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Patrick Zeng 247 Sports It was a sunny afternoon at Villanova Stadium for homecoming weekend as the Villanova Wildcats welcomed in the 6-1 Elon Phoenix. Last year, the Wildcats defeated Elon 42-7 in North Carolina, however led by a strong freshman class, this Phoenix team was very different. Freshman quarterback Kyle McCloskey was welcomed home for his first career start in front of the Villanova faithful. And while the team performance was not up to par in the 19-14 loss, the freshman signal caller displayed a load of promise. The Wildcats had the ball first and they were sure to establish their gameplan early. Aaron Forbes featured heavily throughout the game with 11 carries for 44 yards as well as another 5 receptions for 74 yards. One of those receptions was a beautifully thrown touch pass from McCloskey on a wheel route down the sideline for a 42 yard score. McCloskey was also able to find the endzone on a 24 yard touchdown pass to star wide receiver Taurus Phillips a...

Tyler Kemp We are more than six weeks into the College Football season which means two things: 1) the perennial College Football Playoff contenders are beginning to establish themselves and 2) the legitimate contenders for the Heisman trophy are beginning to make their presence felt on the field and making their case to the voters. Although there are a handful of great players that are worthy of a seat at the Playstation Theater in New York City in December, only a select few will be able to make the flight to the Big Apple. The contenders are the players that have a strong chance of hearing their name called as a potential winner. On the other hand, the pretenders have a solid chance, but are likely to fall somewhere within the 6-10 range on the voter's list. Here's where the top players land: Pretender: Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville) It's only right that I start with the defending winner from a year ago. Although Jackson is currently 4th in the country in passing...