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DEC 7 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern,(#7, So, PR - McDonough, Ga.),...In a scoreless game in the second quarter, Georgia Southerns Khaleb Hood fielded an FAU punt just inside the 50 yard line and returned it 49 yards for the sophomores first career touchdown. The Eagles went on to beat Florida Atlantic 20-3 improving their record to 7-4 including a perfect 6-0 at home. - Sun Belt Football

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WR Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern
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12/05/20 - Logan Wright, rSr/2022, Georgia Southern, 5-11, 223 (DS#102 RB) + More +

Logan Wright ran 12 times for 57 yards and a score and caught two passes for 65 yards to help Georgia Southern beat Florida Atlantic 20-3 on Saturday. The Eagles (7-4), who improved to 6-0 at home, ran 59 times for 269 yards - Justin Tomlin kept it 20 times for 78 yards rushing and passed for 70 yards and Gerald Green carried 16 times for 74 yards. Georgia Southern was plus-4 in turnovers, recovering both of FAU's fumbles and intercepting two of Javion Posey's passes. The Eagles converted 6 of 14 third downs while holding the Owls to just 2 of 10. FAU (5-2) had its four-game winning streak snapped and failed to score a TD for the first time since a 52-3 loss to Western Kentucky on Oct. 29, 2016. The Owls will still have a chance to win the Conference USA East title when they face Southern Miss on Thursday. Posey finished with 107 yards passing and 61 yards rushing for FAU. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football

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RB Logan Wright, Georgia Southern
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11/23/20 - Davis Brin, rSr/2024, Georgia Southern, 6-2, 207 (DS#33 QB) + More +

NOV 23 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Davis Brin, Tulsa, So., QB, Boerne, Texas,...Brin, who was Tulsa's third quarterback on the depth chart, entered last Thursday's game against Tulane on the final series of the third quarter and with the Golden Hurricane facing a 14-0 deficit Brin responded by completing 18 of 28 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns, including the tying TD at the end of regulation, along with an 18-yard rushing touchdown as Tulsa rallied to win 30-24 in double overtime. After Tulsa was held scoreless through three quarters, Brin led Tulsa to four consecutive scoring drives in the win. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Davis Brin, Georgia Southern
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11/22/20 - James Graham, rJr/2023, Georgia Southern, 6-0, 195 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Georgia Tech quarterback James Graham entered the transfer portal, a team spokesman confirmed Thursday morning. Graham, a sophomore, started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2019, but was displaced by freshman quarterback Jeff Sims this season. Graham played in one game this season, coming in for Sims in the second half of the loss to Boston College. Graham played four possessions and led the Jackets on a 55-yard touchdown drive.

In a statement posted from his Twitter account, Graham wrote that he has "fought some internal battles for quite a while," but that he refused to let them be a setback. "I told my mom that I would never give up on my dreams no matter what the situation was," he wrote. He called his decision to leave Tech "not the end but the beginning of a new chapter." Graham started the final eight games of the 2019 season, showing potential and playmaking ability but also inconsistency. The four-star prospect from Fitzgerald High finished the season completing 87 of 193 passes (45.1%) for 1,164 yards with 12 touchdown and seven interceptions. - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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QB James Graham, Georgia Southern
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11/16/20 - Kyle Vantrease, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 6-2, 218 (DS#28 QB) + More +

NOV 16 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kyle Vantrease, Buffalo, QB, Junior, Stow, OH (Stow-Munroe Falls),...Vantrease threw for a career-high 353 yards and four touchdowns in Buffalo's 41-10 win over Miami (OH) on Tuesday night. Vantrease had passing touchdowns of 82, 78, 25 and five yards. The junior signal-caller was perfect in the second half, going 9-for-9 for 229 yards and three touchdowns. - MAC Football

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QB Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern
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10/25/20 - TJ Smith, rSr/2025, Georgia Southern, 5-09, 180 (DS#101 FS) + More +

TJ Smith's first season at Kansas State has been cut short. Smith, a freshman defensive back for the Wildcats, tweeted Saturday that he'll miss the rest of the season. Smith wrote that he found out Oct. 16 that he had torn his ACL and wouldn't be able to play another game this fall. "At first I thought why me, but God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers," Smith wrote. "I hate not being out there with my brothers, but I know they'll hold it down. I'll be back 100x better." Smith had appeared in K-State's first four games this season as a reserve safety. He finishes this season with seven tackles (five solo, two assisted). His best performance came against Texas Tech, when he tallied four tackles (three solo, one assisted) in K-State's 31-21 victory. - Manhattan Mercury

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FS TJ Smith, Georgia Southern
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10/09/20 - NaJee Thompson, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 5-10, 200 (DS#125 CB) + More +

NaJee Thompson's effort Saturday night certainly was special, and he was rewarded as the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. Thompson, a junior slotback, blocked two ULM punts, with the second one recovered by teammate Rashad Byrd in the end zone for what proved to be the winning points. His three career blocks - tied for the seventh-most in Eagles history - all have come at ULM, and the first in 2018 also resulted in a score. "I just want to make plays for the special teams, 24/7," Thompson said after the victory. "Practice, when special teams come up, it's like a rush for me. In the game, every opportunity I take. Special teams, I definitely take pride in. I love it. Even when I get (to play) on offense, I get a limited opportunity, so when I go out there, I've got to make them count." Thompson is the first Eagles player to receive an SBC weekly honor this season. - Savannah Morning News

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CB NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern
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10/07/20 - NaJee Thompson, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 5-10, 200 (DS#125 CB) + More +

NaJee Thompson became the second Georgia Southern player in program history to block two punts in a game when he blocked two ULM punts in the Eagles' win over the Warhawks. His second blocked punt was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown in what turned out to be the decisive points. He now has three blocked punts in his career, all coming at ULM (2018, 2020) and his three blocked kicks are tied for the seventh most in program history. - Georgia Southern Football

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CB NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern
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10/05/20 - NaJee Thompson, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 5-10, 200 (DS#125 CB) + More +

OCT 5 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern,...NaJee Thompson became the second Georgia Southern player in program history to block two punts in a game when he blocked two ULM punts in the Eagles' win over the Warhawks. His second blocked punt was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown in what turned out to be the decisive points. He now has three blocked punts in his career, all coming at ULM (2018, 2020) and his three blocked kicks are tied for the seventh most in program history. - Sun Belt Football

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CB NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern
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10/03/20 - J.D. King, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 5-10, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

J.D. King ran for a career-high 196 yards and a score, Rashad Byrd had a tackle at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds, and Georgia Southern held on for a 35-30 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. Wesley Kennedy III had 64 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 14 carries for Georgia Southern. NaJee Thompson blocked two punts, the second of which was covered in the end zone by Byrd to give the Eagles a 35-17 lead with 5:30 left in the third quarter. Thompson became just the second player (James Williams, 1993) in program history to block two punts in the same game.

Colby Suits completed 31 of his career-high 54 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns for ULM (0-4, 0-2 Sun Belt), and added seven carries for 51 yards. Josh Johnson had two touchdowns rushing and another receiving. Following Byrd's touchdown, Suits led a 13-play, 73-yard drive capped by Johnson's 2-yard scoring reception with 29 seconds left in the third quarter. After a punt by Georgia Southern (2-1, 1-1), the Warhawks drove 80 yards in eight plays to trim the deficit to 35-30 on Johnson's second 2-yard rushing TD with 4:59 to play. The Eagles went three-and-out and ULM took over at its own 27 with 2:42 left. Suits converted a pair of third downs and ran for 7 yards on a fourth-and-6 to make it first-and-goal from the 9 and, two plays later, Byrd stopped a scrambling Suits at the 1 and time ran out. - AP College Football

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RB J.D. King, Georgia Southern
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09/12/20 - Amare Jones, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 5-10, 183 (DS#124 WR) + More +

Cameron Carroll ran for two of Tulane's four rushing touchdowns and the Green Wave scored the final 21 points to beat South Alabama 27-24 on Saturday night. Amare Jones scored on a 16-yard run to cap the scoring with 3:18 to play. After the Jaguars went three-and-out, Tulane (1-0) took possession near midfield and three plays later brought out the punt team on fourth-and-14. South Alabama, however, was called for a personal foul when a defender tried to leap a blocker, giving the Green Wave a fresh set of downs with about 90 seconds left. Diego Guajardo's 49-yard field goal midway through the third quarter gave South Alabama (1-1) a 24-6 lead. Carroll scored on a 12-yard run about 2 1/2 minutes later and Keon Howard's 1-yard TD run on the second play of the fourth quarter trimmed Tulane's deficit to 24-19. Chance Lovertich passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars. Kawaan Baker had seven receptions for 129 yards and a score. It was the first game played at South Alabama's new Hancock Whitney Stadium. - AP College Football

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WR Amare Jones, Georgia Southern
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09/03/20 - Anthony Beck II, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 6-3, 238 (DS#17 P) + More +

More than 97,000 fans and spectators filed into Tiger Stadium on Aug. 31, 2019 to watch LSU host Georgia Southern. Two of those fans were Laurie and Tony Beck, Anthony Beck II's parents. The Becks made the trip from Guyton, Georgia to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to watch their son make his first collegiate start for Georgia Southern. "When we got there, we were so excited," Laurie said. "The team was down there during warm-ups and my husband and I went to say hi. (Anthony) came over to us and he was so calm and cool. I couldn't believe it." Beck punted nine times in the Eagles' loss to the eventual national champions, highlighted by a 74-yard boot that fell inside the LSU 20-yard-line. The kick was a yard shy of tying the program record.

The outing against the Tigers wasn't the first time people were treated to Beck's powerful right leg. For Patrick Means, that showcase began in the fall of 2014. South Effingham High School, where Beck was a freshman, faced Richmond Hill, where Means is an assistant coach, midway through the region schedule. Means usually stands on the sideline to coach, but for this game he was in the press box. After the game, Means tracked down Beck's parents to offer private kicking lessons. "In the game, he hit some absolute bomb punts," Means recalled. "He's a prototype punter for the NFL. I'm sitting here talking to him that if he buys into this punting thing, you can go beyond college football if you want to." - Savannah Morning News

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P Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern
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08/29/20 - Raymond Johnson III, Sr/2021, Georgia Southern, 6-3, 260 (DS#32 DE) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern,...2019 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team...Played in and started 12 games, seeing action on 580 total plays (543 defensive)...Earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors from the league...Named to Phil Steele's second team...Tallied 33 tackles on the season, including 7.0 for loss and 3.0 sacks...Also had four quarterback hurries, two pass break ups, a fumble recovery, a safety and a blocked kick. - Georgia Southern Football

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DE Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern
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08/29/20 - Anthony Beck II, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern, 6-3, 238 (DS#17 P) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): P - Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern,...Beck II handled all the punts and holding duties in all 13 games in 2019...Was on the field for 138 special teams plays...Averaged 42.5 yards on 68 punts with a school-record 24 punts downed inside the 20-yard line...Only three punts went for touchbacks and 27 were fair caught...Had 12 punts of 50 yards or longer with a long of 74 yards. - Georgia Southern Football

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P Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern
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08/29/20 - Rashad Byrd, rSr/2021, Georgia Southern, 6-0, 229 (DS#28 ILB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern,...2019 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team...Played in and started all 13 games...Saw action on 738 total plays (685 defensive)...A second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection...Named to Phil Steele's first team...Tallied 85 tackles on the season, second-most on the team...Included in those 85 tackles were 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. - Georgia Southern Football

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ILB Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern
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