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  WEEK 3 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern (Sr., DB, Atlanta, Ga.),...Monquavion Brinson, a senior cornerback, had a spectacular 77-yard touchdown return on a blocked field goal by linebacker Reynard Ellis, starting down the near sideline, back-tracking and beating all 11 Gopher defenders to the edge to take the return down the far sideline to bring the Eagles within two midway through the fourth quarter. - Sun Belt Football

Sr/2020 CB Monquavion BrinsonGeorgia Southern
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  WEEK 3 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern (Sr., LB, N. Augusta, S.C.),...Rashad Byrd, a senior captain, led a stout Eagle defense against the high-flying Golden Gopher attack with a team-high 11 total tackles. His sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery and subsequent 44-yard touchdown return gave the Eagles the lead with under four minutes to go. He received a 91.2 grade from Pro Football Focus, the highest by five points of any Sun Belt defender for the week. His 98.0 grade on pass rush defense was 21 points higher than the next highest SBC defender for the week. - Sun Belt Football

rSr/2021 ILB Rashad ByrdGeorgia Southern
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  Tyjae Spears, Amare Jones and Justin McMillan each accounted for a pair of touchdowns in Tulane's 58-6 rout of Missouri State on Saturday night. Jones finished with just five carries for 73 yards that included scoring runs of 3 and 57 yards on consecutive drives, and McMillan had a pair of short TD runs to end the second quarter as Tulane (2-1) scored on five of its first six possessions to build a 38-6 halftime lead. McMillan had nine carries for 49 yards and started under center, completing 13 of 16 passes for 122 yards. Spears caught one pass, an 88-yard touchdown from Keon Howard in the third quarter, and broke loose for a 52-yard touchdown run late in the game.

Tulane senior Darnell Mooney had five catches for 51 yards and surpassed 2,000 career yards receiving. Peyton Huslig was 14 of 25 for 128 yards passing and connected with D.J. Frost in the second quarter for the Bears (0-2). Huslig threw three interceptions including two to Larry Brooks. It was the first meeting between the schools. - AP College Football


rSr/2023 WR Amare JonesGeorgia Southern
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  WEEK 2 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern (Sr., PK, Irmo, S.C.),...Georgia Southern senior placekicker Tyler Bass made a career-high four field goals, including another of 40+ yards in the Eagles' win over Maine. His field goals of 37, 20, 31 and 40 yards proved to be the difference in the game. Bass also had six touchbacks in seven kickoffs with the one non-touchback coming on an onsides kick. - Sun Belt Football

rSr/2020 K Tyler BassGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS G5 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: K Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern, Sr.,...Bass's 19 field goals in 2018 tied the school record for most in a season, while his 90.5% accuracy rate tied for 4th best in FBS among qualified kickers. - Lou Groza Award

rSr/2020 K Tyler BassGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS G5 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern, Sr.,...Vildor was on the field for 831 total plays (815 defensive, 16 special teams) in 2018...Tallied 42 tackles on the season, including 4.5 for loss...Led the team with four interceptions. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Kindle VildorGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST: Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern, Senior, LB,...Byrd is one of the most active players in the community on the Eagle squad that led the FBS in community service team hours. Among the many projects he was worked on include: assisting at an alternative school in Statesboro to help kids cope with stress; serving as an AIA leader; reading to kids in local elementary schools; speaking for FCA at William James; raise money for breast cancer; starting a fund for a child that was born in their second trimester; going on mission trips to Cuba, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua to share the gospel and provide clean drinking water; volunteering at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia; "Helping Hands" making sandwiches for the homeless in Augusta; "Buddy Baseball" playing baseball with special needs kids; and working at 7 Mile Ranch work with underserved youth of Bulloch County. Byrd played in 10 games last year at linebacker and tallied 54 tackles, including 5.0 for loss. He had an interception, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal en route to honorable mention All-Sun Belt honors. - Georgia Southern Football

rSr/2021 ILB Rashad ByrdGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON LOU GROZA AWARD WATCH LIST: Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern,...A 2018 Groza semifinalist, Bass saved his best performance for last, hitting a 50-yard field goal as the Camellia Bowl went to halftime and then hitting a 40-yard winner as time expired in the Eagles' 23-21 victory. His 19 field goals tied the school record for most in a season, while his 90.5% accuracy rate tied for 4th best in FBS among qualified kickers. - Lou Groza Award

rSr/2020 K Tyler BassGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WATCH LIST: Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern, Sr.,...The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame has released the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, a list that includes Georgia Southern seniors Monquavion Brinson and Kindle Vildor. Vildor was on the field for 831 total plays (815 defensive, 16 special teams) in 2018...Tallied 42 tackles on the season, including 4.5 for loss...Led the team with four interceptions. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Kindle VildorGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WATCH LIST: Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern, Sr.,...The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame has released the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, a list that includes Georgia Southern seniors Monquavion Brinson and Kindle Vildor. The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award annually recognizes the best defensive back in college football. The award is based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character. As such, it is considered one of the most coveted awards in college football. Brinson and Vildor are both preseason first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selections with Vildor being tabbed the preseason defensive player of the year. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Monquavion BrinsonGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DB - Monquavion Brinson (Georgia Southern, Senior),...Brinson played in and started all 13 games in 2018...A second-team All-Sun Belt selection by the conference and Phil Steele...Was second on the team with 67 tackles, including one for loss...Had one interception, which he returned 30 yards...Was second on the team with 10 pass breakups and also had two quarterback hurries. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Monquavion BrinsonGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DL - Raymond Johnson (Georgia Southern, Junior),...Johnson played in and started all 13 games in 2018...A second-team All-Sun Belt selection from the conference, Southern Pigskin and Phil Steele...Recorded 43 total stops on the season, including a team-high 8.0 for loss and 4.5 sacks...Led the team with three fumble recoveries. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2021 DE Raymond Johnson IIIGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): K - Tyler Bass (Georgia Southern, RS-Senior),...Bass played in all 13 games in 2018...A second-team All-American as named by Chris Sailer Kicking...A first-team All-Sun Belt selection by The Sun Belt, Southern Pigskin, Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele...A semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award...Tied the school record with 19 field goals on the season, including 10 of 40 yards or longer...Was 45-for-45 on PATs and threw a two-point conversion...Punted three times for an average of 47.0 yards...Had a long of 58 yards...Had 76 kickoffs, 52 of which went for touchbacks. - Georgia Southern Football

rSr/2020 K Tyler BassGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DB - Kindle Vildor (Georgia Southern, Senior),...Vildor highlights a group of four Georgia Southern football players who have been voted to the Preseason All-Sun Belt squad, as released Friday morning by the conference. The team was voted on by coaches and selected media who cover the league. Vildor was voted the league's defensive player of the year and to the first team...Vildor tallied 42 tackles on the season, including 4.5 for loss...Led the team with four interceptions. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Kindle VildorGeorgia Southern
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  2019 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD CANDIDATE: CB Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern,...The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of 1969 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of 1967. Vildor was on the field for 831 total plays, talying 42 tackles on the season, including 4.5 for loss. He led the team with four interceptions and also had a team-high 11 pass breakups. - Georgia Southern Football

Sr/2020 CB Kindle VildorGeorgia Southern
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