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Trevor Etienne and Jermod McCoy headline top transfer performances from Week 8

Trevor Etienne and Jermod McCoy headline top transfer performances from Week 8

Mark Pszonak| October 21, 2024 (Updated: July 24, 2025)
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Florida Gators running back Trevor Etienne (7) rushes with the ball while Florida State Seminoles linebacker Tatum Bethune (15) and Florida State Seminoles defensive back Azareye'h Thomas (20) attempt to tackle during the first half at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville
Florida Gators running back Trevor Etienne (7) rushes with the ball while Florida State Seminoles linebacker Tatum Bethune (15) and Florida State Seminoles defensive back Azareye'h Thomas (20) attempt to tackle during the first half at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville

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With a full slate of games this weekend there were countless 2023/2024 transfers who shined. Here are some of the top performances:

QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (Oklahoma)

Gabriel completed 21 of 25 passes for 290 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during a 35-0 victory at Purdue.

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QB Cam Ward, Miami-Florida (Washington State)

Ward completed 21 of 32 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns during a 52-45 victory at Louisville. He also rushed for 29 yards on seven carries.


Oct 19, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) looks to pass under the pressure of Louisville Cardinals defensive lineman Thor Griffith (50) during the second half at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. Miami defeated Louisville 52-45.

QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (New Mexico State)

Pavia completed 17 of 31 passes for 275 yards and one touchdown during a 24-14 victory over Ball State. He also had a team-high 82 yards rushing and one touchdown on 13 carries.

QB Tyler Shough, Louisville (Texas Tech)

Shough completed 31 of 51 passes for 342 yards and four touchdowns during a 52-45 loss to Miami-Florida.

QB Aidan Chiles, Michigan State (Oregon State)

Chiles completed 22 of 30 passes for 256 yards, one touchdown and one interception during a 32-20 victory over Iowa. He also rushed for 51 yards on 11 carries.

QB Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV (Campbell)

Williams completed 15 of 27 passes for 196 yards, one touchdown and one interception during a 33-25 victory at Oregon State. He also had a team-high 65 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 13 carries.

RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia (Florida)

Etienne rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries during a 30-15 victory at Texas.

RB Mario Anderson Jr., Memphis (South Carolina)

Anderson rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries during a 52-44 victory over North Texas. He also had five receptions for 27 yards.

RB Justice Ellison, Indiana (Wake Forest)

Ellison rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries during a 56-7 victory over Nebraska.

RB Jaden Nixon, Western Michigan (Oklahoma State)

Nixon rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries during a 48-41 victory at Buffalo.

RB Jevon Jackson, UTEP (Austin Peay)

Jackson rushed for 148 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries during a 30-21 victory over Florida International. He also had a second touchdown on a 22-yard reception.

RB Tawee Walker, Wisconsin (Oklahoma)

Walker rushed for 126 yards on 23 carries during a 23-3 victory at Northwestern.

WR Ja’Corey Brooks, Louisville (Alabama)

Brooks had six receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns during a 52-45 loss to Miami-Florida.

WR LaJohntay Wester, Colorado (Florida Atlantic)

Wester had eight receptions for 127 yards during a 34-7 victory at Arizona.

WR Jaden Smith, Nevada (Tarleton State)

Smith had nine receptions for 134 yards during a 24-21 loss to Fresno State.

WR Samuel Brown, Miami-Florida (Houston)

Brown had three receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown during a 52-45 victory at Louisville.

WR Elijhah Badger, Florida (Arizona State)

Badger had three receptions for 148 yards during a 48-20 victory over Kentucky.


Oct 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators wide receiver Elijhah Badger (6) makes a catch over Kentucky Wildcats defensive back DJ Waller Jr. (5) during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

WR Kenny Odom, UTEP (Austin Peay)

Odom had four receptions for 95 yards during a 30-21 victory over Florida International.

WR Evan Stewart, Oregon (Texas A&M)

Stewart had four receptions for 96 yards during a 35-0 victory at Purdue.

WR DT Sheffield, North Texas (Washington State)

Sheffield had eight receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns during a 52-44 loss at Memphis. He also had a team-high 82 yards rushing and one touchdown on two carries.

WR Mekhi Mews, Houston (Georgia)

Mews had six receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown during a 42-14 loss at Kansas.

WR Kris Hutson, Washington State (Oregon)

Hutson had seven receptions for 90 yards and one touchdown during a 42-10 victory over Hawaii.

WR Kevin Coleman Jr., Mississippi State (Louisville)

Coleman had eight receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown during a 34-24 loss to Texas A&M.

TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt (New Mexico State)

Stowers had eight receptions for 130 yards and one touchdown during a 24-14 victory over Ball State.


Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers (9) evades Ball State defensive back George Udo (10) during the fourth quarter at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

TE Justin Joly, NC State (UConn)

Joly had four receptions for 95 yards during a 24-23 victory at Cal.

LB Teddye Buchanan, Cal (Cal-Davis)

Buchanan finished with a team-high 15 tackles, two tackles for loss and one pass breakup during a 24-23 loss to NC State.

LB Demetrius Knight II, South Carolina (Charlotte)
Knight finished with 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack during a 35-9 victory at Oklahoma.

LB Jayden McDonald, UConn (Troy)

McDonald finished with a team-high 13 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack during a 23-20 loss to Wake Forest.

LB Brendan Jackson, Troy (Gardner-Webb)

Jackson finished with 10 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss during a 25-9 loss at South Alabama.

LB Aiden Fisher, Indiana (James Madison)

Fisher finished with a team-high 11 tackles during a 56-7 victory over Nebraska.

LB Steve Linton, Baylor (Texas Tech)

Linton finished with five tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack during a 59-35 victory at Texas Tech.

LB Ozzie Nicholas, Duke (Princeton)

Nicholas finished with nine tackles and an interception during a 23-16 victory over Florida State.

LB Xe’ree Alexander, UCF (Idaho)

Alexander finished with a team-high 11 tackles and one tackle for loss during a 38-35 loss at Iowa State.

LB Jared Bartlett, Cincinnati (West Virginia)

Bartlett finished with seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack during a 24-14 victory over Arizona State.

LB Devean Deal, TCU (Tulane)

Deal finished with five tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks during a 13-7 victory at Utah.

LB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison (Holy Cross)

Dobbs finished with a team-high 17 tackles during a 28-14 loss at Georgia Southern.

DL Kale Edwards, New Mexico State (Montana)

Edwards finished with seven tackles, four tackles for loss and four sacks during a 33-30 double overtime victory over Louisiana Tech.

DL Simeon Barrow Jr., Miami-Florida (Michigan State)

Barrow finished with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack during a 52-45 victory at Louisville.

DL John Ward, San Jose State (Utah State)

Ward finished with eight tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack during a 24-14 victory over Wyoming.

DL Zion Young, Missouri (Michigan State)

Young finished with six tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack during a 21-17 victory over Auburn.

DL Jayden Jones, Arkansas State (SMU)

Jones finished with a team-high eight tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception during a 44-28 victory at Southern Miss.

DL Jahfari Harvey, SMU (Miami-Florida)

Harvey finished with three tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks during a 40-10 victory at Stanford.

DB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee (Oregon State)

McCoy finished with eight tackles, .5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one interception during a 24-17 victory over Alabama.


Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) is unable to make a catch while against Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Jermod McCoy (3) during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium.

DB Cameron Martinez, Boston College (Ohio State)

Martinez finished with a team-high seven tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one interception during a 42-21 loss at Virginia Tech.

DB Myles Rowser, Arizona State (New Mexico State)

Rowser finished with a team-high 13 tackles and one tackle for loss during a 24-14 loss at Cincinnati.

DB Jalen Catalon, UNLV (Texas)

Catalon finished with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack during a 33-25 victory at Oregon State.

DB Kamari Ramsey, USC (UCLA)

Ramsey finished with seven tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and two pass breakups during a 29-28 loss at Maryland.

DB Trikweze Bridges, Florida (Oregon)

Bridges finished with a team-high 10 tackles and one interception during a 48-20 victory over Kentucky. 


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