Former Vaqueros FBS Report: Week 1 Spoke. Now Let’s See What Travels.

Diaz had national media talking. Smith Flores earned the start. Noland got into the rotation.

DITV checks what all three former Vaqueros did in Week 1 — and what we’re watching today.

Tony Diaz. Ismael Smith Flores. Xayvion Noland.

Different schools. Different roles. Same roots.

DITV is keeping tabs on all three.

Every week, we’re checking the numbers, game reports and coverage to see what these former Vaqueros are actually doing at the FBS level.

Not just whether they played.

How they played. How they’re being used. And whether what we saw in the 956 travels.

Week 1 gave us three different looks.

Diaz had national media talking. Smith Flores earned the start. Noland got into the rotation.

Now run it back.

TONY DIAZ | IOWA

Iowa State at Iowa

6:30 PM CT | NBC

Before Diaz played one snap for Iowa, Pat McAfee was already talking about him on College GameDay.

Then Tony went outside and backed it up.

7 catches. 84 yards. A touchdown. 13 targets. (Yahoo Sports)

By this week, Iowa’s own Cy-Hawk game notes had a section titled “MR. DIAZ.”

Yeah. They noticed too. (Hawkeyes Athletics)

DITV WATCH

Forget proving he belongs.

Does Iowa keep feeding him now that everybody knows his name?

Cy-Hawk. Primetime. Kinnick.

Let’s see.

ISMAEL SMITH FLORES | EAST CAROLINA

App State at East Carolina

11:00 AM CT | ESPNU

Smith Flores drew Alabama for his first FBS game.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

The former Vaquero started and caught two passes for nine yards in an ECU offense that completed only 11 passes. (East Carolina University Athletics)

Quiet stat line.

Real role.

Now App State gives us a cleaner look at what ECU wants from the 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end who caught 20 passes for 244 yards and six touchdowns at UTRGV. (East Carolina University Athletics)

DITV WATCH

Red zone. Third down. Middle of the field.

That’s where we’re looking.

ECU has the big target.

Now open that part of the menu.

XAYVION NOLAND | OREGON STATE

No. 13 Texas Tech at Oregon State

6:30 PM CT | CBS

Noland opened his Oregon State run with three catches for 34 yards against Houston. (Oregon State University Athletics)

Not a breakout.

But he’s in the mix.

Oregon State threw it 48 times and spread the football around, with Noland one of eight receivers getting involved. (Oregon State University Athletics)

Vaquero fans already know what we’re waiting for next.

The shot.

DITV WATCH

When does Oregon State let No. 4 stretch the field?

Week 1 showed he has a role.

Now let that 956 explosiveness breathe.

956 REMOTE CHECK

11:00 AM — Ismael Smith Flores

App State at ECU | ESPNU (East Carolina University Athletics)

6:30 PM — Tony Diaz

Iowa State at Iowa | NBC (Hawkeyes Athletics)

6:30 PM — Xayvion Noland

Texas Tech at Oregon State | CBS (Oregon State University Athletics)

That’s what the Former Vaqueros FBS Report is about.

Not nostalgia.

We’re watching the jump.

Who’s getting real run?

Who’s earning trust?

Who’s producing?

And who’s making people outside the Valley start asking where these dudes came from?

Week 1 spoke.

Now let’s see what travels.

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