College Football Week 4: QB Country Players of the Week

It was another strong week across QB Country with several QBC trainees having their best outings of the season to date, others staying hot, and a few newcomers making waves. Top performers included:

FBS Co-Players of the Week:

Bo Nix, Oregon
Bo led the Oregon offense to 22 fourth-quarter points and notched his career-high in passing yards (428) in Oregon’s thrilling 44-41 comeback road win at previously undefeated Washington State. On the day, Bo was 33-of-44 and tossed 3 TDs. He earned a Manning Award Star of the Week and was a nominee for Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week.

Drew Pyne, Notre Dame
Drew went 24-of-34 for 289 yards and 3 TDs to lead Notre Dame to an impressive 45-32 road victory over previously undefeated UNC. In his first two starts (both wins), Drew has thrown for 5 TDs, 0 INTs and is completing 72% of his passes.

First Team:

Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Grayson continued his strong start to the season, going 19-of-27 for 262 yards and 2 TDs and adding a rushing score in Coastal Carolina’s dominant 41-24 victory over Georgia State. Gray currently ranks fifth among FBS QBs in passing efficiency and the Chanticleers (4-0) are the lone remaining undefeated team outside of the Power 5.

Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Will went 39-of-50 for 409 yards and tied his single-game record of 6 TDs in Mississippi State’s 45-14 romp over Bowling Green. He’s tied at top the FBS leaderboard with 16 TDs through the season’s first four games – good for the Bulldogs and even better for Make-A-Wish of Mississippi, as each score nets a $1K donation from one of Will’s NIL partners to the charity.

Zach Wilcke, Southern Miss
Zack went 17-of-25 for 194 yards and 2 TDs to lead Southern Miss to an impressive 27-24 comeback victory over previously undefeated Tulane ,earning high praise from Coach Will Hall: ​​”He went on the road and beat a team that you could argue, statistically, was the best defensive football team in the country. I just thought he played really, really well versus an awesome defense.”

FCS Player of the Week: Eli Sawyer, SE Louisiana
Eli went 15-of-24 for 256 yards and 2 TDs – including a 59-yard game-winner on the final play – to rally SE Louisiana to a 41-35 upset win over previously undefeated #4 Incarnate Word.

Best of the rest:
Carter Bradley, South Alabama: 14/21, 178 yards, 3 TDs (1 INT) in 38-14 victory over Louisiana Tech
Drake Maye, UNC: 17/32, 301 yards, 5 TDs in 45-32 loss to Notre Dame
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas: 12/19, 171 yards, 2 TDs, and 105 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in 23-21 loss at #17 Texas A & M
Riley Leonard, Duke: 24/35, 324 yards, 1 TD, 54 yards rushing in 35-27 loss at undefeated Kansas
Matt McKay, Elon (FCS): 16/28, 207 yards, 1 TD, 85 rushing yards in 35-31 comeback win over previously undefeated William & Mary
Michael Hiers, Samford (FCS): 24/30, 292 yards, 4 TDs (1 INT) in 35-12 win over Western Carolina