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11/29/23 - QB Riley Leonard, Sr/2025, Notre Dame + More +

Duke quarterback Riley Leonard entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, signaling his departure from the Blue Devils after two seasons as a starter. Leonard immediately becomes one of - if not the - most talented quarterback available in college football's transfer market. The move comes two days after Duke lost its head coach, Mike Elko, to Texas A&M. Leonard's 2023 season was cut short by ankle and foot injuries, but he helped lead the Blue Devils to a 4-0 start before being hurt on Duke's final offensive play of its 21-14 loss to Notre Dame. He finished this season throwing for 1,102 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions in seven games. He also ran for 352 yards and four TDs. Last year, Leonard threw for 2,967 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions and he ran for 699 yards and 13 scores as Duke went 9-4. - AP College Football

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QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
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11/29/23 - QB Jordan Travis, rSr/2024, Florida State + More +

2023 ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR/OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jordan Travis, Florida State,...Travis was recently named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year award, in addition to being a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, and the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award. The West Palm Beach, Florida, native threw for 2,755 yards and 20 touchdowns while adding seven more scores on the ground. The quarterback ranks third in ACC history in regard to single-season interception avoidance after being intercepted just twice on 324 pass attempts (0.62%), one of only three players in the nation to throw 20 or more touchdowns and two or fewer interceptions this season.

In back-to-back weeks of conference play, Travis threw for a combined 719 yards with four touchdowns, completing 61.9 percent of his passes along the way. Travis opened the season on a strong note as he completed 23-of-31 (74.2 percent) of his pass attempts for 342 yards and four touchdowns as he led the Seminoles to victory over No. 5 LSU. On three separate occasions this season, Travis was named the ACC Quarterback of the Week. Throughout the year, Travis was also named to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and the Manning Award Star of the Week three times each. He earned Davey O'Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week honors on Oct. 24 after throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns against No. 16 Duke. Additionally, Travis became Florida State's all-time leader in touchdown responsibility (97), total offense (10,554), quarterback rushing yards (1,910), and quarterback rushing touchdowns (31). - ACC Football

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QB Jordan Travis, Florida State
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11/27/23 - DT Khristian Boyd, rSr/2024, Northern Iowa + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa, R-Sr.,...A defensive lineman from Kansas City, Missouri, Khristian Boyd is claiming All-MVFC honors for the second time in his career after a Second Team appearance last season. The redshirt senior recorded 43 total tackles and 6.5 tackles for a loss of 28 yards, a career-high. The 2023 team captain tied his career-high with 3.5 sacks for 23 yards. - Northern Iowa Football

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DT Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
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11/27/23 - QB Zack Annexstad, rSr/2024, Illinois State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: QB Zack Annexstad,...In his final season for the Redbirds, Annexstad picked up All-MVFC honors as he completed 69.7 percent of passes for 2,114 yards and 17 touchdowns with just five interceptions before missing the final two games of the season due to injury. The two-time team captain finished his year ranked in the top 10 nationally in completion percentage and completions per game and threw for a career-high five touchdowns at Youngstown State. - Illinois State Football

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QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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11/26/23 - OLB Jay Person, rSr/2024, Chattanooga + More +

2023 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jay Person, Sr., DL, Chattanooga,...Chattanooga's Person posted 53 tackles this season, with 16 of those going for lost yardage, leading the SoCon. His average of 1.45 TFLs ranks 14th in the FCS. Person leads the conference in sacks with 8.5 this season, ranking 20th in the FCS with 0.77 per game. Against Mercer on Oct. 14, Person had 4.0 TFLs, tying a career best. He also had a sack and a forced fumble in that game, leading to him being named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16. Person's selection marks the 11th time a Chattanooga player has been named the defensive player of the year by the coaches and gives the Mocs the winner for the third straight season, with Person winning for the second straight time and Devonnsha Maxwell taking home the honor in 2021. - Southern Conference Football

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OLB Jay Person, Chattanooga
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03/10/23 - RB John Emery Jr., rSr/2024, LSU + More +

Senior running back John Emery was absent from LSU's first practice of the spring Thursday morning. Emery, a former five-star recruit from St. Rose, returned for his fifth season this year instead of entering the NFL draft. Coach Brian Kelly said Emery has to meet certain academic requirements before he can practice. Emery missed the entire 2021 season and the first two games last year because he was ruled academically ineligible, a decision the NCAA upheld after an appeal.

"John is focused strictly right now on his academics," Kelly said. "He's got some marks that he has to hit from an academic standpoint before we talk about football with him. That was the deal with John and talking to his family. If his primary focus was academics and taking care of his degree, then we would have a conversation about football." Emery wasn't the only running back missing from practice. Fifth-year graduate student Josh Williams and junior Armoni Goodwin did not appear during a 20-minute viewing period as they recover from injuries. Goodwin won't be able to practice until preseason camp. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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RB John Emery Jr., LSU
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03/10/23 - WR Kody Epps, rJr/2026, Brigham Young + More +

Without anything else to do this offseason, sidelined by a shoulder injury, Kody Epps has made it a point to sit in on quarterback meetings. It is not something he has ever done before. The wide receiver used to only attend his mandatory meetings and get out. But without the ability to workout, and a new quarterback to mesh with, Epps has decided to go all-in on the scheme side of things. "I just want to hear that dialect. See what they're thinking, see what's going on in there," Epps said. "I want to be as locked in as possible. I definitely want to be someone you can rely on to understand the offense's ins and outs. I'm looking at what the running backs are doing, the linemen are doing, the quarterback is doing."

Epps was the breakout leader in the receivers room last year before he was injured, leading the team with 459 yards and 39 catches. Now, though, there is a fear that him missing spring practice will hinder his ability to jell with new quarterback Kedon Slovis. A lack of connection could bleed into a rocky 2023. And being fair, there is still that fear. But with Epps sitting with Slovis in the film room, there is at least the hope they will form a relationship without practice. "I mean, he's my quarterback, so of course I want to make sure we have a relationship," Epps said. "We got a bond, but it all comes naturally." - Salt Lake Tribune

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WR Kody Epps, Brigham Young
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03/09/23 - QB Gerry Bohanon, rSr/2025, Brigham Young + More +

Almost three months to the day after his hiring, new USF coach Alex Golesh staged the first spring practice of his tenure on a clear, cloudless afternoon Monday on campus. And local reporters were granted a 20-minute peek behind the new regime's curtain. Veteran quarterback Gerry Bohanon, who was expected to be sidelined all of spring drills while rehabbing a shoulder injury sustained last fall, suited up and participated - to an extent. A touted Baylor transfer and the opening-night starter in 2022, Bohanon engaged in some agility work but didn't throw with the other five quarterbacks during positional drills. - Tampa Tribune

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QB Gerry Bohanon, Brigham Young
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03/08/23 - OT Zion Nelson, rSr/2025, Miami + More +

Jalen Rivers, who has played mostly guard at UM, again lined up as the first-team left tackle, while Chris Washington was the first-team right tackle. Left tackle Zion Nelson, who missed much of last season because of a knee injury, remains out for undisclosed medical reasons; Mario Cristobal has indicated he's optimistic that Nelson will be able to play this season. Rivers could end up starting at left tackle if Nelson doesn't win the job this summer, or if the Canes believe five-star freshmen tackles Samson Okunlola and Francis Mauigoa aren't ready for starting jobs. - Miami Herald

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OT Zion Nelson, Miami
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03/08/23 - WR Kody Epps, rJr/2026, Brigham Young + More +

BYU wide receiver Kody Epps isn't your typical sophomore. Thanks to things like the pandemic and a redshirt year, he is already a veteran in terms of his time as a Cougar since he is in his fourth year. That's one reason why BYU isn't going to rush him back from a shoulder injury, although Epps said with a grin Monday after practice at the indoor practice facility in Provo that if it was up to him he'd be out on the field right now. "My shoulder is doing a lot better than it could have been," Epps said. "It's been a slow process but they've been taking care of me. I've been staying on top of my rehab, nutrition,sleep and all that type of stuff. Those things have been the main emphasis to get my shoulder right." Epps - and many other Cougar players who are recovering from injuries and/or surgeries - aren't just sitting around waiting to heal up.

There are still physical things to be done to be ready to go. "Right now I'm able to do a lot of footwork stuff and work on my legs," Epps said. "I really want to get a lot a lot stronger, a lot heavier with my legs so I can be a lot more explosive and a lot more powerful." Perhaps more important than the conditioning work, however, is for those players to not lose their mental sharpness. "I'm just so locked in like when it comes to meetings and stuff," Epps said. "I just want to be as locked in as possible, and definitely someone that (wide receivers coach Fesi Sitake) can rely on to understand the offense. I look at what the running backs are doing, what the linemen are doing, the quarterbacks reads, everything. I sit in quarterbacks meetings from time to time just to hear that dialogue, see what they're thinking." - Daily Herald

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WR Kody Epps, Brigham Young
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03/07/23 - TE Erick All, rSr/2024, Iowa + More +

Erick All, a former all-Big Ten honorable mention, had 38 catches for 437 receiving yards in 2021. A back injury that required surgery cut his 2022 season short. His 38 catches in 2021 were the most for a Michigan tight end since Jake Butt had 46 in 2016. "I feel like I'm more of a natural pass-catcher, route-runner," All said. "But I want to be all-around. I want to be a great blocker as well." Now, All is one of the top two tight ends at a school that has had a 50-plus-catch tight end in back-to-back seasons. "They definitely have a recipe with these tight ends," All said. All also has the benefit of already having a rapport with new Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara, who also transferred from Michigan after the 2022 season. "It's always great to have someone around that you're close with and have known for a while," All said. All and McNamara were roommates at Michigan although they are not living together at Iowa. "We grew out of that," All said. - Iowa Press Citizen

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TE Erick All, Iowa
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03/07/23 - QB Casey Thompson, rSr/2025, Oklahoma + More +

Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson - who started most of last season for the Huskers - will be "limited" in NU's upcoming spring camp, coach Matt Rhule said Monday. Thompson is recovering from offseason surgery on his throwing shoulder after passing for 2,407 yards and 17 touchdowns last season. "We're hoping he'll able to throw, but he'll be pretty limited," Rhule said. "And we'll err on the side of caution with all these guys, right? I don't see him being able to do very much other than potentially, at some point, being able to throw."

Thompson has participated in parts of offseason conditioning, and is part of a large quarterback room that includes Georgia Tech transfer Jeff Sims and four more scholarship players in Chubba Purdy, Logan Smothers, Heinrich Haarberg and Richard Torres. Rhule said Monday that Purdy and Haarberg are among the fastest players on the team according to GPS tracking software. The 6-foot, 195-pound Thompson has a history of injuries - and playing through them. At Texas, he toiled through a broken throwing thumb that didn't fully heal until summer 2022 surgery. During the 2022 season, he suffered elbow nerve damage that kept him out of 2½ games. The shoulder was its own problem. - Lincoln Journal Star

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QB Casey Thompson, Oklahoma
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03/06/23 - QB Jalon Daniels, rJr/2026, Kansas + More +

The process that will aim to ensure Jalon Daniels' body is healthy for the 2023 season is ongoing. In the past week, Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold said they will monitor how much their junior quarterback throws the ball during spring practice. It's a revelation that highlights, once again, the shoulder injury that forced Daniels to miss four games last season. And not long after that, director of sports performance Matt Gildersleeve said they're trying to create a really good foundation for Daniels so he can be in an even better position in the future.

But Daniels, as optimistic as ever, downplayed any air of significance that plan could create. The way he explained it, it's more so just about making sure there aren't any setbacks. And, as long as that holds, this aspect of the program's upward trajectory can continue. "Really just making sure that I feel all right, for real, and staying in contact with the trainers every single day," Daniels said. "Just coming in and getting that extra work, pre-hab is better than rehab, and we definitely don't want any setbacks at all." Daniels' return to the Jayhawks for 2023 gives Leipold and company one of the top returning starting quarterbacks in the Big 12 Conference. Daniels' development in recent years has been substantial. His availability puts Kansas in the best position, compared to the Jayhawks' other options there, to reach bowl eligibility for a second-straight season. - Topeka Capital Journal

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QB Jalon Daniels, Kansas
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03/05/23 - QB Tony Muskett, rSr/2025, Virginia + More +

Upon his choice to depart FCS Monmouth and test whether or not the transfer portal would yield interest from the top level of the sport, Tony Muskett said he always had a frontrunner in mind. "It was top of my list. It's my home school. It's my home state," the now-Virginia quarterback said Thursday. Muskett is in the midst of readying for spring practice with the Cavaliers, who he grew up watching and even through his high school days while starring at West Springfield in Northern Virginia would've liked to play for if the circumstances were right. He had the chance to join the Hoos then, too, he said. According to Muskett, UVa's pursuit of him as a transfer in December wasn't the program's first time courting the quarterback. Former UVa staffer Donte Wilkins - in the Cavaliers' recruiting department then and now the defensive line coach at Lafayette - recruited Muskett and presented him a spot on the roster.

"But I had already committed to Monmouth, so I wanted to honor my commitment," said Muskett, whose lone FBS scholarship offer as a high schooler was from Coastal Carolina. He said at the time, he never could've imagined an opportunity to play for UVa would come his way again. "Because coming out of high school, the transfer portal wasn't nearly as big as it is now," Muskett said, "and I just tried to focus on the present. I tried to be where my feet are." That strategy worked well for the 6-foot-2, 210-pound signal-caller. Muskett was a two-time first-team All-Big South choice with the Hawks and finished his 23-game stay with Monmouth having thrown for 5,687 yards and 51 touchdowns. His tear through the Big South - before the Hawks' conference switch to the Colonial Athletic Association this past fall - didn't go unnoticed. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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QB Tony Muskett, Virginia
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03/04/23 - OLB Jestin Jacobs, rSr/2025, Oregon + More +

Jestin Jacobs made his biggest impact as third-year freshman at Iowa in 2021 and his former teammates expect him to get back to that level of impact when he takes the field at Oregon. Jacobs, who had 53 tackles, two pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble in 2021, played in just two games last season due to leg injury and had only six tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup. He transferred to Oregon in December. "He's a very talented player and I'm excited what he's going to do with his next step here," former Iowa All-American linebacker Jack Campbell said. "I feel like he's a guy who has a lot of different tools that a lot of guys don't have. I feel like he's going to be playing at a high level this season."

Jacobs was fifth in tackles for Iowa in 2021 behind Campbell (143) and Seth Benson (105) at linebacker. He was set to be in a similar role this season before the injury, which occurred in the season opener and got worse after he returned three weeks later. "Our defense is extremely complex and he was a really smart, instinctive player," former Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta said. "That was a big loss on our defense but he's a great player and great dude too." Entering his fifth-year junior year, Jacobs has two years of eligibility remaining. His former teammates believe Jacobs will return to form with the Ducks. - The Oregonian

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