Indiana"s Tevin Coleman generating "ton of buzz in NFL circles"

Indiana’s Tevin Coleman, who’s on the brink of setting his school’s single-season rushing record, is coming off a 307-yard performance and he’s second in the nation in rushing.

So why isn’t he receiving more acclaim? He’s been overshadowed in his own league by Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon — who is on pace to set the FBS single-season rushing record after a 408-yard performance and leads the nation in rushing.

» Scout’s Take: Can Melvin Gordon succeed in NFL?

But Coleman (6-foot-1, 210 pounds), a junior, is being noticed by NFL scouts. NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks wrote Monday that Coleman has "spectacular skills" and that he "continues to generate a ton of buzz in NFL circles." Brooks also said Coleman has "the stuff needed to be a feature back at the next level."

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Indiana"s Tevin Coleman generating "ton of buzz in NFL circles"

Georgia"s Isaiah McKenzie returns kickoff, punt for touchdowns

Georgia freshman Isaiah McKenzie is several weeks from learning if his return abilities deserve postseason All-SEC honors.

however you can bet he’s Kentucky’s vote.

» Can Not-miss Minutes: Top plays of Week 11 in CFB

The diminutive wide receiver (5-foot-8, 165 pounds) broke the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 63-31 triumph over UK Saturday, and afterwards broke a punt return 59 yards for his second special teams touchdown of the day. View both plays underneath.

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Georgia"s Isaiah McKenzie returns kickoff, punt for touchdowns

High school player goes Beastmode

Remember this run by Marshawn Lynch in January of 2011 that clinched Seattle’s wild-card win over the New Orleans Saints? Well, we might have found the high school equivalent.

Angelo Wiggins, a senior who plays quarterback, wide receiver, tailback, linebacker, punter and long snapper at Memorial High School in Wayne, Mich., displayed slash-type skills in a recent game that brought back memories of the wild play that earned Lynch his Beastmode moniker.

Coming into the season, Wiggins wasn’t thought of highly in recruiting circles; he doesn’t even have a profile on any of the major recruiting web sites, although maxpreps.com shows Wiggins with a national ranking of 11,741 and a state of Michigan rank of 460.

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High school player goes Beastmode

Can not-miss Minutes: Top plays of Week 5 in college football

Saturdays during school football season consistently deliver a bevy of "Can Not-miss Moments." College Football 24/7 is here to make sure you’ve access to all the plays fans will be raving about.

Georgia running back Todd Gurley set his hurdling abilities to make use of against Tennessee, jumping over a Volunteers defenseman en route to some huge increase.

Before his high-hurdling trick, Gurley broke this 51-yard run for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a tight match vs. Tennessee.

TCU QB Trevone Boykin has rather an experience on an errant snap, picking up the tumbling pigskin and then throw it to the crossbar of the goal post. Fortunate for TCU, an SMU defensive lineman jumped offside prior to the play began; 5-yard penalty and replay the down. Serious disgrace averted.

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Can not-miss Minutes: Top plays of Week 5 in college football