison to Sellers.

If someone with an offensive staff and surrounding talent like SF that developed Brock Purdy into a very early success and have recently made Mac Jones a much more efficient QB than either of his previous teams - a similar type of organization and set-up could work. On the other hand, they didn't have the same luck or magic with their 2021 1st round pick Trey Lance who is probably more wired like Sellers than Purdy or Jones. That didn't take long to railroad myself now did it?

Dutch Oven

@flugel said:

Well said Bob! Willis is another good comparison to Sellers.

If someone with an offensive staff and surrounding talent like SF that developed Brock Purdy into a very early success and have recently made Mac Jones a much more efficient QB than either of his previous teams - a similar type of organization and set-up could work. On the other hand, they didn't have the same luck or magic with their 2021 1st round pick Trey Lance who is probably more wired like Sellers than Purdy or Jones. That didn't take long to railroad myself now did it?

Interesting that you mentioned Trey Lance, because he's a poster boy about taking a QB with limited college experience high and how it didn't work out for him in the NFL.

Lance had 17 college starts at North Dakota State. Limited starts at a below top football level.

Flugel

@dutch-oven said:

Interesting that you mentioned Trey Lance, because he's a poster boy about taking a QB with limited college experience high and how it didn't work out for him in the NFL.

Lance had 17 college starts at North Dakota State. Limited starts at a below top football level.

I hear ya. I don't know of any/many 1 year wonders in college that showed up to the NFL ready to ace the gig for an NFL team coming off a disappointing/horrible season. Klubnik has a lot of experience but I'm not a big fan of him in round 1. That said he won multiple state championships in Texas

The prospect most familiar with the offense Tommy Rees installed at Bama is Ty Simpson who is looking great as a product of patience/awaiting his turn as a senior at Alabama. If we're going to be weighing him against many others with equivalent starting experience - he might not be a bad choice at all. He's peaking at the right time. Having said that, he's played in games all 4 seasons so there was game action beyond this year.

FWIW, his father Jason Simpson has been the HC Football Coach at UT Martin since 2006 and won 5 Ohio Valley Conference Championships. Stupid question - Can you tell I like this kid?

Ibleedbrown

I’m going to tune in to the IU v. UCLA game. I like Mendoza and Sarratt, but IU has a defense that’s fun to watch too.