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SEPT 19 AMERICAN ATHLETIC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Fletcher, So., P, Cincinnati,...Fletcher averaged 48.2 yards on five punts, dropping one punt inside the 5-yard line and hitting another for a career-long 67 yards to help Cincinnati to a 38-17 win against Miami (Ohio) in the annual Battle for the Victory Bell. The 67-yard punt matched the longest by an American Athletic Conference player this season. Fletcher leads The American in punting at 48.0 yards per punt. - American Athletic Conference Football

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P Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati
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09/18/22 - Emory Jones, rSr/2024, Cincinnati, 6-2, 203 (DS#29 QB) + More +

Arizona State fired football coach Herm Edwards in his fifth season following an ugly home loss to Eastern Michigan and a lingering NCAA investigation into illegal recruiting practices. Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson announced the decision on Sunday, a day after the Sun Devils lost 30-21 to Eastern Michigan of the Mid-American Conference as heavy favorites. Edwards went 46-26 at Arizona State, including 1-2 this season and 17-14 in the Pac-12. The Sun Devils never won more than eight games in a season under Edwards.

Running backs coach Shaun Aguano will serve as interim coach. "We have made the decision to make a change in the leadership of our football program, effective immediately," Anderson said in a statement. "By mutual agreement, coach Edwards and I have determined that he will relinquish duties as our head coach. At the core of this is doing what is best for our current team, staff and university. I understand the frustrations out there. We must do better and that starts with our decision today." The Sun Devils begin Pac-12 play next with three ranked teams: No. 13 Utah at home Saturday, followed by No. 7 Southern California and No. 18 Washington. Edwards managed to hold onto his job after an up-and-down 2021, but another shaky loss led to his firing three games into the season. Arizona State is still awaiting word on possible NCAA sanctions for allegedly hosting recruits on campus during an NCAA-mandated COVID-19 dead period in 2020. - AP College Football

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QB Emory Jones, Cincinnati
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09/14/22 - Malik Vann, rSr/2024, Cincinnati, 6-2, 267 (DS#101 DT) + More +

University of Cincinnati Bearcats defensive lineman Malik Vann, a former Fairfield High School standout, could miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a pectoral injury he suffered during UC's 63-10 win against Kennesaw State last Saturday. Coach Luke Fickell: "He had surgery today on his pec, so I don't know exactly how long, but it's one of those (injuries) that it doesn't look great. Which is really tough - a fifth-year senior guy that has really had a really, really, really good offseason and poured a lot of things into it. He's a leader on the team, and it's one of those freak things...I don't know that we'll get him back. But I never rule those things completely out." - Cincinnati Enquirer

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DT Malik Vann, Cincinnati
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09/14/22 - Xavier Williams, rSr/2026, Cincinnati, 6-2, 205 (DS#36 SS) + More +

Charlotte's redshirt freshman quarterback Xavier Williams has impressed in his first two extended outings. He will start Saturday at Georgia State. He took over in the second quarter against William & Mary and made his first collegiate start vs. Maryland. In two games (approx. six quarters), he has thrown for 392 yards and two TDs without an interception. He has also run for 77 yards and two TDs. He boasts a 67-yard TD run to his credit and a 50-yard completion. - Charlotte Football

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SS Xavier Williams, Cincinnati
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09/13/22 - Matthew McDoom, Sr/2026, Cincinnati, 5-11, 170 (DS#56 CB) + More +

SEPT 12 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (Fr., RS - Winter Garden, Fla.),...Chanticleers freshman return specialist Matthew McDoom returned a second quarter kickoff 95 yards untouched for a touchdown in Coastal Carolina's 31-27 win over Gardner-Webb. The Winter Garden, Fla., native's 95-yard kickoff return score was the first for the Chanticleers since Ky'Jon Tyler returned one for a touchdown against Hampton in 2016. The 95-yard return was also the longest for Coastal Carolina since Tyler's 50-yard kickoff return against Troy in 2017. - Sun Belt Football

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CB Matthew McDoom, Cincinnati
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09/05/22 - Ivan Pace Jr., Sr/2023, Cincinnati, 5-11, 222 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

SEPT 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Ivan Pace Jr., Sr., LB, Cincinnati,...Had 12 tackles with a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss in a 34-21 loss at No. 19 Arkansas. - American Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
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08/30/22 - Wilson Huber, rSr/2023, Cincinnati, 6-4, 241 (DS#43 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Wilson Huber, Cincinnati, Sr., LB,...Huber has already earned a bachelor's and master's degree from UC while earning his real estate license this summer. The Indianapolis native appeared in all 14 games as a reserve linebacker and special-teams ace, registering 15 tackles (nine solo) with four TFLs and three sacks, including a heavy presence on third-down packages. He also recovered a fumble on a kickoff at Notre Dame and blocked a punt against SMU, in addition to sacks against Temple and SMU, plus a TFL versus UCF. He also picked up a sack on Heisman Trophy-winning QB Bryce Young against No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Huber also collected CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was named the Cotton Bowl's Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete Award honoree for UC. - Cincinnati Football

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OLB Wilson Huber, Cincinnati
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08/23/22 - Emory Jones, rSr/2024, Cincinnati, 6-2, 203 (DS#29 QB) + More +

When the Arizona State Sun Devils football team takes the field for the first time of the 2022 regular season against Northern Arizona on Sept. 1, they will be doing so with a new man under center. After three seasons with Jayden Daniels running the offense, it's time for the Emory Jones show to take control of the Sun Devils' offense. ASU head coach Herm Edwards named Jones the team's 'QB1' on Thursday, after a training camp battle with fellow quarterbacks Paul Tyson and Trenton Bourguet. "It's a lot different, a different landscape for me," Jones told Arizona Sports' Burns & Gambo about his new home. "It's been a smooth transition for me, though." Jones, the LaGrange, Georgia native who spent the first four years of his collegiate career at Florida, traded the southern humidity for the Valley heat.

The quarterback, however, said he went on a trip to Arizona during spring break this year before making the decision to transfer. After participating in spring ball at Florida under new head coach Billy Napier, Jones entered the transfer portal. He said he was in contact with Oklahoma, Notre Dame and UCF before ultimately making the decision to head to ASU. "It really wasn't hard, I only took one official visit and it was here," Jones said. "Coach Herm, throughout the recruitment, he talked to me and my mom almost every day." Comparing it to his recruitment as a high schooler, Jones said he knew exactly what he was looking for, which was ultimately support. "I knew that he would take care of me on and off the field and put me in the best position to be successful," Jones said. - Arizonasports.com

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QB Emory Jones, Cincinnati
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08/21/22 - Emory Jones, rSr/2024, Cincinnati, 6-2, 203 (DS#29 QB) + More +

The quarterback debate at Arizona State is over and it ended the way most thought it would. Florida transfer Emory Jones has been named the starter for the Sun Devils' Sept. 1 regular season opener against Northern Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. The announcement was made by head coach Herm Edwards after Thursday's practice. Edwards said he met with the players and gave them official word Wednesday night. "It's always tough at that position because only one guy can play," Edwards said. "They were disappointed but we had good competition. They all got better." Edwards says Jones' versatility was a key. "He's the guy that has proven he can move the team in a bunch of ways. He can make some unannounced plays. The play that is not scripted. The competition was good for him to earn the trust of his teammates and the coaching staff and all the other guys improved too.

The departure of three-year starter Jayden Daniels to the transfer portal created a void at that position. The Sun Devils had five athletes competing for that spot in the spring but no one separated himself from the rest of the pack. Jones, a 6-foot-2, 210-pounder, was added to the mix in May, six weeks after he hit the transfer portal after three years in a Gator uniform. "I know one thing: When he throws the ball, he doesn't throw a lot of curveballs," Edwards said, earlier this month when discussing Jones. "It's fast. So you better be ready cause it's going to get on you. It gets on you fast. You don't have your head around, your hands ready, it can bounce off you. So you gotta get your head around. And that's the timing of receivers and quarterback." Jones completed 64.7% (224-for-346) of his passes in 2021 for 2,734 yards and 19 touchdowns but had 13 interceptions. - Arizona Republic

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QB Emory Jones, Cincinnati
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08/21/22 - Jared Bartlett, rSr/2025, Cincinnati, 6-2, 238 (DS#45 ILB) + More +

The way West Virginia plays its unique defense, the position they dub "the Bandit" is crucial to its success. But just what the heck is "the Bandit" and how you would he define the perfect "Bandit"? That was the question dropped upon Jared Bartlett, the personification of the position. "I would say the perfect bandit is a guy who can rush and affect the quarterback; someone who can drop back and affect the pass game; someone who can affect the run; someone who can set the edge. It's like a mixture of a D-end, a linebacker and a nickel." It's sort of, if we might dare use a term being used far too loosely and too much around the Mountaineer camp as they put together the team that will face Pitt on Thursday night, Sept. 1, to open the 2022 college football season, a Swiss Army knife.

He is big, but not too big; fast enough to drop into coverage; vicious enough drop ball carriers; fast and vicious enough to rush around or through pass protectors and bring down a quarterback before he can release the ball. The perfect "Bandit" is, in reality, the perfect football player. Bartlett possesses all those raw abilities but they all did not exactly come easily to him. "Pass rushing came naturally to me," Bartlett admitted. "They had me on the edge when I first came here. That was the most simple thing I could learn. The drops and coverages, that took a little time to learn because when I was in high school I wasn't a cover guy. I played mostly played mostly D-end. "The run fits, as far filling the gaps when I'm in the box, it took me a little while to learn that but I picked it up quicker than the pass coverage." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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ILB Jared Bartlett, Cincinnati
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08/21/22 - Wilson Huber, rSr/2023, Cincinnati, 6-4, 241 (DS#43 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Wilson Huber, University of Cincinnati,...Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve linebacker and special-teams ace in 2021, registering 15 tackles (nine solo) with four TFLs and three sacks...Appeared in most third-down packages. - Cincinnati Football

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OLB Wilson Huber, Cincinnati
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08/18/22 - Evan Pryor, rSr/2026, Cincinnati, 5-10, 198 (DS#11 RB) + More +

Ohio State football expected second-year running back Evan Pryor to work his way into becoming a significant piece of the offense this season. That plan ended when Pryor suffered a knee injury in practice this week, cleveland.com can confirm. Rivals' Austin Ward first reported the injury is expected to cost Pryor the entire 2022 season. "Learning how to embrace the obstacles life may throw your way," Pryor said in a Twitter post on Monday. The loss of Pryor leaves OSU with three scholarship running backs available - returning starter TreVeyon Henderson, third-year backup Miyan Williams and true freshman Dallan Hayden.

Pryor, a top 100, four-star prospect in the 2021 class, used a redshirt while playing only four games last season. He rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries in mop-up duties. However, he was expected to have more involvement this fall, though still third on the depth chart behind Henderson and Williams. Pryor showed some of what he was capable of in the spring game, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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RB Evan Pryor, Cincinnati
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08/16/22 - Lorenz Metz, rSr/2023, Cincinnati, 6-9, 316 (DS#26 OT) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati, Sr OG,...Metz started in eight games at right guard en route to All-AAC First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. The Neuötting, Germany, native has 21 starts in his career, playing guard and both tackle spots, and graduated in December with a degree in industrial management. He was one of the standouts on an offensive line paved the way for UC's offense to average the ninth-most yards per play (6.71) in the country. UC ranked second the AAC in yards per rush (5.22), and the offensive line gave up only 53 tackles for loss all season long, which was the seventh-fewest in the nation. - Cincinnati Football

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OT Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati
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08/14/22 - Javon Hicks, rSr/2023, Cincinnati, 6-1, 205 (DS#33 FS) + More +

The standard at the safety position is sky high at the University of Cincinnati. The Bearcats have had four safeties drafted to the NFL in Luke Fickell's five seasons as head coach. Three of those safeties are currently vying for prominent roles on their respective teams. As Darrick Forrest (Washington Commanders), James Wiggins (Arizona Cardinals) and Bryan Cook (Kansas City Chiefs) are working through NFL training camp, their former Bearcats teammate, Ja'von Hicks, is working to uphold the standard they set at Cincinnati. "It has its moments where it has its highs," Hicks said of the responsibility of upholding that standard. "I enjoy leading the young guys. And then there's times where it's also stressful, being that I'm the only real veteran in the safety room. I'm OK with it, though. Put everything on my shoulders. I'm OK with leading the young bulls."

Hicks could've tried his luck in the 2022 NFL Draft like his longtime friend Cook, but he decided instead to stay at Cincinnati for one more season thanks in large part to the efforts of Bearcats co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Colin Hitschler. "Last year, he was a vocal leader," Hitschler said. "Him and Cook were a steady presence in the back end of one of the best secondaries in the country. He's been there and done it. It's great to have him back. It was a huge recruiting battle to bring him back for a fifth year. It was as important as any recruiting battle there is. From a leadership standpoint, he just brings that calmness to the room." With 29 career starts, including starting all 14 games alongside Cook and All-American cornerbacks Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner and Coby Bryant last season, Hicks is now the undisputed leader of Cincinnati's defensive backfield. - Cincinnati Enquirer

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FS Javon Hicks, Cincinnati
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08/14/22 - Jared Bartlett, rSr/2025, Cincinnati, 6-2, 238 (DS#45 ILB) + More +

When asked to describe what a bandit should be within the schematics of West Virginia's defense, redshirt sophomore Jared Bartlett gave quite an extensive answer. "I would say the perfect bandit is someone who can rush and affect the quarterback, someone who can drop back and affect the pass game, someone who can fit the run, someone who can set the edge or fit inside on run gaps," Bartlett said during a media session on Wednesday. "It's like a mixture between [a defensive] end, an inside linebacker and a nickel[back]." Sort of sounds like an all-around defensive player, doesn't it? "That's what a bandit is," Bartlett insisted.

That's quite a list of expectations, but it's a list to which Bartlett holds himself as the Mountaineers prepare for their first preseason scrimmage on Thursday. Bartlett has certainly shown flashes in his three seasons. He was the Big 12 defensive player of the week after a three-sack performance in a win over Virginia Tech last year. He has 59 tackles and seven sacks to his credit for his career. But the bandit - a hybrid position between a linebacker and a defensive lineman - should be a difference-maker in all facets of the defense, as Bartlett said. The quest for consistency has been his biggest quest this offseason. "The way I've been practicing lately is taking it day by day," Bartlett said. "Once you establish consistency and continue to play at a high level, good things happen, so that's my mindset right now." - Gazette Mail

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ILB Jared Bartlett, Cincinnati
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