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  Defensive tackle Nesta Silvera is sitting out the contact parts of spring practice after a shoulder procedure, and it will be interesting to see what new defensive line coach Jess Simpson can do with him. Remember, it was Simpson who in 2018 transformed Gerald Willis from a pretty good player to an exceptional one. "Nesta has done a good job," Simpson said. "His desire to learn football right now is higher than it's ever been. Nesta is a guy with great movement skills. At the end of practice we do a walk-through every day and you can see the light come on for him in some things he's learning. He is a vertical, penetrating guys we want. The biggest thing going to the fall is his eyes" recognizing what's needed before the snap. Simpson said he and Silvera have watched tape of NFL defensive tackles, including Grady Jarrett and Tyeler Davison, two players that Simpson coached with the Atlanta Falcons the past two years. - Miami Herald

rSr/2023 DT Nesta Jade SilveraArizona State
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  MARCH 15 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Edmonds, Samford, So., S, Columbus, Ga.m,,,Samford safety Chris Edmonds earned his second straight weekly honor after recording eight tackles (four solo, 1/2 for loss) and forcing a pair of second-half turnovers as the Bulldogs upset No. 20 Wofford, 37-31. With 2:59 left in the third quarter and the Terriers driving in Samford territory, Edmonds picked off a pass and returned it 22 yards to end the Wofford threat. Early in the fourth quarter, the sophomore from Columbus, Georgia, forced a fumble on a long Wofford run that a Bulldog teammate recovered, ending another Terrier threat. Samford would hang on to win its sixth straight over Wofford. Other nominees: Anthony Britton (The Citadel), Donovan Manuel (ETSU), Darius Kearse (Furman), Stone Snyder (VMI), Ty Harris (Western Carolina) and Logan Barnes (Wofford). - SoCon Football

rSr/2024 FS Chris EdmondsArizona State
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  The start time for Georgia Tech's spring game April 23 has been set for 6 p.m., and the scrimmage will be broadcast on the ACC Network. Tech made the announcement Friday. The earlier-than-normal start time for the Friday night game at Bobby Dodd Stadium was chosen to allow for the ACC Network broadcast. Tech's baseball team, which will begin a three-game home series with Florida State on that day, has reset its first-pitch time from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Attendance plans and safety protocols for the scrimmage will be finalized at a later date. The Yellow Jackets begin spring practice March 23. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2026 RB Jeff SimsArizona State
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  MARCH 8 SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Edmonds, Samford, So., S, Columbus, Ga.,...Samford safety Chris Edmonds had a pair of interceptions and seven tackles in the Bulldogs' loss to 17th-ranked Furman on Saturday. The sophomore from Columbus, Georgia, returned his first interception 45 yards for a score to draw Samford even at 7-7 in the first quarter. He added another pick midway through the third quarter. Five of Edmonds' seven tackles on the day were solo stops, and he had 1.0 tackle for loss for three yards. Other nominees: Cally Chizik (Furman), Devonnsha Maxwell (Chattanooga), Ethan Caselberry (VMI) and Ty Harris (Western Carolina). - Southern Conference Football

rSr/2024 FS Chris EdmondsArizona State
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  Former Arizona State football standouts Frank Darby and Aashari Crosswell have been invited to the 2021 NFL Scouting ombine, although that annual pre-draft event will have a different look this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event usually is held in Indianapolis, but this year there won't be in-person workouts conducted. All interviews and psychological testing will be virtual with a plan to conduct medical tests still being discussed. Athletes will undergo drills and workouts at their respective Pro Days with a maximum of three representatives per NFL team eligible to attend. The NFL Scouting Combine serves as a barometer for teams in evaluating draft potential. A total of 323 college players have been included. Darby, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound wide receiver, played 40 games in his ASU career, tallying 67 receptions for 1,317 yards and 13 touchdowns. - Arizona Republic

rSr/2021 WR Frank DarbyArizona State
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  It may be later than usual, but Wyoming's football team will have a spring this year. At least that's the plan. UW is slated to begin spring practice April 6, head coach Craig Bohl said Monday. The Cowboys' annual Brown and Gold game is also tentatively slated for May 8 at War Memorial Stadium, which gives UW more than four weeks to get their 15 spring practices in based on the current schedule. The Cowboys usually begin spring drills in mid-to-late March, but Bohl said he wanted to buy more time this spring amid the coronavirus pandemic, which kept UW from holding spring practices last year. - Casper Star-Tribune

rSr/2023 RB Xazavian ValladayArizona State
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  The fact that former University of Utah wide receiver Bryan Thompson announced Thursday afternoon that he is transferring to Arizona State has everything to do with a now-defunct piece of Pac-12 legislation. On May 20, 2019, the Pac-12 announced that its presidents and chancellors voted to eliminate the "loss of a season" penalty for student-athletes who want to transfer from conference school to another. Student-athletes would still be subject to NCAA rules mandating they sit out one year, but that year would no longer count against their eligibility.

Thompson, who will be a redshirt junior in 2021 after the NCAA froze the eligibility clock in 2020, entered the transfer portal on Feb. 2 after 33 career games with the Utes dating back to the 2017 season. Thompson had 33 catches for 756 yards and four touchdowns in those 33 games. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native broke out in 2019 as a redshirt junior, hauling in 18 passes for 461 yards and three scores. - Salt Lake Tribune


rSr/2023 WR Bryan ThompsonArizona State
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  The Arizona State football team has a lot of wide receivers, although the group is young as a whole. The Sun Devils will be adding a veteran to the mix in Utah transfer Bryan Thompson, who announced on social media he is headed to Tempe. Thompson, who will have two years of eligibility remaining, could be the vertical threat the Sun Devils are looking for to replace the departed Frank Darby. Thompson, a 6-foot-2, 207-pounder, recorded nine catches for 182 yards and a touchdown in five games for the Utes last season. He had his best game with three receptions for 65 yards in a 24-21 loss to Washington. He caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of that contest. He had racked up 33 catches for 756 yards and four touchdowns in his Utah career. In 2019 he was Utah's second-leading receiver with 18 receptions for 461 receiving yards, for an average of 25.6 yards per catch. He played in 12 games, starting nine of those. - Arizona Republic

rSr/2023 WR Bryan ThompsonArizona State
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  The University of Utah lost a veteran wide receiver on Monday afternoon. Bryan Thompson, a redshirt junior who played in all five games in 2020 and 33 for his career, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. 247sports.com was first to report Thompson's exit from Salt Lake City. With the NCAA having frozen eligibility for fall athletes in the face of the COVID-19, Thompson will again be a redshirt junior in 2021. In 33 career games with the Utes dating back to the 2017 season, Thompson had 33 catches for 756 yards and four touchdowns. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native broke out in 2019 as a redshirt junior, hauling in 18 passes for 461 yards and three scores. - Salt Lake Tribune

rSr/2023 WR Bryan ThompsonArizona State
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  Georgia Tech's first game of its six-year series at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will come against North Carolina on Sept. 25. Tech made the announcement Tuesday. The decision was made after the ACC's release of the conference schedule for the 2021 season Thursday. The Yellow Jackets' four league home games - against North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Boston College - were candidates to be shifted from Bobby Dodd Stadium to the downtown stadium, part of Tech's agreement to play one game there each year starting this fall through 2026. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2026 RB Jeff SimsArizona State
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  Arizona State junior kicker Cristian Zendejas has become the second Sun Devil this week to enter the transfer portal. Zendejas, a product of Perry High School and the son of former ASU legend Luis Zendejas, was 9-for-9 in extra point kicks in the shortened season but only 2-for-4 on field goal tries with misses from 40 and 45 yards. Freshman Jack Luckhurst also saw some playing time and, at worst, had probably equaled Zendejas on the depth chart. He was 9-for-9 on extra points and made his only field goal try which was from 49 yards out against UCLA. Luckhurst came into that game after Zendejas missed from 45 yards out in the first quarter. Zendejas had a stellar 2019, going 19-for-20 on extra points and converting 23 of 27 field goal tries but had a best of 43 yards and was 5-for-7 on attempts 40 to 49 yards. - Arizona Republic

rSr/2023 K Christian ZendejasArizona State
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  Redshirt junior safety K.J. Jarrell of Arizona State is headed to the transfer portal, indicating that on social media Monday night. Jarrell, a product of Saguaro High School, opted out of the shortened 2020 season but likely would not have factored in had he played. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder was used sparingly in seven games in 2019, primarily on special teams, finishing with two tackles. - Arizona Republic

rSr/2022 FS K.J. JarrellArizona State
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  Add another to the list of Arizona State football players looking to come back next year and finish what they started. Senior cornerback Chase Lucas indicated on social media he too is planning to return and take advantage of the NCAA's mandate to grant athletes an extra season of eligibility due to the circumstances presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lucas joins fellow defenders Jack Jones and Evan Fields who publicized the same decision in the last week. The decision by Lucas, a product of Chandler High School, probably wasn't a surprise to many as social media posts on the part of Sun Devil assistant coaches last week seemed to hint that would be the case. - Arizona Republic

rSr/2022 CB Chase LucasArizona State
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  2020 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: RB Rachaad White, Jr.,...All-purpose junior running back Rachaad White helped ease the loss of two-time First Team All-Conference selection Eno Benjamin to the Arizona Cardinals in the 2020 NFL Draft...White was spectacular on the ground and as a receiver, emerging as one of the most dynamic playmakers in the conference...The Kansas City, Missouri native finished with 420 rushing yards and over 150 receiving yards, leading the Sun Devils in both categories...He averaged 11.4 yards per offensive touch this season. - Arizona State Football

rSr/2022 RB Rachaad WhiteArizona State
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  2020 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: LB Kyle Soelle, Jr.,...Junior captain Kyle Soelle was a reliable and consistent presence on the Sun Devil defense...One of the team leaders, Soelle led by example, impacting the game in many ways during a breakout junior campaign...His 26 tackles were the second-most on the team, recording nine tackles in two of the four games. - Arizona State Football

rSr/2023 ILB Kyle SoelleArizona State
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