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On Monday, Clemson quarterback Taisun Phommachanh announced he would be transferring to Georgia Tech to play for head coach Geoff Collins. There's a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Atlanta, meaning Phommachanh will have a fresh opportunity to impress and possibly start for the ACC program. Phommachanh made appearances during all three of his years at Clemson but all were in the latter stages of games. He completed 11 of his 29 career throws, adding one passing touchdown. Being the dual-threat quarterback he is, Phommachanh also added 19 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Coming out of high school, Phommachanh was a four-star prospect according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting services. He ranked as a top 10 quarterback in the country at No. 9 and was the No. 2 player from his home state of Connecticut. If Phommachanh is able to win the starting job with Georgia Tech, he would open the season against his former school. The Yellow Jackets are set to play against Clemson on Monday, Sept. 5 on the road in Death Valley. - On3.com

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QB Taisun Phommachanh, Massachusetts
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02/28/22 - Jalen Mackie, rSr/2023, Massachusetts, 6-1, 233 (DS#58 ILB) + More +

2021 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY LEAGUE (COACHES): Jalen Mackie, Dartmouth (Sr., LB - Miramar, Fla.),...As good as the offense was, the defense was even better, leading the conference in both scoring defense (14.7 points per game) and total defense (271.0 yards per game). The 6-1, 240-pound senior Mackie from Miramar, Florida, spearheaded the unit by leading the league in tackles per game (9.6) with 86 stops in nine contests. He also had the most tackles for the Big Green in seven contests, including a career-high 13 against Columbia and again in the 31-7 victory over Princeton that pulled Dartmouth into a first-place tie with the Tigers. The two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week added 8.0 tackles for a loss, 1.0 sacks, an interception that he returned 28 yards, two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries. - Dartmouth Football

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ILB Jalen Mackie, Massachusetts
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12/11/21 - Tyler Rudolph, rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 6-0, 196 (DS#73 SS) + More +

Former Penn State defensive back Tyler Rudolph entered the transfer portal on Nov. 24. Now, he has found a new home. Rudolph announced Friday morning on Twitter that he committed to Massachusetts. The four-star defensive back hails from Oakdale, Connecticut, and was ranked the third-best 2018 prospect in the state, per 247Sports. Rudolph had five tackles against Ball State and appeared in the team's first four games of the year. He played in five games in 2020 and three in 2019. - Centre Times

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SS Tyler Rudolph, Massachusetts
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12/05/21 - Frank Ladson Jr., rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 6-3, 200 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Clemson starting receiver Frank Ladson Jr. and backup quarterback Taisun Phommachanh are leaving the program. Team spokesman Ross Taylor said Friday the pair have entered the NCAA transfer portal. Ladson is a 6-foot-3 junior from Miami who started the first four games. He did not play the final seven games of season for the 22nd-ranked Tigers and eventually had season-ending groin surgery. Ladson's best season was in 2020 when he had 18 catches for 281 yards and three touchdowns. Ladson had 31 catches for 440 yards and nine touchdowns in his three seasons. Phommachanh was behind starting passer D.J. Uiagalelei this season, playing in six games. Phommachanh, a 6-3 sophomore from Bridgeport, Connecticut, finished the year completing 11 of 19 passes for 131 yards, a touchdown and an interception. - AP College Football

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WR Frank Ladson Jr., Massachusetts
News Source: AP College Football
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11/27/21 - Juwuan Price, rSr/2026, Massachusetts, 5-10, 201 (DS#144 RB) + More +

Juwaun Price ran for 156 yards and scored four touchdowns, leading New Mexico State to a 44-27 season-ending win over UMass on Saturday. Price scored on runs of 5 and 19 yards to stake New Mexico State to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, then added second-half TD runs of 24 and 26 yards. His final touchdown capped an eight-play, 90-yard drive that gave the Aggies a two-score lead, 34-20, midway through the third quarter. Jonah Johnson was 26-for-32 passing for 420 yards with touchdown throws to Jared Wyatt and Thomaz Whitford. New Mexico State (2-10) stopped Ellis Merriweather for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the 10 to end a final scoring threat with 1:43 remaining. Merriweather carried 23 times for 168 yards with two touchdowns for the Minutemen (1-11). Garrett Dzuro completed 12 of 23 passes for 124 yards with a touchdown for UMass. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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RB Juwuan Price, Massachusetts
News Source: New Mexico State/AP College Football
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10/10/21 - Ellis Merriweather, rSr/2023, Massachusetts, 6-1, 220 (DS#53 RB) + More +

Ellis Merriweather carried 39 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns and UMass ground out a 27-13 win over UConn in a battle of previously winless Bowl Subdivision independents on Saturday. Merriweather carried on 10 of the 12 plays on the Minutemen's opening drive, punching in from the 9 to make it 7-0, but the Huskies came back to take a 10-7 lead on a 34-yard Steven Krajewski-to-Keelan Marion touchdown pass and 38-yard Joe McFadden field goal. Cameron Carson kicked a pair of second-half field goals to put UMass back in front, 13-10 and Merriweather and Zamar Wise each ran for second-half touchdowns to put the game away. The Minutemen (1-5) ran for 247 yards and Brady Olson added 162 yards on 10-of-22 passing. Krajewski was 13-of-24 passing for the Huskies (0-7), but was picked off twice. Nathan Carter carried 20 times for 136 of UConn's 163 yards rushing. - UMass/AP College Football

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RB Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
News Source: UMass/AP College Football
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09/19/21 - Juwuan Price, rSr/2026, Massachusetts, 5-10, 201 (DS#144 RB) + More +

Dino Maldonado threw for three touchdowns and Juwaun Price ran for two more as New Mexico State rolled to a 30-point lead in the third quarter, then held off a late rally to beat South Carolina State 43-35 on Saturday night. Price ran 14 yards for the game's first touchdown, then added an eight-yard run to start the second quarter to give the Aggies a 22-0 lead. Maldonado threw touchdown passes of 37 and 41 yards in the second quarter to put New Mexico State up 36-13 at intermission, then added his third scoring pass early in the third quarter to make it 43-13.

Corey Fields Jr. threw four touchdown passes to bring the Bulldogs (0-3) back, connecting on 30 of 47 pass attempts for 352 yards, but he was intercepted three times. Will Vereen had nine catches for 118 yards. Maldonado finished with 321 yards on 24-of-32 passing. Price finished with 62 yards on 13 carries. The win snapped a three-game losing streak to start the season for New Mexico State, which lost to UTEP, San Diego State and New Mexico. - New Mexico State/AP College Football

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RB Juwuan Price, Massachusetts
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08/23/21 - Zachary Franks, rSr/2027, Massachusetts, 6-5, 310 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Just weeks before Northwestern's season opener against Michigan State on Sept. 3, injuries dealt Northwestern's offense major blows in the backfield and in the trenches. Sophomore running back Cam Porter and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Zachary Franks will miss the 2021 season with lower-body injuries, the team announced on Tuesday. Coach Pat Fitzgerald said that Porter's injury was "non-contact, kind of just a freak deal." "You feel for (Porter) and Zach," Fitzgerald said. coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "You don't want to ever see anything happen and they're both somewhat freak deals. That was obviously disappointing" The offensive line depth will take a hit with the loss of Franks. The Baltimore, Md. native was a camp standout in 2020 and appeared in eight games. - The Daily Northwestern

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OT Zachary Franks, Massachusetts
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08/13/21 - Tim Baldwin Jr., rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 5-11, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

As Indiana began fall football camp Friday, so too did the competition to find a feature running back to replace departed starter Stevie Scott III. Sophomore Tim Baldwin is currently listed first on the depth chart, but IU running backs coach Deland McCullough said that's not set in stone for IU's opener Sept. 4 at Iowa. "The great thing is you have a bunch of guys in there that understand what's at stake," McCullough said. "It's going to be an opportunity for all of them to get a chance to show what they can do. At some point somebody had to go off first. You had to write somebody in the depth chart. But those guys know that that doesn't mean that's what is going to happen as we go through the competition." McCullough said several running backs - including returning third-year sophomore Sampson James, USC transfer Stephen Carr and third-year sophomore David Ellis - will get opportunities behind the first-team offensive line the next three weeks.

He also made clear he's looking for a complete back, someone who takes care of the ball and excels in pass protection. One of Scott's best attributes was his ability to pick up the blitz, which was why IU surrendered the least average sacks per game in the Big Ten last season, at 1.25. "I don't want to be in a position where we have to pass and I can't trust this guy in pass protection," McCullough said. "Or we got a situation where, man, I really don't trust him. He's a great runner, but he fumbles every 20 carries or so. Those are things - he's got to be a complete back. He's got to be able to do everything." - Indianapolis Star/News

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RB Tim Baldwin Jr., Massachusetts
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08/12/21 - Taisun Phommachanh, rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 6-3, 220 (DS#68 QB) + More +

Ever since Clemson's on-campus media day on July 20, Swinney has mentioned redshirt sophomore QB Taisun Phommachanh's progress. His recovery has been quicker than expected after he tore his Achilles during the April spring football game. As a glimpse of how quick his return might be, the Connecticut native was out and got reps during practice. He did what he could and threw a few balls, but didn't compete in 11-on-11 drills. "It's just amazing how he has responded to the treatment...What went from an immediate, horrible mindset in the spring to, in the summer, came along and is like wow," Swinney said. "Excited that he will have an opportunity to be back." - Rock Hill Herald

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QB Taisun Phommachanh, Massachusetts
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08/11/21 - Sammy Faustin, rSr/2024, Massachusetts, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Michigan's football team had one less defensive player when it began preseason camp on Friday. Sammy Faustin, a reserve defensive back who was set to enter his redshirt sophomore season, has left the team due to medical reasons, spokesman Dave Ablauf told MLive. Faustin, of Naples, Fla., was the only returning scholarship player not listed on the team's 2021 roster released Friday morning. A message to Faustin was not immediately returned. "Sammy decided to step away from the team and will reevaluate after this year," Ablauf said in a text message. "He will remain on athletic aid." Faustin appeared in 10 games for Michigan during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, primarily on special teams. He totaled just two tackles. Michigan moved him from safety to corner last year to help with depth, but he appeared in only one game. - Ann Arbor News

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CB Sammy Faustin, Massachusetts
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07/12/21 - Marcus Cushnie, rSr/2023, Massachusetts, 6-1, 251 (DS#52 DE) + More +

Florida State added another piece to its remodeled defense with the addition of transfer Marcus Cushnie, an edge rusher from Alabama A&M. The Palm Beach product committed to the Seminoles over the weekend after de-committing from Purdue when entering the transfer portal on July 11. Cushnie appeared in 12 games in 2019, finishing with 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks. In four games last season, he led the team in tackles for loss (7.5) and sacks (7). He becomes the seventh defensive player to join FSU's roster through the transfer portal this offseason. The Seminoles finished near the bottom of the ACC in total defense last season, allowing 36 points and 456 yards per game. The unit was last in the conference in sacks (10) and tackles for loss (49), forcing second-year coach Mike Norvell and his staff to dive into the transfer market in search of some much-needed help on the defensive front. - Orlando Sentinel

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DE Marcus Cushnie, Massachusetts
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05/03/21 - Larnel Coleman, rSr/2021, Massachusetts, 6-6, 307 (DS#33 OT) + More +

UMass offensive lineman Larnel Coleman became the third Minuteman to be selected in an NFL Draft over the last three years on Saturday, as he was taken at No. 231 overall by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round. Coleman joins cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, who was was selected in the sixth round by the Indianapolis Colts last year, and wide receiver Andy Isabella, who was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, as the most recent UMass draftees. As a redshirt senior, Coleman started in all four games for the Minutemen at left tackle, and was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, which is awarded to the top interior lineman in the FBS. He was the only UMass offensive lineman to start all 12 games during the 2019 season, while spending his redshirt sophomore year as the starting right tackle. - The Republican

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OT Larnel Coleman, Massachusetts
News Source: The Republican
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04/25/21 - Avien Peah, rSr/2022, Massachusetts, 6-2, 277 (DS#79 DT) + More +

Avien Peah is the strongest member of UMass' defensive line. The senior wasn't shy about declaring it. When the unit is in the weight room, his sets have more plates on the bar. "For the most part. Sometimes the guys tell me 'hey, slow down a little bit, slow down,'" the Providence, R.I., native said Thursday. "We always push each other." Peah has assumed a leadership role of the unit after switching positions from offense last season. He also overcame knee injuries to establish himself as one of UMass' leading tacklers and backfield disrupters last season. Peah led the Minutemen with six tackles for loss and had a sack.

"That's part of what makes Avien special is he's been through a lot of adversity. From the ability to handle adversity and persevere and go through tough times and come out on the other side as one of our team leaders is huge," UMass coach Walt Bell said. "No only does he provide the physical leadership piece of doing things the way they're supposed to be done, but he has earned that respect from his teammate, so now he can provide some vocal leadership, and it's much needed as well. Really hope, really pray he can stay healthy and continue to be the leader that he is for us." - Daily Hampshire Gazette

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DT Avien Peah, Massachusetts
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04/06/21 - Taisun Phommachanh, rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 6-3, 220 (DS#68 QB) + More +

Clemson's quarterback depth took a big hit on Saturday. Sophomore backup quarterback Taisun Phommachanh suffered a torn Achilles during the annual Orange-White game, Coach Dabo Swinney confirmed. The injury came on the final drive of the game when Phommachanh completed a pass to Davis Allen. Swinney said Phommachanh thought someone hit him on the play but it was a non-contact injury. Phommachanh was on the ground for several minutes and couldn't put any weight on his left leg as he left the field. "I hate to see that for him," Swinney said. "He has four years left and it is so easily to magnify the pain of the moment, especially when you are a young person. His experience, knowledge, progress and all things he has been able to do that isn't going to go away. "This is definitely a setback for him and our team, but everybody deals with setbacks and challenges along the way. It is how you respond to those things that really determines everyone's success. We know he will respond the right way. We will get a great team around him and get him back better than ever." - The State

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QB Taisun Phommachanh, Massachusetts
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