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11/30/23 - QB Graham Mertz, rSr/2025, Florida + More +

Florida quarterback Graham Mertz is coming back for his final year of college eligibility and giving coach Billy Napier some offensive consistency heading into 2024. Mertz, a three-year starter at Wisconsin who transferred to Florida in January, made the announcement on social media Thursday with a short video titled "Unfinished Business." Mertz completed 72.9% of his passes this season for 2,903 yards, with 20 touchdown passes and just three interceptions. He broke his left collarbone during a Nov. 18 loss at Missouri and missed the team's regular-season finale against rival Florida State. - AP College Football

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QB Graham Mertz, Florida
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11/30/23 - DE Jalen Green, rSr/2024, James Madison + More +

2023 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jalen Green, James Madison (Sr., DL - Baltimore, Md.),...Despite playing in just nine games due to a season-ending injury, Green led the nation with a Sun Belt record 15.5 sacks and paced the Sun Belt in tackles for loss (21, 2nd in the nation). The Baltimore, Md., product tied the Sun Belt and James Madison single-game record with 5.0 sacks at Marshall. The senior defensive lineman led the highly-regarded Dukes defense that contributed to an 11-1 overall record and the first bowl berth in program history. - Sun Belt Football

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DE Jalen Green, James Madison
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11/30/23 - DT Johnny Newton, rJr/2024, Illinois + More +

2023 BIG TEN SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...For the season, Newton totaled 52 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and four blocked kicks. In his four-year Illinois career, Newton had 188 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and 18.0 sacks, which tied College Football Hall of Famer Moe Gardner for the most sacks by an Illinois defensive tackle in program history. - Illinois Football

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DT Johnny Newton, Illinois
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11/30/23 - DT Johnny Newton, rJr/2024, Illinois + More +

2023 BIG TEN NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...Over the last two seasons, Newton has totaled 103 quarterback pressures, by far the most in the nation among defensive tackles. Newton was the most durable defensive tackle in the nation this season. He led all defensive tackles in the nation with 749 snaps (62.4 per game), 73 more than the next closest Power-5 defensive tackle and 124 more than any other Big Ten interior defender. - Illinois Football

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DT Johnny Newton, Illinois
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11/30/23 - RB Ollie Gordon II, Jr/2026, Oklahoma State + More +

2023 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State, RB, So.,...Ollie Gordon II is the third Cowboy to capture Offensive Player of the Year, joining Chuba Hubbard (2019) and Justin Blackmon (2010)-all three of whom were honored in their sophomore season. This is the fourth time a running back has won the award in five seasons, joining Hubbard and Breece Hall (ISU, 2020 and 2021). - Oklahoma State Football

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RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
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11/29/23 - FS Tucker Large, Jr/2026, South Dakota State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Tucker Large, South Dakota State, So.,...Large, a sophomore from Sioux Falls, led the squad with three interceptions, while adding five pass breakups and 38 tackles. - South Dakota State Football

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FS Tucker Large, South Dakota State
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11/29/23 - QB Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State + More +

Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, a three-time Sun Belt Conference player of the year, has entered the transfer portal. It is the second straight season McCall had announced his intention to leave the program. However, he returned last year after the school hired current coach Tim Beck to replace Jamey Chadwell, who had left for Liberty after the 2022 season. McCall's post on social media Wednesday thanked the school for his five years before saying he had entered the portal as a graduate transfer with a final year of eligibility remaining. McCall, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound fifth-year senior, missed his team's final five games with a head injury suffered at Arkansas State on Oct. 21. McCall was knocked unconscious, carted off the field and spent the night in a hospital before returning to campus. - AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/29/23 - FS Tucker Large, Jr/2026, South Dakota State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: RS Tucker Large, South Dakota State, So.,...Large also earned second-team all-MVFC recognition as a return specialist after averaging 16.3 yards per punt return. Large set an SDSU single-game record with 149 yards on four punt returns Sept. 16 against Drake. - South Dakota State Football

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FS Tucker Large, South Dakota State
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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 - TE Cole Rusk, rJr/2026, Illinois + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: TE Cole Rusk,...Joined the Racers from Eastern Michigan...Led the team with 39 catches for 507 yards and six touchdowns...Was seventh in MVFC with six touchdown catches...Caught a Racer season-high 94 yards on four receptions vs Youngstown State (Nov. 18)...Tied for team season-high seven catches at Missouri State (Oct. 21)...His season-long reception went for 47 yards vs Youngstown State (Nov. 18)...Was third in voting for MVFC Newcomer of the Year. - Murray State Football

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TE Cole Rusk, Illinois
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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 - C Jalen Sundell, rSr/2024, North Dakota State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: OL Jalen Sundell, North Dakota State, Sr.,...The Bison had seven first-team selections including senior Hunter Brozio, who was selected to two spots as the first team fullback and long snapper. Right guard Jake Kubas, left tackle Jalen Sundell, defensive end Dylan Hendricks, linebacker Logan Kopp and safety Cole Wisniewski also made the first team. NDSU (9-3) is scheduled to play No. 6 seed Montana State (8-3) in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman. - North Dakota State Football

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C Jalen Sundell, North Dakota State
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11/27/23 - OLB Amir Abdullah, rSr/2026, Illinois State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB Amir Abdullah, Illinois State, Jr.,...Rounding out the first-team selections for the Redbirds was another newcomer in Abdullah, who transferred to ISU from Nebraska-Kearney prior to the season. The Chicago product finished in a tie for second in the 2023 MVFC Defensive Player of the Year voting, tied for the league lead with 9.5 sacks and led the MVFC with 14.0 tackles-for-loss. A finalist for the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award, he ranked fourth on the team with 64 total tackles (34 solo) and was also credited with two forced fumbles, a pass breakup and one interception on the year. - Illinois State Football

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OLB Amir Abdullah, Illinois State
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11/27/23 - OT Hunter Zambrano, rSr/2026, Illinois State + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL Hunter Zambrano, Illinois State, Jr.,...Zambrano graded out at the team's top offensive lineman at over 90 percent. He was a key anchor of the offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the MVFC with just seven on the year, ranking the group in the top 5 nationally. - Illinois State Football

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OT Hunter Zambrano, Illinois State
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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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