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05/02/21 - Malcolm Koonce, rSr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Malcolm Koonce will head to the NFL, and he'll do so as the first University at Buffalo football player drafted in four years. The Las Vegas Raiders selected the Bulls' defensive end with pick No. 79 in the third round Friday in Cleveland. UB's recent success on the field and in player development has helped cultivate more professional prospects. The selection capped a remarkable 2020 season and postseason for Koonce, who skyrocketed up mock drafts this spring. That was despite not working out during UB's pro day in March due to a broken metatarsal in his foot. "I was being myself throughout the whole process," Koonce told reporters via the Mercury News. "I'd heard anywhere from second round all the way to seventh. I really didn't even know." - Buffalo News

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DE Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo
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03/23/21 - Kevin Marks Jr., rSr/2022, Buffalo + More +

Marks is in position to be UB's top running back, after Patterson's departure. He is also in a spot to reaffirm his place on UB's roster. It appeared Marks would pursue a transfer to a Power Five program in January, but he withdrew his name from the NCAA's transfer portal nine days later. Marks ran for 741 yards and seven touchdowns in seven games in 2020, and is seventh in career rushing yards for UB (2,621 yards). He leads a group of running backs that includes Dylan McDuffie, Ron Cook Jr. and Kolbe Burrell. The running backs, however, have little experience behind Marks, so Marks' return will be key in UB's offense, which has thrived on the run in the last two seasons. UB was second in the nation in rushing last season at 287.4 yards per game. - Buffalo News

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RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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03/23/21 - Taylor Riggins, rSr/2023, Buffalo + More +

Riggins was primed to improve as a potential NFL prospect, but missed last season with an undisclosed injury. He'll return in 2021 to augment a defensive line that registered 20 sacks last season and returns defensive tackles Eddie Wilson and George Wolo. Riggins was a 2019 All-MAC defensive end who had 50 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. - Buffalo News

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OLB Taylor Riggins, Buffalo
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03/14/21 - Adam Beck, Sr/2022, Buffalo + More +

Texas Tech defensive back Adam Beck announced Friday he plans to graduate this summer and transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. Beck, 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, played both safety and linebacker for the Red Raiders the past two years after arriving as a transfer from Minnesota. In 20 games with Tech, he was credited with 61 tackles, 6 1/2 tackles for loss and 1 1/2 sacks. He also had two pass breakups and a caused fumble. The Richmond George Ranch graduate was a junior in 2020, but like all players, does not lose that season of eligibility because of the NCAA's giving players a free year during the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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SS Adam Beck, Buffalo
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01/19/21 - Kevin Marks Jr., rSr/2022, Buffalo + More +

University at Buffalo running back Kevin Marks has withdrawn from the NCAA transfer portal. A UB athletic department spokesperson initially confirmed to The News on Monday that Marks no longer is in the portal. 247Sports and Rivals originally reported that Marks had withdrawn. Marks originally announced Jan. 9 that he had entered the portal. Marks was UB's second-leading rusher in 2020 as a redshirt junior. Marks, who will be a redshirt senior this fall, ran for 741 yards and seven touchdowns on 112 carries in seven games for UB last seasons. He's seventh all-time in rushing for UB (2,621 yards) and fifth all-time in rushing touchdowns (28). - Buffalo News

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RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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01/11/21 - Kevin Marks Jr., rSr/2022, Buffalo + More +

The University at Buffalo football team now faces the future without two of its top running backs, two weeks after it played its final game of the season. UB running back Kevin Marks announced Saturday that he will enter the NCAA's transfer portal. Marks was the Bulls' second-leading rusher as a redshirt junior last season. Marks, a 6-foot, 205-pound native of Norfolk, Va., ran for 741 yards and seven touchdowns on 112 carries, and is seventh all-time in rushing for UB (2,621 yards) and fifth all-time in rushing touchdowns (28). Marks scored the game-winning touchdown in UB's 17-10 win against Marshall in the Camellia Bowl on Dec. 25 in Montgomery, Ala. - Buffalo News

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RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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01/09/21 - Kevin Marks Jr., rSr/2022, Buffalo + More +

Junior running back Kevin Marks announced Tuesday he will enter the NCAA transfer portal following three seasons at UB. Marks rushed for 741 yards and seven touchdowns while splitting carries with Jaret Patterson this past season, capping his UB career off with 138 yards and a game-winning touchdown against Marshall in the Camellia Bowl, the Bulls' second bowl win in program history. - University at Buffalo The Spectrum

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RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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01/09/21 - *Jaret Patterson, rJr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Jaret Patterson joined Khalil Mack as the only University at Buffalo football players to be named an All-American by all five organizations recognized by the NCAA. Patterson, a junior running back who has announced his intentions to enter the NFL draft, was named to the second team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, which joined the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the Sporting News. He led the nation in rushing, at 178.7 yards per game and is tied for second in the nation in rushing touchdowns with 19, which equaled his own school record. - Buffalo News

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RB *Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
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12/30/20 - Antonio Nunn, Sr/2021, Buffalo + More +

University at Buffalo wide receiver Antonio Nunn has decided against using an additional year of eligibility and will begin preparations for the NFL Draft, he announced on Twitter on Monday night. Nunn, a senior, finished the season with a team-leading 584 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 37 catches. Listed at 5-11 and 200 pounds, Nunn finished his four-year career with 113 receptions for 1,718 yards and 10 touchdowns. Nunn, who was at UB for five years with a redshirt season in 2016, could have returned for another season under the waiver the NCAA approved for all Division I athletes in fall sports. - Buffalo News

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WR Antonio Nunn, Buffalo
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12/29/20 - *Jaret Patterson, rJr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Coming off a record season, Jaret Patterson has decided to enter the NFL draft. Patterson, a running back on the University at Buffalo football team, announced on Twitter on Tuesday night that he will forgo his senior season to turn pro. He finishes second all-time in rushing yards at UB (3,884) and as UB’s leader in rushing touchdowns, with 52, in three seasons. Patterson, who is listed at 5-9, 195 pounds, is the nation’s leader in rushing yards per game (178.67) and ran for 1,072 yards and 19 touchdowns in six games this season. - Buffalo News

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RB *Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
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12/26/20 - Elijah Blades, rSr/2023, Buffalo + More +

Texas A&M senior cornerback Elijah Blades, who opted out of the 2020 season then rejoined the team earlier this month, is returning for the 2021 season. Last season, the junior college transfer played in seven games, starting five. He missed the Texas-San Antonio game with an injury and also missed the last three games of the season with an injury. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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CB Elijah Blades, Buffalo
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12/25/20 - Kevin Marks Jr., rSr/2022, Buffalo + More +

Kevin Marks looked like a super sub early, stalled against a stingy defense and then delivered the decisive blow. Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left after a clock-eating drive and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl on Friday. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 time for 138 yards for the Bulls (6-1) against one of the nation's top run defenses. Buffalo milked more than six minutes off the clock on the final 13-play, 88-yard drive. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease took a knee on first down and coach Lance Leipold even considered calling for a second one for a team that had only made its first field goal of the season in the first half. - AP College Football

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RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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12/22/20 - *Jaret Patterson, rJr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Buffalo's Jaret Patterson is expected to play against Marshall in the Camellia Bowl on Friday, a week after one of the nation's leading rushers hurt his right knee. Coach Lance Leipold said Patterson should be "ready and able to go" after the junior worked out individually on the sideline during practice Tuesday. Leipold said it remains to be determined whether Patterson would wear a protective brace on the knee he hurt in the third quarter of a 38-28 loss to Ball State in the Mid-American Conference championship last Friday.

The coach wouldn't rule out the possibility of Patterson seeing limited playing time. "I guess go is go. Would I see a little more rotation? Possibly," Leipold said. Patterson was hurt while being tackled for a loss and returned briefly in the fourth quarter while wearing a brace. He finished with a season-low 47 yards on 18 carries but scored his 19th touchdown rushing to match the school single-season record he set last year. Overall, Patterson leads the nation by averaging 178.7 yards rushing per outing, and he ranks 10th with 1,072 yards despite Buffalo (5-1) playing just six games this season. - AP College Football

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RB *Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
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12/21/20 - *Jaret Patterson, rJr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Ball State won the MAC championship by limiting Buffalo's Jaret Patterson to 47 yards on 18 carries. Even after that pedestrian performance, Patterson still owns the FBS rushing lead by over 16 yards per game. Patterson has run for 1,072 yards and averages 178.67 yards per game. Colorado's Jarek Broussard ranks second with 162.6 yards rushing per game. - AP College Football

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RB *Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
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12/18/20 - *Jaret Patterson, rJr/2021, Buffalo + More +

Buffalo star Jaret Patterson left the Mid-American Conference championship game in the third quarter with what appeared to be a right leg issue. Patterson was able to leave the field under his own power, but he did not play the rest of that series and remained sidelined for the start of Buffalo's next possession as well. The 23rd-ranked Bulls trailed Ball State 38-21 when Patterson exited, and the Cardinals had held him to just 45 yards on 17 carries. It has been a dazzling season for Patterson, who rushed for 1,025 yards and 18 touchdowns in Buffalo's first five games. He opened the scoring with a TD run Friday night as well, but Ball State has kept him mostly contained. - AP College Football

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