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11/16/20 - Kyle Vantrease, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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 + 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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08/24/20 - Raymond Johnson III, Sr/2021, Georgia Southern + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern,...Johnson III played in and started 12 games, seeing action on 580 total plays (543 defensive) in 2019...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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08/23/20 - Anthony Beck II, rSr/2023, Georgia Southern + More +

2020 PRESEASON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST: 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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08/06/20 - Jeffrey Smyth, rSr/2025, Georgia Southern + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: DB Jeffrey Smyth, Presbyterian, Soph.,...Smyth played in all 12 games during his freshman year, while making six starts. Smyth totaled 63 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one interception and three pass breakups. He finished second amongst freshman defensive backs in the Big South with his 63 stops in 2019. - Presbyterian Football

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FS Jeffrey Smyth, Georgia Southern
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08/03/20 - Ryan Langan, Sr/2021, Georgia Southern + More +

2020 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY LONG SNAPPER AWARD WATCHLIST: Ryan Langan, Georgia Southern,...Langan, from Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, played in all 13 games as the special team's long snapper last season, earning Second-Team All-Sun Belt plaudits by Phil Steele. He handled every punt, field goal and PAT snap for the entire season and was on the field for 132 snaps. Phil Steele has him as the Sun Belt's top snapper and a second-team All-American in his preseason awards. For his career, he has started all 38 games, snapping for 376 total plays (199 punt, 109 PAT, 68 FG). - Georgia Southern Football

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