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07/21/22 - Jonathan Mingo, Sr/2023, Mississippi + More +

Alabama football defensive back Eli Ricks hasn't taken a snap with the Crimson Tide, but his conference peers still regard him as elite. On Day 1 of SEC Media Days, Ole Miss football wide receiver Jonathan Mingo said Ricks is the defensive back he wants to face the most. "A matchup (I'm) looking forward to is, probably, (Eli) Ricks from Alabama, a transfer from LSU," Mingo said. "I watched his game. He's a really good DB. We went to a couple of camps together back in high school, so definitely something I'm looking forward to." Mingo acknowledged he is ready to face any player after missing time last season because of a foot injury but has Nov. 12 circled on his calendar. He caught 22 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns in six games. - The Clarion Ledger

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WR Jonathan Mingo, Mississippi
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07/21/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State,...Quarterback Spencer Sanders is Oklahoma State's returning first team All-Big 12 quarterback after leading the conference in total offense and total offense per game in 2021 ... With 24 wins as OSU's starting quarterback, he needs eight more to tie Mason Rudolph for the most wins as a starting quarterback in school history ... His 6,911 career passing yards total ranks among the top 10 of all returning Power Five players from 2021 ... Ranks among the top five Cowboys in school history in passing yards per game, completion percentage and more ... Finished 2021 as the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP and 2020 as the Cheez-It Bowl MVP. - Oklahoma State Football

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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07/20/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State, Sr., 6-1, 210, Denton, Texas,...The returning first team All-Big 12 quarterback after leading the conference in total offense and total offense per game in 2021, Sanders has 24 wins as OSU's starting quarterback and needs eight more to tie Mason Rudolph for the most wins as a starting quarterback in school history. His 6,911 career passing yards total ranks among the top 10 of all returning Power Five players and his career passing yards total ranks as the second-most in school history for any player entering his senior season. - Oklahoma State Football

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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07/18/22 - Isaac Ukwu, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

On pace to break a program record, James Madison continued to see a rise in football ticket sales as the calendar turned to July. But the Dukes also lagged a bit behind some of their new league rivals in the Sun Belt Conference. As of Tuesday, JMU had sold more than 7,300 season tickets for its debut season in the Sun Belt. The Dukes, longtime members of the Colonial Athletic Association, are making the transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

While the Dukes have easily led the CAA in attendance in recent years with multiple sellouts at Bridgeforth Stadium, which seats 24,877, JMU's record for season tickets sold in a single year is 7,500. The school remains on track to easily surpass that total. "We are currently at 7,368 season tickets sold," JMU assistant athletic director for communications Kevin Warner said earlier this week. "Last year, we sold 6,853 season tickets total. From a year-to-date comparison, we are 938 season tickets ahead of this point last year." That's a 14.5 percent increase from July of 2021. Single-game tickets also went on sale at the start of July, with the Dukes seeing a massive increase in that category over a year ago. - Daily News-Record

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DE Isaac Ukwu, Mississippi
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07/17/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy offered up a new adjective to describe quarterback Spencer Sanders. "He has now become a magician in our offense," Gundy said from the stage on Wednesday at Big 12 Media Days at AT&T Stadium. Magician. Strong word, but not out of bounds for a guy who is entering his fourth year as the Cowboys' starting QB. It's also a bit of ammo for Sanders' vocal detractors, mostly from the social media realm - those who might believe Sanders disappears a little too often. Like, for instance, the last time he was in this stadium, when he threw four interceptions in the 21-16 loss to Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game. Such is life with Sanders, whose inconsistencies early in his career made him a polarizing figure among Cowboy fans. Many support their quarterback. Others find it hard to live with the mistakes.

Sanders knows the haters are out there. "There's gonna be people that still hate me to this day because of that game," Sanders said. "I carry the chip on my shoulder, I put a smile on my face. I wake up and call my mom every day, and I go to work." Sanders made strides in his level of consistency last year. He set career highs for passing yards (2,839), passing touchdowns (20) and rushing yards (668), plus a career low for missed games, sitting out only the opener because of COVID-19 protocols. Prior to last season, he had never gone two consecutive games without a turnover, but did it three times. And he had just two turnovers during a six-game stretch from mid-October to late November when the Cowboys thrust themselves into the College Football Playoff race. "Spencer has been fantastic for us," Gundy said. "He knows (the offense). He can run it fast. He understands. The middle toward the end of last year he started to make really quality decisions in a short amount of time, which is very important in quarterback play in our opinion." - Daily Oklahoman

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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07/14/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

Between the creation of the transfer portal and the ability to play immediately, players across college athletics have been able to leave situations they didn't believe to be beneficial to them in recent years and suit up for a new team the following season. That increased level of movement hit a high mark this offseason as several high-profile quarterbacks have departed the Big 12 - and several others have replaced them. Oklahoma lost Caleb Williams to USC, where he rejoined former coach Lincoln Riley, and watched Spencer Rattler head to South Carolina, but new coach Brent Venables replaced them with UCF's Dillon Gabriel. Texas added Ohio State's Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked high school prospect last season, to compete with Hudson Card for the starting role after Casey Thompson headed to Nebraska.

Former Georgia quarterback JT Daniels is at West Virginia, Kansas State added Nebraska's Adrian Martinez and Gerry Bohanon landed at USF after Blake Shapen won Baylor's spring quarterback competition. With Iowa State's Brock Purdy drafted in the seventh round by the San Francisco 49ers, only four teams still have a quarterback who finished last season for them: Oklahoma State and Spencer Sanders, who led the Big 12 in total offense last season; TCU and Max Duggan; Texas Tech and Tyler Shough; and Kansas and Jalon Daniels. - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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07/10/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

Oklahoma State football isn't the preseason front-runner, but the Cowboys are considered contenders near the top of the conference. The Big 12 Conference released its media-selected preseason football poll Thursday afternoon, and Oklahoma State checked in at third place, trailing Baylor and Oklahoma. Of 41 ballots, nine first-place votes went to the Cowboys. After securing the No. 1 spot for six consecutive years, the Sooners are no longer the preseason favorite. For the first time, that spot belongs to Baylor, the defending conference champion that kept OSU a few inches away from a Big 12 title. The Bears collected 17 first-place votes, and OU stands at No. 2 with 12 first-place votes.

Baylor garnered 365 points in the poll, OU had 354 and OSU received 342. There is a significant drop-off between OSU and the No. 4 team - Texas, which picked up 289 points. The first-place votes were spread among five teams. No. 4 Texas received two first-place votes, and a single vote went to No. 6 Iowa State. The Cowboys advanced one spot from their preseason standing in the 2021 poll, which showed more agreement among voters than this year's poll did. In 2021, Oklahoma picked up 35 of the 39 first-place votes, and all others went to Iowa State. - Stillwater Press

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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07/07/22 - Jaxson Dart, Sr/2025, Mississippi + More +

Quarterbacks across college football hit the transfer portal harder than anyone this offseason, with big names across the country finding new homes. On3's J.D. PicKell decided to name his top five transfer portal quarterbacks recently on an episode of "The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell," and Ole Miss Rebels' signal-caller Jaxson Dart checks in at the No. 3 spot in the countdown. Dart was one of the most celebrated high school quarterbacks in America coming out of high school. According to the On3 Consensus Rankings for the 2021 cycle, the Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) product was ranked as the No. 7 quarterback prospect in America.

While he was at USC last year in his freshman year, he flashed that same mesmerizing ability, but also showed the propensity to make too many high-risk throws-tossing five interceptions. After the Trojans brought in Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams to be their trigger man in the offseason, Dart hit the transfer portal and ended up at Ole Miss. Dart struggled mightily in the Ole Miss spring game behind their second-string offensive line, throwing two interceptions, one of which was a horrible pick six. - On3.com

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QB Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
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05/27/22 - DeShawn Gaddie Jr., rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

DeShawn Gaddie has been a consistently productive player for UNT in each of the last two seasons and has seen time at cornerback and safety. The junior finished with 57 tackles and 6 pass breakups last season. Gaddie has started 20 games over the last two years and emerged from spring practice projected to start at cornerback. Gaddie is one of UNT's most experienced players on defense and should be in for a big season. - Denton Record

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FS DeShawn Gaddie Jr., Mississippi
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05/24/22 - Key Lawrence, rSr/2025, Mississippi + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: KEY LAWRENCE, S-CB, Oklahoma, 6-1, 208, Nashville: No. 1 recruit from state of Tennessee; All-Big 12 honorable mention; 47 tackles, 3 forced fumbles. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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SS Key Lawrence, Mississippi
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05/22/22 - Stephon Wynn Jr., rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

Alabama defensive lineman Stephon Wynn is transferring to Nebraska, he announced Sunday evening on Instagram. Wynn entered the NCAA transfer portal last month after the end of spring practice. He joins safety Kaine Williams, who also entered the portal after spring practice, in transferring to Nebraska. Wynn was a four-star recruit in 2018 who played in 21 games over the past four seasons, all as a reserve. He was projected to play a reserve role again this season as a redshirt senior, and would be eligible to play again in 2023 under the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver. Wynn saw time in seven games last season, making five tackles and one quarterback hurry. - Al.com

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DT Stephon Wynn Jr., Mississippi
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05/22/22 - Troy Brown, rSr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: TROY BROWN, LB. Ole Miss, Sr., 6-1, 220, Flint, Mich.: Transfer from Central Michigan where he was a 3-time All MAC selection, team MVP and team captain; Has 215 career tackles. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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OLB Troy Brown, Mississippi
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05/20/22 - Jaxson Dart, Sr/2025, Mississippi + More +

Scoping SEC QB transfers: Eleven quarterbacks transferred to 10 SEC schools this offseason, with South Carolina's Spencer Rattler the lone guaranteed starter of the entire group. Here are On3.com ratings - No. 3. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (from USC). The former 5-star recruit had a tough spring operating Lane Kiffin's offense, throwing multiple interceptions in the Grove Bowl. While Luke Altmyer enters the offseason with a slight lead in the battle, it would be surprising if Dart didn't receive a real look at some point early this fall. He's that talented. He must cut down on all the risky throws, but if it all clicks, the USC transfer could put monster numbers throwing to an impressive collection of Rebels playmakers including the recently-added Jaylon Robinson. - On3.com

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QB Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
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05/19/22 - Walter Nolen, Jr/2026, Mississippi + More +

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban a "narcissist" Thursday after the Alabama coach made "despicable" comments about the Aggies using name, image and likeness deals to land their top-ranked recruiting classes. Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night for "buying" players. "I know the consequence is going to be difficult for the people who are spending tons of money to get players," Saban said while speaking at an event in Birmingham, Alabama, to promote the World Games being held there in July. "You read about it, you know who they are. We were second in recruiting last year. A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team. Made a deal for name, image and likeness. We didn't buy one player. But I don't know if we're going to be able to sustain that in the future, because more and more people are doing it. It's tough."

Less than 24 hours later, Fisher called an impromptu news conference Thursday and did not hold back with his displeasure with his former boss when the two were at LSU. "We're done," Fisher said, adding that Saban reached out by phone but he did not take the call. He said Saban's comments were insulting to his players and the families of the players who signed with the Texas A&M. This is the second time this year Fisher has publicly defended his program after signing one the highest rated recruiting classes in the history of rankings. In February, Fisher went off on competitors who were pushing rumors that Texas A&M had spent $30 million on NIL deals to land its star-studded recruiting class. - AP College Football

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DT Walter Nolen, Mississippi
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05/13/22 - Stephon Wynn Jr., rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

What will turn into a flood of visitors for the Nebraska football team over the next several weeks will start with a trickle this weekend. A very important trickle. It's a critical time in the recruiting calendar for schools all over the country. Prospects - both from the portal and in the 2023 recruiting class - will take visits from this weekend through June 27, which is the first day of a recruiting dead period that runs through July 24. The Huskers are set to host a pair of transfer portal players this weekend who started their careers at Alabama.

One of them, defensive tackle Stephon Wynn, plays at a position where NU is still trying to build depth after the additions of Ochaun Mathis and Devin Drew. After four years in a stacked defensive line room at Alabama, Wynn, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, decided to explore his other options. The 6-foot-4, 307-pounder saw action in seven games for the Crimson Tide in 2021, recording five tackles and a quarterback hurry. - Lincoln Journal Star

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