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2021 PRESEASON BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Kennesaw State LB Bryson Armstrong is a three-time First-Team All-Conference selection in his career at KSU. The linebacker was the 2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Year, earned five All-America plaudits that season and was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player. Named Second-Team All-American by the AFCA, Associated Press and Hero Sports in addition to Third-Team All-America honors from STATS LLC and Phil Steele, Armstrong finished 2019 with a team-high 95 total tackles during the season - including 51 solo stops. - Big South Football

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OLB Bryson Armstrong, Central Florida
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02/10/21 - Isaiah Bowser, rSr/2023, Central Florida, 6-0, 217 (DS#31 RB) + More +

Isaiah Bowser started his college career with a flourish. He hopes to finish it the same way, albeit at Miami University instead of Northwestern. A 6-foot-1, 220-pound power back, Bowser hopes to display an expanded game in coach Chuck Martin's Miami offense with the help of running backs coach Lamar Conard. "I have aspirations of playing in NFL, and I think he can help me reach that as well as being the best player I can be," Bowser said of Conard in an interview this week. "I think he sees the vision that I see going forward. He knows what I want to do, and he's going to help me do the things I want to do in the future."

After a record-setting career at Sidney, Bowser ran for 866 yards and six touchdowns as a freshman at Northwestern in 2018. His emergence in the second half of that season was huge in the Wildcats' run to the Big Ten West division championship as it gave Northwestern's offense needed balance. Since then, injuries have limited Bowser to only 12 games. He had 204 yards on 59 carries as a sophomore and 230 yards on 78 carries last season. - Hamilton Journal News

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RB Isaiah Bowser, Central Florida
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01/19/21 - Ricky Barber, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 296 (DS#56 DT) + More +

Western Kentucky defensive tackle Ricky Barber was named a 2020 Football Writers Association of American Freshman All-American, the organization announced Monday. Barber is the fourth Hilltopper to earn this honor in the past 11 years, joining defensive end Juwuan Jones (2018), offensive guard Brandon Ray (2014) and kick returner Willie McNeal (2010). The redshirt freshman from Louisville recorded 58 total tackles (26 solo, 32 assisted) - including seven for loss - with four sacks, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble this season. His 58 total tackles tied for fifth among all FBS defensive linemen. - BG Daily News

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DT Ricky Barber, Central Florida
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01/18/21 - Big Kat Bryant, rSr/2022, Central Florida, 6-4, 254 (DS#33 DE) + More +

Less than a week after Auburn's Big Kat Bryant announced he had entered the transfer portal, the senior defensive end has found a new home. Bryant announced Saturday he is transferring to Tennessee for his final season of eligibility. Bryant becomes the second defensive lineman to transfer from Auburn after Daquan Newkirk announced he was leaving for Florida on Thursday. Bryant's decision to transfer to Tennessee will reunite him with former Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who the Volunteers hired as a defensive assistant earlier this week. - Opelika-Auburn News

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DE Big Kat Bryant, Central Florida
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01/14/21 - Brandon Johnson, rSr/2022, Central Florida, 6-2, 195 (DS#74 WR) + More +

Former Tennessee wide receiver Brandon Johnson is set to finish his career in his home state. Central Florida announced on Wednesday the commitment of Johnson as a graduate transfer. He had entered the NCAA transfer portal in December and did not play in Tennessee's regular-season finale. Johnson will have one season of eligibility remaining. Johnson, the son of former major league catcher Charles Johnson, made 19 catches for 231 yards in 2020, and he finished his Tennessee career with 79 catches for 969 yards and a touchdown. His 37 catches in 2017 tied for the team lead. He played in 46 games at Tennessee. - Knoxville News Sentinel

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WR Brandon Johnson, Central Florida
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01/11/21 - Big Kat Bryant, rSr/2022, Central Florida, 6-4, 254 (DS#33 DE) + More +

Auburn defensive linemen Big Kat Bryant and Daquan Newkirk plan to play college football in 2021; it just might not be as Tigers. Bryant and Newkirk announced Sunday they are entering the transfer portal as they weigh their options for the 2021 season. In entering the portal, both could ultimately return to Auburn for one final season of eligibility or instead suit up for another team come next fall. Bryant graduated from Auburn this December, which means he would be immediately eligible wherever he chooses to play. - Dothan Eagle

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DE Big Kat Bryant, Central Florida
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01/07/21 - Richie Grant, rSr/2021, Central Florida, 6-0, 197 (DS#3 FS) + More +

2020 JIM THORPE AWARD (TOP DEFENSIVE BACK) FINALIST: Richie Grant, safety, UCF,...Grant, a unanimous first-team all-conference selection in The American, led the Knights with 72 total tackles, 49 unassisted and 3.5 for a loss during the regular season. He had three interceptions, his first-career sack, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. - Central Florida Football

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FS Richie Grant, Central Florida
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01/02/21 - Jesiah Pierre, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 241 (DS#112 ILB) + More +

Mining the NCAA transfer portal continues to be a component of Texas Tech coach Matt Wells' team building. The Red Raiders' latest addition by that means is a defender from the SEC. Jesiah Pierre, a 6-foot-2, 242-pound linebacker from Florida, announced on New Year's Day that he has committed to the Red Raiders, less than two weeks after he had his name put into the portal. Pierre was a redshirt freshman this season and will retain that class status next season with the NCAA not charging any player a year's eligibility for 2020. He was credited with eight tackles for the Gators this season. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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ILB Jesiah Pierre, Central Florida
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01/02/21 - Otis Anderson, Sr/2021, Central Florida, 5-08, 179 (DS#36 RB) + More +

UCF running back Otis Anderson is the latest player to leave the program, announcing Thursday he is declaring for the upcoming NFL draft. Anderson joins receivers Marlon Williams, Tre Nixon and Jacob Harris and running back Greg McCrae leaving UCF rather than using a bonus year of college eligibility provided by the NCAA. Anderson spent time as a tailback, receiver and return specialist during his four-year career at UCF, finishing with 2,182 rushing yards and 1,025 receiving yards. He averaged 6.1 yards per attempt during his career, which ranks second best in school history. - Orlando Sentinel

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RB Otis Anderson, Central Florida
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01/02/21 - Jacob Harris, rSr/2021, Central Florida, 6-5, 219 (DS#60 WR) + More +

UCF receiver Jacob Harris is the latest Knight to announce his departure from the program in order to prepare for the upcoming NFL draft. At 6-foot-5, Harris developed into a tremendous target during the past two seasons. He had career highs in receptions (30), receiving yards (539) and touchdowns (8) this season while assuming a larger role with the departure of Gabe Davis and the injury to Nixon. - Orlando Sentinel

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WR Jacob Harris, Central Florida
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01/02/21 - Ricky Barber, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 296 (DS#56 DT) + More +

2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DT - Ricky Barber, R-Fr., WKU,...The Hilltoppers had six players - Bailey, Barber, Darvin, Kincade, Meadows and Simon - who repeated as Honorable Mention selections from 2019. Meanwhile, Baldeck, Bradshaw, Brooks, Brown, Lane and Spencer earned the first C-USA recognition of their careers. - Western Kentucky Football

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DT Ricky Barber, Central Florida
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12/30/20 - Tre Nixon, rSr/2021, Central Florida, 6-0, 187 (DS#59 WR) + More +

UCF receiver Tre Nixon and running back Greg McCrae are entering the 2021 NFL draft, passing on an extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted all athletes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nixon missed most of this season after dislocating his collarbone in the first half the team's season opener against Georgia Tech Sept. 16. He returned for the Cincinnati game Nov. 21 and played the final three games of the 2020 season. He finished with 19 receptions for 260 yards and two touchdowns. - Orlando Sentinel

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WR Tre Nixon, Central Florida
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12/28/20 - Big Kat Bryant, rSr/2022, Central Florida, 6-4, 254 (DS#33 DE) + More +

2020 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Big Kat Bryant, Auburn,...SEC Co-Freshman of the Year Tank Bigsby highlighted a quartet of Tiger football players earning Southeastern Conference honors. Senior defensive lineman Big Kat Bryant and junior placekicker Anders Carlson earned second team All-SEC honors, while defensive lineman Colby Wooden made the Freshman All-SEC team. - Auburn Football

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DE Big Kat Bryant, Central Florida
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12/22/20 - Mark-Antony Richards, rSr/2024, Central Florida, 6-1, 219 (DS#999 RB) + More +

One of the top ranked players from Auburn's 2019 recruiting class has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Redshirt freshman running back Mark-Antony Richards went into the transfer portal Wednesday afternoon, AL.com has learned. After missing last season due to an injury, Richards finished the regular season this year with just 20 carries. The Florida native was rated as the fourth-best athlete and 90th-best overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting class within the 247Sports Composite rankings. - Birmingham News

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RB Mark-Antony Richards, Central Florida
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12/17/20 - Aaron Robinson, rSr/2021, Central Florida, 6-0, 186 (DS#11 CB) + More +

2020 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): CB Aaron Robinson, UCF,...Second-team all-conference honors went to sophomore quarterback Dillon Gabriel (Mililani, Hawaii), senior running back Otis Anderson (Jacksonville, Fla.) and senior cornerback Aaron Robinson (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). Robinson made 42 tackles in 2020 and led the team in pass breakups with seven. - Central Florida Football

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CB Aaron Robinson, Central Florida
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