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It's official: NC State quarterback Devin Leary will return to the Wolfpack next season. The 2021 campaign is still going, but truly: the pieces are falling into place for a possible big-time 2022 season in Raleigh Leary informed the USA TODAY Network that he will return; the same report confirmed that All-ACC linebacker Payton Wilson will also come back for NC State. During his first full season as a starter, Leary put together a monster performance. The New Jersey native completed 65.7 percent of his passes, while ranking inside the top five of the ACC in a variety of passing categories: yards (3,433), yards per game (286.1) and touchdown passes (35). Leary threw only five interceptions all season, too. - ACCSports.com

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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12/08/21 - Darian Kinnard, Sr/2022, Kentucky, 6-5, 328 (DS#6 OG) + More +

2021 SEC JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY AWARD WINNER (COACHES): Darian Kinnard, Kentucky,...Kinnard leads Kentucky with 30 knockdown blocks and has allowed only one quarterback sack in more than 350 pass plays this season. The two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week was a semifinalist for both the 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. - SEC Football

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OG Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
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12/08/21 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): QB - Devin Leary, NC State, 18 votes,...Eight members of the NC State football squad have been named All-ACC performers for 2021, including six who earned first-team honors. Those six first-team nods ties as the highest tally for the Wolfpack since 1992, as Dave Doeren's 2018 team also had six first-teamers. A testament to NC State's focus on playing complimentary football, the Pack was represented on the first team by offensive, defensive and special teams players. - North Carolina State Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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11/27/21 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Will Levis rushed for career highs of four touchdowns and 113 yards, and Kentucky scored on its first four possessions to cruise past rival Louisville 52-21 on Saturday night and win the Governor's Cup for the third consecutive time. Big contributions by his feet and arm helped the Wildcats' junior quarterback outgain Louisville by himself (195-144) by halftime. Levis rushed for TDs of 29 and 7 yards on their first two possessions, then followed Matt Ruffolo's 43-yard field goal with a 5-yard score with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter. He added a 1-yard TD early in the third to put Kentucky (9-3) up 31-7 on the way to topping his previous rushing best of 108 yards against Rutgers on Nov. 30, 2019 while at Penn State.

Levis also completed 14 of 18 passes for 149 yards to outshine Louisville counterpart Malik Cunningham in a matchup of mobile quarterbacks. Cunningham rushed for 2-yard TD to tie the game at 7-apiece and completed 12 of 20 passes for 145 yards before being taken to the dressing room with 10 minutes left. Evan Conley came in and threw an 8-yard TD pass and Maurice Burkley rushed for an 7-yard TD with eight seconds left for the Cardinals (6-6). Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed 16 times for 121 yards and a 2-yard TD, Kavoisey Smoke added a 13-yard score and La'Vell Wright one from 41 yards. Wan'Dale Robinson caught nine passes for 97 yards. - Kentucky/AP College Football

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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11/26/21 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Too often for No. 24 N.C. State, rival North Carolina has proven to be the thorn in its side - crashing the party in otherwise successful seasons or, more recently, outright embarrassing the Wolfpack in blowouts. Friday night was shaping up to be more of the same, with North Carolina up 30-21 late and playing spoiler as N.C. State looked to keep hopes of an ACC Atlantic Division title alive. Two touchdowns in 26 seconds kept those hopes alive a little longer. Devin Leary threw those two touchdown passes in that short span, with North Carolina State recovering an onside kick in between, to stun North Carolina 34-30.

Leary found Emeka Emezie on a busted coverage for a 64-yard touchdown strike with 1:33 left. The Wolfpack recovered the onside kick, then Leary threw a 24-yard sideline pass to Emezie with 1:09 remaining. "What a football game," Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. "What a game. That's why you play until the last second's off the clock." N.C. State (9-3, 6-2) beat North Carolina (6-6, 3-5) for the first time since 2018 to remain in contention for a trip to the conference championship game. It also officially eliminated six-time reigning league champion Clemson from the Atlantic Division race. The Wolfpack would reach the title game if No. 21 Wake Forest loses at Boston College on Saturday, creating a three-way tie atop the division that would favor N.C. State by virtue of its division record and head-to-head win over Clemson. Leary finished with 247 passing yards and four touchdowns. - N.C. State/AP College Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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11/20/21 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Devin Leary threw for two touchdowns, Zonovan Knight returned a kickoff for a touchdown and No. 25 North Carolina State beat Syracuse 41-17 on Saturday to keep its hopes alive for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship. After neither team scored in the first 22 minutes, the Wolfpack scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a matter of less than 3 1/2 minutes. It was all part of N.C. State's 28-point burst in the last 6:14 of the first half.

By the time the game began, N.C. State (8-3, 5-2, No. 20 CFP) had retained a shot at reaching the ACC championship game because Atlantic Division-leading Wake Forest lost at Clemson. In order to go to Charlotte for the league title game Dec. 4, the Wolfpack must defeat North Carolina on Friday followed by a Wake Forest loss the next day at Boston College. Syracuse (5-6, 2-5), which was blown out a week earlier at Louisville, needs to beat Pittsburgh next week at home to secure bowl eligibility. Freshman running back Sean Tucker became Syracuse's single-season rushing leader, passing Joe Morris with a second-quarter carry. Morris set the mark with 1,372 yards in 1979. Tucker, who entered the week second nationally in rushing, has 1,471 yards this year after posting 109 yards on 14 carries Saturday. Leary threw for 303 yards by completing 17 of 24 passes. - North Carolina State/AP College Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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11/20/21 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Will Levis overcame an early fumble to throw for four touchdowns and 419 yards as Kentucky cruised past New Mexico State 56-16 in Saturday's home finale. The Wildcats (8-3) earned their 14th consecutive nonconference victory behind Levis, who completed 21 of 31 passes to become the first Kentucky quarterback to surpass 400 yards since Andre Woodson against Tennessee in 2007. Things didn't start so well for the junior QB, who couldn't corral a high snap on the first series and fumbled, which Trevor Brohard ultimately returned 25 yards to give the Aggies a 7-0 lead.

Kentucky outscored NMSU 56-9 from there, including Quandre Mosley's 38-yard interception return to make it 14-7. Levis threw touchdown passes of 32 and 2 yards to Justin Riggs and 9 and 62 yards to Josh Ali. Wan'dale Robinson had eight receptions for 181 yards and became Kentucky's first 1,000-yard receiver under coach Mark Stoops. Chris Rodriguez Jr. overcame a fumble inside the Aggies' 5 to rush for 119 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown as the Wildcats rolled up a season-high 707 yards. The Aggies (1-10) did move the ball effectively at times, but settled for three Ethan Albertson field goals before halftime. New Mexico State managed just 282 yards. - Kentucky/AP College Football

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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11/19/21 - Darian Kinnard, Sr/2022, Kentucky, 6-5, 328 (DS#6 OG) + More +

NOV 15 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Darian Kinnard, OT, Kentucky,...Played every offensive snap and graded at 88 percent in Kentucky's win at Vanderbilt...Helped UK to 236 rushing yards, 6.6 per carry (7.1 per attempt if you don't include two kneel-downs at the end of the game)...Had four knockdown blocks and 16 blocks at the point of attack...Did not have any missed assignments or penalties and did not allow any quarterback sacks or pressures. - SEC Football

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OG Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
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11/14/21 - Chris Rodriguez Jr., rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-0, 217 (DS#20 RB) + More +

Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for 114 yards and a touchdown, Will Levis threw for two scores and Kentucky used a fast start to beat Vanderbilt 34-17 in a Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday night. The Wildcats (7-3, 5-3) ended a three-game losing streak and have won the last six games against Vanderbilt (2-8, 0-6). The Commodores have lost five in a row and 19 consecutive SEC games. Kentucky scored on its first four possessions. "We played more complimentary football in the first half than we have in some time," Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. "We did what we had to do to win. You know this was big for us coming on the road and getting another SEC East win." Levis hit Wan'Dale Robinson in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown and Izayah Cummings for a 22-yard score. Jalen Geiger returned an interception 31 yards into the end zone. Rodriguez, who has rushed for over 100 yard five times this season, added a 5-yard touchdown run that stretched the Wildcats' lead to 28-3 with 10:43 remaining in the second quarter.

Mike Wright took over for Vanderbilt starting quarterback Ken Seals to start the second half and threw an 8-yard touchdown pass Chris Pierce Jr. with 5:53 left in the third quarter. Wright later capped a 75-yard drive with an 8-yard TD pass to Amir Abdur-Rahman with 7:33 remaining. "Ken was hurt in the first half," Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said. "We will have to see the extend of his injury. We were pleased with what Mike did in the second half. He knew during the first defensive series he was coming in. He was ready. I think he made good decisions. We have a lot to build on." The Wildcats offense was shut down for most of the second half. Matt Ruffolo's 32-yard field goal with 13:26 left in the game broke the drought. - Kentucky/AP College Football

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RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
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11/07/21 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Dave Doeren can smile with pride, enjoying a season in which North Carolina State defeated Clemson and Florida State for the first time since he arrived in Raleigh, N.C., in 2013. Devin Leary threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns as the Wolfpack jumped ahead of Florida State early for a 28-14 win on Saturday. "I don't know how many times NC State has beaten Clemson and Florida State in the same year as a program," Doeren said. "But that happened this year and I think that's pretty good. When you look at those two programs, what they spend on football, their budgets, what they spend on their staffs, what we just did. I think it says a lot about what we're doing." Doeren's Wolfpack knocked off two of their biggest Atlantic Division rivals for the first time since 2002, before some of the current freshmen were born. N.C. State used the big play in the passing game against a Florida State team that was shorthanded due to flu-like symptoms.

Leary connected with Trent Pennix, C.J. Riley, Christopher Toudle and Ricky Person on touchdowns - one in each quarter - for the Wolfpack (7-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Three of the touchdowns were big plays, with connections of 62 yards to Riley, 45 yards to Pennix and 43 yards to Person. "I feel like it's a really special day," Pennix said. "We have a really special team. I had all the faith in my guys that we were going to pull out this win. We just went out and finished like we always do." McKenzie Milton filled in as Florida State's starting quarterback with Jordan Travis not dressed out. Milton completed 22 of 44 passes for 233 yards and scrambled to complete an 8-yard touchdown pass to Keyshawn Helton, but the Seminoles (3-6, 2-4) were also plagued by drops from the start. - North Carolina State/AP College Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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11/05/21 - Trevin Wallace, Jr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 237 (DS#5 OLB) + More +

NOV 1 SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Trevin Wallace, LB, Kentucky,...Making his first collegiate start, Wallace totaled a career-high 12 tackles, including two for loss (-6 yards)...Had a solo tackle for loss (-3 yards) in the third quarter...Shared a four-yard tackle for loss in the third quarter that forced a field goal...Shared a one-yard tackle for loss in the fourth quarter that helped force a punt. - SEC Football

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OLB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky
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10/31/21 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Devin Leary threw three of his four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as North Carolina State's offense finally got untracked in a 28-13 win over Louisville on Saturday night. Leary hit Trent Pennix on a 29-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the fourth quarter to push the Wolfpack into the lead. Leary connected with Devin Carter with 5:53 remaining as N.C. State stretched its edge to 21-13. The clinching points came on 10-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Riley with 2:21 to go. "Love the way we finished the game," N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said. "To be able to pad our lead was awesome down the stretch." N.C. State (6-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which finished with 44 yards on the ground, had only 189 yards of total offense through three quarters. "Credit to our defense, they played their tails off the entire game," Leary said. "We kind of rallied off that." Leary ended up 25-for-36 passing for 317 yards. "He's just playing smart," Doeren said of his quarterback. "There are times where he's trying to be a little too perfect, but he's gutsy." So it was largely defense that allowed the Wolfpack to bounce back from a one-point loss a week earlier at Miami. The outcome leaves N.C. State as the closest pursuer to undefeated Wake Forest in the ACC's Atlantic Division. "It says a lot about our maturity," Wolfpack linebacker Drake Thomas said. "It takes a real strong, mature team to do what we just did." The Cardinals managed 55 yards on three fourth-quarter possessions. - North Carolina State/AP College Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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10/14/21 - Zach Calzada, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-3, 222 (DS#57 QB) + More +

OCT 11 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zach Calzada, QB, Texas A&M,...The sophomore from Sugar Hill, Georgia, started his fourth game of his Aggie career and completed his first 10 passes against top-ranked Alabama...On the day, Calzada was 21-of-31 for 285 yards with one interception and three touchdown passes...In the fourth quarter, Calzada missed on his first five pass attempts, but then completed four of his next five passes to tie the game with a 25-yard touchdown strike to Ainias Smith with three minutes remaining in the game...After an Aggie defensive three and out series, Calzada led the offense 54 yards on eight plays with a game-winning 28-yard field goal...Calzada also scrambled for a first down moving the ball into Alabama territory. - SEC Football

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QB Zach Calzada, Kentucky
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10/14/21 - Eli Cox, rSr/2025, Kentucky, 6-4, 306 (DS#7 C) + More +

OCT 11 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Eli Cox, OG, Kentucky,...Played every offensive snap and graded at 91 percent in Kentucky's 42-21 win over LSU...Helped UK to 330 rushing yards, averaging 7.3 per attempt (7.7 per attempt if you don't include two kneel-downs at the end of the game)...Led the offensive line with seven knockdown blocks and had 15 blocks at the point of attack, including Will Levis' quarterback sneak for a touchdown...Did not have any missed assignments and did not allow any quarterback sacks or pressures...Helped UK to 42 points, most ever for the Wildcats against LSU in a regulation-length game. - SEC Football

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C Eli Cox, Kentucky
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10/14/21 - Octavious Oxendine, rSr/2025, Kentucky, 6-2, 277 (DS#91 DT) + More +

OCT 11 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Octavious Oxendine, DT, Kentucky,...Made three tackles, including the first two quarterback sacks of his career (-16 yards), in Kentucky's 42-21 win over LSU...His seven-yard sack in the second quarter helped force a punt...Credited with a nine-yard sack when he forced the LSU quarterback into an intentional grounding call, helping force another punt. - SEC Football

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DT Octavious Oxendine, Kentucky
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