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Boise State's roster release on Tuesday also included four players who decided to leave the team this summer. Cornerbacks Jonathan Earl and Chris Mitchell have medically retired, and linebackers Andrew Faoliu and Brock Miller have left the team for personal reasons, according to a BSU spokesperson. Boise State didn't disclose the injuries that led Earl and Mitchell to retire.

Faoliu departed without ever playing a snap for the Broncos. He announced in April that he was leaving Oregon and transferring to Boise State to join his former defensive coordinator - Broncos head coach Andy Avalos. Faoliu was a pass-rush specialist for the Ducks, and he was a welcome addition to a defensive front in search of more consistent pressure on quarterbacks. Miller and Earl both joined the Broncos last year as transfers. Miller came from N.C. State, where he started 11 games for the Wolfpack in 2019. He only appeared in three games last season because of injuries and COVID-19. - Idaho Statesman

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DE Andrew Faoliu, Hawaii
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08/04/21 - Eugene Ford, rSr/2022, Hawaii, 6-1, 199 (DS#125 SS) + More +

Nine months after suffering a season ending knee injury, University of Hawaii defensive back Eugene Ford is back on patrol in the secondary for the Rainbow Warriors. Ford, who went down with a torn ACL in his his right knee against Wyoming in week two of the 2020 season had two interceptions in Hawaii's season opening victory at Fresno State. The California native who was voted by teammates as a captain in 2020 powered through the rehabilitation process and has been working with the first group on defense through the first three practices of the training camp. According to Ford he's been counting down the days. "I was fired up. I was fired up in meetings. I had my cleats on, all ready. Everybody in their slides, I was ready to go, touch the field. I wasn't trying to wait on anything. I was ready to strap my helmet on and get to going," said Ford.

When Ford went down with the injury last season, head coach Todd Graham commented on how Ford being off the field affected more than the X's and O's, but his competitiveness and the respect he demands from teammates was an even greater loss. However, through the rehabilitation process which is currently just nine months removed from surgery, Ford's determination is once again on full display. "He has worked hard. He's probably, in (my) 32 years he has had a top three or four rehab. Chris Chamberlain came back and played in five months and he played like six of seven years in the NFL. Eugene really worked his butt off," said Graham." "That's what football is about, it's like life. That's what happens to you in life. I'm really proud of him and his recovery and man, I think he's ready to go and looks great. He has got to get back to his football speed of things and all that but he's a big part of what we're doing." - KHON2.com

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SS Eugene Ford, Hawaii
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08/01/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 197 (DS#56 WR) + More +

Nobody would have blamed Calvin Turner for opting for the NFL after an electric senior season for the University of Hawaii football team in 2020. In his debut season for the Rainbow Warriors, the grad transfer from Jacksonville University racked up 1,201 touchdowns and 11 touchdowns in nine games as a running back, slot receiver, kick returner and wildcat quarterback. After generating pro buzz, Turner ultimately decided to come back for the 2021 season after the NCAA gave all players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After turning heads in 2020, Turner enters the 2021 campaign clearly on the radar of opposing teams. His accolades heading into the season include a selection on the All-Mountain West Conference preseason first team as a punt returner. On Thursday, he was also named to the Paul Hornung Award watch list, which is annually given to the most versatile player in college football.

The 2020 season was the debut season in Manoa for both Turner and head coach Todd Graham. Heading into Year 2, Graham sees Turner as a tone-setter both on the field and as a leader off of it. "He has really developed as a leader and serving and elevating the people around him. That's why I like this team," Graham told KHON2 sports director Rob DeMello. "I think the guys have bought in to serving each other and there's no superstar mentality. He's a guy that works hard and he demonstrates his leadership by work ethic. "I think Calvin is as dynamic as a player that I've ever coached. He has that opportunity to do that, so now the next step is go out and do it on the field." - KHON2.com

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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07/28/21 - Cortez Davis, rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-10, 181 (DS#70 CB) + More +

University of Hawai'i senior cornerback Cortez Davis is among the preseason candidates for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, which annually recognizes college football's outstanding defensive back and is presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) and Jim Thorpe Association. Davis is included on an elite list of 40 defensive backs who made the preseason watch list. Other Mountain West players on the list include Kahuku's Kekaula Kaniho (Boise State), Jerrick Reed II (New Mexico), and Berdale Robins (Nevada). Davis is the third Rainbow Warrior so far to appear on a national award watch list, joining teammates Darius Muasau (Bednarik) and Calvin Turner Jr. (Doak Walker).

The native of Decatur, Ga., enters his third season with the Rainbow Warriors after earning all-conference accolades in each of his first two years. He has started 21 of 23 career games at UH, playing the vital role of the team's shutdown corner. In two seasons, he has registered 15 pass-breakups and returned his lone interception for a touchdown in a road win at UNLV. Last week he was named to the preseason all-Mountain West first team. - KHON2.Com

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CB Cortez Davis, Hawaii
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07/25/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 197 (DS#56 WR) + More +

Three members from the University of Hawaii Football team were selected to the 2021 Mountain West Conference preseason all-conference team as Calvin Turner Jr., Darius Muasau, and Cortez Davis were honored on day two of the MWC's Media Days in Las Vegas, Nevada. Turner, a senior all-purpose performer was tabbed as the preseason pick for punt returner. The Georgia native is the returning career leader in FBS in all-purpose yardage. He led the Mountain West and ranked 26thnationally with 11 total touchdowns and led the team receiving touchdowns (6), receiving yards (546), kickoff return yards (324), and all-purpose yards (1,201). The Savannah, Ga., native was the New Mexico Bowl Most Outstanding Offensive Player after accounting for 252 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns - including a 75-yard touchdown catch and 92-yard kickoff return. - KHON2.Com

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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07/23/21 - Jared Smart, rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 189 (DS#117 WR) + More +

The University of Hawaii at Manoa has signed an athletic apparel deal with Adidas. In the 2021-2022 athletic season, Adidas will outfit the UH football team, as well as both basketball and volleyball teams. All other sports will continue to use current inventory. Beginning in the 2022-2023 season, UH's pact with Adidas will be department-wide. The first glimpse of Hawaii's new look was made available at 2021 Mountain West Conference football media days in Las Vegas. - KHON2.com

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WR Jared Smart, Hawaii
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07/06/21 - Jeremiah Pritchard, rSr/2022, Hawaii, 6-0, 225 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

University of Hawaii football senior linebacker Jeremiah Pritchard is hospitalized after suffering injuries in a car accident in June. Sources close to the situation tell KHON2 Sports that the redshirt senior is considered out indefinitely ahead of the 2021 season with training camp scheduled to start at the end of the month. The injuries that Pritchard suffered which include the lower body are not life threatening. Due to privacy laws, the UH Athletics Department could not comment on the situation at this time. Pritchard, who is a five year starter for the Rainbow Warriors ended the 2020 season with a career-high nine tackles, 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in UH's New Mexico Bowl win over Houston. In 43 career games the former Farrington product who is originally from American Samoa and finished his prep career in Nevada has totaled 142 tackles. - KHon2.com

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ILB Jeremiah Pritchard, Hawaii
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05/26/21 - Steven McBride, rSr/2025, Hawaii, 6-1, 165 (DS#155 WR) + More +

When Emmett Jones wasn't handling the big picture responsibilities that came with his stint as the football team's interim head coach this spring, the third-year Kansas assistant also stayed plenty busy in his normal role, coaching up the receivers. What Jones saw from the young group over the course of 15 practices proved gratifying for the position coach. "I sensed unification with those guys," Jones shared. "I sensed some of those guys matured up, as we went through those last two weeks of spring especially."

At a position dominated by youth, with eight underclassmen suiting up this spring compared to two juniors and one senior, the Jayhawks needed one of their younger players to emerge. Jones said he saw sophomore Steven McBride do just that, with a "great" spring. "I thought he kind of separated himself from the pack," Jones said of McBride, a 6-foot receiver from Louisiana. "Just the way he approached it, he settled down and allowed his athletic ability to kick in and kind of take over." - Lawrence Journal World

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WR Steven McBride, Hawaii
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05/04/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 197 (DS#56 WR) + More +

With no players with Hawaii ties getting selected in the NFL Draft for the first time since 2018, UH running back Calvin Turner is primed to make sure it doesn't happen again in 2022. Turner was eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft but decided to remain in school for his second senior season, with a goal of raising his draft stock higher this fall. Following Hawaii's spring game on Friday in which Turner was the team's top offensive performer with 147 yards from scrimmage, both the star running back and 'Bows head coach Todd Graham agreed that a spring practice to install new concepts has benefitted his repertoire greatly. "It gave us a time to get more comfortable with each other and know what everyone can do," Turner said of spring ball. "Last year we were literally thrown into the fire, we didn't know what players could do. I felt like it helped a lot, having these practices and building that team camaraderie and being together and just having that time together."

Turner, who was a quarterback at Jacksonville University for three years, has lined up at running back, receiver, wildcat quarterback, and kick and punt returner during his time with the Rainbow Warriors. "Calvin is special, he's a special playmaker," Graham said. "He can be as special a player as I've ever coached...He's deceptively fast. It's hard to put exactly what his skillset is. He is the best combination of a receiver/running back hybrid that I've ever been around. He is very, very explosive. We're very fortunate to have him. There's not a player in our league that I think that's more explosive and I believe he's one of the most explosive players in the country. - Honolulu Advertiser

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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05/04/21 - Rico Bussey, rSr/2021, Hawaii, 6-0, 186 (DS#53 WR) + More +

Former University of Hawaii wide receiver Rico Bussey has signed an undrafted free deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bussey played just one season for the Rainbow Warriors as a graduate transfer from North Texas in 2020, catching 31 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown as he started all eight of UH's regular season games. Bussey's best college season came in 2018, back when he caught 68 passes for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns for UNT. In 2021, no players with Hawaii ties were selected in the NFL Draft for the first time since 2018. - Honolulu Advertiser

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WR Rico Bussey, Hawaii
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04/19/21 - Andrew Faoliu, rSr/2023, Hawaii, 6-3, 255 (DS#999 DE) + More +

A second former Oregon player has followed Andy Avalos to Boise State. Outside linebacker Andrew Faoliu, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month, is joining the Broncos, BSU announced Friday. Faoliu had seven tackles with three for loss including two sacks in seven games last season and was a one of Oregon's better situational pass rushers, especially out of the Dime package. He had five tackles with two sacks as a defensive lineman in 2019 and one tackle while redshirting in 2018. The fourth-year sophomore has three years of eligibility remaining. - The Oregonian

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DE Andrew Faoliu, Hawaii
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02/10/21 - Rico Bussey, rSr/2021, Hawaii, 6-0, 186 (DS#53 WR) + More +

Former University of Hawai'i receiver Rico Bussey has been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held in March with a modified version. In his only season at Hawai'i after transferring from North Texas, Bussey appeared in eight games with 31 receptions for 274 yards and one touchdown. The Lawton, Okla., native had his most productive game in UH's season-opening win over Fresno State with eight catches for 86 yards. He scored his only touchdown of the season against San Jose State. - Hawaii Football

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WR Rico Bussey, Hawaii
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01/04/21 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 197 (DS#56 WR) + More +

Calvin Turner only played nine games in a Hawaii football uniform in 2020, but he sure made them count. After an electrifying season and speculation of an immediate pro future, he announced on Saturday via his social media that he will remain in Manoa after considering entering his name in the 2021 NFL Draft. Turner was originally signed as a graduate transfer slotback from Jacksonville University by former UH head Nick Rolovich in December 2019. After finding a role as a running back, receiver and kick returner for Todd Graham in his first year at the helm in Manoa, he had a tantalizing 2020 season in which he had 1,201 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns in nine games. Turner was a quarterback at Jacksonville. - khon2.com

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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12/16/20 - Cortez Davis, rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-10, 181 (DS#70 CB) + More +

2020 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB - Cortez Davis, Sr., Hawaii,...Davis, a senior from Decatur, Ga., earned honorable mention honors a year ago. This season he is the team's best corner and has 29 tackles, including four for loss, and two forced fumbles. He held Nevada's Romeo Doubs, one of the nation's leading receivers, to only one catch for 10 yards. - Hawaii Football

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CB Cortez Davis, Hawaii
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12/16/20 - Calvin Turner Jr., rSr/2022, Hawaii, 5-11, 197 (DS#56 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR - Calvin Turner, Sr., Hawaii,...Turner, a senior from Savannah, Ga., is the team leader in touchdowns scored (9), receiving yards (458), kickoff return yards (220), and all-purpose yards (949). He is also the team's third-leading rusher (271) and averages 10.9 yards per touch. The electrifying Turner has three of the longest plays from scrimmage, including two 70+-yard receptions. - Hawaii Football

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WR Calvin Turner Jr., Hawaii
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