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NOV 28 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cory Smigel, Akron, Kicker, R-Junior, North Royalton, Ohio,...Akron redshirt junior K Cory Smigel played a key role in the Zips registering their first road victory over Northern Illinois since 1996 connecting on three field goals, while going a perfect 5-for-5 in PAT's. The triumph also marked Akron's first over the Huskies since an overtime triumph in the 2005 MAC title game. He opened the scoring for the Zips hitting a 33-yard FG in the second quarter before closing the half delivering a pair of PAT's and a 31-yd FG to give Akron a 20-6 halftime lead. He added a trio of second-half PAT's before rounding out the Zips' scoring efforts with a 31-yard FG in the fourth quarter. On the season, he has connected on seven FG's and 15 PAT's. - MAC Football

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K Cory Smigel, Akron
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11/26/22 - Jeff Undercuffler Jr., rSr/2024, Akron, 6-5, 232 (DS#70 QB) + More +

Jeff Undercuffler threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns, leading Akron to a 44-12 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday in the season finale for both teams. Akron picked up its first Mid-American Conference win of the season, helped in large part by a 20-point second quarter. Trailing 6-0 through one quarter, the Zips got rolling with Undercuffler touchdown passes of 15 yards to Daniel George and 4 yards to Alex Adams. Cory Smigel had two field goals and the Zips led 20-6 at halftime. In the third quarter, Adams hauled in a pass that may have been intended for a different receiver and raced mostly untouched to the end zone on a 61-yard play.

In the fourth quarter, Clyde Price had an 8-yard TD run and Tyson Durant returned an interception 76 yards for Akron's final touchdown. Undercuffler completed 21 of 32 passes with the three touchdowns and he was intercepted once. Cam Wiley added 128 yards rushing and Adams had 150 receiving yards for the Zips (2-9, 1-6). NIU's Nevan Cremascoli was 14-of-30 passing for 144 yards and was intercepted twice. John Richardson kicked four field goals for Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6), all four after the Huskies had reached the red zone. Smigel kicked three field goals for Akron, also from short range. - Akron/AP College Football

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11/25/22 - Ben Finley, rSr/2026, Akron, 6-3, 210 (DS#98 QB) + More +

Ben Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and North Carolina State held on to beat Drake Maye and No. 17 North Carolina 30-27 on Friday when Noah Burnette duck-hooked a 35-yard field goal try in the second overtime. Maye connected with Antoine Green from 4 yards out on the final play of regulation to tie the game at 24-all, but N.C. State (8-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept the ACC Coastal Division champion Tar Heels (9-3, 6-2) out of the end zone in the first overtime. Burnette - who also missed from 27 yards in the fourth quarter - made a 26-yarder in the first OT and the Wolfpack tied it on Christopher Dunn's 31-yarder. Dunn was good from 21 yards in the second overtime and N.C. State, which never trailed, held on to hand North Carolina its second straight loss.

Devin Carter had six receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown for the Wolfpack, who snapped a two-game skid and pulled out a thrilling victory over their in-state rival for the second straight year. Carter caught Finley's back-shoulder pass just outside the end zone and backed in for a 26-yard touchdown with 3:54 remaining in regulation for the Wolfpack's first points of the second half. Finley became N.C. State's fourth starting quarterback in a seven-game span. He completed 27 of 40 passes for 271 yards. The Tar Heels and freshman sensation Maye closed the regular season with dispiriting one-score losses to Georgia Tech and the Wolfpack ahead of the ACC title game clash with No. 8 Clemson next Saturday. Maye finished 29 of 49 for 233 yards, one interception and the tying TD toss on fourth-and-goal to Green, which followed an apparent touchdown catch by John Copenhaver that was overturned on a replay review. - North Carolina State/AP College Football

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QB Ben Finley, Akron
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11/23/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Reese Poffenbarger, UAlbany, QB, Fr.,...In addition to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, Poffenbarger, a quarterback from Middletown, Md., was also named to the All-CAA Third Team Offense. In 11 games as a starter in 2022, Poffenbarger completed nearly 62% of his passes, throwing for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns against only four interceptions. At the end of the regular season, the six-time CAA Rookie of the Week shared the league lead for fewest interceptions, and ranked second in total passing yards and passing yards per game, and tied for second in passing touchdowns.

Poffenbarger was named a finalist for the 2022 Jerry Rice Award, given annually to each season's most outstanding freshman. Poffenbarger is UAlbany's first Rookie of the Year of any kind since Jared Verse won the award for defense following the spring 2021 season, and the first Offensive Rookie of the Year since Jeff Undercuffler won following the Great Danes' historic 2019 season. - UAlbany Football

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11/22/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 CAA OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Reese Poffenbarger, UAlbany,...Poffenbarger completed 227-of-369 passes for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns with only four interceptions. He threw for over 250 yards eight times and fired multiple touchdown passes in eight games. The freshman ranked 11th nationally in passing yards, 12th in passing TD's and 22nd in pass efficiency. Poffenbarger also picked up 128 yards and 2 TD's on the ground. - CAA Football

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11/14/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

NOV 14 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown),...Poffenbarger completed 19-of-37 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns, including a game-winning scoring toss on the game's final play, to lead UAlbany past Maine, 23-21. The freshman guided the Great Danes on a 14-play, 76-yard drive in the final 1:43 and capped it with a 1-yard TD pass to Julian Hicks. It was his eighth game this season with more than 250 passing yards. - CAA Football

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QB Reese Poffenbarger, Akron
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11/12/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Reese Poffenbarger connected with Julian Hicks on a 1-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the game to give Albany a 23-21 victory over Maine on Saturday. Maine took a 21-17 lead with 1:50 remaining in the fourth quarter on Joe Fagnano's 6-yard run. Albany answered with a 17-play, 76-yard drive. The Great Danes were at the Maine 1-yard line with no time remaining — but with a free play due to a penalty. Poffenbarger found Hicks over the middle in traffic.

Poffenbarger was 19 of 37 for 274 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Albany (3-7, 2-5 CAA). Todd Sibley carried it 19 times for 165 yards and a touchdown. Poffenbarger also had a 20-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Greaney in the closing seconds of the first half for a 10-7 lead. Fagnano threw for 164 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and he ran it 10 times for 46 yards and a score for Maine (2-8, 2-5). - Albany/AP College Football

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11/09/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

OCT 31 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown),...Poffenbarger completed 16-of-21 passes for 263 yards and tied a career-high with four touchdowns in less than three quarters of action as UAlbany rolled over Stony Brook, 59-14. The freshman threw TD passes of 25, 25, 5 and 15 yards as the Great Danes scored their most points in a game since 2012. Poffenbarger has thrown 20 TD passes with just one interception this season. - CAA Football

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10/29/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Reece Poffenbarger threw for four of Albany's five touchdown passes, three of them to Julian Hicks, as the Great Danes rolled to a 59-14 rout of Stony Brook on Saturday. The leading passer in the Colonial Athletic Association coming into the game, Poffenbarger was 16 of 21 for 263 yards and has now thrown for 2,315 yards and 20 touchdowns in eight games and has surpassed 250 passing yards in seven straight contests. Anthony Lang picked off a Charlie McKee pass and returned it 51 yards for Albany's second touchdown. Jackson Parker caught six passes for 84 yards and a touchdown and Hicks pulled in four passes, three for touchdowns, for 52 yards. McKee was 7 of 15 passing for 67 yards and had four passes picked off. Daron Bryden came on to complete 7 of 13 passes for 57 yards and a late touchdown. Albany held Stony Brook to just 234 yards of total offense. - Albany/AP College Football

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10/17/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

OCT 17 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown),...Poffenbarger repeats as Rookie of the Week after completing 26-of-35 passes for 337 yards and four touchdowns in UAlbany's overtime setback to Hampton. The freshman threw three TD's of 35 or more yards and added a 15-yard scoring toss in overtime. It was Poffenbarger's fifth straight game with 250+ pass yards and he has 13 TD's with no interceptions for the year. - CAA Football

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10/11/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

OCT 10 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middleton),...Poffenbarger accounted for 333 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in UAlbany's 38-31 setback at Monmouth. The freshman quarterback was 22-of-39 passing for 263 yards and a TD and ran for a career-high 70 yards and a TD on 11 carries. It was Poffenbarger's fourth straight game with 250+ passing yards. - CAA Football

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10/11/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

SEPT 26 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown),...Poffenbarger repeats as Rookie of the Week after completing 18-of-26 passes (69.2%) for 257 yards and two touchdowns in UAlbany's 45-26 triumph over Central Connecticut State. The freshman had scoring passes of 22 and 6 yards to tight end Thomas Greaney in third quarter to help the Great Danes pull away. It was his third straight game with 250+ passing yards. - CAA Football

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QB Reese Poffenbarger, Akron
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10/11/22 - Reese Poffenbarger, rSr/2027, Akron, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

SEPT 19 CAA FOOTBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown),...Poffenbarger completed 25-of-40 passes for a school-record 412 yards and three touchdowns in UAlbany's narrow 48-45 setback at Fordham. The 412 yards is the 5th-most by a FCS quarterback this season and broke the previous UA mark of 398 yards. The freshman had scoring passes of 45 and 25 yards before firing a 7-yard TD strike that put the Great Danes ahead with 6:18 to play. - CAA Football

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QB Reese Poffenbarger, Akron
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09/01/22 - Cam Wiley, rJr/2025, Akron, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Cam Wiley had a 1-yard touchdown run in overtime and Akron held off FCS-member St. Francis (Pa.) 30-23 on Thursday night in the debut of head coach Joe Moorhead. Wiley scored on the first possession of overtime in the season opener for both teams. Justin Sliwoski then drove the Red Flash to the Akron 6, including a 16-yard pass to Dawson Snyder on fourth-and-10. But Tyson Durant picked off a Sliwoski pass to end it. It was Akron’s first season-opening win since 2018 against Morgan State. Moorhead spent the last two seasons as offensive coordinator at Oregon and was an assistant at Akron from 2004-08.

DJ Irons threw two touchdown passes and was 23 of 38 for 270 yards passing for the Zips. Irons lofted a 41-yard pass to Shocky Jacques-Louis, who beat two defenders and made a two-handed, over-the-shoulder catch, that gave the Zips a 17-16 lead late in the third quarter. Irons connected with nine receivers that included six completions of 15 yards or more. The Zips stretched their lead to 23-16 with 5:42 left on Wiley's 7-yard touchdown run, but St. Francis blocked the PAT attempt. Sliwoski then tossed a 55-yard pass to Dawson Snyder that sparked a five-play, 81-yard drive, capped by Deondre Scott's 7-yard touchdown run, to tie it 23-23 with 3:30 remaining. Sliwoski was 11-of-17 passing for 162 yards. Damon Horton also had a touchdown run for St. Francis. - Akron Football/AP College Football

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RB Cam Wiley, Akron
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08/14/22 - Bubba Arslanian, rSr/2024, Akron, 5-09, 220 (DS#88 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Bubba Arslanian, University of Akron,...Started all four games he appeared in for the Zips in 2021...ranked fifth on the team in tackles (43) in spite of injuries ending his seasons after four games...ranks 13th, 39th, 51st and 65th, respectively, among active career leaders in Division I in tackles per game (7.50), solo tackles per contest (3.74), assisted tackles (128) and total tackles (255). - Akron Football

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OLB Bubba Arslanian, Akron
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