By Mark Pszonak
With a full slate of games this weekend there were countless 2023/2024 transfers who shined. Here are some of the top performances:
QB Cam Ward, Miami-Florida (Washington State)
Ward completed 19 of 28 passes for 346 yards and five touchdowns during a 62-0 victory over Ball State.
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (Oklahoma)
Gabriel completed 20 of 24 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns during a 49-14 victory at Oregon State. He also rushed for 64 yards and one touchdown on four carries.
QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana (Ohio)
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Rourke completed 25 of 33 passes for 307 yards and four touchdowns during a 42-13 victory at UCLA.
QB Eli Holstein, Pittsburgh (Alabama)
Holstein completed 21 of 30 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns during a 38-34 victory over West Virginia. He also rushed for 59 yards on 14 carries.
QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame (Duke)
Leonard completed 11 of 16 passes for 112 yards and rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries during a 66-7 victory at Purdue.
QB Emmett Brown, San Jose State (Washington State)
Brown completed 26 of 38 passes for 355 yards and four touchdowns during a 31-10 victory over Kennesaw State.
QB KJ Jefferson, UCF (Arkansas)
Jefferson completed 13 of 22 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns during a 35-34 victory at TCU. He also rushed for 46 yards on nine carries.
QB Will Rogers, Washington (Mississippi State)
Rogers completed 23 of 31 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown during a 24-19 loss to Washington State.
QB Maalik Murphy, Duke (Texas)
Murphy completed 28 of 43 passes for 267 yards, three touchdowns and one interception during a 26-21 victory over UConn.
QB Cole Snyder, Eastern Michigan (Buffalo)
Snyder completed 26 of 37 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns during a 37-34 victory over Jacksonville State.
QB Tyler Huff, Jacksonville State (Furman)
Huff completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns during a 37-34 loss to Eastern Michigan. He also rushed for 80 yards on 14 carries.
QB Ben Finley, Akron (Cal)
Finley completed 28 of 43 passes for 358 yards, four touchdowns and one interception during a 31-20 victory over Colgate.
QB Christian Veilleux, Georgia State (Pittsburgh)
Veilleux completed 26 of 41 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns and one interception during a 36-32 victory over Vanderbilt. He also had a rushing touchdown.
RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina (Arkansas)
Sanders rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries during a 36-33 loss to LSU. He also had one reception for 11 yards.
RB Henry Parrish Jr., Ole Miss (Miami-Florida)
Parrish rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries during a 40-6 victory at Wake Forest. He also had four receptions for 21 yards.
RB Ja’Quinden Jackson, Arkansas (Utah)
Jackson rushed for 147 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries during a 37-27 victory over UAB. He also had one reception for eight yards.
RB Nate Noel, Missouri (Appalachian State)
Noel rushed for 121 yards on 22 carries during a 27-21 victory over Boston College. He also had one reception for nine yards.
RB Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh (Western Carolina)
Reid only rushed for 26 yards on 11 carries, but also had four receptions for 50 yards and two touchdowns during a 38-34 victory over West Virginia.
RB Jaden Nixon, Central Michigan (Oklahoma State)
Nixon rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries during a 59-31 victory over Bethune-Cookman. He also had one reception for 11 yards.
RB Jay Ducker, Sam Houston (Memphis)
Ducker rushed for 148 yards on 15 carries during a 31-13 victory over Hawaii.
WR Isaiah Bond, Texas (Alabama)
Bond finished with five receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns during a 56-7 victory over UTSA.
WR Ted Hurst, Georgia State (Valdosta State)
Hurst finished with seven receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns during a 36-32 victory over Vanderbilt.
WR LaJohntay Wester, Colorado (Florida Atlantic)
Wester finished with five receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns during a 28-9 victory at Colorado State.
WR Elijhah Badger, Florida (Arizona State)
Badger finished with five receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown during a 33-20 loss to Texas A&M.
WR Chimere Dike, Florida (Wisconsin)
Dike finished with six receptions for 91 yards and one touchdown during a 33-30 loss to Texas A&M.
WR Coleman Owen, Ohio (Northern Arizona)
Owen finished with six receptions for 112 yards during a 21-6 victory over Morgan State.
WR Kisean Johnson, Western Kentucky (Alabama State)
Johnson finished with eight receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns during a 49-21 victory at Middle Tennessee State.
TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt (New Mexico State)
Stowers finished with nine receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown during a 36-32 loss at Georgia State.
DB Myles Rowser, Arizona State (New Mexico State)
Rowser finished with a team-high 13 tackles and .5 tackles for loss during a 31-28 victory at Texas State.
DB Marcus Ratcliffe, Texas A&M (San Diego State)
Ratcliffe finished with five tackles, one tackle for loss and one interception during a 33-20 victory at Florida.
DB Ethan Robinson, Minnesota (Bucknell)
Robinson finished with a team-high eight tackles, two pass breakups and one interception during a 27-0 victory over Nevada.
DB DJ McKinney, Colorado (Oklahoma State)
McKinney finished with a team high seven tackles and three pass breakups during a 28-9 victory at Colorado State.
LB Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State (New Mexico State)
Elliott finished with 12 tackles and .5 tackles for loss during a 31-28 victory at Texas State.
LB Clyde Washington, Utah State (Purdue)
Washington finished with a team-high 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss during a 38-21 loss to Utah.
LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (Utah State)
Dolac finished with a team-high 16 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup during a 34-3 victory over UMass.
LB Jordan Turner, Michigan State (Wisconsin)
Turner finished with a team-high seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack during a 40-0 victory over Prairie View A&M.
LB Teddye Buchanan, Cal (Cal-Davis)
Buchanan finished with 11 tackles, .5 tackles for loss and .5 sacks during a 31-10 victory over San Diego State.
LB Deshawn Pace, UCF (Cincinnati)
Pace finished with a team-high 11 tackles and one tackle for losing during a 35-34 victory at TCU.
LB Blake Leake, Ohio (Bucknell)
Leake finished with a team-high 12 tackles and one tackle for loss during a 21-6 victory over Morgan State.
DL Simeon Barrow Jr., Miami-Florida (Michigan State)
Barrow finished with four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks during a 62-0 victory over Ball State.
