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Illinois has dubbed itself "Transfer U" after aggressively adding more than a dozen notable players to its roster via the transfer portal the last two offseasons. Adding transfers isn't new. Where the Illini have gone for their transfer additions is - particularly compared to former coach Tim Beckman's pursuit of junior college players - different. Since Nick Walker opted out of the 2020 season, the active Illinois roster includes just a single JUCO player in defensive tackle Anthony Shipton. The Cerritos College (Calif.) product could factor into the rotation at defensive tackle. "Shipton, he'll tell you he needs to get stronger, but he's been about who we thought he would be," Smith said. "He got here a little bit later than the rest of the crew, but he works hard...He brings energy each day. Pleasant to be around. Now it's about him taking these next steps. First thing, getting stronger and just continuing to develop." - News Gazette Tribune

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DE Anthony Shipton, Texas State
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10/09/20 - Nelson Mbanasor, rSr/2023, Texas State, 6-2, 248 (DS#75 DE) + More +

Nelson Mbanasor had put himself into position to play a more prominent role on the Texas Tech football team this season, but his progress is on hold for the rest of 2020. A Tech spokesman confirmed Monday that the junior defensive end had suffered a season-ending injury, though he did not know any further details. In early September, defensive line coach Paul Randolph said without hesitation that Mbanasor had the best preseason camp of any player in his position room. Randolph said Mbanasor's level of play was "off the charts" in August as he put into practice points for improvement the two talked about after last season. "He took everything I said to heart," Randolph said, "and went to work immediately on it and just made a conscious decision, I think, to, "Hey, I'm going to get better in all these things that coach told me to work on." - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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DE Nelson Mbanasor, Texas State
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09/28/20 - Deion Hankins, rSr/2025, Texas State, 5-11, 222 (DS#80 RB) + More +

UTEP, at 3-1, is out to its best start since 2010 and is two games over .500 for the first time since 2014. The Miners have one more win than their total over the previous three seasons, a stretch in which they were 2-34. Their 31-6 win at Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday was their first nonconference road victory outside Texas or New Mexico since they won at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2008. - AP College Football

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RB Deion Hankins, Texas State
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09/26/20 - Deion Hankins, rSr/2025, Texas State, 5-11, 222 (DS#80 RB) + More +

Deion Hankins rushed for three touchdowns and UTEP held Louisiana-Monroe to 7 yards rushing in a 31-6 victory on Saturday. Hankins' first touchdown, a 2-yard run, came on the play following an 82-yard pass from Gavin Hardison to Jacob Cowing. Hankins set up his second TD with a 37-yard run, scoring two plays later from the 1. Hardison threw a 38-yard pass to Devaughn Cooper to begin the third scoring drive that ended with Hankins' 8-yard score. Gavin Baechle's 42-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in the half made it 24-0. Hankins rushed for 118 yards on 22 carries. Hardison was 13-of-25 passing for 302 yards with Justin Garrett collecting 120 yards receiving and Cowing 102. Coby Suits threw a 35-yard score to Jahquan Bloomfield in the final minute of the third quarter to cap a 55-yard drive that began after a UTEP fumble. Up till then, the Warhawks didn't have a drive exceed 12 yards. Suits finished with 184 yards passing with a TD and an interception. The victory has UTEP (3-1) off to its best start since its 2010 team started 5-1. It also gave the Miners their most wins in a season since 2014 when they finished with four. - AP College Football

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RB Deion Hankins, Texas State
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09/14/20 - Tyler Vitt, rSr/2023, Texas State, 6-2, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

SEPT 12 WEEK 2 STARS: Tyler Vitt, Texas State, threw for 346 yards and four TDs in a 51-48 loss to UTSA. - AP College Football

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QB Tyler Vitt, Texas State
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09/12/20 - Jordan McCloud, rSr/2025, Texas State, 6-0, 205 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Jordan McCloud threw for a touchdown, Noah Johnson ran for another, and South Florida beat The Citadel 27-6 on Saturday night to give Jeff Scott a win in his first game as a head coach. Scott, who had served as Clemson's co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach since 2015, replaced the fired Charlie Strong in December 2019. McCloud hit DeVontres Dukes for a 10-yard touchdown to make it 7-3 with 49 seconds left in the first quarter and USF (1-0) led the rest of the way. Colby Kinter, who opened the scoring with a 45-yard field goal, made a 41-yarder to pull The Citadel (0-1) within a point with 11:08 left in the second quarter but Omarion Dollison recovered a botched punt for a touchdown before Johnson's 9-yard scoring run made it 20-3 at halftime. McCloud and Johnson split time at quarterback for USF. McCloud was 11-of-16 passing for 68 yards, and Johnson completed 3 of 4 for 24 yards and had 49 yards rushing on seven carries. Kelly Joiner added eight carries for 87 yards for the Bulls, including a 3-yard TD to cap the scoring midway through the fourth quarter. - South Florida/AP College Football

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QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State
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09/10/20 - Jordan McCloud, rSr/2025, Texas State, 6-0, 205 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Third-year sophomore incumbent Jordan McCloud is expected to take the first snap Saturday when USF opens its season at home against the Citadel. First-year coach Jeff Scott said he plans to announce his starter at some point Thursday, when he releases his inaugural 2020 depth chart. Scott informed the quarterbacks of his decision Sunday night and told the team the following morning. The Tampa Bay Times has learned McCloud, a Plant High alumnus who started the final 10 games last season, will start. Depending on how the game transpires, Armwood High alumnus Noah Johnson and North Carolina transfer Cade Fortin also could play against the Bulldogs. "It's still a very close competition," Scott told reporters Tuesday afternoon. "It's gonna go on, in my estimation, for a couple of weeks...My goal is to really have that solidified by the Cincinnati game Oct. 3." - Tampa Tribune

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QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State
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09/07/20 - Brock Sturges, rJr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Playing in the school's first nationally-televised game on ESPN, the Texas State's comeback bid for a victory came up short when the Bobcats suffered a hard-fought 31-24 loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday at Bobcat Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Brady McBride threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his first start as a Bobcat, completing 21 of 39 passes and having touchdown passes of 3 yards and 19 yards. Calvin Hill added 100 yards on 13 carries, and Brock Sturges ran for 95 yards and another TD in his Texas State debut as the Bobcats rushed for 189 yards. - San Marcos Record

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RB Brock Sturges, Texas State
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09/05/20 - Deion Hankins, rSr/2025, Texas State, 5-11, 222 (DS#80 RB) + More +

Deion Hankins ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead UTEP to a 24-14 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Gavin Hardison was 17-of-28 passing for 212 yards and tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Justin Garrett that pulled the Miners to 14-10 late in the second quarter. Hankins ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining before halftime, and added a 4-yard scoring run with 3:50 left that capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive. Trae Self threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Lawton Rikel for the Lumberjacks. Da'Leon Ward added a 1-yard TD run to put Stephen F. Austin up 14-3 early in the second quarter. Self finished 14 of 21 for 133 yards passing. The attendance was 6,047 at the 51,500-seat Sun Bowl. There was no general admission seating. Tailgating was prohibited and masks inside the stadium were required. - UTEP/AP College Football

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RB Deion Hankins, Texas State
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07/30/20 - Liam Dobson, rSr/2022, Texas State, 6-2, 312 (DS#84 OG) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT All-CAA FIRST TEAM: Liam Dobson, Maine, Sr.,...Dobson, a 2020 HERO Sports Preseason All-American and 2019 STATS FCS Third Team All-American, has logged 26 consecutive starts on the offensive line for the Black Bears. Dobson, a 2019 All-CAA First Team honoree, was Maine's highest graded offensive lineman for all 12 games in 2019. As a junior, Dobson averaged an eye-opening 12 knockdowns per game. - Maine Football

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OG Liam Dobson, Texas State
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07/28/20 - Liam Dobson, rSr/2022, Texas State, 6-2, 312 (DS#84 OG) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: OL Liam Dobson, Maine, Sr.,...Dobson, a 2020 HERO Sports Preseason All-American and 2019 STATS FCS Third Team All-American, has logged 26 consecutive starts on the offensive line for the Black Bears. Dobson, a 2019 All-CAA First Team honoree, was Maine's highest graded offensive lineman for all 12 games in 2019. As a junior, Dobson averaged an eye-opening 12 knockdowns per game. - Maine Football

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OG Liam Dobson, Texas State
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07/23/20 - Kaleb Ford-Dement, rSr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 178 (DS#75 CB) + More +

2020 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Kaleb Ford-Dement, Old Dominion, Jr.,...In his first season at ODU in 2019, Ford-Dement broke ODU's single-season record for pass breakups and placed 10th in FBS with 13. He was second in the league in pass breakups and earned second-team All-Conference USA honors. A native of Whitehouse, Texas, Ford-Dement had two interceptions last season to go along with 26 tackles. He was named a preseason All-Conference USA performer by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. - Old Dominion Football

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CB Kaleb Ford-Dement, Texas State
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04/27/20 - J.P. Urquidez, rSr/2022, Texas State, 6-6, 300 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Former Texas offensive lineman J.P. Urquidez will open his senior season in San Marcos instead of Austin. Urquidez said on Sunday that he plans on concluding his collegiate career at Texas State. He will join the Bobcats as a graduate transfer. Urquidez announced this past December that he would play elsewhere after earning his degree from Texas. A 6-7, 300-pound tackle, Urquidez was a four-star recruit when he signed with Texas in 2016. After appearing in two games over his first three years on campus, Urquidez became a contributor on special teams as a redshirt junior. He played in all 13 of UT's games in 2019. Urquidez joins a Texas State program that is coming off a 3-9 campaign. The starting tackles that Texas State ended its 2019 season with were both seniors. - Austin American Statesman

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OT J.P. Urquidez, Texas State
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12/20/19 - Kaleb Ford-Dement, rSr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 178 (DS#75 CB) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Kaleb Ford-Dement, So., Old Dominion,...Ford-Dement is second in Conference USA and ninth in FBS with 13 pass breakups. He tied for the ODU lead with two interceptions and had 15 passes defended. A junior college transfer playing his third year of football, Ford-Dement added 26 tackles. - Old Dominion Football

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CB Kaleb Ford-Dement, Texas State
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12/18/19 - Caeveon Patton, rSr/2022, Texas State, 6-1, 291 (DS#85 DT) + More +

2019 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Caeveon Patton, Texas State (Jr., DT, Cuero, Texas),...Patton helped anchor Texas State's defensive line, and recorded 61 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a 0.5 sack, and one pass break up. - Texas State Football

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DT Caeveon Patton, Texas State
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