Week 8 had a little bit of everything for former Kansas State players: a pass rusher wrecking shop in the Big Ten, a back scoring three times in Hawaii, and a receiver posting a career day in a wild overtime comeback.
Tobi Osunsanmi kept right on causing problems for Indiana, turning in another disruptive performance in the Hoosiers’ 13-6 overtime win at Michigan. He finished with three tackles and two sacks, and those sacks cost Michigan 19 yards. Indiana didn’t score a touchdown in regulation, but Osunsanmi’s pressure helped keep the game under control.
The biggest damage came in the third quarter, when he dropped Tommy Carr for a 13-yard loss and pushed Michigan back before a missed 32-yard field goal attempt preserved Indiana’s 6-0 lead. He got Carr again early in the fourth quarter, and that was his ninth sack of the season. With Indiana failing to complete a pass in the second half, the defense had to hang on until the Hoosiers finally found the winning touchdown in overtime.
DeVon Rice did his part in Hawaii’s offense in a 56-21 win over Northern Illinois, and he did it in style. The former Wildcat rushed 12 times for 71 yards and scored three touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per carry. His scores came from 2, 33 and 5 yards out, giving Hawaii three of its eight touchdowns in a game that produced the Rainbow Warriors’ second win of the season.
Rice paired nicely with Micah Alejado, who threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns. Between the ground game and the air attack, Hawaii kept the scoreboard moving all afternoon in the road win.
Jemyri Davis came up with the surprise of the weekend in Memphis’ 41-34 overtime victory over East Carolina. He caught seven passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns, setting career highs in receptions and receiving yards while logging his first multi-touchdown game. Memphis had to erase a 16-3 halftime deficit to pull it out, and Davis was a major part of that turnaround.
Both of his touchdown grabs came after halftime. He caught a 20-yard pass from Marcus Stokes in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 24-17, then hauled in a 4-yard score in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 27. That second touchdown came after a recovered muffed punt, turning a special-teams takeaway into points as Memphis completed the comeback and clinched bowl eligibility for the 13th straight season.
He appeared in four games for the Wildcats during the 2025 season.
Snap Count
Dylan Edwards (Kansas) 75; Austin Romaine (Texas Tech) 69; Jemyri Davis (Memphis) 66; Qua Moss (Tennessee) 63; Daniel Cobbs (Baylor) 60; Amarion Fortenberry (USF) 53; Tobi Osunsanmi (Indiana) 51; Colby McCalister (Baylor) 50; Ryan Davis (Baylor) 47; Brayden Loftin (UCLA) 41; Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder (SMU) 34; Antonio Martin (Middle Tennessee) 25; DeVon Rice (Hawaii) 21; Jake Clifton (BYU) 20
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