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12/09/22 - Alec Holler, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

Like his quarterback John Rhys Plumlee, UCF tight end Alec Holler will be back next year for the Knights' inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference and that's welcomed news given the state of his position group. It will be Holler's sixth season of college football made possible by an extra year of eligibility granted to athletes by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Holler announced the move Thursday afternoon on The Shepherd Orlando 1270 AM radio station. "I love this team, this university, this school, the coaching staff, and all of my teammates," he said. "When I just think about the journey and how far I've come, it kind of came down to that God is kind of pulling me to come back for another year."

Holler said he informed UCF coach Gus Malzahn of his decision earlier in the day. He explained his reasons. "I love this place," he said. "I want to help be a leader going into the Big 12. It's not about any money. In the NIL space now, a lot of people are all about money. If it was about money, I would go start working or doing something else. "It's really about the dream of trying to do what's best to get me to the NFL, in terms of developing and coming back an even better player next year." - Orlando Sentinel

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TE Alec Holler, Central Florida
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12/07/22 - Alex Ward, rSr/2023, Central Florida + More +

2022 PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD FINALIST: Alex Ward, UCF,...Ward graduated in December 2021 with a degree in mechanical engineering and is currently pursuing a second degree in integrated business from the College of Business Administration. He was named to the Order of Pegasus last spring, earning the most prestigious honor for any UCF student. Ward also was a dean's list selection for the spring 2022 semester. A fifth-year player from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Ward was named to the 2022 Mannelly Award Preseason Watch List and was also a finalist for the award last season. Ward earned third-team All-America honors in 2021 from Phil Steele and also was selected first-team All-American Athletic Conference by Steele. Ward is a preseason third-team All-America pick by Steele for 2022. - UCF Football

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LS Alex Ward, Central Florida
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12/04/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida + More +

University of Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson warmed hearts on a cold day across the state by announcing on Friday he would return for his senior season in 2023. The draft-eligible redshirt junior from Sardis, Miss., has emerged as one of the nation's top quarterbacks in two seasons as the Arkansas starter. The Razorbacks are 15-8 in games Jefferson has started since the 6-3, 242-pounder took the reins in 2021. In the two games Jefferson missed this year, due to a concussion and a shoulder injury, respectively, the Razorbacks averaged 366 yards and 13.5 points in a 40-17 loss at Mississippi State and a 13-10 home loss to LSU.

With Jefferson in the lineup, the Razorbacks went 6-4, lost three games by two points and averaged 471.3 yards and 34.1 points per game. Jefferson has advanced into the top 10 in the UA record books in multiple categories, including fourth in touchdown responsibility with 63. The dual-threat quarterback owns the second- and third-best completion-percentage seasons in Arkansas history with his 68.3% this year and 67.3% in 2021. Feleipe Franks holds the school record with 68.5% completions in 2020. Jefferson can challenge that record with a strong performance in the Razorbacks' bowl game. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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12/04/22 - Jaeden Gould, rJr/2027, Central Florida + More +

The highest-rated signee in Nebraska's 2022 recruiting class entered the transfer portal Friday, according to a program source. Freshman safety Jaeden Gould redshirted while appearing in the Oklahoma game. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder has four years of eligibility left. A graduate of Bergen County Catholic High School in New Jersey, Gould arrived at NU as a consensus four-star prospect across the four major recruiting services. ESPN, 247Sports and On3 each had Gould as the Huskers' top-rated signee.

Gould is the third 2022 signee to enter the portal, joining inside linebacker Ernest Hausmann and receiver Decoldest Crawford. Utility backup offensive lineman Brant Banks entered the portal Thursday, and backup kicker Chase Contreraz entered the portal Friday. The transfer portal officially opens for all players on Monday. Because of a coaching change between interim head coach Mickey Joseph and permanent head coach Matt Rhule, Husker players get a special 30-day dispensation to enter the portal after the switch. It becomes moot Monday, when the portal opens until it closes in mid-January. - Lincoln Journal Star

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SS Jaeden Gould, Central Florida
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12/03/22 - Jabari Brooks, rSr/2026, Central Florida + More +

2022 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 2ND TEAM: OL Jabari Brooks, Jr., Samford,...Offensive lineman Jabari Brooks and wide receiver Kendall Watson were unanimous second-team selections. At the same time, linebacker Nathan East, defensive back Hakeem Johnson and punter Bradley Porcellato were named to the second team by the coaches. - Samford Football

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OG Jabari Brooks, Central Florida
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11/28/22 - John Rhys Plumlee, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

NOV 28 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: John Rhys Plumlee, Sr., QB, UCF,...Rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and completed 9 of 9 passes for 73 yards and a TD in a 46-39 win at South Florida. - AAC Football

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QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
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11/26/22 - Alec Holler, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

Mikey Keene threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Alec Holler with 20 seconds remaining to lead No. 25 UCF to a 46-39 win over South Florida on Saturday night and earn a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Keene completed a 41-yard pass to Javon Baker for a first down at the South Florida 29. Keene added a 10-yard run on a keeper to get the ball to the Bulls' 15 and set up the game-winning play for UCF (9-3, 6-2 AAC). South Florida (1-11, 0-8) got the ball to the UCF 32, but the Bulls' Hail Mary attempt went out of the end zone. UCF scored on its first four possessions of the game to take a 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter. But South Florida stormed back, scoring 22 points in a 3:44 span of the third quarter to pull within 31-29, forcing two turnovers to set up touchdowns.

South Florida even took a 39-38 lead with 7:02 remaining in the game when Bulls quarterback Bynum Brown reeled off a 42-yard TD run off an option keeper. The Knights answered with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Keene throwing a 4-yard touchdown to Kobe Hudson to make it 38-29. Keene was 15 of 19 for 129 yards and two touchdowns. UCF starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee had eight carries for 133 yards and a touchdown before he left the game with a pulled hamstring. He was also 9-for-9 passing for 73 yards and a touchdown. Brown threw for 140 yards and rushed for 109 and a touchdown. Brian Battie rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulls. - UCF/AP College Football

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TE Alec Holler, Central Florida
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11/19/22 - Cam Fancher, rSr/2026, Central Florida + More +

Cam Fancher threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and Marshall controlled from the outset in a 23-10 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday. On the game's first drive, Fancher threw a 65-yard scoring pass to EJ Horton. In the second quarter, Fancher threw a 33-yard touchdown to Shadeed Ahmed to stretch the lead to 13-3, and following an Eagles fumble four plays into their ensuing drive, Fancher ran it in from the 19. Fancher ran for 63 yards on 14 carries for Marshall (7-4, 4-3 Sun Belt), which has won three straight and four of its last five. Kyle Vantrease threw for 205 yards and a touchdown for Georgia Southern (5-6, 2-5 Sun Belt). The Eagles now have lost a season-high three straight. - Marshall/AP College Football

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QB Cam Fancher, Central Florida
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11/14/22 - John Rhys Plumlee, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

NOV 14 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Rhys Plumlee, Sr., QB, UCF,...Plumlee led UCF to a 38-31 win at No. 17 Tulane, handing the Green Wave its first American Athletic Conference loss of the season and moving the Knights into a three-way tie atop the conference standings. Plumlee figured in 308 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as he rushed for a game-high 176 yards and two TDs and completed 17 of 30 passes and another score. Plumlee, who ranks fifth in The American in rushing (66.5 ypg), set UCF's single-game rushing record for a quarterback. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
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11/13/22 - John Rhys Plumlee, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

UCF used a season-high 336 yards of rushing to run past Tulane, 38-31, in New Orleans. The win put the Knights in the driver's seat for the American Athletic Conference title as they have the tie-breaker advantage over both the Green Wave and Cincinnati who they are tied with at the top of the standings. The win moved UCF up to No. 18 in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, while Tulane dropped to No. 22. - American Football Coaches Association

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QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
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11/12/22 - John Rhys Plumlee, rSr/2024, Central Florida + More +

John Rhys Plumlee accounted for 308 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 UCF took over first place in the American Athletic Conference with a 38-31 victory over No. 16 Tulane on Saturday. Returning from an Oct. 29 concussion against Cincinnati, Plumlee rushed for 176 yards and two TDs. He also passed for 132 yards and a score as UCF (8-2, 5-1) surpassed 400 yards of offense for the eighth time this season. Plumlee's rushing total was his highest with UCF but short of his career high of 212 for Mississippi against LSU in 2019. Tulane (8-2, 5-1) pulled within a touchdown with 11:39 left when Michael Pratt hit Reggie Brown in the back of the end zone to cap a drive sustained by Pratt's fourth-and-6 conversion on a pass to Lawrence Keys. But the Knights responded with a 16-play, 75-yard scoring drive that consumed 8:07 and was sustained by a fourth-down pass interference penalty on Tulane's Jarius Monroe on running back Isaiah Bowser's pass intended for Plumlee along the sideline.

Bowser finished it off with his second short touchdown run of the game to make it 38-24 with 3:32 left. Tulane drove for one final score on Pratt's 6-yard pass to Shae Wyatt with 1:46 left, but the Green Wave's onside kick was recovered by UCF, which didn't punt the ball back until the final seconds. Pratt finished 23 of 39 for 236 yards and three TDs. Tulane's Jha-Quan Jackson caught five passes for 95 yards. Plumlee helped UCF to a 10-0 lead when he kept the ball up the middle, cut outside to his right and outraced all pursuers for a 67-yard touchdown. Tulane answered with Pratt's 1-yard fade to Duece Watts, set up by Tyjae Spears' 70-yard run. UCF restored its 10-point lead when Bowser took a direct snap on fourth-and-1, faked left and darted right for an easy score, his 12th this season. - UCF/AP College Football

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QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
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11/12/22 - Cam Fancher, rSr/2026, Central Florida + More +

Cam Fancher threw two touchdown passes and Marshall beat Appalachian State 28-21 on Saturday. Fancher threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage to give Marshall a 28-14 lead midway through the third quarter. Chase Brice's 14-yard TD pass to Henry Pearson to open the fourth pulled Appalachian State to 28-21. Brice was stuffed for a 3-yard loss on fourth-and-1 at the Marshall 16-yard line with about five minutes remaining. The Mountaineers drove to the Marshall 45 with 36 seconds left, but Brice threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-6. Fancher was 16 of 28 for 225 yards passing for Marshall (6-4, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference). Charles Montgomery had five receptions for 109 yards receiving. Gammage finished with six catches for 91 yards. Brice was 15-of-34 passing for 177 yards and threw one touchdown and an interception for Appalachian State (5-5, 2-4). - Marshall/AP College Football

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QB Cam Fancher, Central Florida
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11/11/22 - Daylan Dotson, rSr/2025, Central Florida + More +

OCT 31 OHIO VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daylan Dotson, DE, 6-3, 280, So., Savannah, Ga., UT Martin,...Dotson had five tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a defensive touchdown as UT Martin forced seven turnovers in a 52-28 win at Houston Christian. Dotson played part in three sacks, one solo and combining on two others. Two of his sacks resulted in fumbles, one of which he recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Others Nominated: Jordan Vincent, Eastern Illinois; Tayvian Weary, Lindenwood; Cade Shupperd, Murray State; Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri; Cameron Hudson, Tennessee Tech. - OVC Football

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DE Daylan Dotson, Central Florida
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11/08/22 - Daylan Dotson, rSr/2025, Central Florida + More +

OCT 31 FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daylan Dotson, UT Martin, DE, So., 6-3, 280, Savannah, Georgia,...One of the Ohio Valley Conference's top pass rushers, Dotson led the defensive excellence as UT Martin forced seven turnovers in a 52-28, non-conference win at Houston Christian. He had five tackles, played a part in three sacks - one solo and two assists that totaled 20 yards in losses - forced two fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles. He recovered one of his forced fumbles in the HCU end zone for the game's first touchdown.

Honorable Mention: Colton Adams, LB, Alabama State; Bailey Armon, LB, Sacramento State; Teddye Buchanan, LB, UC Davis; Donte' Daniels, LB, Southeastern Louisiana; Mikey Jarmolowich, DB, Colgate; Brent Jackson, S, Bucknell; Malaki Malaki, LB, Utah Tech; Garrett Morris, LB, Penn; Eric O'Neill, QB, LIU; Raequan Ousley, DB, Gardner-Webb; Jamias Presley, CB, Prairie View A&M; Omar Rogers, DB, Elon; Sam Schadek, DT, Dayton; Manny Smith, DB, North Carolina Central; Jordan Vincent, S, Eastern Illinois. - STATS FCS Football

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DE Daylan Dotson, Central Florida
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11/08/22 - RJ Harvey, rSr/2025, Central Florida + More +

OCT 31 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: RJ Harvey, Jr., RB, UCF,...Rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries in a 25-21 win against No. 20/19 Cincinnati. - American Athletic Conference Football

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