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Aiden Flora, a former walk-on for Iowa State, was named the Associated Press national player of the week after running for three touchdowns and a career-high 212 yards while passing for two more in a victory over West Virginia. His performance included runs of 24, 63, and 2 yards, securing the lead with under two minutes remaining. Flora leads the Big 12 conference in all-purpose yards per game at 157.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 1:57 left, as Iowa State outlasted West Virginia in a high-scoring 45-42 victory on Saturday. The combined offenses of both teams totaled over 1,095 yards, making it one of the highest offensive games this season. Flora ran for 212 yards and three touchdowns while also throwing two touchdown passes, earning him the title of AP Player of the Week. Iowa State led 45-38 after a late fumble recovery by Beni Ngoyi with 59 seconds remaining, securing their win despite West Virginia’s earlier lead.
Written for “Aiden Flora Shines in Close Game” on 2026-10-05,
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The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 5 of the season:
Aiden Flora, Iowa State
The former walk-on ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 212 yards and passed for two TDs in a 45-42 victory over West Virginia.
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on → run → Virginia
His five touchdowns accounted for are most among Football Bowl Subdivision running backs this season, and he’s the first FBS running back since at least 1996 with two rushing TDs, two passing TDs and 100 yards rushing in a game.
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he → account → game
Flora averaged 9.6 yards on his 22 carries and scored on runs of 24, 63 and 2 yards, with the last one giving the Cyclones the lead for good with 1:57 left.
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one → average → 1:57
His TD passes went for 46 and 2 yards.
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passes → go → yards
Flora is first in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards with 157 per game and second with 118 yards rushing per game.
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Flora → rush → game
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-17 win at Iowa.
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Smith → have → Iowa
Smith broke the program record for career receiving touchdowns, passing Chris Olave’s previous mark of 34.
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Smith → break → 34
Smith’s 11 receptions moved him past Emeka Egbuka (2021-24) and K.J. Hill (2016-19) to become Ohio State’s career receptions leader.
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receptions → move → Egbuka
With 207 career catches, Smith needs seven more to enter the Big Ten’s top 10.
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Smith → need → 10
Smith leads the nation with 164.6 receiving yards per game and is tied for first with Oregon State’s Jesse Legree with nine TD catches.
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Smith → lead → catches
Yale QB Dante Reno passed for 298 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-24 win over Merrimack the day after the school announced the death of his father, former Bulldogs coach Tony Reno; Oregon State QB Braden Atkinson was 31 of 34 for 427 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-26 win over Colorado State; Alabama QB Keelon Russell was 16 of 22 for 285 yards and three TDs in a 56-23 win over Mississippi State; Missouri QB Austin Simmons was 23 of 30 for 340 yards and two TDs and Jamal Roberts ran 24 times for 211 yards and three scores in a 45-17 win over Florida; Tennessee RB DeSean Bishop carried 34 times for 220 yards and three TDs in a 24-14 win over Auburn.
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Bishop → pass → Auburn
Maryland and Nebraska combined for 28 penalties in the Cornhuskers’ 48-23 win, most in a Bowl Subdivision game since Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky totaled that many in 2021.
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Atlantic → combine → 2021
— Oregon State’s Atkinson, who was second in the Championship Subdivision with 326.9 yards per game for Mercer last season, leads the FBS with 369.6 yards per game.
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who → lead → game
— Ohio State’s Smith became the first FBS player since Indiana’s Ty Fryfogle to have back-to-back 200-yard receiving games.
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Smith → become → games
— Georgia’s 257 points through five games are most in program history since the 1910 team piled up 258.
— North Dakota State has allowed a total of seven points through three home games with shutouts over Fordham and Wyoming.
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State → pile → Fordham
— Boise State’s 36-minute, 14-second average time of possession per game is the highest since Air Force held the ball an average of 36:33 in 2022.
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Force → hold → 2022
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