College Football Saturday Standouts: Hawkins, Hellums and Weigman Lead the Way

Michael Hawkins Jr. produced 541 yards of total offense and accounted for five touchdowns in West Virginia's 45–42 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. He completed 25 of 33 passes for 464 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, then added 77 rushing yards and two scores.

His passing and total-offense yardage led Saturday's FBS players through 11:57 p.m. MDT, with four games still underway. West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said of Hawkins: "He can make all the throws."

Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield described the passing matchups: "There were a lot of one-on-one opportunities for them and they made the plays, we didn't."

Army quarterback Cale Hellums scored all five of his touchdowns on the ground, carrying 25 times for 195 yards in a 56–24 win over Florida Atlantic. Houston quarterback Conner Weigman threw all five of his, finishing 24 of 33 for 343 yards with one interception in a 35–32 win over Oklahoma State. Weigman also ran for 52 yards.

More offensive standouts

Tyler Hughes, Wyoming quarterback: Ran for 183 yards and four touchdowns, adding 196 passing yards on 16-of-19 passing in a 41–23 win over Northern Illinois.

Micah Ford, Stanford running back: Had 231 scrimmage yards, including 179 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, in a 34–7 win over Elon.

Umari Hatcher, Syracuse receiver: Caught 13 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown in a 34–26 loss to Louisville, the largest FBS receiving-yard total at the cutoff.

Que'Sean Brown, Virginia Tech receiver: Six catches for 182 yards and a touchdown in a 34–24 win over Georgia Tech.

Malachi Toney, Miami receiver: Eleven catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns, plus 31 rushing yards, in a 43–35 double-overtime win over Florida State.

Sam Leavitt, LSU quarterback: Completed 31 of 38 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in a 31–0 win over Mississippi State.

Bear Bachmeier, BYU quarterback: Two rushing touchdowns, a receiving touchdown and the winning touchdown pass in a 28–24 victory over Notre Dame.

J'Koby Williams, Texas Tech, and DeSean Bishop, Tennessee: Williams ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 53–25 win over Arizona State. Bishop had 159 rushing yards and two scores in a 26–10 win over Alabama.

Big numbers in defeats

JC French IV, Cincinnati quarterback: Threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, plus 52 rushing yards and a score, in the loss to West Virginia. Teammate Cole Tabb had 169 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving.

Ashton Daniels, Florida State quarterback: Accounted for five touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, with 298 passing yards and 31 rushing yards in the double-overtime loss to Miami.

Charlie Becker, Indiana receiver: Nine catches for 165 yards in a 19–15 loss to Ohio State.

Defensive standouts

Jayland McGlothen, San José State: Recorded 3.5 sacks in a 24–11 win over UTEP, the highest total among Saturday's FBS players at the cutoff. TCU's Koron Hayward had three sacks in a 17–6 win over Baylor.

Jordan Castell, Kentucky: Two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and nine tackles in a 21–13 win over Oklahoma.

Peyton Seelmann, North Carolina, and Isaiah Houi, Oregon State: Each finished with 16 tackles. North Carolina beat Duke 24–20; Oregon State beat Washington State 48–30.

Late-game snapshot

Wake Forest receiver Dominick Barry had three touchdown catches on four receptions for 102 yards with 2:00 left in the fourth quarter against California. Quarterback Gio Lopez had 267 passing yards, four touchdown passes and 51 rushing yards, with Wake Forest leading 41–7. Those figures were still provisional.