Luke Fahey outshines Ryder Lyons, Mission Viejo routs Folsom
Ohio State commit Luke Fahey throws for 326 yards on 21 of 31 passes with five touchdowns to lead Mission Viejo to a 53-14 rout over Folsom, which starts 5-star QB Ryder Lyons (BYU).
Mission Viejo’s defense sacked Lyons eight times and had two safeties. JD Hill had four of the sacks himself.
Lyons threw for 177 yards with one touchdown on 21 of 32 passing. Folsom dropped to 2-1.
The Diablos (3-0) were up 37-6 at halftime.
Two of California’s premier programs collide this weekend when Mission Viejo hosts Folsom in a marquee clash highlighted by the state’s best quarterbacks in Luke Fahey and Ryder Lyons.
Fahey is one of the better stories in SoCal when it comes to a product that trusted the process. He split time with another QB as a junior yet still earned a big-time scholarship to Ohio State after throwing for 1,638 yards and 17 TDs and no interceptions in 2024.
Lyons is the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year. As a junior, Lyons completed 68.1% of passes for 3,011 yards and 46 touchdowns with just six interceptions. A 5-star recruit ranked fifth in his class at QB, he also ran for 585 yards and 14 more TDs. Lyons committed to BYU in June out of at least 33 offers.
For the sake of California high school football’s mental health, Folsom needs to beat Mission Viejo tonight.
If MV wins, any ounce of intrigue for the CIF State Open game in Dec. will be dashed because it means — yet again — NorCal won’t have a chance against MD/Bosco, etc.
In jest, the high school football community in California will have its eye on the result of this game, and here’s why: Folsom is widely known as Northern California’s best team. Mission Viejo, though a Top 5 team in Southern California in its own right, is not as good as St. John Bosco or Mater Dei (if history is any indicator).
That said, with the likelihood of Mater Dei or St. John Bosco being SoCal’s representative in the CIF State Open Division championship game in December, how can the football community get excited for a potential matchup with Folsom in that final if the Bulldogs can’t even beat Mission Viejo?
TOUCHDOWN MV: On the opening drive, Mission Viejo scores in three plays. Luke Fahey to Luke Karby for a 23-yard TD. | 7-0, Mission Viejo. (11:23)
TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey throws his second TD of the night, this one to KJ Woodbury for six yards. | 14-0, Mission Viejo (4:16)
TOUCHDOWN FOLSOM: Folsom’s Ryder Lyons 22-yard TD connection with Rob Larson. | 14-6, Mission Viejo (:15)
TOUCHDOWN MV: Dallas Miller punches in a 2-yard TD run. QB Luke Fahey is 8 for 8 for 135 yards and two TDs. | 21-6, Mission Viejo (11:15)
TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey dials up his third TD toss of the night, a 20-yard connection with KJ Woodbury. | 28-6, Mission Viejo (8:31)
SAFETY: Folsom’s Ryder Lyons called for intentional grounding backed up against his own end zone, and its called for a safety. Brady Bowman credited with the sack. | 30-6, Mission Viejo (7:33)
TOUCHDOWN MV: The rout is on … Davonte Curtis scores a 2-yard TD run on 4th and goal. | 37-6, Mission Viejo (4:51)
TOUCHDOWN FOLSOM: Ryder Lyons throws backwards to Rob Larson, who tosses an 11-yard TD to Jameson Powell. | 37- 12, Mission Viejo (:42)
TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey to Jack Junker. | 44-12, Mission Viejo (10:50)
SAFETY: JD Hill deflects a pass that falls back to Ryder Lyons, who desperately tossed the ball out of bounds. | 46-12, Mission Viejo (10:39)
TOUCHDOWN MV: Luke Fahey throws TD number five to Max Markofski. This game now has a running clock. | 53-12, Mission Viejo (9:41)
SAFETY: Late safety gives Folsom two points. | 53-14, Mission Viejo
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The Baylor Bears are coming off a disappointing loss to the Auburn Tigers to start the 2025 season. Unfortunately for the Bears, the team isn’t projected to fare any better as they travel to take on the favored No. 17-ranked SMU Mustangs. SMU is coming off a strong performance against the East Texas A&M Lions, winning 42-13 and starting the season 1-0.
The Bears’ biggest struggle on Saturday was containing Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold, as the junior signal caller ran for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 attempts. And it won’t be long until we see the green and gold take on another quarterback that can make plays with his legs. SMU draws up plenty of quarterback-designed runs for Kevin Jennings, and while he was held in check in Week 1, it could be a glaring problem for the Bears.
Despite Jennings being a threat as a runner, his abilities as a passer can’t be undermined. The redshirt junior has the arm talent to make throws in the intermediate area and has shown the ability to complete impressive throws towards the boundary. Jennings is also a smart football player and can process a defense presnap at a high level.
Aug 30, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) runs with the ball during the game between the Southern Methodist Mustangs and the East Texas A&M Lions at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
SMU lost five key receivers to graduation in 2024, but that wasn’t a problem for the Mustangs in their Week 1 victory. Redshirt Senior Romello Brinson had an electric 7 catch game, leading to a touchdown and 121 yards, just 14 yards short of matching his 2024 total. Brinson wasn’t the only Mustangs receiver to log a good game, however, as true freshman Jalen Cooper had 5 receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut.
The Mustangs saw seven different ball carriers in Week 1, with running back Chris Johnson leading the team in yards with 44. SMU ran for a total of 140 yards against East Texas A&M with an average of 4.2 yards per carry. It’s clear the Mustangs emphasized keeping fresh legs on the field and have a favorable matchup with the Bears, who allowed 307 yards rushing against Auburn.
Aug 30, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs defensive tackle Terry Webb (4) celebrates after he sacks East Texas A&M Lions quarterback Eric Rodriguez (11) during the first half at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Turnovers will be the key to the game for Baylor. SMU turned the ball over three times in their victory, losing two fumbles and throwing an interception. While the Bears weren’t able to record any takeaways in their loss, they also didn’t turn the ball over. Despite not taking care of the ball, the Mustangs’ defense was disruptive, forcing three turnovers themselves, which included a 95-yard pick-six for Ahmaad Moses. The senior safety also logged 4 tackles against the Lions, winning him the ACC Defensive Back of the Week award.
SMU’s defense only allowed 13 points in Week 1, but didn’t have a truly impressive showing. The Mustangs’ defense allowed 351 total yards. Quarterback Sawyer Robertson could be in for a big day as the SMU defense allowed 244 yards passing to the East Texas A&M offense. While the Lions weren’t the most efficient passing, finishing 20/43 for 2 interceptions and no touchdowns, Robertson’s Week 1 momentum could leak into their matchup with the Mustangs.
Baylor will have a tough path to a win playing away against a ranked team, but SMU’s sloppy Week 1 win against a lesser opponent puts the Mustangs on upset watch for Week 2. SMU’s roster is full of talent, but the Bears will have a chance to flip the script after their season-opening loss by taking advantage of the Mustangs’ weaknesses and coming out with the win.
The August jobs report saw the U.S. economy add 22,000 jobs on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That’s below the 75,000 that economists polled by Dow Jones had expected. The unemployment also rose to 4.3%, in line with expectations.
Traders are hoping the reading will lend support to the Fed’s case to go ahead with an expected rate cut at its September policy meeting. Fed funds futures trading suggests that benchmark interest rates will likely move a quarter percentage point lower when the central bank makes a decision on Sept.17, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.
Not only that, traders put a half-point cut in play for mid-month following the payrolls data, per the FedWatch tool. That’s up from a zero chance of a super-sized cut the day before.
“This gives the Fed the greenlight to cut by 25 basis points and I think it’s going to bring 50 basis points of rate cuts on the table for this September FOMC meeting and that’s why markets are positive,” said Saira Malik, Nuveen’s equities and fixed income head, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” (One basis point equals 0.01%.)
Investors were heading into the August nonfarm payrolls report with stocks coming off of a fresh record. They are betting rate cuts will recharge an economy that is flagging but still in no danger of a recession.
Stocks are also on pace for a winning week. The S&P 500 has climbed 0.7%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite is registered a 1.2% gain. The 30-stock Dow has gained 0.2%.
A pop in Broadcom shares in the premarket supported Friday’s move higher. That comes on the heels of the chipmaker’s latest quarterly results beating Wall Street’s expectations. The company’s chief executive, Hock Tan, also disclosed in a call with analysts that Broadcom had secured $10 billion in custom AI chip orders from a new customer.
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is wrapped in carbon dioxide fog, NASA space telescope reveals
On July 1, 2025, the Deep Random Survey remote telescope in Chile, part of the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) project, spotted a new comet. But it wasn’t just any old comet: This one isn’t gravitationally bound by the sun, which means it originated outside of our solar system.
Named 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system, and it’s the largest and brightest one yet. Perhaps unsurprisingly, researchers around the world are training every instrument at their ready on it, including NASA’s new space observatory SPHEREx.
