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10/12/22 - Demetrias Charles, rJr/2026, Central Arkansas + More +

OCT 3 ASUN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Demetrias Charles, Central Arkansas, Sophomore, Linebacker, Texarkana, Ark.,...First Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award; UCA's sixth all-time nod and second of the season...Tallied a career-high 12 tackles including four solo stops in the win over No. 16 Austin Peay...Recorded a pair of TFLs for -11 yards and had one sack for a nine-yard loss...Forced a third-quarter fumble that set up a Bears' touchdown...Led a UCA defense to limit APSU's offense to under 300 yards and force two turnovers...Other Nominees: Joshua Rudolph, Austin Peay; Joseph Sayles, Eastern Kentucky; Fred Perry, Jacksonville State; Markeith Montgomery, Kennesaw State. - ASUN Conference Football

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OLB Demetrias Charles, Central Arkansas
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10/12/22 - Will McElvain, rSr/2024, Central Arkansas + More +

OCT 3 ASUN FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will McElvain, Central Arkansas, Junior, Quarterback, Des Moines, Iowa,...First Career ASUN Offensive Player of the Week award; seventh all-time and second honor of the season for Central Arkansas...Completed 20-of-31 pass attempts for 261 yards and connected with nine different receivers...Recorded career-best four passing touchdowns; scoring tosses were from 14, 44, 32 and 37 yards...Led Bears to a 42-point second-half explosion in upset of No. 16 Austin Peay...Averaged 13.05 yards per completion and posted a 64.5 percent completion rate...Other Nominees: Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky; Zion Webb, Jacksonville State; Jonathan Murphy, Kennesaw State. - ASUN Conference Football

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QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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10/12/22 - Corley Hooper, Sr/2024, Central Arkansas + More +

SEPT 18 ASUN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Corley Hooper, Central Arkansas, Junior, Linebacker, Ecru, Miss.,...First Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award; fifth all-time honor for UCA...Finished the game with seven tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery...Scooped up a fumble and scored from three yards out to extend the Bear's third-quarter lead...Recorded 1.5 TFLs (-4 yards) and 0.5 sacks (-3 yards)...Thwarted an Idaho State scoring opportunity with an interception in the end zone early in the second quarter...Other Nominees: Antoine Williams, Austin Peay; Eli Hairston, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Conference Football

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OLB Corley Hooper, Central Arkansas
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10/12/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

SEPT 18 ASUN FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darius Hale, Central Arkansas, Sophomore, Running Back, Pearland, Texas,...First Career ASUN Offensive Player of the Week award; sixth all-time and first season selection for Central Arkansas...Rushed for a season-best 114 yards on 17 carries (6.7 avg.) and caught three passes for 22 yards...Tallied three touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in UCA's road win at Idaho State...Scored on two and one-yard runs to go along with his 13-yard touchdown reception...Had a 75-yard run in the fourth quarter setting up the Bears' final points (FG) of the game...Other Nominee: Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Conference Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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10/12/22 - Sean Smith, rJr/2026, Central Arkansas + More +

SEPT 18 ASUN FOOTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Sean Smith, Central Arkansas, Redshirt Freshman, Defensive Back, Arlington, Texas,...First Career ASUN Freshman of the Week award; fifth all-time & first of the season for Bears...Notched his first career interception and returned it 10 yards in UCA's win against Idaho State...Stopped an Idaho State third-quarter drive deep in Central Arkansas territory with his interception...Tallied 37 yards on a pair of kickoff returns in the victory...Became just the third player in UCA history to win the Freshman of the Week honorOther Nominees: Kam Thomas, Austin Peay; Jeremy Edwards, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Conference Football

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CB Sean Smith, Central Arkansas
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10/01/22 - Will McElvain, rSr/2024, Central Arkansas + More +

Will McElvain threw four touchdown passes, Darius Hale added two rushing TDs and Central Arkansas scored 42 second-half points to beat Austin Peay 49-20 Saturday night. McElvain completed 20 of 31 passes for 261 yards with an interception and completed at least one pass to nine different receivers. Hale finished with 12 carries for 50 yards. On the game's opening drive, Austin Peay failed to convert a fourth-and-1 play from its own 34 and five plays later McElvain hit Christian Richmond for a 14-yard touchdown with 11:38 left in the first quarter and Central Arkansas (2-3, 1-0 ASUN) led the rest of the way.

Maddux Trujillo kicked a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarter and a 23-yarder just before halftime to make it 7-6 but McElvain connected with Myles Kitt-Denton for a 44-yard touchdown just over a minute into the third quarter, Hale scored on a 1-yard run that made it 21-6 fewer than 2 minutes later and Jarrod Barnes returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown to give Central Arkansas a 28-6 lead with 10:18 left in the third quarter. Austin Peay's Kam Thomas had a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown on the final play of the third quarter to make it 28-13. - AP College Football

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QB Will McElvain, Central Arkansas
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09/17/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

Darius Hale ran for 114 yards and scored three times and Central Arkansas defeated Idaho State 31-16 on Saturday. Hale scored on a 2-yard run, caught a 13-yard TD pass from Will McElvain, and scored again on a 1-yard run as the Bears (1-2) built a 28-3 lead. Corley Hooper returned a fumble 3 yards for Central Arkansas' other touchdown. McElvain was 24-of-29 passing for 259 yards. J. David White caught seven passes for 103 yards. Idaho State, held out of the end zone until the fourth quarter, got two late touchdown runs from Benjamin Omayebu. The Bengals' Hunter Hays completed 25 of 36 passes for 284 yards and was intercepted twice. Central Arkansas had a slight advantage in total yards - 418-408 - but Idaho State (0-3) was hurt by three turnovers. - AP College Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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08/16/22 - Logan Jessup, rSr/2024, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL - Logan Jessup, 6-3, 255, junior, Central Arkansas,...Jessup, a 6-3, 255-pound All-ASUN junior from Wynne, Ark., led the Bears in both sacks (5) and tackles for loss (11) last season while accumulating 60 total tackles. - Central Arkansas Football

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DE Logan Jessup, Central Arkansas
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08/12/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: AP - Darius Hale, 5-11, 225, sophomore, Central Arkansas,...Hale, the ASUN Freshman of the Year in 2021 and the runnerup for the Jerry Rice Award that goes to the top FCS freshman in the nation, led UCA with 1,015 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns last season. - Central Arkansas Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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08/09/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ASUN PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas, Soph.,...Hale, the ASUN Freshman of the Year in 2021 and the runnerup for the Jerry Rice Award that goes to the top FCS freshman in the nation, led UCA with 1,015 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns last season. - Central Arkansas Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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08/06/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas, So., 5-11, 225,...Hale, the ASUN Freshman of the Year in 2021 and the runnerup for the Jerry Rice Award that goes to the top FCS freshman in the nation, led UCA with 1,015 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns last season. - Central Arkansas Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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08/03/22 - Dax Courtney, rSo/2027, Central Arkansas + More +

Arkansas freshman tight end Dax Courtney announced in a post to his Twitter account Monday he is retiring from football to focus on his health. "The sport I've put my heart into for 19 years is now over for me as a player," Courtney wrote in part. "Football has been my life for as long as I can remember and will always be my number one story piece, but due to countless (injuries) I have sustained I have to start thinking about life after football. "Thank you to the Razorback coaching staff for recruiting me here and doing everything y'all could to make sure I had a good career. I apologize for not being able to fulfill the goals we had set out to do." A member of Arkansas' 2022 recruiting class and a consensus 3-star prospect from Clarendon, Courtney (6-6, 210) signed with the Razorbacks over scholarship offers from Baylor, TCU, Penn State, Michigan State and other programs. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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TE Dax Courtney, Central Arkansas
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07/27/22 - Darius Hale, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas, So., Pearland, Texas,...Hale, the ASUN Freshman of the Year in 2021 and the runnerup for the Jerry Rice Award that goes to the top FCS freshman in the nation, led UCA with 1,015 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns last season. "That was one of the best freshman years I've ever seen in person at UCA,' said Brown. "Just the production that he had, the number of touchdowns he had, and obviously go over 1,000 yards as a freshman running back. And then to finish second in the Jerry Rice Award as freshman of the year in the country is a huge deal.

"I think the challenge for Darius is staying hungry, which he has done a great job of. Obviously people are going to know who he is now, they will study him more and they'll know maybe his strengths and weaknesses better, what he does well, what he doesn't do well. So it's going to take even better preparation, because obviously the skill set is there. But it's definitely something Darius is ready for and he deserves all the attention he's getting. "I think he has a great football intellect, he's very smart, he proved that last year. His football intelligence is off the charts. And then just his physicality. He's at probably 235 pounds right now and runs probably a 4.5 (40-yard dash). He has that rare combination of great size but also the quickness and speed to create long touchdowns. - Central Arkansas Football

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RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
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07/27/22 - TaMuarion Wilson, Sr/2025, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DB Tamuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas, So., Bryant, Ark.,...Wilson is a 6-2, 205-pound sophomore from Bryant, Ark., was UCA's leading tackler in 2021 with 66 tackles, with an additional forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. "To me, Tamuarion is one of the most physically gifted secondary guys we've ever had here,' said Brown. "You stand next to him, you wouldn't even think he's a safety. He looks like a linebacker, but to run and move and shift like a defensive back, is pretty impressive. "He's had success his first two years here, our leading tackler out of the secondary. And he's another young man that truly sets the tone on defense. He plays with an edge that you want your football players to play with. I think Tamuarion is going to have a breakout year, with the more experience he gets. And really what I've seen, the more pressure you put on him, the better he gets. And I think that's hard to coach." - Central Arkansas Football

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SS TaMuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas
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07/27/22 - Logan Jessup, rSr/2024, Central Arkansas + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DL Logan Jessup, Central Arkansas, Jr., Wynne, Ark.,...Jessup, a 6-3, 255-pound All-ASUN junior from Wynne, Ark., led the Bears in both sacks (5) and tackles for loss (11) last season while accumulating 60 total tackles. "I think Logan is similar to Jaylin, he's a guy who's been here and had a lot of success,' said Brown. "He's been an all-conference player on the defensive line in both conferences. And Logan is one of the most reliable and hard-working kids I've ever been around. When you say someone that wants to master his craft, someone that truly works to do that, that's Logan Jessup. "He's taken ownership of the defense. I think he's someone that represents our program to a T. He's exactly what you'd want our Central Arkansas football program to be about. You would put Logan at the front of that line. Not only a great football player, but a great person." - Central Arkansas Football

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