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2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: CB Jordan Mahoney, Massachusetts,...Mahoney had a knack of making big plays on the defensive side of the ball all season. He totaled a team-best three interceptions, added six pass breakups, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 42 tackles (28 solo). He returned an interception 94 yards for a touchdown against Stony Brook and added a scoop-and-score for two defensive touchdowns on the season. His three fumble recoveries rank third in the FBS. He is one of five FBS players with a pick six and a scoop-and-score this season. - Massachusetts Football

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CB Jordan Mahoney, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - Kivon Bennett, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-1, 247 (DS#58 OLB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: DL - Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State (RS Sr., DL - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),...Finding a place on the third team was senior defensive end Kivon Bennett. He ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in fumbles forced and 13th in sacks with 5.5. He led all A-State defensive linemen in tackles with 50 and was first on the team in tackles for loss (9.5) and sacks (5.5). He posted at least five tackles in six games, including a season-high eight versus both Southern Miss and Troy. He recorded a career-tying 2.0 sacks versus Troy and at least a half-tackle for loss in all but two games. - Arkansas State Football

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OLB Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - Johnnie Lang, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 5-08, 196 (DS#79 RB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP & RS - Johnnie Lang Jr., Arkansas State (RS Sr., RS - Palmetto, Fla.),...Senior running back Johnnie Lang Jr. represented A-State on the second team as a return specialist and at the all-purpose position as well. Named Midseason All-America by CBS Sports and to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, Lang leads the nation in kickoff return yards and ranks 15th in all-purpose yards (135.8 ypg).

He leads the country in combined kick return yards with 973. He was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll and the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after posting a kickoff return, rushing and receiving touchdowns in the same game during a Red Wolves victory over ULM. He ranks fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in punt return average and recorded six combined rushing and receiving touchdowns. - Arkansas State Football

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RB Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - TW Ayers, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-1, 275 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL - TW Ayers (RS Jr., DL - Lamar, Mo.),...A-State's four honorable mention selections were made up of defensive tackle TW Ayers, quarterback James Blackman, wide receiver Champ Flemings and offensive lineman Jordan Rhodes. - Arkansas State Football

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DT TW Ayers, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - Champ Flemings, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 5-05, 155 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: WR - Champ Flemings (RS Sr., WR - Pasadena, Calif.),...A-State's four honorable mention selections were made up of defensive tackle TW Ayers, quarterback James Blackman, wide receiver Champ Flemings and offensive lineman Jordan Rhodes. - Arkansas State Football

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WR Champ Flemings, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - Jordan Rhodes, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-4, 323 (DS#59 OT) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: OL - Jordan Rhodes (RS Sr., OL - Fairburn, Ga.),...A-State's four honorable mention selections were made up of defensive tackle TW Ayers, quarterback James Blackman, wide receiver Champ Flemings and offensive lineman Jordan Rhodes. - Arkansas State Football

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OT Jordan Rhodes, Arkansas State
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12/19/22 - James Blackman, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-5, 189 (DS#36 QB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: QB - James Blackman (RS Sr., QB - South Bay, Fla.),...A-State's four honorable mention selections were made up of defensive tackle TW Ayers, quarterback James Blackman, wide receiver Champ Flemings and offensive lineman Jordan Rhodes. - Arkansas State Football

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QB James Blackman, Arkansas State
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11/12/22 - Marcel Murray, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 5-10, 206 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Marcel Murray had a 75-yard run for a touchdown and Trevian Thomas added a 27-yard pick-6 and Arkansas State held off a late UMass rally to take a 35-33 non-conference win on Saturday. The Red Wolves took a 35-19 lead after three quarters when Johnnie Lang capped an eight-play, 66-yard drive with a 12-yard run for a score. UMass (1-9) cut the deficit to 35-27 on a 4-yard run by Ellis Merriweather, who then caught the two-point conversion pass from Garrett Dzuro early in the fourth quarter. Dzuro added a 27-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Ross with 18 seconds left to set the final margin. James Blackman was 10-of-18 passing for 142 yards and threw two touchdown passes and an interception. Murray finished with 123 yards rushing on eight carries for Arkansas State (3-7). - Arkansas State/AP College Football

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RB Marcel Murray, Arkansas State
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11/11/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

OCT 31 OHIO VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zak Wallace, RB, 6-0, 220, R-So., Benton, Ark., UT Martin,...Wallace scored a career-high four touchdowns and rushed for 155 yards as UT Martin won 52-28 at Houston Christian. The sophomore carried the ball 15 times, averaging 10.3 yards/carry; it marked his third 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Wallace scored on runs of 2, 17, 63 and 41 yards in the victory, marking his third career game with three or more touchdowns. He was the first UTM player to score four rushing touchdowns in a game since 2008, and only the seventh FCS player this season to achieve the feat. Wallace ranks fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns (14), fifth in scoring (10.5 points/game) and 23rd in rushing yards/game (92.8). Others Nominated: Payton Rose, Lindenwood; Ryan Flournoy, Southeast Missouri; Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech. - OVC Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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11/01/22 - Corey Rucker, rSr/2026, Arkansas State, 6-0, 213 (DS#25 WR) + More +

Highly regarded Arkansas State transfer receiver Corey Rucker will miss the rest of South Carolina's season with a foot injury. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday that Rucker was scheduled for surgery. Beamer expects Rucker to make a full recovery and be back in time for the team's practice sessions next spring. The Gamecocks (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) head to Vanderbilt (3-5, 0-4) on Saturday night. Rucker is a 6-foot-1 junior who was expected to make a quick impact on the offense after catching 59 passes for 826 yards and nine touchdowns last season at Arkansas State. But he suffered the foot injury in August workouts and only got on the field in a 56-20 win over Charlotte in September when he caught his only pass of the season for a 52-yard touchdown. Rucker hurt himself again the next week against South Carolina State and has not played since. He joked on social media that while his first year with South Carolina was over, "at least it was a 100 percent rating." - AP College Football

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WR Corey Rucker, Arkansas State
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10/29/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

Zak Wallace scored four touchdowns on just 15 carries and totaled 155 yards rushing and UT Martin beat Houston Christian 52-28 on Saturday in a non-conference game. His backfield mate, Sam Franklin, collected 139 yards ruching on just eight carries and reached the end zone once. The majority of his yardage occurred on his 89-yard scoring jaunt late in the third quarter. Dresser Winn threw for 171 yards for the Skyhawks - 141 going to receiver Colton Dowell - with a touchdown going to DJ Nelson. Houston Christian's Justin Fomby threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns but suffered three interceptions. Vernon Harrell caught six passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Ismail Mahdi caught eight passes for 121 yards and a score. UT Martin (5-3) rebounded from last week's 65-24 defeat against No. 3-ranked FBS Tennessee and now has won four of its last five. Houston Christian has dropped four straight. - UT Martin/AP College Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/15/22 - J.T. Shrout, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-3, 215 (DS#60 QB) + More +

J.T. Shrout threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig in overtime, powering Colorado to a 20-13 upset of California in interim coach Mike Sanford's debut Saturday. Jack Plummer had Mason Starling wide open for the score on first-and-goal from the 10 on Cal's ensuing possession but strong safety Trevor Woods arrived just after the pass and popped the ball loose. When Plummer's fourth-down pass fell incomplete, the students stormed the field to celebrate Colorado's first win of the season.

Sanford inherited a team that was off to just the fourth 0-5 start in school history, one that cost Karl Dorrell his job. Sanford placed an immediate emphasis on physicality and takeaways, which paid off on Colorado's first defensive series with Tyrin Tyler's sliding interception, the Bears' first turnover in four games. Cal (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) entered the game as a 15 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but Dario Longhetto was wide left on field-goal tries going both ways, missing from 54 yards in the first quarter and 48 in the second. Longhetto was good from 34 yards as time expired in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. The Bears won the toss and chose to start out on defense. - Colorado/AP College Football

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QB J.T. Shrout, Arkansas State
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10/12/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

SEPT 25 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zak Wallace, RB, 6-0, 220, R-So., Benton, Ark., UT Martin,...Wallace was dominant in his first OVC contest of the season, rushing for 204 yards on just 11 carries (the eight-most yards by a FCS player this season). He averaged 18.5 yards per carry and tallied two rushing touchdowns in a 56-26 win over Lindenwood. His first touchdown came in the first half to give the Skyhawks an eight-point advantage heading into halftime. Then in the third quarter he set a new program single-game record and posted the longest rush by a FCS player this season with a 97-yard touchdown pinned against his end zone.

Wallace also caught two passes for 16 yards. His 200-yard performance was the first by a Skyhawk since the 2014 season and ranked as the 12th-best game in program history. His two touchdowns also moved him into a tie for third place on the program's all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard with 22 in parts of three seasons. Wallace ranks first nationally in rushing touchdowns (6), total rushing yards (430), second in rushing yards/game (107.5) and fifth in both all-purpose yards (124.0/game) and rushing yards/carry (7.17). Others Nominated: Kendi Young, Eastern Illinois; Payton Rose, Lindenwood; Paxton DeLaurent, Southeast Missouri. - OVC Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/12/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

SEPT 5 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zak Wallace, RB, 6-0, 220, R-So., Benton, Ark., UT Martin,...After leading the league in touchdowns last season, Wallace picked up right where he left off in the season opener against Western Illinois by eclipsing the 100-yard rushing plateau for the fourth time in his career while matching a career-high with three touchdown runs. He rushed for a career-high 139 yards on 20 carries while averaging 7.9 yards/carry. His three touchdowns matched his performance against Murray State last season, marking the 14th three-touchdown contest in the school's 93-year history. His touchdowns came on scampers of six, four and 38 yards. With his three touchdowns, he now ranks seventh in program history with 21 career rushing scores. Others Nominated: Jonah O'Brien, Eastern Illinois; DJ Williams, Murray State. - OVC Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/04/22 - Johnnie Lang, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 5-08, 196 (DS#79 RB) + More +

OCT 3 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Johnnie Lang Jr., Arkansas State, (RS Sr., RS – Palmetto, Fla.),...Red Wolves redshirt senior return specialist and running back Johnnie Lang Jr. did something that had only been done twice before in Sun Belt history, becoming the third Sun Belt student-athlete to record a kickoff return, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game. The Palmetto, Fla., native returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score on special teams and added a 1-yard rushing touchdown and an 18-yard touchdown reception. Lang Jr. finished with 146 kickoff return yards and 254 all-purpose yards in Arkansas State’s 45-28 win over ULM. - Sun Belt Football

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RB Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
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