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12/28/22 - QB Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State + More +

Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year who entered the transfer portal this month but remained with the Chanticleers for the Birmingham Bowl, was injured Tuesday night in a 53-29 loss to East Carolina. On what will presumably be McCall's final play in a Coastal Carolina uniform, the quarterback authored a 9-yard touchdown run. He was hit while tumbling into the end zone and never returned to the game. Coastal Carolina lost coach Jamey Chadwell to Liberty and hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Tim Beck to lead the program. Don't be surprised if McCall winds up at Liberty when he exits the portal. - News Observer

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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12/26/22 - FS Greg Brooks Jr., rSr/2024, LSU + More +

Starting defensive back Greg Brooks is coming back to LSU for one more season, he announced Friday. A versatile piece of the secondary, Brooks finished fourth on the team with 61 tackles. He also recorded two tackles for loss and one interception, which sealed LSU's 21-17 win over Auburn. Brooks, a Harvey native, began his career at Arkansas. He transferred to LSU after three seasons and instantly became a starter.

After opening the season at nickel, Brooks moved back to safety and established himself as a vital defender. He has one more year of eligibility. Brooks became the Tigers' third draft-eligible player this month to announce they were passing on the NFL draft. Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte and quarterback Jayden Daniels also returned to LSU. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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FS Greg Brooks Jr., LSU
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12/25/22 - QB DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

According to multiple reports, quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei is expected to sign with Oregon State after entering the transfer portal following his third season at Clemson. The news was first reported Friday night by Pete Thamel of ESPN. Uiagalelei announced he was entering the portal on social media but has not yet posted any announcement of where he plans to enroll. Thamel reported that Uiagalelei is expected to make his decision official in the coming days.

Uiagalelei started two games as a freshman at Clemson before taking over the starting role as a sophomore and leading the Tigers to a 10-3 record. As a junior, he started 13 games before being benched during the ACC championship game against North Carolina. Following that game he entered the transfer portal. His overall record as a starter is 21-6. During his career at Clemson, Uiagalelei completed 60% of his passes for 5,681 yards and 36 touchdowns with 17 interceptions. He also scored 15 rushing touchdowns. - Gazette Times

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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12/25/22 - DT Siaki Ika, rJr/2023, Baylor + More +

Baylor junior noseguard Siaki Ika officially declared for the NFL Draft on Thursday and opted out of the Armed Forces Bowl. After transferring from LSU, Ika made all-Big 12 in both seasons for Baylor, collecting 47 tackles and four sacks despite facing constant double-team blocking. Ika is expected to be picked in the first two rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft. - Waco Tribune Herald

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DT Siaki Ika, Baylor
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12/24/22 - RB *DeWayne McBride, Jr/2023, Alabama-Birmingham + More +

The worst-kept secret on the Southside is now out and in the ether. UAB junior running back DeWayne McBride will forgo his senior season at UAB, declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft today on his social media accounts. McBride was a first-team All-C-USA selection, earning three player of the week awards this season, and named C-USA Offensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular season with a nation-leading 1,713 rushing yards, breaking UAB's single-season rushing record previously held by Jordan Howard, and scored 19 touchdowns to break Spencer Brown's previous record of 16 touchdowns in 2018.

He led the nation in yards per game (155.7) and rushes of more than 20 yards (23) and broke Howard's single-game rushing record with a 272-yard performance in the season finale at LA Tech. The NCAA active career leader in yards per carry (7.3), McBride was the focal point of a unit ranked fifth in the nation in rushing offense (243.8 ypg). He led the Blazers to a school-record 2,925 rushing yards during the regular season and set single-season program records in yards per carry (7.35), 100-yard games (10), 200-yard games (3), total points (118) and multi-touchdown games (5). - Birmingham Post Herald

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RB *DeWayne McBride, Alabama-Birmingham
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12/22/22 - DE Daylan Dotson, rSr/2025, Central Florida + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: DE - Daylan Dotson, UT Martin,...Dotson had a breakout season en route to earning All-OVC first team honors. He was ferocious in the backfield after tallying 48 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He also notched 15 quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries. The Savannah, Ga. native ranked ninth nationally in sacks (9.5) and 14th in tackles for loss (14.5). He was named FCS National Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two force fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries in a road win at Houston Christian. The defensive end also recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Kennesaw State while notching another standout performance with a career-best 3.0 tackles for loss against Eastern Illinois in the season finale. - Tennessee-Martin Football

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DE Daylan Dotson, Central Florida
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12/21/22 - QB Graham Mertz, rSr/2025, Florida + More +

Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is transferring to Florida, giving the Gators an experienced starter at a depleted position. Mertz announced his commitment on social media Wednesday. He is expected to enroll at the Southeastern Conference school in January. A three-year starter at Wisconsin, Mertz left the program after the Badgers hired former Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell to head its program. He joins a Florida team that lost Anthony Richardson to the NFL draft and dismissed backup Jalen Kitna following his arrest on child pornography charges. Third-stringer Jack Miller started the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon State and threw for 180 yards and was sacked four times in a 30-3 loss.

The Gators signed four-star quarterback prospect Jaden Rashada on Wednesday as a potential starter in 2023 and could mine the transfer portal for more help at the all-important position, where Florida lost Richardson, Kitna, Emory Jones and Carlos Del Rio-Wilson in a nine-month span. Mertz threw five touchdown passes to help Wisconsin beat Illinois 45-7 in his first career start, setting a school single-game record for completion percentage and tying the school single-game record for TD tosses. But he struggled with consistency the rest of his time with the Badgers. Wisconsin had a different offensive coordinator each of his three seasons as a starter. Mertz has completed 59.5% of his career passes for 5,405 yards, with 38 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He completed 57.3% of his attempts for 2,136 yards, with 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season. - AP College Football

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QB Graham Mertz, Florida
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12/20/22 - DT Johnny Newton, rJr/2024, Illinois + More +

Illinois signed coach Bret Bielema to a new six-year contract through 2028 on Tuesday, a big reward for transforming a struggling program into a winner in his second season. Bielema, 13-11 with Illinois, gets a bump in salary from $4.2 million to $6 million. The deal, which is pending approval by the school's board of trustees in January, includes various bonuses like a $500,000 annual retention incentive. He is also eligible for four one-year extensions if certain performance thresholds - which were not disclosed in the announcement - are met. "I am proud of the progress we have made in two years and I could not be more excited about where our program is going," Bielema said in a statement.

The Illini (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) are wrapping up their best season since the 2007 Rose Bowl team won nine games. They were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for five straight weeks and made the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time. They're set to face Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida, after finishing with losing records the previous 10 years. The 52-year-old Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Rose Bowls before a disappointing run at Arkansas, is 110-69 in 14 seasons as a college coach. He is from western Illinois. - AP College Football

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DT Johnny Newton, Illinois
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12/20/22 - RB Tyrell Robinson, rSr/2025, Army + More +

2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: PR Tyrell Robinson,...Robinson played in five games logging seven receptions for 135 yards and a TD while also rushing 38 times for 321 yards and a TD. As a punt returner Robinson returned a punt 73 yards for a TD in Week 3 vs. Villanova, marking Army's first punt or kickoff return for a TD since Jeremy Trimble in 2007. He also returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Robinson was a first-team All-Independent Preseason selection at punt returner this summer. - Army Football

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RB Tyrell Robinson, Army
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12/20/22 - DT Dennis Osagiede, rSr/2023, Liberty + More +

2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Dennis Osagiede, Liberty,...Ranks No. 78 in the country in sacks (0.50 per game), including a season-high 2.0 sacks against Gardner-Webb...Finished the UMass game with 1.5 sacks, while adding three tackles (1 solo, 2 assisted) and 2.0 TFLs...Began his Liberty career by finishing the Southern Miss game with five stops, including a tackle for a loss in the 4 OT win. - Liberty Football

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DT Dennis Osagiede, Liberty
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12/20/22 - OG Brendan Schlittler, rSr/2024, Liberty + More +

2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Brendan Schlittler, Liberty,...Started in all 12 games and has Liberty's longest offensive line starting streak (26 games)...2022 Outland Trophy Watch List (Best College Football Interior Lineman). - Liberty Football

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OG Brendan Schlittler, Liberty
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12/20/22 - CB Kahlef Hailassie, rJr/2023, Western Kentucky + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: DB: Kahlef Hailassie, WKU,...Hailassie made a huge impact for the Tops on the defensive side of the ball by finishing as the team's third-leading tackler with 65 takedowns for the year. Hailassie also finished tied for second at WKU with three sacks this year, and locked down opposing receivers with 10 pass breakups and two interceptions. He also chipped in a fumble recovery. - Western Kentucky Football

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CB Kahlef Hailassie, Western Kentucky
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12/20/22 - OT LaDarius Henderson, rSr/2024, Michigan + More +

Offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson's goal all along was to declare for the NFL Draft after this season, but injuries have a way of altering plans and destinations. Henderson, an Arizona State captain this fall, missed the final six games because of a painful tendon injury in his left ring finger that froze it in a pointed down position and required surgery. The NFL took a back seat while he determined his next move. That involved the NCAA transfer portal, and after immediate interest from a couple of teams once he entered his name, Henderson called Michigan's Sherrone Moore, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, to gauge interest. After all, Moore had coached the group to the Joe Moore Award last season as the nation's top offensive line and a finalist this year and had secured the transfer commitment before this season from center Olu Oluwatimi. Oluwatimi this month became a consensus All-America selection who won the Rimington Award as the nation's top center and the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman.

With the Wolverines on board, Henderson committed earlier this month and will compete for a starting job after enrolling next month. "In my mind, Michigan is O-Line U," Henderson told The Detroit News in a phone interview this week. "They have a good chance they might win the Joe Moore again this year. Olu transferred and had a great amount of success, and I really love what they do with their offense and what Coach Sherrone does there. So, I knew that if I had the opportunity to talk to these guys once I entered the portal, I was gonna reach out. "I reached out before I even gave them the chance to, and I'm glad I did, because once they were seemingly all-in on me, I'm like, 'Hey, I know what you guys are about, I love the culture here, I love what you guys do you and I would love to be part of it." The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Henderson started 13 games in 2021 at left guard, but he's played tackle, as well. He started 29 games over three seasons. - Detroit News

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OT LaDarius Henderson, Michigan
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12/20/22 - DT Zaylin Wood, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: DE: Zaylin Wood, Middle Tennessee,...The following players earned Honorable Mention recognition: QB Chase Cunningham (became just second player in school history to record multiple 400-yard passing games), RB Frank Peasant (led team in rushing and touchdowns scored), WR Jaylin Lane (led team in receiving), TE Izaiah Gathings (led all C-USA tight ends with 53 receptions), OL Jordan Palmer (three-time lineman of the week), DE Zaylin Wood (National Defensive Player of the Week), DT Marley Cook (career year with 9.5 TFLs and 6.5 sacks), CB Decorian Patterson (led nation with six interceptions), CB Tra Fluellen (led team with 97 tackles), PK Zeke Rankin (made 12 of 14 field goals, and KR Jaylin Lane (averaged 23.1 yards a return). - Middle Tennessee Football

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DT Zaylin Wood, Vanderbilt
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12/20/22 - DT Alonzo Ford Jr., rSr/2026, Penn State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL - Alonzo Ford Jr. (So., DL - Richmond, Va.),... Running back Blake Watson, defensive tackle Alonzo Ford Jr., safety R'Tarriun Johnson and punter Ethan Duane received honorable mention honors. The all-conference team was selected by the league's coaches and media members. Ford registered 32 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. - Old Dominion Football

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