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  Louisville transfer Dee Wiggins, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound wide receiver, found several balls Monday. Then again, after transferring from the Miami Hurricanes to Louisville, he's finally comfortable with a set of plays. "The transition for me is 100% perfect," Wiggins said. "This is my first year ever having the same playbook back-to-back. Since my freshman year I've had a different coach every year. I feel more confident and ready." A season-ending injury limited Wiggins to three games at Louisville last year.

He's now on a team that's about to have two receivers drafted into the NFL (Tyler Scott and Tre Tucker) and could fill a void. "Going hard every rep, that's a blessing!" Wiggins said of his day's work. "It's really on me to come out here and do it every day and be consistent. No matter where you go, you've got an opportunity. God created them, you've got to make them." The most experienced returning receiver is Chris Scott, who has added weight and is 6-foot-2, 205 pounds. The physiques of Washington State transfer Donovan Ollie, at 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, and 6-foot-4, 198-pound Sterling Berkhalter of North Carolina A&T (by way of Princeton High) are notable. - Cincinnati Enquirer


rSr/2024 WR Dee WigginsCincinnati
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  Cornerback Derrick Canteen tweeted Monday night that he has decided to transfer from Georgia Southern to Virginia Tech. He had tweeted on Dec. 13 that he was entering the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Canteen made the All-Sun Belt Conference third team last fall, when he had 64 tackles, one sack, 12 pass breakups and one interception.

He made the All-Sun Belt Conference first team in 2020, when he tied for the FBS lead with six interceptions. He also had 48 tackles, 10 pass breakups, a forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He earned Freshman All-America honors that season. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Canteen has three years of eligibility left, including the extra year of eligibility that the NCAA granted all 2020 fall-sports athletes because of the coronavirus pandemic. - Roanoke Times


rSr/2025 CB Derrick CanteenCincinnati
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  Western Kentucky's football team took another loss to the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. Redshirt junior tight end Joey Beljan, who tallied 15 catches for 191 yards and four touchdowns this past season for WKU, was among a group of transfer signees announced Tuesday by Cincinnati. The departure of Beljan, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound native of Holland, N.J., leaves the Tops even thinner at the tight end position. - BG Daily News

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  The University of Cincinnati's newly enlarged recruiting department announced five more transfers on Tuesday, adding to their latest recruiting class. But, as coach Scott Satterfield has said, "you have to recruit your own players". Though he never officially left, the biggest news on the Bearcat roster Tuesday was the return for a sixth year of eligibility for defensive lineman Malik Vann. Vann announced the news on Instagram in the afternoon and it was confirmed by University sources.

The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Vann played in only two games this season, suffering a pectoral injury in the home victory against Kennesaw State. He's been with the team since 2018 and has played in 49 career games. His best season came in 2021 when the Bearcats went to the Cotton Bowl in the national semifinal game against Alabama. He had 33.5 tackles that year, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He now joins veteran Jowon Briggs on the new Bearcats defensive line coached by new defensive coordinator Bryan Brown. Brown's defensive line at Louisville led the nation in sacks last season. - Cincinnati Enquirer


rSr/2024 DT Malik VannCincinnati
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  On the first day new Bearcats coach Scott Satterfield's recruiting department was announced, the new staffers raided the Valley of the Sun for a pair of transfers, bringing the number of former Arizona State Sun Devils on the roster to three. Quarterback Emory Jones, who played one year in Tempe and was previously was a Florida Gator, was already here. By Monday afternoon, teammates Carter Brown and D.J. Taylor had joined him.

A 5-foot-10 cornerback from Tampa Catholic High in Florida, he has been at Arizona State three seasons and is a redshirt junior. His specialty has been returning kicks as he's averaged 24.5 yards over his three years. That includes a 100-yard return for a touchdown his freshman year. He also has averaged 9.1 yards on punt returns. Defensively, he had 16 tackles this past season and one tackle for loss. - Cincinnati Enquirer


rSr/2025 SS D.J. TaylorCincinnati
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  Quarterback Emory Jones was announced on Coach Satterfield's first signing day. During Arizona State's difficult 3-9 season he was in eight games and threw for seven touchdowns. He had games of 261 yards vs. Utah, 243 vs. USC and 227 vs. Stanford. He was 7-for-9 for 59 yards when the Sun Devils upset then-top-25 Washington State.

The 6-foot-2, 211-pound signal caller was with Florida for four years and started in 2021 throwing for 2,734 yards and 19 touchdowns while running for 758 yards. "Emory is the guy who's played in the SEC," Satterfield said on signing day. "He's won big games in the SEC. I do think he's got a tremendous upside. He's got a lot of talent. He's got a really good arm and he can run as well. So it kind of fits what we want with that. I also believe it's important to be able to land a quarterback of his caliber at this stage to be able to help us in the wide receiver room." - Cincinnati Enquirer


rSr/2024 QB Emory JonesCincinnati
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  Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell noted last month that one unit in need of more bodies was the defensive line. UW moved closer to adding another prospect on Thursday when Temple's Darian Varner announced he planned to join the Badgers. Varner, 6-foot-2 and 260 pounds, has two seasons of eligibility remaining. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Varner last month announced he planned to transfer to Virginia Tech. UW's coaches were able to change his mind.

Varner played in 10 of 12 games this past season, missing the final two games because of a foot injury. He finished with 7 1/2 sacks and 12 1/2 tackles for losses, both the No. 2 mark on the team, and 35 total tackles and was named first-team all-American Athletic Conference. Varner redshirted in 2020 and recorded a combined three sacks and seven tackles for loss in 11 games in 2021. UW must replace nose tackle Keeanu Benton, who led the unit in sacks (4 ½), tackles for loss (10) and total tackles (35). - Journal Sentinel


rSr/2025 DE Darian VarnerCincinnati
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  2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Aaron Turner, Connecticut,...Zion Turner's main target on the season was sophomore wide receiver Aaron Tuner who caught a career-high 52 passes for 462 yards and three scores. Turner hauled in a career-high 10 passes for 66 yards in the upset win over Liberty. Turner caught a pass in every game this season and over his two seasons in Storrs has hauled in 85 balls for 695 yards in 24 games. - Connecticut Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: OG Dylan O'Quinn, Cincinnati, Sr.,...Earning honorable mention all-league were: senior cornerback Arquon Bush, redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Joe Huber and senior offensive lineman Dylan O'Quinn. Hicks and O'Quinn wrap up their careers as two-time all-league selections, as well. - Cincinnati Football

rSr/2023 OG Dylan OQuinnCincinnati
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: P Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati, So.,...Fletcher is the first Bearcat to win the AAC's Special Team Player of the Year award. He is a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter, and ranks fourth nationally in average (46.7). He set the AAC record with an 84-yard punt at SMU earlier this season. - Cincinnati Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: LB Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati, Sr.,...Pace Jr. is the second straight Bearcat to be named the AAC Defensive Player of the Year, joining Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, who was the unanimous choice in 2021. The Cincinnati native led the AAC in tackles (120), tackles for loss (19.5) and ranked second in sacks (9.0). He is a finalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker, and the Bednarik Award, given to the nation's top overall defender. - Cincinnati Football

Sr/2023 ILB Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: DL Darian Varner, Temple, So.,...Varner was named to the All-AAC First Team. He is the first Temple player to garner first-team all-conference honors since Shaun Bradley, Matt Hennessy, Ifeanyi Maijeh, and Quincy Roche in 2019. The single-digit sophomore was one of the leaders of the Owls' defense this season. He finished second on the team in sacks with 7.5 and TFLs with 12.5. His career-high 3.5 sacks vs. Tulsa fell just shy of the single-game Temple record of 4.0 set by Dan Klecko in 2002. His 0.75 sacks per game were tied for second in the conference with fellow teammate Layton Jordan, while his 1.25 TFLs per game ranked fourth in the AAC at seasons end. - Temple Football

rSr/2025 DE Darian VarnerCincinnati
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: CB Arquon Bush, Cincinnati, Sr.,...Earning honorable mention all-league were: senior cornerback Arquon Bush, redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Joe Huber and senior offensive lineman Dylan O'Quinn. - Cincinnati Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: S Ja'Von Hicks, Cincinnati, Sr.,...Snagging All-AAC Second Team honors were: junior wide receiver Tyler Scott, senior offensive tackle James Tunstall, senior safety Ja'Von Hicks and senior kicker Ryan Coe. Ja'Von Hicks and Dylan O'Quinn wrap up their careers as two-time all-league selections, as well. - Cincinnati Football

rSr/2023 FS Javon HicksCincinnati
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: OT James Tunstall, Cincinnati, Sr.,...Snagging All-AAC Second Team honors were: junior wide receiver Tyler Scott, senior offensive tackle James Tunstall, senior safety Ja'Von Hicks and senior kicker Ryan Coe. - Cincinnati Football

rSr/2023 OT James TunstallCincinnati
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