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12/02/19 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

North Carolina State quarterback Matthew McKay says he has entered his name in the transfer portal. The redshirt sophomore announced his plans in a social media post Sunday. He started the first five games before being replaced by Bailey Hockman, who was later replaced by Devin Leary as the Wolfpack struggled to find consistency at the position. McKay completed 86 of 150 passes for 910 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, though he struggled to connect downfield. N.C. State (4-8, 1-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) closed the season with Saturday's 41-10 loss to rival North Carolina and missed a bowl for the first time since 2013. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew McKay, Elon
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11/28/19 - Greg Liggs Jr., Sr/2020, Elon + More +

2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Greg Liggs, Jr., Elon, CB, Sr., Greensboro, N.C.,...A 2019 Buck Buchanan Award finalist for the nation's best FCS defensive player, Liggs led the nation in interceptions with eight during the regular season to set an Elon Division I program record for most interceptions in a campaign on the way to etching his name atop Elon's Division I career interception list with 15. A Second Team All-CAA Football honoree in 2018, Liggs was tabbed a Preseason All-American by Phil Steele this August while being named a Preseason All-CAA Football honorable mention. In being named a Buchanan Award finalist, Liggs is the third Elon athlete to earn the distinction, joining Warren Messer in 2017 and Chad Nkang in 2005 and 2006. - Elon Football

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CB Greg Liggs Jr., Elon
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11/28/19 - Matt Foster, Sr/2020, Elon + More +

2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Matt Foster, Elon, TE, Sr., Williamsville, N.Y.,...Foster, a 2019 Preseason All-CAA Football honoree, posted 246 receiving yards for the year on 19 receptions with three touchdown grabs, setting career highs in all three categories. His output in 2019 tops his previous Division I program record for most receiving yards in a season by a tight end, beating his previous career high of 242 in 2017.

The Williamsville, N.Y., native played in 10 of Elon's 11 games and caught touchdowns against CAA foes Richmond, Delaware and William & Mary, each of which came in big situations. Against the Spiders and Blue Hens, his four- and 47-yard touchdown grabs, respectively, both put Elon up by margins of 14-0 on the way to big wins while his scoring catch against William & Mary came in the third extra session to tie the game and send it to the fourth period of a five overtime game on Homecoming. - Elon Football

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TE Matt Foster, Elon
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11/28/19 - Marcus Willoughby, Sr/2020, Elon + More +

2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Marcus Willoughby, Elon, DL, Sr., Durham, N.C.,...A Third Team All-CAA honoree in 2018 before moving up a team in 2019, Willoughby closed his career in maroon and gold setting new career highs across the board with 65 tackles - 32 solo stops - to go with 13.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks. Within the conference, Willoughby's 7.0 sacks rank as the seventh-most and his 13.5 TFL is the 10th-best total in the league for the campaign. Throughout the year, he was named CAA Football and STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 after his 14-tackle afternoon in the home opener against The Citadel, a game in which he helped the Elon defense hold the Bulldogs to just 156 rushing yards for the fewest in a game since its contest against No. 2 Clemson in 2017. - Elon Football

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DE Marcus Willoughby, Elon
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11/23/19 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

Skyler Davis kicked field goals from 29-and 35-yards out in the fourth quarter, the second with 41 seconds remaining, to lift Elon to a 25-23 come-from-behind win over Towson in the season-finale Saturday afternoon. The loss snapped Towson's three-game win streak and may have dashed the Tigers' hopes of an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs. Tom Flacco threw two touchdown passes to put the Tigers (7-5, 4-4 Colonial Athletic Association) up, 14-0 after one, and after the teams traded second-quarter field goals the lead stood at 17-3 at intermission.

Flacco was sacked in the end zone for a safety on the Tigers' first possession of the second half. Davis Cheek and Joey Baughman each threw third-quarter touchdown passes as Elon (5-6, 4-4) cut its deficit to just a point, 20-19 heading into the fourth quarter. Aidan O'Neill kicked his third field goal of the game, this one from 44-yards out, to push Towson's lead to four, 23-19. Davis cut the lead to one with his 29-yard field goal with 7:09 left. The Phoenix drove 56 yards in nine plays to set up his game-winner. - AP College Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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11/11/19 - Greg Liggs Jr., Sr/2020, Elon + More +

2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DB Greg Liggs Jr., Elon,...A Greensboro, N.C., native enjoying the best year of his career in maroon and gold, Liggs leads the nation in interceptions with seven. All of his interceptions have come in Elon's last four games, recording three apiece in road games at New Hampshire on Oct. 5 and at Rhode Island on Oct. 26. Liggs has also recorded 42 tackles on the season with a career-high 12 of them coming last time out against William & Mary.

A Preseason Third Team Phil Steele All-American and All-CAA Football honorable mention this year, Liggs earned Second Team All-CAA Football honors after the 2018 campaign when he intercepted four passes and had 13 passes defended. Previously, Warren Messer was a finalist for the honor in 2017 and earned a place on the watch list one season later in 2018. Liggs becomes the third Elon football student-athlete earning Buchanan Award accolades after Messer in 2017 and 2018 and Chad Nkang's fifth-place finish in 2005 and eighth-place finish in 2006. - Elon/STATS FCS Football

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CB Greg Liggs Jr., Elon
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10/28/19 - Greg Liggs Jr., Sr/2020, Elon + More +

OCT 28 CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Greg Liggs, Jr., Sr., DB, Elon (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford),...Liggs tied his own Elon record with three interceptions in a 38-13 win at Rhode Island. The senior's second pickoff was returned 31 yards to the 3-yard line, setting up a TD that gave the Phoenix a 24-13 lead. Elon held URI's 5th-ranked passing offense to a season-low 211 yards. It was the second time this month that Liggs has had three interceptions in a game, and his seven pickoffs for the season are an Elon record and the most in FCS. He also owns Elon's career interception mark with 14. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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CB Greg Liggs Jr., Elon
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10/26/19 - DeSean McNair, Sr/2020, Elon + More +

Joey Baughman had just four carries in the game with two of those going for touchdowns as Elon took control in the third quarter to roll over Rhode Island 38-13 to grab its second straight win on Saturday. Elon (4-4, 3-2 CAA), which topped Delaware 42-7 two weeks ago to halt a three-game skid, was up 7-6 at the break before scoring 28 unanswered points to take a 38-13 lead in the fourth quarter. Baughman scored on a 3-yard option play late in the third and opened the scoring in the final quarter with a 67-yard scoring sprint to go ahead 31-13. De'Sean McNair rushed 17 times for 85 yards and one TD and Davis Cheek threw for 148 yards and a score for Elon. Greg Liggs Jr. picked off three Rhode Island passes. Rhode Island (1-7, 0-5) dropped its third in a row after topping Brown 31-28. - AP College Football

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RB DeSean McNair, Elon
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10/14/19 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

OCT 14 CAA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Davis Cheek, Jr., QB, Elon (Matthews, N.C./Butler),...Cheek completed 22-of-25 passes for a season-high 259 yards and a touchdown as Elon topped No. 15 Delaware, 42-7. The junior was a perfect 13-for-13 in the second half the Phoenix scored TD's on its final four possessions to pull away. The 88% completion percentage is the best in FCS this season and the highest by an Elon quarterback in the Division I era. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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09/17/19 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

WEEK 3 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Davis Cheek, Jr., QB, Elon (Matthews, N.C./Butler),...Cheek completed 18-of-30 passes for 234 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in Elon's 42-20 conference road win at Richmond. The junior threw three scoring passes in the first half and added two more on the first two drives of the third quarter to give the Phoenix a commanding 42-13 advantage. Cheek's TD passes went to five different receivers and he also added 33 yards rushing. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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09/14/19 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

Davis Cheek threw a career-high five touchdown passes to five different receivers, Shamari Wingard returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score and Elon beat Richmond 42-20 on Saturday in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams. Cheek hit Cole Taylor on a 28-yard TD pass on Elon's opening 75-yard drive and capped its second with a 4-yard scoring toss to Matt Foster. His 11-yard pass to Boyson Daughtry made it 28-7 and he hit Kortez Weeks on a 53-yarder and Avery Jones on a 10-yarder in the third quarter. Cheek was 18 of 30 for 234 yards and Weeks gained 125 yards on eight catches as the Phoenix (2-1) outgained the Spiders 421-384.

Richmond's Beau English scored on an 8-yard run and backup Joe Mancuso threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to Keyston Fuller and an 8-yarder to Isaac Brown. The Spiders (1-2) threatened late, reaching the Elon 6 after Fuller's 66-yard pass reception and run, but were stopped on downs with 6:49 to play. Mancuso was 11 of 16 for 234 yards passing with an interception and Fuller gained 208 yards on seven receptions. - AP College Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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09/11/19 - Marcus Willoughby, Sr/2020, Elon + More +

WEEK 2 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK,...Marcus Willoughby, Elon, DE, Sr., 6-3, 253, Durham, North Carolina, Willoughby racked up a career-high 14 tackles, including two for loss and a sack, as Elon stymied The Citadel's triple option offense in a 35-28 triumph. His sack in Elon territory with just over one minute to play helped stop a Bulldogs' drive. The CAA Football team limited The Citadel to 156 rushing yards, which was its lowest total since facing Clemson in 2017, and 225 offensive yards overall. Honorable Mention: Liam Doran, LB, Holy Cross; Devon King, CB, UC Davis; Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis; Roderick Perry, NT, South Carolina State; Tim Simon, S, Dayton; Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana State; Tracy Thompkins, DB, Mississippi Valley State. - STATS FCS Football

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DE Marcus Willoughby, Elon
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09/09/19 - Marcus Willoughby, Sr/2020, Elon + More +

SEPT 9 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcus Willoughby, Sr., DE, Elon (Durham, N.C./Durham Riverside),...Willoughby contributed a career-high 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack as Elon defeated The Citadel, 35-28. The senior defensive end’s sack helped stop a Bulldogs’ drive late in the fourth quarter. Elon’s defense limited The Citadel’s triple-option offense to 156 yards rushing, which was its lowest total since facing Clemson in 2017, and 225 yards overall. - CAA Football

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DE Marcus Willoughby, Elon
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08/31/19 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Matthew McKay never looked overwhelmed as he made his first start for North Carolina State at quarterback. The redshirt sophomore ran for two touchdowns and threw for another while N.C. State overcame a shaky start to shut down East Carolina's ground game to beat the Pirates 34-6 in Saturday's season opener for both teams. McKay completed 25 of 37 passes for 308 yards, becoming only the third quarterback in school history and first in a dozen years to crack the 300-yard mark in his first career start.

"The first play I went out there, I took a deep breath and said, 'OK we're playing football,'" McKay said, "So not nervous or anything, just definitely prepared for my moment." He looked that way, too. McKay scored on a 4-yard keeper just before halftime for a 17-3 lead, then got loose around the left side and dove for the pylon for a 21-yard score early in the fourth. McKay also found a wide-open Tabari Hines on the right side for a 48-yard touchdown in the third as the Wolfpack broke the game open. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew McKay, Elon
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08/26/19 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Matt McKay will start the season at quarterback for North Carolina State. The redshirt sophomore was listed atop the depth chart released Monday for the Wolfpack's opener against East Carolina. Florida State transfer Bailey Hockman is his backup and redshirt freshman Devin Leary as the third-stringer. Coach Dave Doeren says McKay separated himself with his "accuracy, his leadership and his ability to really protect the team with his decision-making." McKay completed 7 of 8 passes last season for 87 yards and added 36 yards rushing with a touchdown in the home win over Georgia State. The three-man competition had been the key position battle during preseason camp for N.C. State, which must replace three-year starter Ryan Finley. - AP College Football

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