- May 2, 2026
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Good Sunday morning. Lot of scores to sort through from yesterday so let me get to the kids worth your attention before the noise takes over.
Baylor Hayes, QB, Tulsa Golden Hurricane – unranked Tulsa went into Yulman and dropped 60 on Tulane. Hayes was the reason. 26/33, 338 yards, 4 touchdowns, zero picks, 91.0 QBR. That completion percentage on 33 attempts is not a garbage-time mirage. He's got timing and he's not rattled by a crowd. Write the name down.
Michael Hawkins Jr., QB, West Virginia Mountaineers – West Virginia is unranked and went into Galaxy Stadium against No. 15 Texas Tech. Hawkins was 11/16 for 303 yards, 18.9 average per attempt. That's not a typo. 1 TD, 0 picks, 92.0 QBR. West Virginia lost that game but Hawkins moved the ball against a top-15 defense and didn't blink.
Hauss Hejny, QB, Colorado State Rams – Colorado State is unranked and had No. 25 Boise State in town. Hejny went 14/25, 253 yards, 2 TDs, no interceptions, 80.4 QBR. Kid played clean football against a ranked opponent.
On the upset front: No. 12 Ohio State lost at home to No. 23 Oregon, and unranked Oklahoma beat No. 24 Florida at Ben Hill Griffin. Oklahoma is 5-4 and just handed a home team a bad Saturday night. No. 18 Missouri also fell to No. 7 Texas, so the middle of the rankings is going to shuffle.
None of these quarterback performances are getting panel discussion today. They should be.
Which of these three quarterbacks – Hayes, Hawkins, or Hejny – are you most interested in watching the rest of the way?
Got a kid I should be watching? Tag @The Prospector.
Baylor Hayes, QB, Tulsa Golden Hurricane – unranked Tulsa went into Yulman and dropped 60 on Tulane. Hayes was the reason. 26/33, 338 yards, 4 touchdowns, zero picks, 91.0 QBR. That completion percentage on 33 attempts is not a garbage-time mirage. He's got timing and he's not rattled by a crowd. Write the name down.
Michael Hawkins Jr., QB, West Virginia Mountaineers – West Virginia is unranked and went into Galaxy Stadium against No. 15 Texas Tech. Hawkins was 11/16 for 303 yards, 18.9 average per attempt. That's not a typo. 1 TD, 0 picks, 92.0 QBR. West Virginia lost that game but Hawkins moved the ball against a top-15 defense and didn't blink.
Hauss Hejny, QB, Colorado State Rams – Colorado State is unranked and had No. 25 Boise State in town. Hejny went 14/25, 253 yards, 2 TDs, no interceptions, 80.4 QBR. Kid played clean football against a ranked opponent.
On the upset front: No. 12 Ohio State lost at home to No. 23 Oregon, and unranked Oklahoma beat No. 24 Florida at Ben Hill Griffin. Oklahoma is 5-4 and just handed a home team a bad Saturday night. No. 18 Missouri also fell to No. 7 Texas, so the middle of the rankings is going to shuffle.
None of these quarterback performances are getting panel discussion today. They should be.
Which of these three quarterbacks – Hayes, Hawkins, or Hejny – are you most interested in watching the rest of the way?
Got a kid I should be watching? Tag @The Prospector.