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10/18/22 - Nathan Hazlett, rSr/2025, Morehead State + More +

SEPT 19 PIONEER FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nathan Hazlett, Morehead State, (RSo., K, Danville, Kentucky),...Hazlett was a perfect 7-of-7 on PATs and averaged 60.9 yards on eight kickoffs in Morehead State's 49-14 victory against Kentucky Christian, Saturday. Hazlett had two touchbacks on his eight kickoffs and Kentucky Christian averaged just 20 yards per return on its six returns, giving it an average starting field position of its own 24-yard line. Hazlett is one of nine PFL kickers who have not missed a PAT this season, improving to 9-of-9 on the year. - Pioneer League Football

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K Nathan Hazlett, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Cooper Krezek, rSr/2025, Morehead State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): DB Cooper Krezek, Morehead State,...From Kansas City, Mo., Krezek made an impression in the defensive backfield, ranking second on the team and among PFL leaders with 80 total tackles. He also had 10 passes defended. He compiled six games with at least eight tackles and ended with six tackles for loss. Krezek was chosen to the official Second-Team All-PFL team. - Morehead State Football

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SS Cooper Krezek, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Brady McKnight, Sr/2025, Morehead State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): LS Brady McKnight, Morehead State,...McKnight, from Stephens City, Va., helped the Eagles lead the PFL in punting in 2021 with no bad snaps. His efforts helped punter Andrew Foster set a PFL record for punting average and also set and re-set the program record for consecutive PATs made. McKnight was named First-Team All-PFL and to the Academic All-PFL Team as well. He was also named Freshman All-American by two separate outlets. - Morehead State Football

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LS Brady McKnight, Morehead State
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08/08/22 - Cam Marriott, rSr/2023, Morehead State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): OL Cam Marriott, Morehead State,...Marriott, a mainstay on the offensive line for the past four seasons, is from Redlands, Calif. He was named First-Team All-PFL in 2021 as well as First-Team Academic All-PFL. He helped the Eagles rank among the top teams in the nation in offensive yardage and particularly the passing game. - Morehead State Football

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OG Cam Marriott, Morehead State
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11/29/21 - BJ Byrd, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

2021 PIONEER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): BJ Byrd, Morehead State,...Byrd, of Richmond, California, ended the regular season as the FCS' top receiver. He led the subdivision with 1,313 receiving yards, 90 receptions, and 8.2 receptions per game in 2021. Byrd also ranked second in touchdown receptions (13) and receiving yards per game (119.4 ypg) during the season. He had eight 100-yard receiving performances in 11 games, including a 223-yard, four-touchdown day against Stetson. Byrd is one of 25 finalists for the Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award. - Pioneer Football League

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WR BJ Byrd, Morehead State
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11/29/21 - Vaughn Taylor Jr., rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

2021 PIONEER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State,...Taylor, of Washington, D.C., led all PFL defenders with 23 tackles for loss and his 2.09 tackles for loss per game, ranking second among all FCS athletes in 2021. He also finished the season tied for second in the PFL with 9.5 sacks and was 14th with 71 total tackles, ranking 20th among FCS players in sacks per game (0.86). He recorded a sack in eight of 11 games in 2021, including all five games in October, and had a tackle for loss in all 11 games. Taylor is one of 25 finalists for the Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award. - Pioneer Football League

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DE Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State
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11/20/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas threw three touchdown passes and Issiah Aguero ran for 123 yards as Morehead State rolled past Valparaiso 51-38 in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Eagles (7-4, 6-2) finish tied for third place with St. Thomas in the Pioneer Football League, a game back of Davidson and San Diego. Morehead State has posted a winning record in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2002 and 2003, and its seven wins is the most since 2015.

Pappas threw all three of his touchdowns to DeVonte Adams, who finished with three catches for 169 yards. The pair connected from 33 yards out for the game's first score and again from 12 yards out midway through the third quarter. Their final touchdown came on a 57-yard strike with 4:49 left in the third quarter to give the Eagles a 34-17 lead. Pappas was 21 of 32 for 389 yards, but was intercepted in the fourth quarter by Nathan Orlandini, who returned it 20 yards for a touchdown. Ben Nimz was 19 of 332 for 230 yards and two touchdowns for the Beacons (4-7, 4-4) but was picked off three times. Robert Washington carried 33 times for 159 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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11/14/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas and BJ Byrd connected on a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left, their fourth scoring play, and Morehead State beat Stetson 36-35 on Saturday. Byrd caught 12 passes for a career-high 223 yards with the four touchdowns setting a school record. He also set the program's single-season mark for yardage (1,214), catches (85) and TDs (13). It was his FCS-leading eighth 100-plus-yard game, and was just eight shy of setting a record for single-game yards. Pappas was 26-of-54 passing for 395 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions for Morehead State (6-4, 5-2). The Eagles held Stetson to a three-and-out, and took over at their 7-yard line with 2:44 remaining. Pappas connected with Byrd on a 44-yard toss and on a third-and-5, Pappas found Michael Armour down to the 3-yard line. Byrd, a Jacksonville transfer leaped over his defender for the go-ahead score. The two-point failed again, but the Eagle defense held Stetson on its side of the 50 to seal it. Alex Piccirilli was also intercepted three times for Stetson (3-6, 1-5). - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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10/23/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns, rallying the Eagles past Marist 27-24 on Saturday. The Eagles (5-2, 4-0) won their fourth straight game and remained unbeaten atop the Pioneer Football League with Davidson. They are off to their first 4-0 start in league play since 2002. Pappas, who was 32-of-52 passing, threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, an 18-yarder to Matt DeBlaiso and a 25-yarder to Matt Guilfoil, the latter giving the Eagles a 27-24 lead with just over a minute remaining. The winning drive included a first-down conversion on fourth-and-11 on a Pappas pass. B.J. Byrd led the Eagles with 113 yards receiving on 11 catches, including a touchdown. Austin Day threw for 202 yards including a touchdown and an interception for the Red Foxes (3-3, 3-1), who had a three-game win streak snapped. Morehead State more than doubled Marist's first-half yards on offense but led only 13-10 at the break. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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10/16/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas threw touchdowns of 17 and 16 yards to BJ Byrd in the third quarter and Morehead State beat Butler 31-8 on Saturday. Pappas, who threw four interceptions, connected with Byrd to make it a 24-0 advantage. Pappas finished 25-of-39 passing for 223 yards and two touchdowns. Earl Stoudemire ran for 148 yards on 15 carries, Issiah Aguero tallied 107 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown and Chance Harris scored a touchdown. Byrd caught nine passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles (3-2, 2-0 Pioneer Football League). Joey Suchy posted the Bulldogs' (2-4, 0-3) lone score with a 2-yard touchdown run with 8:48 remaining. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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10/10/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas passed for 313 yards and two touchdowns and Issiah Aguero ran for 113 yards and two scores to propel Morehead State to a 38-30 victory over Presbyterian in Pioneer Football League action on Saturday. Morehead State (3-2, 2-0) jumped out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead on Andrew Foster's 33-yard field goal and 1-yard TD runs by Earl Stoudemire and Aguero. After Presbyterian (2-3, 0-2) scored on Ren Hefley's 20-yard TD toss to Jalen Jones, Pappas answered with an 11-yard scoring strike to Matt DeBlaiso and the Eagles took a 24-6 lead into halftime.

Hefley's 17-yard TD throw to Jalyn Witcher and his 2-point conversion pass to Jones was the only scoring in the third quarter and pulled the Blue Hose within 24-14. Pappas and Thomas Campbell-Clay hooked up for a 6-yard TD to push the Eagles' lead back to 17 just 6 seconds into the final quarter. Hefley and Witcher connected for a 92-yard scoring strike and Delvecchio Powell II ran it in for two points to make it 31-22 with 6:14 left to play. Aguero put the finishing touches on Morehead State's victory with a 1-yard TD run with 3:31 remaining. Hefley tossed a 34-yard TD pass to Mack Simmons and Powell ran it in for two points with 1:07 left to cap the scoring. Hefley, a University of Michigan transfer, set PFL and Blue Hose records with 50 completions in 80 attempts. He passed for 539 yards but threw three interceptions. Hefley had a FCS-record 10 touchdown passes in his first start for Presbyterian. Only Jeremy Moses of Stephen F Austin threw more passes (85 against Sam Houston State in 2008) in an FCS game. Hefley's 50 completions is tied for third all-time in FCS play. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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10/02/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas opened overtime with a 25-yard scoring pass to DeVonte Adams, and Tyler Noble intercepted a pass five plays later to secure Morehead State's 45-38 victory over Dayton on Saturday. Pappas threw for a school-record 481 yards and six touchdowns with just 11 incompletions. Pappas broke Austin Gahafer's single-game passing record of 465 against Butler in 2016, and he was one short of tying Chris Swartz's passing TD record of seven in 1990.

Jack Cook also reached 400 yards passing for Dayton, finishing with 428 yards and two TDs. He also carried it 12 times for 36 yards and two more scores. Pappas' 46-yard scoring pass to Jeremiah Scott made it 31-28 late in the third and BJ Byrd's 19-yard scoring grab extended Morehead State's lead to 10 points. Cook connected with Andrew Holderer at 2:55 for a 4-yard TD and after a three-and-out by Morehead State, Sam Webster kicked a 30-yard field goal with 1:06 left in regulation to tie it. Byrd caught 14 passes for 191 yards and tied a program record with three receiving TDs for Morehead State (2-2, 1-0 Pioneer League). Scott, Adams and Thomas Campbell-Clay had scoring grabs. Joe Swanson caught four passes for 151 yards and a TD for Dayton (2-2, 1-1). - AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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09/17/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

SEPT 13 PIONEER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mark Pappas, Morehead State, Senior, Quarterback, Avon Lake, Ohio,...Pappas threw a career-high five touchdowns in Morehead State's 62-9 victory against Point University (Ga.), Saturday. He completed 29-of-45 passes for 286 yards in 41:17 of game time and had a reception on a batted pass that he carried for four yards and a first down to keep alive a scoring drive. Pappas threw the game's first four touchdowns, connecting from 20, 11, 18, and 21 yards before later adding a third-quarter touchdown throw with 3:43 remaining in the game to end his outing. He completed passes to 11 different receivers in the outing and connected on touchdown passes to four different receivers. Others Nominated: Bret Bushka (Jr., QB, Butler); Jack Cook (Sr., QB, Dayton); Colin Howard (Jr., WR, Drake); Kiaran Turner (Sr., WR, Presbyterian); Vance Jefferson (Fr., WR, San Diego); Jalen Leary (RSo., RB, Stetson). - Pioneer League Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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09/11/21 - Mark Pappas, rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

Mark Pappas threw for 286 yards and fired a career-best five touchdown passes as Morehead State walloped NAIA member The Point 62-9 in front of a Family Weekend crowd of 6,607 on Saturday. The game was scheduled on the fly as both Morehead State and The Point had their original opponents cancel because of COVID concerns. The Point, from West Point, Ga., had one yard of total offense before mounting a drive into the red zone late in the first half. The promising drive ended in an 85-yard pick-six by Giovanni Hererra. The Skyhawks managed 193 yards of offense with three turnovers while Morehead State amassed 508 yards, including 359 passing. BJ Byrd caught nine passes for 102 yards with touchdowns of 20 and 11 yards as Morehead State took a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. The lead grew to 59-0 by late in the third, The Point scored all nine points in the final 5:27 on a 27-yard Logan Flesher field goal and Peyton Allen's 15-yard pass to Sensir Carnes. - Morehead State/AP College Football

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QB Mark Pappas, Morehead State
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01/08/20 - Vaughn Taylor Jr., rSr/2022, Morehead State + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State,...Taylor, Jr., finished as the PFL leader in tackles for loss with 18, the third-best single-season total in program history. He had at least one tackle in the backfield in 10 of the 12 games. The Washington, D.C. native ranked second on the team with 63 total stops, including a PFL-best 5.5 sacks. He also totaled seven quarterback hurries, recovered two fumbles and forced two opponent fumbles. Taylor, Jr., was named PFL Defensive Player of the Week three times, which is the most awards for an Eagle individual in the PFL era (2001-). - Morehead State Football

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