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  2019 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DB Shemar Bartholomew, Northwestern State, So., New Orleans, La.,...Bartholomew, a New Orleans native, ranked 12th nationally in interceptions per game (0.4) closed his sophomore season with a flourish, producing five turnovers in the final five games of the season. Included in that run were a pair of two-turnover games – an interception and fumble recovery at UIW on Oct. 26 and a two-interception game against Stephen F. Austin. He added a momentum-shifting, 96-yard interception return touchdown in the Demons' 31-28 win at Sam Houston State on Nov. 16. A 6-0, 185-pound cornerback, Bartholomew broke up four passes and added 23 tackles and a blocked extra point against McNeese in nine games. - Northwestern State Football

rSr/2024 CB Shemar BartholomewGeorgia Southern
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  J.D. King had 107 yards rushing and three touchdowns, Wesley Kennedy III and Shai Werts each ran for a score, and Georgia Southern beat Georgia State 38-10 on Saturday night. Kennedy had 11 carries for 78 yards and Werts was 7-of-10 passing for 73 yards and added 55 yards rushing on 15 carries. Tra Barnett's 15-yards touchdown run capped a nine-play, 86-yard drive and gave Georgia State (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference) a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter but the Eagles (7-5, 5-3) scored the next 31 points before taking a 21-point lead into the fourth quarter. Werts tied it with a 11-yard TD run late in the first quarter, Tyler Bass made a 49-yard field goal early in the second and King's first touchdown, a 7-yard run, made it 17-7 at halftime. Kennedy and King each had 13-yard scoring runs in the third quarter and King added a 30-yard TD run with 7:06 to play to make it 38-10. Barnett finished with 15 carries for 55 yards. Georgia State, which went into the game averaging 257.8 yards rushing per game (No. 11 in the FBS) ran 37 times for a season-low 107 yards. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football

rSr/2023 RB J.D. KingGeorgia Southern
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  NOV 25 ACC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: James Graham, Georgia Tech, R-Fr., QB, Fitzgerald, Ga.,...Accounted for 241 yards of total offense (129 passing, 112 rushing) and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in Georgia Tech's 28-26 win over NC State...His three touchdown passes, four touchdown responsible for and 112 rushing yards were all career highs...Scored the Jackets' lone touchdown of the second half on a 26-yard run...Ran for seven yards on third-and-2 on the Yellow Jackets' final offensive possession, picking up a pivotal first down that helped Georgia Tech run the final 5:22 off the clock and seal the victory. - ACC Football

rJr/2023 QB James GrahamGeorgia Southern
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  Only five days after being removed from Georgia Tech's low point of the season, James Graham showed his dual-threat potential as the new leader of a revamped offense. Graham threw three touchdown passes, including two to Ahmarean Brown, and Georgia Tech stopped a potential tying 2-point play with about five minutes remaining to beat North Carolina State 28-26 on Thursday night. Graham also ran for 129 yards with a touchdown as Georgia Tech (3-8, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak that included a 45-0 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday. Graham, who was pulled from the lopsided loss to the Hokies, wasn't leaving the win over the Wolfpack. "Especially after last week he had something to prove," said wide receiver Malachi Carter, who had two catches for 74 yards. "He just went out there and did his thing." N.C. State (4-7, 1-6) suffered its fifth straight loss. Graham helped the Yellow Jackets gain 395 yards -- a dramatic improvement from their 134 yards in the loss to Virginia Tech. - AP College Football

rJr/2023 QB James GrahamGeorgia Southern
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  NOV 18 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern (Freshman, Punter, Guyton, Ga.),...Anthony Beck II had a big game punting for the Eagles as they defeated ULM to become bowl eligible. The redshirt freshman punted six times for an average of 48.5 yards, which is the second-best single-game average of his short career. He had three punts downed inside the 20-yard line and had two punts of 50+ yards and even had one punt fumbled that was recovered by the Eagles that eventually led to a touchdown. He also held for six PATs and a field goal for Tyler Bass. - Sun Belt Football

rSr/2023 P Anthony Beck IIGeorgia Southern
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  NOV 11 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Presbyterian College defensive back Jeffrey Smyth (Orange Park, Fla.) had a career-high 13 tackles with 1.0 tackles-for-loss and an interception for 31 yards in the Blue Hose's 24-14 win over Gardner-Webb. His interception was in the first quarter on a 3rd-and-10 play in PC territory. Smyth made six stops in the second period, and had three solo tackles in the fourth quarter on Gardner-Webb's final possession. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Hajj-Malik Williams (Campbell) and Tyrese Wright (Monmouth). - Big South Football

rSr/2025 FS Jeffrey SmythGeorgia Southern
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  NOV 4 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Buffalo QB Kyle Vantrease,...Buffalo sophomore quarterback Kyle Vantrease (Stow, Ohio) threw for a career-high 208 yards and one touchdown and scored two additional rushing touchdowns in a 43-14 win at Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Vantrease completed 15-of-23 passes, including 13-of-18 for 185 yards in the first half, to help the Bulls build a 29-7 lead at the break. With the Bulls leading 9-7 in the second quarter, Vantrease scored on a 16-yard run to extend the Buffalo lead to 16-7. On Buffalo's next possession, Vantrease scored on a one-yard run to put the Bulls ahead 22-7. With just nine seconds left in the half, he found Antonio Nunn or a 10-yard touchdown pass. - MAC Football

rSr/2023 QB Kyle VantreaseGeorgia Southern
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  Kyle Vantrease ran for two touchdowns and passed for another in a 27-point second quarter and the Buffalo defense overwhelmed Eastern Michigan in a 43-14 win on Saturday. The Bulls (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) scored 43 straight points after the Eagles (4-5, 1-4) scored the opening touchdown on an 80-yard pass play from Mike Glass to Mathew Sexton. Vantrease completed 15 of 23 passes for 208 yards with a 10-yard touchdown connection with Antonio Nunn in the closing seconds of the first half. The quarterback also added scores on runs of 16 and 1 yard. James Patterson had 160 yards and two second-half touchdowns and Kevin Marks added a touchdown and 90 yards to become the 12th Bull to surpass 1,500 yards rushing. Buffalo, which won its third straight, ended up with 460 yards, 252 on the ground while holding Eastern Michigan to 210 yards, just 25 rushing. The difference in first downs was 26-6 and the Bulls held the ball for 41 1/2 minutes. Buffalo had five sacks, giving it 18 in the last four games, while allowing just one. - Buffalo/AP College Football

rSr/2023 QB Kyle VantreaseGeorgia Southern
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  Wesley Kennedy III and J.D. King ran for 143 yards apiece -- each with two touchdowns -- as Georgia Southern jumped out to an early lead and coasted to a 41-7 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday to keep the Aggies winless on the year. Georgia Southern (4-3), rolling past in the Aggies in a nonconference game, has won three straight. Kennedy scored on runs of 71 and 47 yards in the first half as the Eagles (4-3) sprinted to a 28-7 halftime advantage. Kennedy had five carries for 139 yards in that half as Georgia Southern racked up 259 rushing yards while limiting the Aggies to 104 total yards. The Eagles finished with 404 yards rushing. Kennedy added another score on a 67-yard punt return to give the Eagles a 34-7 lead early in the third quarter. King scored on runs of 2 and 1 yards, also in the initial half. Jason Huntley led the Aggies (0-8), rushing for 129 yards and a score. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football

rSr/2023 RB J.D. KingGeorgia Southern
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  OCT 7/WEEK 6 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern (Junior, DE, Sumter, S.C.),...Georgia Southern junior defensive end Raymond Johnson III had three tackles, including half a tackle for loss, in Georgia Southern's double-overtime win at South Alabama on Thursday night, but he saved his best for the extra frames. Johnson III blocked the potential game-winning field goal in the back half of the first overtime to force a second extra stanza, and then pounced on a fumble in the second overtime, which set up the game-winner from Tyler Bass. - Sun Belt Football

Sr/2021 DE Raymond Johnson IIIGeorgia Southern
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  OCT 7/WEEK 6 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Amare Jones, Tulane, So., WR,...Had six receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 65 yards and a TD on nine carries in a 42-33 win at Army, ending the Black Knights' 15-game home winning streak. - American Athletic Conference Football

rSr/2023 WR Amare JonesGeorgia Southern
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  Jack Chambers threw two touchdown passes and ran for the go-ahead score and Georgia Southern overcame four lost turnovers to beat Division II-member Savannah State 24-19 on Saturday for its first win of the season. Trailing 19-7 in the third quarter, Chambers hit Kameron Brown on a 4-yard TD strike, then ran it in from the 1 in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead TD. Alex Usry added a 35-yard field goal and Darin Smalls ended the Tigers' final drive by intercepting a D'Vonn Gibbons pass with 2:19 to play. The Buccaneers (1-4) were hurt by three interceptions and a fumble that led to all of Savannah State's points.

Gibbons' 49-yard TD run was set up by an opening-drive fumble recovery and interceptions led to D'Angelo Durham's 9-yard TD run and to two field goals by Giovanni Lugo. Chambers, 24 of 35 for 231 yards with three interceptions, hit Jaquan Williams on a 13-yard TD pass to tie the game at 7. Ronnie Harris gained 120 yards on 18 carries. Gibbons was 4 of 11 for 40 yards for the Tigers (3-2, 0-1), who were outgained 415 yards to 240. After 19 years as a Division I team, Savannah State this season is in Division II's Southern Intercollegiate Conference. - AP College Football


Sr/2020 CB Monquavion BrinsonGeorgia Southern
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  Amare Jones caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, and Tulane beat Army 42-33 on Saturday to snap the Black Knights' 15-game home winning streak. Tulane (4-1), which hasn't started this well since going 4-1 in 1998, outgained Army 525-363 and outrushed the Black Knights 324-193, the fourth time this season the Green Wave have gone for 250 yards on the ground. The Green Wave have gone over 500 yards offensively in all but one game this season. Army's triple option was averaging 293.5 yards. Darius Bradwell scored on a 13-yard run midway through the third quarter to snap a 21-all tie, Jones scored on a 1-yard run early in the fourth and Cameron Carroll tacked on a 41-yard scamper to give the Green Wave a comfortable lead.

Army (3-2) staged a furious late rally with two scores in the final 3 minutes, Jabari Moore's 54-yard fumble return closing the gap to nine points with 2:36 left, but Tulane recovered an onside kick and held on. Tulane coach Willie Fritz and Army's Jeff Monken are well-schooled in the run game. Fritz succeeded Monken at Georgia Southern when Monken took the job at West Point six years ago, and the Green Wave excelled in this one. Army, which relies on ball control with its triple option, ran only 12 plays in the first quarter and trailed 21-7 early in the second, victimized repeatedly by big plays. - Tulane/AP College Football


rSr/2023 WR Amare JonesGeorgia Southern
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  Tyler Bass kicked a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime after the Georgia Southern forced a turnover and the Eagles rallied to defeat South Alabama 20-17 on Thursday night. Bass, who kicked a 46-yard field goal to put Georgia Southern up 10-7 at halftime, missed a 32-yarder on the first possession of overtime. However, Ty Phillips blocked a 45-yard attempt by South Alabama's Frankie Onate to force a second overtime. On the Jaguars' first play, Ricky Wade Jr., strip-sacked Cephus Johnson, and Raymond Johnson III recovered. The Eagles gained six yards on three running plays before Bass' winner.

The Eagles forced overtime by going 65 yards on eight running plays, chewing up 4-minutes, 4-seconds before scoring on Wesley Kennedy III's 1-yard option pitch with 20 seconds to play. Georgia Southern (2-3, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) ran 83 plays and had 388 yards, 310 on the ground, keeping the ball for 40½ minutes. Quarterback Shai Werts was just 9 of 17 for 78 yards but had 102 yards on 20 rushes. South Alabama (1-5, 0-2) ran just 39 plays for 247 yards and held the ball for 19:22. Johnson was 8 of 15 for 194 yards and two TDs. He had a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kawaan Baker in the first half, and the Jags had just 17 yards of offense other than that. He hit Jalen Tolbert for a 60-yard score in the third quarter and Baker for 43 yards in the fourth to set up Onate's 45-yard field goal for a 17-10 lead. Take away the three big pass plays and South Alabama, which is 0-6 against the Eagles, had 69 yards on offense. - AP College Football


rSr/2020 K Tyler BassGeorgia Southern
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  WEEK 3 CAA FOOTBALL CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shamari Wingard, So., KR, Elon (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell),...Wingard returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in Elon's 42-20 win at Richmond. With the Phoenix up 14-7 in the second quarter, the sophomore broke loose down the left sideline and went untouched to the end zone. It was Elon's first kickoff return for a TD since 2007. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

rSr/2024 CB Mari WingardGeorgia Southern
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