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08/05/20 - K.J. Smith, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH SECOND TEAM: K.J. Smith, North Alabama, Sr.,...Smith was selected as the Big South Conference Football Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2019, as well as the league's overall Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. A two-year starter at UNA, he finished fifth on the team in tackles (54) and had two interceptions last season. Named first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America® and STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar Athlete of the Year National Finalist, he will be playing as a graduate student at UNA in the Fall after graduating with a 4.00 grade point average in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in health. - North Alabama Football

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FS K.J. Smith, North Alabama
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08/05/20 - Joe Gurley, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM: Joe Gurley, North Alabama, Sr.,...A three-time Big South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week in 2019, Gurley ranked second in Big South in punting average at 42.4. He had 60 total punts for 2,545 yards, with 14 punts over 50 yards and a long of 61. He had 16 of his punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line and was second in league for most punts over 50 yards. He was a third-team Phil Steele's All-Big South Conference pick as a punter last season. A three-year starting punter for the Lions, Gurley has 161 career punts for a 39.9-yard average and a long of 61 yards (twice). - North Alabama Football

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P Joe Gurley, North Alabama
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08/05/20 - Wallace Cowins Jr., rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM: Wallace Cowins, North Alabama, Sr.,...Cowins was the leading tackler in the Big South among all defensive linemen last season with 66. He also led that position with 6.0 tackles per game. He ranked as the 15th leading tackler in the entire league regardless of position. He ranked third in the Big South in tackles for loss (12) with 1.09 per game and finished third on UNA team in tackles. He finished the season with 12.0 tackles for loss of 36 yards and two sacks for 10 yards. He added four pass breakups and one recovered fumble. He was a second-team Phil Steele's All-Big South Conference pick last season. - North Alabama Football

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DE Wallace Cowins Jr., North Alabama
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08/05/20 - Jake Whitehead, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH THIRD TEAM: Jake Whitehead, North Alabama, Sr.,...A two-year letterman at UNA, Whitehead has started the last 17 straight games for the Lions on the offensive line. - North Alabama Football

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OG Jake Whitehead, North Alabama
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04/30/20 - K.J. Trujillo, rSr/2024, North Alabama + More +

As true freshmen last fall, Tarik Luckett, Mark Perry and KJ Trujillo went into Colorado's football season preparing to redshirt. Luckett, in fact, was expected to not only redshirt, but to spend his days at practice running routes as a receiver. All three wound up becoming important pieces to the Buffaloes' secondary. The spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 has created stay-at-home orders around the country and uncertainty about the 2020 football season, but CU continues to prepare and BuffZone is previewing each position group for the Buffs. In this installment, we look at the defensive backs.

Season-ending injuries to cornerbacks Mekhi Blackmon and Chris Miller and the mid-season departure of safety Aaron Maddox forced the true freshmen into action last season. They went through growing pains, but also had plenty of good moments. "I think that will benefit us a lot, just being able to get early experience and we've still got plenty of time here at Colorado," Trujillo said after last season. "So through our next few years, we'll definitely be prepared." Trujillo started seven games at corner last season, while Luckett made two starts late in the year. Perry played as a reserve in the nickel/Star role and made his impact felt during the second half of the season. - Daily Camera

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FS K.J. Trujillo, North Alabama
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01/01/20 - Andre Little, rSr/2023, North Alabama + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SOUTH SECOND TEAM (COACHES): KR - Andre Little, R-Soph., North Alabama,...Little, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, led the Big South Conference in kickoff return average at 29.7. He had 16 total returns for 475 yards in 2019. Included in those totals was a 94-yard touchdown return for a touchdown against Campbell. - North Alabama Football

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WR Andre Little, North Alabama
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01/01/20 - DAndre Hart, Sr/2020, North Alabama + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SOUTH SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB - D'Andre Hart, Sr., North Alabama,...Hart, from Pinson, Ala., led all Big South defensive backs with 88 tackles and 8.0 per game. He ranked seventh among all Big South defenders in tackles. Hart had three tackles for loss of seven yards, one pass interception for 49 yards, one pass break-up and one forced fumble. He had four games with double-figure tackles. His top game was 12 stops at Hampton. He was a two-year letterman for the Lions and had 114 career tackles. - North Alabama Football

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SS DAndre Hart, North Alabama
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01/01/20 - Christian Lopez, Sr/2020, North Alabama + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SOUTH SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB - Christian Lopez, Sr., North Alabama,...Lopez, from Henderson, Nev., ranked second in the Big South in yards of total offense (2,773), total offense per game (252.1) and passing yards (2,699). He led the league in yards per completion (16.7) and yards per pass attempt (8.7). Lopez led game-winning fourth quarter drives in wins over conference opponents Campbell and Gardner-Webb and earned Big South Player of the Week honors for the Nov. 18 performance at Gardner-Webb.

For the season, he completed 162 of 309 pass attempts for 2,699 yards and 18 touchdowns. He added three rushing TDs for 21 touchdowns responsible for. At Monmouth, he threw three touchdown passes and added one rushing TD and one receiving score. Lopez finished his career at UNA in the Top 10 in many of the Lions' career passing categories. He finished sixth in career passing yards (4,883), seventh in career completions (331), eighth in career pass attempts (592), tied for seventh in career touchdown passes (32) and 10th in career total yards (5,177). He accomplished those marks in just 21 career games. - North Alabama Football

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QB Christian Lopez, North Alabama
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09/01/19 - Christon Taylor, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

The biggest casualty of camp was the loss of starting linebacker Christon Taylor, who was dismissed from the team for what Willis said was a violation of team rules. He did not elaborate on what rules Taylor violated. Times Daily

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ILB Christon Taylor, North Alabama
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11/26/19 - K.J. Smith, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

2019 BIG SOUTH SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (COACHES): K.J. Smith, North Alabama,...Smith is a 4.00 student in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Health, and on the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot following his Academic All-District selection. A two-year starter at UNA, Smith finished fifth on the squad this season with 54 tackles, in addition to two interceptions. - Big South Football

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FS K.J. Smith, North Alabama
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11/19/19 - Christian Lopez, Sr/2020, North Alabama + More +

NOV 18 BIG SOUTH CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Alabama quarterback Christian Lopez (Henderson, Nev. passed for 446 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Lions to a 34-30 comeback win at Gardner-Webb. He was 28-of-44 on the day, and brought UNA back from a 20-0 deficit with two touchdown drives in the final 1:22 of the first half. Lopez later directed a 10-play, 72-yard game-winning scoring drive that ended with his fourth touchdown pass with 1:57 remaining in the contest. Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Jalen Kelsey (Campbell) and Kendrick Bell (Charleston Southern). - Big South Football

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QB Christian Lopez, North Alabama
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11/16/19 - Christian Lopez, Sr/2020, North Alabama + More +

Christian Lopez threw for 446 yards and four touchdowns, the last with 1:57 remaining in the game, to cap North Alabama's rally for a 34-30 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday. The Lions rallied after trailing by 20 points in the first half. Gardner-Webb (3-8, 1-4 Big South) took a 20-0 lead on three first-half touchdown passes by Kalen Whitlow. Two of the throws went to Izaiah Gathings who had 12 receptions for 143 yards. Lopez quickly got the Lions back in the game, throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Dexter Boykin. The two connected three times for 42 yards on the 8-play, 59-yard drive.

North Alabama forced a three-and-out and the Lions quickly scored, Jaxton Carson finishing a 38-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. Gardner-Webb led 20-14 at halftime. Lopez threw second-half touchdown passes of 61 yards to Andre Little, 14 yards to Jakobi Byrd and the game-winning 16-yarder to Boykin. Little had nine receptions for 183 yards and Boykin caught nine for 125 yards. Whitlow completed 29 of 45 passes for 288 yards and four touchdowns with one pick. North Alabama is transitioning to Division I and although the Lions play a full Big South schedule, their games do not count in the league standings. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Lopez, North Alabama
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11/04/19 - Joe Gurley, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

NOV 4 BIG SOUTH CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Alabama kicker/punter Joe Gurley (Killen, Ala.) made the game-winning 20-yard field goal as time expired to give North Alabama a 25-24 win over Campbell. He also averaged 39.5 yards on eight punts with a long of 48, had one downed inside the 20-yard line, and had just one of his eight punts returned for 14 yards. Gurley also had two touchbacks on his four kickoffs. Also nominated for Special Teams Player of the Week: Brad Dennis (Campbell) and Matt Mosquera (Monmouth). - Big South Football

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P Joe Gurley, North Alabama
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11/02/19 - Christian Lopez, Sr/2020, North Alabama + More +

Joe Gurley kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to lift North Alabama over Campbell 25-24 on Saturday. Gurley's field goal capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive for the Lions (3-6). Christian Lopez's 39-yard pass to Andre Little on a third-and-8 kept the drive going early and Jaxton Carton and Lopez had runs of 13 and 14 yards, respectively, to move North Alabama into field-goal position. Little had six catches for 118 yards for the Lions. Carson and Lopez had TD runs and Little returned a missed field-goal attempt 94 yards for a touchdown. Hajj-Malik Williams passed for 88 yards and a score and ran for 43 yards and a TD for the Camels (6-2). Johnathan Hawkins ran 19 times for 67 yards and Bryant Barr added 12 carries for 60 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Lopez, North Alabama
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09/30/19 - Joe Gurley, rSr/2022, North Alabama + More +

SEPT 30/WEEK 5 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Alabama kicker/punter Joe Gurley (Killen, Ala.) averaged 43.5 yards on four punts, was perfect on his seven placekicks (2-2 field goals, 5-5 PATs) and finished with 11 points in North Alabama's 41-21 win over Presbyterian. He converted field goals of 21 and 30 yards, and PC managed just two punt returns of six yards. Gurley's punts featured a 61-yarder, plus another that landed inside PC's 20-yard line. Two of his kickoffs also went for touchbacks. Also nominated for Special Teams Player of the Week: Colin Gary (Campbell). - Big South Football

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