AP Player of the Week: Toney's record-setting outing for Miami earns him honor 2nd time this season

The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 8 of the season:

The second-year star is player of the week for the second time this season after totaling 194 yards and three touchdowns on a program-record 16 catches in a 52-23 rout of Pittsburgh. He broke the record of 13 that he set against Pitt last year.

Toney has had more than 100 yards receiving in five of seven games. His season-high 234 against Stanford in the opener earned him the Week 1 player-of-the-week honor.

His performance Saturday made him the 10th Miami player to go over 2,000 career receiving yards. His 175 catches are most in the Bowl Subdivision since the start of last season and put him second on the Miami career list behind Xavier Restrepo's 200 from 2021-24.

UCF quarterback Keyone Jenkins was 25 of 41 for 293 yards and three touchdowns and ran 11 times for 35 yards and a TD in the Knights' 39-31 double-overtime win over then-No. 2 BYU.

Jenkins was a three-year starter at Florida International, entered and withdrew from the transfer portal in 2024 and missed three games last year because of a groin injury. He transferred to UCF to test himself against Power Four competition but lost the preseason QB competition to Alonza Barnett III. Jenkins was making his fifth start in place of the injured Barnett and led the Knights to their first win over a top-five opponent.

Miami QB Darian Mensah was 31 of 37 for 387 yards and four TDs against Pittsburgh; Cincinnati’s Cole Tabb ran 16 times for 173 yards and a touchdown in a 37-24 win over Texas Tech; Wisconsin LB Sebastian Cheeks recorded 3 1/2 tackles for loss, including 2 1/2 sacks, in a 24-7 win over Southern California; Utah QB Devon Dampier ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns and completed 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards with two interceptions in 21-13 win over Houston; South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers was 18 of 32 for 210 yards and a TD and carried 18 times for 96 yards and two TDs in a 27-24 win over Tennessee; LSU QB Sam Leavitt was 32 of 45 for 387 yards and three TDs in 38-17 win over Auburn; Northwestern QB Aidan Chiles was 19 of 25 for 219 yards and three TDs and ran 12 times for 83 yards and two TDs in a 42-14 win over Rutgers.

— Miami's Toney, Indiana's Charlie Becker and Sacramento State's Matt Coleman are the only receivers who have been targeted more than 60 times and have yet to drop a pass, according to Pro Football Focus.

— Cincinnati's Tabb, who ran for a career-high 173 yards against Texas Tech, leads the nation with seven runs of 30-plus yards and his 9.55 yards per carry ranks second.

— Oklahoma State's Sam Keltner tied the program record with five field goals against Colorado, and his 18 straight to start the season is tied for the school's longest streak.

— Boise State's Dylan Riley moved into the national rushing lead with 137.6 yards per game. He has gone over 100 yards in five of seven games.

— Daniel Sparks' punting average of 51.1 yards for Virginia is on track to be the highest since Matt Araiza's 51.2 yards per punt for San Diego State in 2021.

— Nebraska is the only team that has not lost a fumble.

AP voters: Aaron Beard, Pat Graham, Stephen Hawkins, Mark Long, John Marshall, Michael Marot, Steve Megargee, Eric Olson and Eddie Pells.

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Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) runs in to the endzone for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

PARIS (AP) — France’s government pledged on Monday to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028, seeking to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests over education and living costs.

Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste announced “substantial change” to the platform for 2027, before its replacement the following year.

The concessions target the school grievances that helped ignite the unrest. But the movement has widened to include workers demanding relief from rising living costs, making the government’s task broader than resolving a dispute over university admissions.

The announcements followed France’s worst unrest in years on Oct. 17, when demonstrations over school funding and rising living costs descended into rioting and looting across the country. Groups of protesters set fires, stormed public buildings — including Marseille’s City Hall — looted shops and clashed with police. About 2,400 people were arrested over that weekend.

Two high school student groups welcomed some concessions but called for protests to continue. Their representatives spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu earlier Monday, before the ministers’ news conference. Further demonstrations have been planned for Oct. 31, before nationwide strikes and protests called by labor unions for Nov. 5.

The 2028 deadline puts a central concession to protesters beyond President Emmanuel Macron’s time in office, leaving his successor’s government to deliver it. Macron can't seek a third consecutive term in 2027, and far-right leader Marine Le Pen leads polling for the first round of the presidential election on April 18. A second round will be held May 2 if no candidate achieves a majority.

The university admissions replacement system still has to be designed, and legal changes may be needed — leaving crucial decisions unresolved even as the government seeks to persuade students to end their protests.

The system, called Parcoursup, handles applications to universities and other higher education courses. It has been a focus of the protests, with students criticizing unclear selection criteria and unequal access to their preferred courses. For the 2027 admissions round, institutions would have to publish more detailed selection criteria and explain rejections when applicants request reasons.

The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across 2027 and 2028, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the 2027 academic year.

Another round of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday saw less violence. Authorities estimated turnout at more than 400,000, while organizers put it at nearly 800,000.

Protesters attend a demonstration against rising living costs in Strasbourg, France, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

A protester holds a French flag during a demonstration against rising living costs in Strasbourg, France, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Protesters march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the media in Marseille, France, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the media in Marseille, France, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)