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03/08/23 - Jacari Carter, rJr/2025, Georgia State + More +

Jacari Carter enrolled in January after transferring from Merrimack, where he earned all-conference and Freshman All-America honors at the FCS level. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Carter caught 125 passes for 1,227 yards and 13 touchdowns in 25 games at Merrimack. As a freshman in 2021, he had 89 receptions for 713 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games in 2021. His 89 receptions were four shy of Cooper Kupp's FCS season record.

Head coach Shawn Elliott has been impressed with Carter since he arrived on campus. "He has done an exceptional job," Elliott said. "He has fit in so well with our football program. He's intelligent, he's an extremely hard worker and he's a good leader. He's small in stature, but he plays big. "You always look to improve a position in recruiting, and I think we hit a home run with that young man." - Georgia State Football

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WR Jacari Carter, Georgia State
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03/06/23 - Marcus Carroll, rSr/2025, Georgia State + More +

Last season Marcus Carroll was part of a three-pronged running attack at Georgia State, sharing carries with Tucker Gregg and Jamyest Williams to produce the top rushing numbers in the Sun Belt Conference. This spring, with the graduation of his compadres, Carroll is getting used to the idea of being the main man. While others will be mixed into the equation, it's Carroll who will bear the brunt of keeping the chains moving on the ground. It's a responsibility he's happy to accept. "Being the No. 1 guy is nice," he said. "I'll just do whatever I can. If I get the ball 20 times a game and it helps us win, I don't mind taking that load for the team."

He got a taste of it last season when Williams missed four games because of injuries. Carroll wound up with 127 carries for 622 yards, a 4.9-yard average, and six touchdowns. He had 100-yard games against Old Dominion and a season-high 143 yards and a school record-tying three touchdowns against Southern Mississippi. "I got out there, and I was able to make some plays and help the team out," he said. "It's been a great journey." - Marietta Daily Journal

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RB Marcus Carroll, Georgia State
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02/10/23 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

The 2022 football season officially ends Sunday with the playing of Super LVII. One day later, the Georgia State Panthers will be back on the field for the start of 2023 spring practice. Monday morning's workout is the first of 15 spring practices over the next four weeks. Spring practice will culminate with the annual Spring Game, scheduled for Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Center Parc Stadium. Admission and parking are free, and fans can register for free tickets here.

Head coach Shawn Elliott, entering his seventh season, explained the decision to move up spring practice to the earliest start date in program history. "We talked about what we needed to do to become a bigger, stronger, faster football team, and our new strength and conditioning coach, Mike Sirignano, thought it would be really beneficial to move spring practice up," Elliott said. "That will give us give us a few extra weeks on the back end to continuously train." When asked what would be the focus this spring, Elliott didn't mention schemes or personnel. "Fighting through adversity, knowing how to put away opponents, and learning to strain to finish," he immediately answered. "This is going to be a physical spring practice, it's going to be competitive spring practice, it's going to be a tough spring practice." The Panthers return six starters on offense, including quarterback Darren Grainger, and six on defense. Other top returnees include running back Marcus Carroll, receiver Robert Lewis, tackle Travis Glover, defensive ends Javon Denis and Jeffery Clark, and linebackers Blake Carroll, Jordan Veneziale and Jontrey Hunter. - Georgia State Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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01/21/23 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

The Georgia State football team opens spring practice Feb. 13 and will hold its annual Spring Game on Thursday, March 9 under the lights at Center Parc Stadium. Top returnees for head coach Shawn Elliott and the Panthers include quarterback Darren Grainger, running back Marcus Carroll and wide receiver Robert Lewis on offense, while top returning defenders include linebackers Blake Carroll, Jordan Veneziale and Jontrey Hunter and defensive ends Javon Denis and Jeffery Clark. Eleven members of the 2023 signing class are currently enrolled and will participate in spring practice, including three freshmen and eight transfers. - Georgia State Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Quavian White, rSr/2023, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB - Quavian White, Georgia State (Sr., DB - Greer, S.C.),...2022 Mid-Season All-America (honorable mention by Pro Football News) ... Three-time All-Sun Belt cornerback who earned second-team honors in 2020 and 2022 as well as third-team accolades in 2021 ... Five-year starter who played in 52 games ... Leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 12 in FBS in passes defended with 1.3 per game ... No. 18 in FBS with four interceptions (0.4 per game) ... FBS active leader with 45 career passes defended ... Georgia State's co-career leader and third among all active FBS players with 11 career interceptions ... Had two interceptions at South Carolina along with a sack, two TFL and a pass breakup ... Made his 11th career interception and three pass breakups in win over Georgia Southern. - Georgia State Football

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CB Quavian White, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Pat Bartlett, rSr/2023, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL - Pat Bartlett, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL - Newtown, Pa.),...Two-time All-Sun Belt guard with second-team honors in 2022 following third-team accolades in 2021 ... Four-year starter at right guard who played in a school-record 61 games, including 54 career starts ... Key figure in the No. 1 rushing offense in the Sun Belt and No. 16 in FBS with 213.5 ypg in 2022 ... Helped GSU average 221 rushing yards per game since the start of 2019 ... Starter on the top four rushing seasons in program history, including a school-record 241.6 yards per game in 2019. - Georgia State Football

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OG Pat Bartlett, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Malik Sumter, rSr/2023, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL - Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL - Irmo, S.C.),...Four-time All-Sun Belt center who paved the way for the Sun Belt's top rushing offense ... Helped GSU average 213.5 yards per game in 2022 (No. 16 in FBS) ... 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt (first team) and Rimington Trophy Watch List ... Second-team All-Sun Belt in 2021 and 202 after honorable mention honors in 2019 and 2020 ... Started a school-record 53 consecutive games while ranking third in program history with 58 games played ... Helped GSU average 221 rushing yards per game since the start of 2019 ... Starter on the top four rushing seasons in program history, including a school-record 241.6 yards per game in 2019 ... 2022 team captain. - Georgia State Football

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C Malik Sumter, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Tucker Gregg, rSr/2023, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: RB - Tucker Gregg (Sr., RB - Chatsworth, Ga.),...Two-time All-Sun Belt running back who ranks third in the conference with a school-record 12 touchdowns ... Key figure in the Sun Belt's top rushing offense with 705 yards rushing, despite sharing carries with two other backs ... Former walk-on who is Georgia State career leader in rushing yards (2,265) and touchdowns (28) ... 2021 All-Sun Belt second team ... 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt and Doak Walker Award Watch List ... Back-to-back 100-yard games in wins over Army and Georgia Southern, scoring the clinching touchdowns in fourth quarter of both wins (56-yard TD vs. Army and 33-yard TD vs. Georgia Southern). - Georgia State Football

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FB Tucker Gregg, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: QB - Darren Grainger (RS Sr., QB - Conway, S.C.),...All-Sun Belt quarterback who is also Georgia State's leading rusher ... Leads GSU with 734 yards rushing, along with 2,431 yards passing ... Second in Sun Belt and No. 11 in FBS in yards per completion ... Fourth in Sun Belt in total offense, averaging 263.8 yards per game ... Has accounted for 24 touchdowns with 18 TD passes and six rushing TD ... Has two 100-yard rushing games with a career-high 143 yards in win at Southern Miss and 104 yards in win vs. ODU ... Passed for a career-high 349 yards and rushed for 50 vs. ULM ... Had four TD passes and 343 yards vs. Charlotte ... In 21 games as GSU's starting QB, he has 5,540 yards of total offense and 46 touchdowns, including 4,146 yards and 37 touchdowns passes and 1,394 yards and nine touchdowns rushing. - Georgia State Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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12/19/22 - Javon Denis, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL - Javon Denis (RS Jr., DL - Deerfield Beach, Fla.),...Defensive end who is second on the team with nine tackles for loss and four sacks ... Also has five QB hurries and two fumble recoveries ... Returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown at James Madison, along with a career-high eight tackles, a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Had 2.5 TFL vs. Southern Miss, helping the GSU defense allow a school-record low of 202 total yards ... Has two fumble returns for touchdowns over the last two seasons, one of only three players in program history with two defensive touchdowns. - Georgia State Football

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DE Javon Denis, Georgia State
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11/22/22 - Gavin Pringle, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

2022 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB: Gavin Pringle, Bucknell, Sr.,...Also ranking among the national stat leaders was Pringle, whose 15 pass breakups were most in the Patriot League and tied for third in FCS. The senior posted three interceptions, including the game-winning pick in overtime at Georgetown, and he added 42 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss. Pringle registered three or more pass breakups three times and had four against both VMI and Fordham. He also returned an interception 17 yards in the VMI game. Pringle served as one of Bucknell's primary special teams returners as well. A native of Baltimore, Md., Pringle began his Bucknell career in high fashion when he returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown in his first collegiate game at Temple. He added a 55-yard fumble return touchdown later that season. Pringle was Bucknell's only Preseason All-Patriot League honoree this season and received preseason recognition three years in a row. - Bucknell Football

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CB Gavin Pringle, Georgia State
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11/12/22 - Gavin Pringle, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

Matt Schearer kicked a field goal in overtime and Gavin Pringle made it stand up with an interception as Bucknell beat Georgetown in OT, 24-21 on Saturday. Coleman Bennett, who had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second half, scored on first-and-goal from just inside the 10-yard line in the final minute of regulation, and the Bison (2-8, 2-4 Patriot League) added a two-point conversion pass to force the extra period.

Pierce Holley threw two touchdown passes for Georgetown (2-8, 1-4), hitting Dorrian Moultrie from 3-yards out and connecting with Joshua Tomas for a 33-yard touchdown to make it 14-3 early in the third quarter, but Bennett returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. Shearer connected on a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter, the longest Bucknell field goal since 1981, and hit from 21 yards in the fourth quarter. Holley finished 25-of-37 passing for 197 yards and two touchdowns, but was picked off twice. Nick Semptimphelter was 17-of-28 passing for 162 yards and hit Josh Gary on the two-point conversion in the final minute of regulation. - Bucknell/AP College Football

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CB Gavin Pringle, Georgia State
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11/05/22 - Marcus Carroll, rSr/2025, Georgia State + More +

Marcus Carroll ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns to lead Georgia State to a 42-14 rout of Southern Miss on Saturday. Georgia State (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference) has won four of its last five games while Southern Miss (5-4, 3-2) ended a three-game win streak. Carroll scored on an 18-yard run and twice more from short yardage. Darren Grainger threw for 133 yards and two touchdown passes and added 143 yards on the ground on 13 carries. Jamari Thrash made two touchdown catches and had 60 yards receiving. Frank Gore Jr. had a 43-yard touchdown run that pulled Southern Miss to 28-14 late in the third quarter and finished with 87 yards rushing. Trey Lowe threw for 84 yards and a score. It was Georgia State's first time playing in the state of Mississippi. - Georgia State/AP College Football

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RB Marcus Carroll, Georgia State
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10/29/22 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State + More +

Darren Grainger passed for 195 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 109 yards and another score to help Georgia State beat Old Dominion 31-17 on Saturday. Michael Hayes gave Georgia State a three-score advantage on a 26-yard field goal with 6:20 remaining in the fourth quarter and Justin Abraham sealed it with a interception with 1:23 left. Tucker Gregg added 52 yards on the ground with a touchdown for Georgia State (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference). He became the leading rusher in program history with 2,165 career yards. Marcus Carroll also rushed for a score for Georgia State, and Jamari Thrash had three catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. Georgia State needs three more wins in its last four games to gain bowl eligibility for fourth straight year. Hayden Wolff threw for 257 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Old Dominion (3-5, 2-2). Javon Harvey had three grabs for 124 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead. - Georgia State/AP College Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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10/14/22 - Jacari Carter, rJr/2025, Georgia State + More +

OCT 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jacari Carter, MC (WR, So.),...Carter registered 100-plus receiving yards for the second time this season after he registered 105 yards and one touchdown on four receptions. The sophomore wide receiver caught a 64-yard pass from quarterback Gavin McCusker in the second quarter to tie up the game at 10-10. - NEC Football

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