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2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Max Michel, University at Buffalo,...A native of New Jersey, Michel quickly embraced the Queen City. He has worked with the Buffalo City Mission, organizing a coat drive in December, collecting coats , jackets, gloves and hats. In its first year, the coat drive resulted in over 50 coats and other warm items of clothing being donated to the Buffalo City Mission. He also donates his time volunteering at the Buffalo City Mission's kitchen, helping prepa re food, emptying the garbage and whatever else he can do to help. Michel is a three-year letterwinner for the Bulls. He is coming off his most productive season, starting the first eight games of the season and totaling 36 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. - Buffalo Football
rSr/2024  OLB Max Michel, Buffalo
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FRESHMEN WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS TO WATCH IN 2022: EVAN STEWART, WR, TEXAS A&M,... Another of the Aggies' five-star recruits, Stewart stole the show in the spring game with seven catches, then impressed coach Jimbo Fisher in the summer. "Every day in the offseason program he was out front leading everybody running and doing things, and he's been very productive in all the practices and scrimmages," Fisher said. Stewart was the offensive MVP of the spring. - AP College Football
rSr/2027 WR Evan Stewart, Oregon
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FRESHMEN WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS TO WATCH IN 2022: NICK SINGLETON, RB, Penn State,...A five-star speedster and the Gatorade National Player of the Year for 2021 grew up a Penn State fan and could be the answer to a sluggish run game. It could help mightil y that he enrolled early and took part in spring practice, too. Becoming a more complete player is a big part of his challenge. "He's a very gifted runner," offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said. "I think we have a really good backfield and Nick is a s pecial talent. But he has still got to progress in protections and just the fundamental tailback plays." - AP College Football
Sr/2026 RB Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
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2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Tuli Tuipulotu, USC, Jr DT,...Tuipulotu proved to be one of the nation's top young defensive linemen as a sophomore starter in 2021. Overall in 2021 while starting all 12 games, he had 48 tackles, includin g 7.5 for losses of 42 yards (with a team-high 5.5 sacks for 39 yards), plus 2 deflections, 1 fumble recovery for a TD and 2 forced fumbles. - USC Football
Jr/2023 DE *Tuli Tuipulotu, Southern California
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2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Andrew Vorhees, USC, Rs Sr OG,...Vorhees has appeared in 44 games on the offensive line in his career, with 25 starts at right guard, 8 starts at left guard and 4 starts at left tackle. Vorhees started for his fourth season as a redshirt senior in 2021. He started USC's first 8 games at left guard and the final 4 contests at left tackle. - USC Football
rSr/2023 OG Andrew Vorhees, Southern California
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Tyler Shough was loping along near the front of the pack during a team conditioning run one day this summer when a long-legged Texas Tech teammate blew past him. It wasn't any of the Red Raiders' lanky wide receivers, nor a defensive back or a running ba ck. The guy finishing strong was Baylor Cupp, a 6-foot-7, 253-pound tight end. "I'm usually out in the front with a lot of that combo group," Shough said, "and I see Baylor come up and fly by me. I'm like, 'What the heck? Where did this guy come from?'.. .He's so physically talented." There's never been a question about Cupp's talent level. Coming out of Texas high-school power Brock in the spring of 2019, Cupp was rated the No. 16 recruit in the nation by 247Sports and No. 134 by Rivals. As tight end pr ospects go, he was as good as it gets. In three years since at Texas A&M, Cupp missed two full seasons with ankle and shoulder injuries. He finally got onto the field for 10 games last year, mostly as a backup. Nevertheless, thinking his status in the Aggies' eyes might have been diminished by his injury history and not wanting to be labeled, Cupp looked for a fresh start this off-season. He's found it at Texas Tech, where coaches and teammates want to see him reach his potential. As recently as November, A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said Cupp "still has a chance to be a great player." "I was pretty highly recruited and people had a high expectation for me," Cupp said. "Those were some really tough injuries, and I haven't played much since I got into college, but I think I'm 10 times a better player than I was coming out of high school. I've developed a ton. I just need to stay healthy and put that on the field." - Lubbock Avalanche Journal
rSr/2024 TE Baylor Cupp, Texas Tech
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Linebacker Will Honas and defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah spent the open portion of Monday morning's practice pedaling away on stationary bikes, rather than participating in drills with their position groups. Their coaches said Tuesday that holding th em out was strictly a matter of limiting stress on pre-existing injuries that kept them out during spring practice, and that they should be good to go once the season starts Sept. 3 against South Dakota.Honas, a graduate transfer from Nebraska, is expected to be an immediate contributor at weak-side linebacker, but he has a history of knee problems. "With the knee surgeries that he's had, just like with (linebacker) Nick Allen," linebackers coach Steve standard said. "We've got to be careful abou t how much wear and tear we put on those guys, and they've been good communicators with us and let us know how it's feeling. "(Honas) is feeling it like you would if you had your knee fixed twice. He's had two ACLs. His knee's probably feel like mine som etimes." - Topeka Capital Journal
rSr/2023 ILB Will Honas, Kansas State
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Linebacker T.D. Roof will miss the 2022 OU football season after suffering a biceps injury that will require surgery, head coach Brent Venables said Tuesday. Roof, the son of defensive coordinator Ted Roof, transferred from Appalachian State after his fa ther joined Venables' staff in the offseason. Roof has played in 45 career games during his career at Appalachian State, Indiana and Georgia Tech.Venables said it hasn't been decided whether or not Roof would pursue a medical redshirt to play next season. "We'll look at what all the options are," Venables said. "He's been through a lot, been at multiple schools and nothing's been easy for him. We'll see. We'll give him all kinds of opportunity based on where his heart is and after cooler heads so metimes prevail. We'll give him another day or two to figure all that out." While Roof was unlikely to be a starter, he was expected to be in the mix for playing time and likely contribute on special teams also. Venables said Roof's injury is the only si gnificant one so far in camp. - Daily Oklahoman
rSr/2023 OLB T.D. Roof, Oklahoma
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More than a year and a half after he first arrived on campus, Brock Bowers is about as well known a name in Athens as anybody that currently plays for the Georgia football team and that includes one Stetson Bennett IV. Media policies as they are under Bu lldogs coach Kirby Smart, true freshmen do their talking on the football field. So Tuesday afternoon was the first time Bowers stood before reporters and answered questions since he became a Bulldog. Figure it will be the first of many given his star pow er now. Something he didn't exactly see coming. "I didn't really expect much during fall camp last year, it just kind of all happened," Bowers said. "And pretty fast, too." If Bowers were to replicate his freshman season output-which may be a stretch giv en how deep the tight end room is now and the Bulldogs aren't guaranteed to play 15 games again-he would stand No. 2 on the program's all-time touchdown career list behind only Terrence Edwards' 30 who did that in four seasons.Bowers tied A.J. Gre en for most receptions ever by a Georgia freshman with 56, broke the program record with 16 touchdown catches and had the most receiving yards ever by a tight end with 882. "I wasn't really focused on that at the moment," he said. "I was kind of worried about every single game. Just winning every single game and just trying to help the team as much as I could." "We didn't know exactly what we had with Brock," offensive coordinator Todd Moken said. "We knew he was rare in how he worked, and how he came e very day. How that developed and kept going, we just kind of fell into it. We knew he was fast once he could catch and run with it. That's different. The GPS says one thing on the field, and you think, 'We have to keep trying that." - Athens Daily Banner
Jr/2024 TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith might be better known these days as a "freak," a description that absolutely suits him and is backed up by weight room and conditioning numbers. The 21-year-old senior also has been, to his teammates, noticeably more vocal as a leader heading into this upcoming season, a pivot from Smith's quiet, lead-by-example demeanor. Smith joked during Big Ten media days last month that a lot has changed since he starred at East Kentwood High near Grand Rapids. He slimmed down, added muscle, improved his football knowledge and play, and decided to ditch the goggles he wore when he played in high school. "It's like come on, take off the goggles," Smith said. "Come on, you're a grown man." The goggles were a look, his younger sel f's version of making a statement. But Smith, now, 6-foot-3, 337 pounds - he added 11 pounds in the offseason - and coming off a season he was named All-Big Ten honorable mention, is planning to make a more significant on-field statement this fall as a l eader of what Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has called a "no-star" defense. - Detroit News
Jr/2023 DT *Mazi Smith, Michigan
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Wednesday was the Fresno State Bulldogs' 13th practice of Fall Camp and their 28th practice of the year dating back to the spring under Jeff Tedford's new coaching staff. But it was the first practice of 2022 for star offensive lineman Dontae Bull. Bull has started 25 of the Bulldogs' 31 games at left tackle over the past three seasons. He was one of the five Mountain West O-Linemen selected to the preseason all-conference team in July.But an offseason procedure had sidelined him shortly after th e end of the 2021 season. Bull observed the team's first 12 preseason practices from the sideline - then suddenly suited up on Day 13. Bull's practice appearance was the first time that Fresno State's four new defensive assistant coaches saw the veteran O-Lineman lined up against them. "I don't know a whole lot, other than what we've seen from past performances," new defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle said of Bull. Only defensive players and coaches were available to the media on Wednesday. "He's been ou t for quite a while. He's got to work his way back into shape. I'm looking at my defensive guys in practice so I'm not really that concerned about who is on offense. In a few more days I'll have a better feeling about where he's at. I know it was great t o see him out here." - 247sports.com
rSr/2023 OT Dontae Bull, Fresno State
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Speaking Monday, offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter added that DJ Uiagalelei "has a lot of confidence right now in moving around, escaping the pocket and creating plays with his feet" now that he's fully recovered from a knee injury that bothered him through the 2021 season. "He showed that a lot on Saturday," Streeter said, "and, man, he did some really, really good stuff. I'm excited to see how he does it this fall." In his previous roles as Clemson quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, first-year offensive coordinator Streeter has seen how effective quarterback runs - both scripted and unscripted - can force a defense to play on its toes.Designed runs and scrambles were key parts of Clemson's offense with Deshaun Watson and Tre vor Lawrence, both of whom led the Tigers to College Football Playoff national championships and were Heisman Trophy finalists. "Every quarterback's a little bit different on what type of runs we call for the quarterback," Streeter said, "but that's a bi g part of this offense." Uiagalelei has never been a run-first quarterback. He was the country's top pro-style passer coming out of high school in California and flashed those skills as a true freshman. Now, above all else, he's keen on improving his mec hanics after ranking as the ACC's least efficient quarterback during a nine-touchdown, 10-interception 2021 campaign. If his overall improvement leads to a more dual-threat role, though, he's all for it "I feel light on my feet, man," Uiagalelei said. "I feel ready to go." - The State
rSr/2025 QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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Ask Jordan Travis where he's improved the most since last season and the Florida State quarterback will tell you it's all about confidence. It's that belief in himself that's helped the redshirt junior earn the trust of his teammates and coaches as Travi s prepares to be the Seminoles starter. It's a long time coming for the West Palm Beach product, who split time with McKenzie Milton as injuries limited him to eight starts last season. "It's 100% different. I'm more confident in whatever I do out there, " Travis said. "I can put the ball up. I have great running backs and a [offensive] line that can block for me. I feel great."Coach Mike Norvell credited Travis' development throughout preseason camp, noting that he completed more than 70% of his passes during a limited role in Saturday's second scrimmage. "He wasn't out there very long, but he made some good choices," said Norvell. "He ended up getting three series and moved the ball positively." Travis worked tirelessly with his receivers in th e offseason in player-led practices and summer workouts. The additional work hasn't gone unnoticed and is paying dividends. "I've grown a lot," he said. "I'm making throws that I've never made before, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I'm throwing every single day, pushing and watching lots of film. I will keep growing and my teammates have helped me a lot with that, giving me the confidence I need. The coaches have given me the confidence that I need." - Orlando Sentinel
rSr/2024 QB Jordan Travis, Florida State
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Boise State cornerback Markel Reed hasn't played football in 10 months, but he's back on the field this fall competing for a starting job. "It feels good be back out there with the guys and playing with my brothers," Reed told reporters on Tuesday. "This summer was a big stride for me. Getting back in August for camp was the goal." It's been a tough couple of years for Reed, a senior from Temple, Texas. A shoulder injury kept him out of spring practice in 2021, but he fought his way back and started fou r of the Broncos' first five games last season. Then a knee injury put him on the shelf.Both injuries required surgery, and Reed said two operations in less than a year took a toll on him. "It was definitely hard dealing with mental issues and stu ff like that," he said. "You deal with that with injuries, but you just have to push through. I'm glad to be where I am and to be going 100%." Reed was held out of spring practice this year as he rehabbed from the knee surgery. He said his teammates help ed him get through the darkest days, especially edge rusher Demitri Washington, who was healthy for a full slate of spring practices for the first time in his career this year. "All my brothers helped me, encouraging me and throwing me the brotherly love I needed," Reed said. - Idaho Statesman
rSr/2025 CB Markel Reed, Boise State
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2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Bumper Pool, Arkansas, Rs Sr LB,...Played in all 13 games with one start at linebacker earning Second-Team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and league's coaches in 2021...Led the Hogs in total tackl es with 125 (45 solo), his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles and enters the 2022 season with 349 career tackles - ninth all-time at Arkansas. - Arkansas Football
rSr/2023 ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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