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09/03/24 - Jake Garcia, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

WEEK 1 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Jake Garcia, Jr., QB, East Carolina,...Completed 23 of 36 passes for 308 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-3 win against Norfolk State. - AAC Football

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QB Jake Garcia, Transfer
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09/01/24 - Frank Peasant, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

Frank Peasant's 30-yard touchdown jaunt with 16 seconds left helped carry Middle Tennessee State past Tennessee Tech 32-25 in a season opener on Saturday night. The game didn't end until 1:18 a.m. EST due to weather delays. The Blue Raiders led 21-5 at halftime before the Golden Eagles scored three touchdowns and took a 25-24 lead when reserve quarterback Jordyn Potts threw a pair of touchdowns in the game's final minutes. Potts relieved injured starter Dylan Laible who departed in the first quarter.

Potts threw a 15-yarder to Ashton Maples capping an eight-play, 82-yard drive with 4:21 left. The Golden Eagles' defense forced a three-and-out, and Potts this time led a six-play, 57-yard drive resulting in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Yates with 1:06 left. MTSU countered when quarterback Nicholas Vattiato connected on pass plays of 14 and 26 yards to Omari Kelly. The 26-yarder occurred on fourth-and-5 at the Blue Raiders' 44-yard line. The play set up Peasant's game-scoring dash. Peasant ran for 49 yards and two touchdowns. His 3-yard plunge with 6:56 left in the first was the game's first score. - AP College Football

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RB Frank Peasant, Transfer
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09/01/24 - Jack Turner, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

Jack Turner and Blake Baker each threw a touchdown pass to help Louisiana Tech beat Nicholls 25-17 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Baker and Turner were a combined 16-of-32 passing for 277 yards with three interceptions. Turner gave the Bulldogs a 9-7 advantage with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Solo Lewis with 10:14 to play in the first quarter. Baker stretched the lead to 15-7 with a 14-yard scoring throw to Marlion Jackson midway through the second quarter.

Jimmy Holiday capped a 71-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a 25-10 lead with 7:12 left in the game. Louisiana Tech held Nicholls to just 200 yards of offense and forced a safety in the first quarter. Rasheed Lovelace returned a Turner pass attempt 25 yards into the end zone in the first quarter for Nicholls. Pat McQuaide threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Brown for the Colonels to cap the scoring with 2:17 to play. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Turner, Transfer
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08/31/24 - Jake Garcia, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

Jake Garcia threw four touchdown passes and East Carolina overcame six turnovers with the help of a stifling defense in a 42-3 win over Norfolk State on Saturday night in the Pirates' season opener. Garcia, a Missouri transfer, was 23-of-36 for 308 yards and added 39 yards on the ground but threw three interceptions. Two of his touchdowns went to Desirrio Riles with one each to Anthony Smith and Casey Kelly. Javious Bond added a rushing TD. The Pirates also lost three fumbles. The Pirates rolled to 506 yards on offense while holding the Spartans from the FCS to 114. The Spartans (0-2) converted only one of 18 third downs. East Carolina's Gavin Gibson had a 30-yard pick-6 that put the Pirates up 21-6 on their way to a 28-3 halftime lead. - AP College Football

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QB Jake Garcia, Transfer
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08/29/24 - General Booty, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

Freshman Ahmad Hardy ran for 103 yards and a touchdown, UL Monroe scored the game's final 16 points and the Warhawks defeated FCS-member Jackson State 30-14 in a season opener on Thursday night. The game marked the ULM debut of Bryant Vincent as coach. The Warhawks went ahead 14-7 in the final minute of the second quarter when Hardy scored on a 1-yard run. The nine-play, 42-yard drive began after an interception by Wydett Williams Jr. and included a fourth-down conversion by Hardy inside the 5-yard line.

Jackson State tied it at 14 on a 3-yard run by Jacobian Morgan early in the third quarter but the Warhawks finished the game with a 22-yard touchdown run by James Jones, a field goal, and a 28-yard TD pass from Aidan Armenta to Javon Cambell. It was backup quarterback Armenta's only pass of the game. Oklahoma transfer General Booty completed 10 of 14 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game. Morgan completed 23 of 28 passes for 282 yards and a touchdown for Jackson State. - AP College Football

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QB General Booty, Transfer
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12/27/23 - JB Nelson, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: JB Nelson,...Started eight games at left guard this season...Made his first career start against West Virginia...Was the Coaching Staff's Offensive Player of the Game following the Iowa game. - Penn State Football

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OG JB Nelson, Transfer
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11/27/23 - Sam Franklin, rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

2023 ALL-BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM: RB - Sam Franklin, R-Soph., UT Martin,...Franklin built upon a strong season in which he was named OVC Freshman of the Year in 2022 by flirting with a historical season. The running back rushed 223 times for 1,378 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season - finishing just 34 yards shy of the program's single-season rushing record. A finalist for the 2023 Walter Payton Award, he ranked second nationally with his 1,378 yards while sitting third in the FCS with 125.3 rushing yards per game. He eclipsed the 100-yard rushing plateau in seven contests - including a pair of 200-yard performances against Missouri State (259 yards) and North Alabama (221 yards). Finding the endzone 11 times - ranking eighth in the program's single-season history - his most electric performance came against Missouri State by tallying a season-high three rushing touchdowns. - UT Martin Football

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RB Sam Franklin, Transfer
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11/26/23 - Jaylen Bonelli, Jr/2027, Transfer + More +

2023 NEC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: WR Jaylen Bonelli, Wagner, Fr,...Bonelli compiled the fourth-most receiving yards on the circuit in his first season at Wagner. After the speedy 5-foot-10 wideout combined for four catches in Wagner's first three games, he went on to make three-or-more receptions in seven of the Seahawks' final eight contests. He was Wagner's most targeted receiver and he ranked in the loop's top-five with 40 catches, 627 yards and 57.0 receiving yards per game. A native of Cooper City, FL, Bonelli did most of his damage once the slate turned to conference play. All four of his touchdowns came during that seven-game stretch, including a two-score performance in a 28-17 win over Stonehill on Oct. 28.

In NEC games, Bonelli was second in receptions (30), second in touchdowns, third in receiving yards (448) and third in receiving yards per game (64.0). Midway through the season, he became the first Wagner rookie since Joe Kinard 2004 to rack up 100-plus receiving yards in a game with a 104-yard performance against Saint Francis U (Oct. 12). One week later, he accomplished the feat once again and bested that performance by racking up 128 yards against Central Connecticut on Oct. 21. Bonelli's standout play helped lead the Seahawks to their winningest season since 2018. - Northeast Conference Football

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WR Jaylen Bonelli, Transfer
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11/26/23 - Syeed Gibbs, rJr/2027, Transfer + More +

2023 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Syeed Gibbs, Rhode Island,...Gibbs contributed 52 tackles and 3.0 tackles as a starter in the Rhode Island secondary. He led the Rams and was tied for fifth in the CAA with three interceptions, which included a pair of pickoffs in a victory over rival Brown. Gibbs tallied at least six tackles in four games and recorded three pass breakups. - CAA Football

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CB Syeed Gibbs, Transfer
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03/10/23 - John Emery Jr., rSr/2026, Transfer + More +

Senior running back John Emery was absent from LSU's first practice of the spring Thursday morning. Emery, a former five-star recruit from St. Rose, returned for his fifth season this year instead of entering the NFL draft. Coach Brian Kelly said Emery has to meet certain academic requirements before he can practice. Emery missed the entire 2021 season and the first two games last year because he was ruled academically ineligible, a decision the NCAA upheld after an appeal.

"John is focused strictly right now on his academics," Kelly said. "He's got some marks that he has to hit from an academic standpoint before we talk about football with him. That was the deal with John and talking to his family. If his primary focus was academics and taking care of his degree, then we would have a conversation about football." Emery wasn't the only running back missing from practice. Fifth-year graduate student Josh Williams and junior Armoni Goodwin did not appear during a 20-minute viewing period as they recover from injuries. Goodwin won't be able to practice until preseason camp. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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RB John Emery Jr., Transfer
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03/10/23 - Isaiah Paul, rSr/2025, Transfer + More +

Two months after joining Washington State's football team, Isaiah Paul is heading back to the portal. The senior linebacker, who signed with WSU in early January, announced Wednesday over Twitter that he plans to reenter the NCAA transfer portal in May. Paul spent the past five years at Incarnate Word. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder was a three-year starter at the FCS program in San Antonio - though injuries derailed his 2022 campaign. Paul recorded 137 tackles and 20 1/2 tackles for loss between 2019-22.

Paul was expected to compete for a significant playing role at WSU in 2023. The Cougars also added transfer LBs Devin Richardson (Texas) and Ahmad McCullough (Maryland). Those two will be in the mix for starting jobs along with WSU veteran Kyle Thornton and redshirt freshman Hudson Cedarland - one of the prized recruits in WSU's 2022 class. - Spokesman-Review

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ILB Isaiah Paul, Transfer
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03/06/23 - Rara Thomas, Sr/2025, Transfer + More +

The attorney for a Georgia wide receiver who transferred from Mississippi State reached an agreement with the District Attorney's office to resolve the charges against him from Jan. 23 for an incident with a female in a UGA dorm. Rodarius "Rara" Thomas is entering a pretrial diversion program to resolve the misdemeanor charge of battery/family violence and a felony charge of false imprisonment was dismissed, attorney Kim Stephens said.

A tentative agreement has been in place for about a month, but it was finally signed on Friday, Stephens said. Police alleged Thomas stood in front of a dorm room door, blocking the exit and telling the female she could not leave, but Stephens said it was dropped primarily because there wasn't enough evidence to support that. The battery charge was for bruising the alleged victim's bicep and causing abrasions to her shin. Thomas will serve 40 hours of community service, complete an anger management class he already started and pay a $500 program fee. - Athens Daily Banner

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WR Rara Thomas, Transfer
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02/28/23 - Ladarian Paulk, Sr/2025, Transfer + More +

Memphis football defensive back Ladarian Paulk became the latest starter to leave the program when he announced Sunday that he'll enter the transfer portal in May. The NCAA's spring transfer portal window opens from May 1-15. Paulk is not listed on the team's spring roster, so he's eligible to remain a student at Memphis before his departure.

Paulk played in nine games with eight starts at safety and had 28 tackles with one pass deflection in his lone season with the Tigers. He transferred before last season from Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College and has two years of eligibility remaining. With Paulk gone, the Tigers' secondary loses another player with experience. Sylvonta Oliver and Quindell Johnson both exhausted their eligibility after last season. The Tigers do return two-year starting cornerback Greg Rubin and senior cornerback Davion Ross, who started six games last season and was an All-AAC honorable mention. - Memphis commercial Appeal

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SS Ladarian Paulk, Transfer
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02/26/23 - Amorion Walker, Sr/2026, Transfer + More +

With Michigan losing cornerbacks DJ Turner and Gemon Green to the NFL this offseason, the team will be searching for a new starter in 2023 to play the opposite side of burgeoning sophomore Will Johnson. The Wolverines are only two practices into spring ball, but head coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday they might have potentially found that player. "Amorion Walker is - I consider him a starter right now, just off the first few practices," Harbaugh said. Michigan doesn't have much experience at the corner position and has Walker primarily focusing on defense this spring. The rising sophomore is a former three-star receiver recruit from Louisiana who played just six snaps at corner in 2022 and five at receiver.

But his speed and length - he's listed at 6-foot-3 - make him an intriguing option on the outside heading into 2023. Earlier this month, Johnson posted a video on social media of Walker running the three-cone drill. The drill was timed by Michigan's coaching staff, and he clocked in at 6.10 seconds, which would be a record at the NFL Scouting Combine. "You just don't know for sure whether it's receiver or corner, but the length he has, the athletic ability that he has, speed that he has and the change of direction, mainly, for a guy that's 6-3, 6-4," Harbaugh said. "It's rare for a corner to be able to have that length and speed, but have that change of direction. So you just want to find out, and that's what I think what (defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale) thinks. But we'll see if we're right." - Ann Arbor News

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CB Amorion Walker, Transfer
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02/12/23 - Joey Yellen, rSr/2025, Transfer + More +

That whistling in the 35 mph wind was Joey Yellen whipping another pass to a University of Hawaii receiver at the Ching Complex's football field. Six months after transferring from Pittsburgh and four months after ceding the starting quarterback's job, Yellen has impressed in the first four practices of the Rainbow Warriors' spring training. Head coach Timmy Chang has likened Yellen to Nick Rolovich, who rebounded from a difficult 2000 season to set several UH passing records in 2001.

"Rolo was one of the best quarterbacks who played here," Chang said of his former teammate. "If Rolo had another two years, three years or so, imagine what he would have done with this offense. I see Joey in (Rolovich). It's his frame (6 feet 3, 215 pounds). It's his demeanor. It's his ability to throw the ball, understand where the ball needs to go on time. He's not going to wow you with his athleticism, but he's going to distribute the ball, and that's what reminds me the most of Rolo." Brayden Schager is atop the six-quarterback depth chart this spring. But Chang, who will call the offensive plays this season, said there is talent - and competition - in the quarterback room. "Schager gets the No. 1 spot, but Joey's right there," Chang said. "He's competing. He's throwing the ball right underneath the chin (of a receiver). He's understanding the standard of distributing the ball. I love where he's at. He's in a good place. He's calmer, confident, and he understands." - Honolulu Advertiser

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