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12/16/22 - Clayton Coll, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Linebacker - Clayton Coll, Ball State,...Coll captained the Cardinal defense, which was among the best in the MAC. He led the team with 110 tackles, which was fourth-best in the conference. Coll added 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries on the year. The Franklin, Ind. native led Ball State's defense down the stretch to allow only 21.1 points per game across the last seven games, which was second in the conference during that span only to Miami (20.4). In that span, Coll and the defense racked up 43 tackles-for-loss and 20 sacks. - Ball State Football

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LS Clayton Coll, Ball State
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12/16/22 - Jayshon Jackson, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Wide Receiver - Jayshon Jackson, Ball State,...Jackson was the top target for the Cardinals with 74 receptions, which also led the MAC and was inside the top 20 nationally. He had 829 receiving yards and three touchdowns during the 2022 campaign. In just two seasons, Jackson hauled in 143 receptions, which sits just outside the top 10 for career catches in a Ball State uniform. The Chicago, Ill. native was one of just five players nationally to have three games of 10 catches and at least 100 yards this season. Jackson capped the season having caught a pass in 37 straight games, tied with teammate Yo'Heinz Tyler for seventh-most among all active FBS players. - Ball State Football

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WR Jayshon Jackson, Ball State
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12/16/22 - Ethan Crowe, rSr/2025, Ball State + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Offensive Lineman - Ethan Crowe, Ball State,...Crowe served as a catalyst for the offensive line this season. Behind Crowe, Ball State ran for 1,868 yards and 14 touchdowns during the regular season. The offense as a whole averaged 384 yards per game. The Bargersville, Ind. native was key in securing positive yardage for the Cardinals as he guided the line to allow only 3.6 tackles-for-loss per game, which tied for the third-best in all of college football. Crowe and Co. surrendered just 1.2 sacks per contest, which was also among the lowest marks in the nation. - Ball State Football

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C Ethan Crowe, Ball State
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12/16/22 - Nic Jones, rJr/2023, Ball State + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Defensive Back - Nic Jones, Ball State,...Jones had 23 tackles, 12 pass breakups, two interceptions and blocked a punt during the 2022 season. His 14 passes defended was third in the conference and tied for 15th nationally. The Detroit, Mich. native broke up at least one pass in eight games this season, which was second-best in the conference and tied for the eighth-best in all of college football. - Ball State Football

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CB Nic Jones, Ball State
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12/16/22 - Amechi Uzodinma II, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Defensive Back - Amechi Uzodinma, Ball State,...Uzodinma had 46 tackles, nine pass breakups, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the year. His 12 passes defended tied with Riley for the fourth-most in the conference. The Orlando, Fla. native finished his career with 44 passes defended, which was second among all active players in the country and broke the program record that was previously held by Greg Garnica (1986-89). - Ball State Football

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CB Amechi Uzodinma II, Ball State
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12/04/22 - Nic Jones, rJr/2023, Ball State + More +

Junior cornerback Nic Jones chose to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2023 NFL Draft Monday, Nov. 28. A Second Team All-Mid-American Conference selection this season, Jones had 64 tackles, 22 passes defended and three interceptions at BSU. - Star Press

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CB Nic Jones, Ball State
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12/02/22 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in transfer portal or planning to enter as of Dec. 1 is Texas State's Layne Hatcher: Hatcher, a fourth-year junior, made 27 starts in three seasons at Arkansas State, then transferred to Texas State in the offseason. He started all 12 games with the Bobcats this season. He did some good things in his first two seasons at Arkansas State, when Blake Anderson was coach: 46 TD passes, 12 picks. In the past two seasons, though, his production dipped: 38 TD passes, 23 picks. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources

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QB Layne Hatcher, Ball State
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11/27/22 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Texas State coach Jake Spavital was fired Sunday after four seasons in which the Bobcats won just 13 games. Texas State finished its second consecutive 4-8 season on Saturday with a 41-13 loss at home to Louisiana-Lafayette. The Sun Belt program has had only one winning season since moving up to the FBS in 2012. "I strongly believe that Texas State Football can consistently win at a high level," athletic director Don Coryell said in statement. "We have some of college football's most passionate and generous fans and supporters; we have tremendous facilities; we are located in a hotbed of football-driven communities and recruits; we are aligned in our collective vision for Texas State Football; and we are working on providing the necessary resources to enable our student-athletes and coaches to be successful." Spavital, 37, was one of the youngest head coaches in major college football when he was hired after the 2018 season. He had been offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at West Virginia, California and Texas A&M before landing his first head coaching job. Spavital and Texas State made headlines when they signed a recruiting class that initially had nothing but transfers and no high school recruits in 2021. - AP College Football

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QB Layne Hatcher, Ball State
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11/19/22 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Layne Hatcher drove Texas State 45 yards in 21 seconds and Seth Keller kicked a 29-yard field goal on the final play to rally Texas State to a 16-13 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday night. Hatcher's heroics for Texas State (4-7, 2-5 Sun Belt Conference) came after Dominic Zvada kicked a 23-yard field goal for Arkansas State (3-8, 1-6) to tie the game at 13 with 31 seconds remaining. Hatcher took the field for the Bobcats with 26 seconds left and and threw three straight completions. The last two both covered 21 yards - to Drue Jackson and Donnovan Moorer.

A roughing-the-passer penalty after Moorer's catch gave Texas State a first-and-10 on the Arkansas State 12-yard line, setting the stage for Keller, who nailed all three of his field-goal attempts in the game. James Blackman's 26-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lang in the second quarter gave the Red Wolves a 7-3 lead at halftime. Zvada's 56-yard field goal made it 10-3 after three quarters. Lincoln Pare's 2-yard touchdown run and Keller's 49-yard field goal gave Texas State a 13-10 lead with 3:17 left to play. - Arkansas State/AP College Football

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QB Layne Hatcher, Ball State
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11/07/22 - Ben VonGunten, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

NOV 7 MAC WEST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ben VonGunten, Ball State, K, Gr., Fort Wayne, Ind. (Leo HS),...Kicker Ben VonGunten drilled a pair of field goal attempts and made all three of his point-after attempts to key a 27-20 come-from-behind win at Kent State. VonGunten made a 34-yard attempt with 12 seconds remaining in the first half and then opened the second half with a 31-yard make to help make it a 7-point difference at 20-13. VonGunten's 15 field goals on the season rank fifth in the country and 11th in Ball State single season history with three games remaining in the regular season. - MAC Football

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K Ben VonGunten, Ball State
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11/07/22 - Cole Pearce, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

NOV 7 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cole Pearce, Ball State, ILB, R-Jr., Mason, Ohio (William Mason HS),...Linebacker Cole Pearce helped guide Ball State to its fourth double-digit comeback of the season in a 27-20 win with 12 tackles, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and 1.0 sack. After falling behind 13-0 in the first quarter, Pearce and the defense allowed just one scoring drive the remainder of the game, and held the league's No. 1 offense 25 yards below their season average and induced 12 down on third stops. Pearce ranks 13th in the league with 73 tackles, which includes 27 over the last two games. Pearce has produced seven games with at least 1.0 tackle-for-loss, which is second in the MAC this season. - MAC Football

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OLB Cole Pearce, Ball State
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10/10/22 - Lucas Borrow, rSr/2025, Ball State + More +

OCT 10 MAC WEST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lucas Borrow, Ball State, P, So., Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Cardiff HS),...Lucas Borrow had his arguably his best game in a Cardinal uniform with nine punts for an average of 45.6 yards per boot in a 17-16 win at Central Michigan. The sophomore landed four punts land inside the 20-yard line. Borrow launched three punts over 50 yards, including a career-long 62-yard boot that completely flipped the field from the Ball State 30 all the way to the Central Michigan 8-yard line. Borrow's four punts inside the 20 on Saturday was more than he produced all of last season. Through his nine punts, none of them landed in the end zone. Borrow's 14 punts inside the 20 this season are the most among all punters in the MAC. - MAC Football

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10/08/22 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Layne Hatcher completed 26 of 36 passes for 281 yards and two first-half touchdowns, Tory Spears returned an interception 93 yards for a TD and Texas State never trailed Saturday night in the Bobcat's 36-24 win over Appalachian State. Lincoln Pare ran for a 2-yard touchdown that gave Texas State (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt) a 7-0 lead with 4:54 left in the first quarter. The Mountaineers (3-3, 1-2) went three-and-out on the ensuing drive before Hatcher - who threw an interception in the end zone on first-and-goal from the 4 to end the game's opening drive - sandwiched a 2-yard TD pass to Charles Brown and a 23-yard scoring strike to Ashtyn Hawkins around a 33-yard field goal by Seth Keller to give the Bobcats a 24-0 lead with 40 seconds left in the first half. The Mountaineers used an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Texas State and a 24-yard pass from Chase Brice to Dashaun Davis on third-and-7 that set up a 30-yard field goal by Michael Hughes as time expired in the first half. Appalachian State got the ball to open the third quarter and Brice completed 5 of 6 passes - including a 23-yarder to Davis on third-and-4 - to move deep into Bobcats territory before Spears' pick-6 gave Texas State a 30-3 lead. Brice finished 40-of-53 passing for 395 yards and three second-half touchdowns for Appalachian State. - Texas State/AP College Football

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QB Layne Hatcher, Ball State
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10/03/22 - Jaquan Amos, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

OCT 3 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaquan Amos, Ball State, S, Gr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast),...Safety Jaquan Amos had a season-high 12 tackles to lead Ball State to a come-from-behind win vs. NIU. After trailing 24-7 at halftime, on the first possession of the second half, Amos picked off a pass on the third play of the second half and returned it all the way to the four-yard line. The Cardinals then scored to make it a 10-point game and give Ball State some momentum. After NIU scored on four of their first six possessions, Amos guided the Cardinals defense to hold the Huskies to just 14 points across their final eight drives and included three punts and two stops on fourth down. NIU started the game going 5-of-7 on third down, but was held to just 2-of-10 on third down by Amos and the Ball State defense in the second half and overtimes. - MAC Football

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FS Jaquan Amos, Ball State
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09/24/22 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Layne Hatcher threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns and Texas State controlled from the outset in a 34-0 win over Houston Christian on Saturday. Previously named Houston Baptist University, the school announced the name change to Houston Christian University on Wednesday. Hatcher completed 27 of 41 passes in the win. It gave him 100 completions in his first four games as a Bobcat, the most ever by a Texas State (2-2) quarterback after four games since the school moved to the FBS level in 2012. Marcell Barbee caught six passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for the Bobcats. Texas State outgained Houston Christian in total yardage, 479-142. The Huskies hadn't been shutout since a 76-0 defeat against Sam Houston on Nov. 15, 2014. The Bobcats won the only previous meeting between the schools, 20-11, on Sept. 2, 2017, in San Marcos. - Texas State/AP College Football

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