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Zak Wallace scored four touchdowns on just 15 carries and totaled 155 yards rushing and UT Martin beat Houston Christian 52-28 on Saturday in a non-conference game. His backfield mate, Sam Franklin, collected 139 yards ruching on just eight carries and reached the end zone once. The majority of his yardage occurred on his 89-yard scoring jaunt late in the third quarter. Dresser Winn threw for 171 yards for the Skyhawks - 141 going to receiver Colton Dowell - with a touchdown going to DJ Nelson. Houston Christian's Justin Fomby threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns but suffered three interceptions. Vernon Harrell caught six passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Ismail Mahdi caught eight passes for 121 yards and a score. UT Martin (5-3) rebounded from last week's 65-24 defeat against No. 3-ranked FBS Tennessee and now has won four of its last five. Houston Christian has dropped four straight. - UT Martin/AP College Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/15/22 - J.T. Shrout, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-3, 215 (DS#60 QB) + More +

J.T. Shrout threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig in overtime, powering Colorado to a 20-13 upset of California in interim coach Mike Sanford's debut Saturday. Jack Plummer had Mason Starling wide open for the score on first-and-goal from the 10 on Cal's ensuing possession but strong safety Trevor Woods arrived just after the pass and popped the ball loose. When Plummer's fourth-down pass fell incomplete, the students stormed the field to celebrate Colorado's first win of the season.

Sanford inherited a team that was off to just the fourth 0-5 start in school history, one that cost Karl Dorrell his job. Sanford placed an immediate emphasis on physicality and takeaways, which paid off on Colorado's first defensive series with Tyrin Tyler's sliding interception, the Bears' first turnover in four games. Cal (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) entered the game as a 15 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but Dario Longhetto was wide left on field-goal tries going both ways, missing from 54 yards in the first quarter and 48 in the second. Longhetto was good from 34 yards as time expired in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. The Bears won the toss and chose to start out on defense. - Colorado/AP College Football

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QB J.T. Shrout, Arkansas State
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10/12/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

SEPT 25 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zak Wallace, RB, 6-0, 220, R-So., Benton, Ark., UT Martin,...Wallace was dominant in his first OVC contest of the season, rushing for 204 yards on just 11 carries (the eight-most yards by a FCS player this season). He averaged 18.5 yards per carry and tallied two rushing touchdowns in a 56-26 win over Lindenwood. His first touchdown came in the first half to give the Skyhawks an eight-point advantage heading into halftime. Then in the third quarter he set a new program single-game record and posted the longest rush by a FCS player this season with a 97-yard touchdown pinned against his end zone.

Wallace also caught two passes for 16 yards. His 200-yard performance was the first by a Skyhawk since the 2014 season and ranked as the 12th-best game in program history. His two touchdowns also moved him into a tie for third place on the program's all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard with 22 in parts of three seasons. Wallace ranks first nationally in rushing touchdowns (6), total rushing yards (430), second in rushing yards/game (107.5) and fifth in both all-purpose yards (124.0/game) and rushing yards/carry (7.17). Others Nominated: Kendi Young, Eastern Illinois; Payton Rose, Lindenwood; Paxton DeLaurent, Southeast Missouri. - OVC Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/12/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

SEPT 5 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zak Wallace, RB, 6-0, 220, R-So., Benton, Ark., UT Martin,...After leading the league in touchdowns last season, Wallace picked up right where he left off in the season opener against Western Illinois by eclipsing the 100-yard rushing plateau for the fourth time in his career while matching a career-high with three touchdown runs. He rushed for a career-high 139 yards on 20 carries while averaging 7.9 yards/carry. His three touchdowns matched his performance against Murray State last season, marking the 14th three-touchdown contest in the school's 93-year history. His touchdowns came on scampers of six, four and 38 yards. With his three touchdowns, he now ranks seventh in program history with 21 career rushing scores. Others Nominated: Jonah O'Brien, Eastern Illinois; DJ Williams, Murray State. - OVC Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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10/04/22 - Johnnie Lang, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 5-08, 196 (DS#79 RB) + More +

OCT 3 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Johnnie Lang Jr., Arkansas State, (RS Sr., RS – Palmetto, Fla.),...Red Wolves redshirt senior return specialist and running back Johnnie Lang Jr. did something that had only been done twice before in Sun Belt history, becoming the third Sun Belt student-athlete to record a kickoff return, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game. The Palmetto, Fla., native returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score on special teams and added a 1-yard rushing touchdown and an 18-yard touchdown reception. Lang Jr. finished with 146 kickoff return yards and 254 all-purpose yards in Arkansas State’s 45-28 win over ULM. - Sun Belt Football

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RB Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
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10/01/22 - Johnnie Lang, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 5-08, 196 (DS#79 RB) + More +

Johnnie Lang ran for one touchdown, caught a pass for a score and returned a kickoff 98 yards for a third as Arkansas State rolled to a 45-28 win over UL Monroe in a Sun Belt contest Saturday night. Arkansas State (2-3, 1-1) snapped a string of three straight losses after its season-opening rout of Grambling. James Blackman was 25 of 32 for 254 yards passing and two touchdowns with three receivers amassing 50 yards or more.

Lang pulled in an 18-yard pass from Blackman just before halftime to send the Red Wolves into intermission with a 24-14 lead, then punched in from the 1 to make it 31-14 midway through the third quarter. After the Warhawks scored to pull within 31-21, Lang took the kickoff, stutter-stepped pass a tackler and raced 98 yards for the touchdown. Brian Snead ran for a pair of touchdowns, including a 10-yarder with 4:28 left to push the Arkansas State lead to the final margin. Chandler Rogers was 12-of-20 passing for 138 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third score to lead UL Monroe (2-3, 1-1). Malik Jackson carried 16 times for 89 yards and a score. - AP College Football

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RB Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
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09/24/22 - Zak Wallace, rSr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 219 (DS#103 RB) + More +

Zak Wallace ran for 204 yards on 11 carries and scored twice while Sam Franklin totaled three touchdowns rushing and UT Martin wore down Lindenwood in a 56-26 win on Saturday. In their quest to repeat as back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference champions, the Skyhawks (2-2, 1-0) beat league newcomer Lindenwood, dashing through the Lions for an average of 12.3 yards per carry. UT Martin ran it 28 times for 343 yards.

Dresser Winn was efficient from the pocket as he completed 19 of 26 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. UT Martin never trailed. Lindenwood erased a 14-point deficit and got within a point with 2:10 left in the second quarter, but Wallace's 12-yard run before the break pushed the Skyhawks' lead to 21-13. Three touchdowns in the third, including a 97-yard scoring run by Wallace, clinched it. Cade Brister threw for 306 yards and a touchdown and an interception for the Lions. Peyton Rose had 156 yards receiving on seven receptions. - AP College Football

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RB Zak Wallace, Arkansas State
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09/17/22 - Jordan Mahoney, Sr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 180 (DS#148 CB) + More +

Gino Campiotti threw for a touchdown, Jordan Mahoney scored on a long interception return and Massachusetts defeated Stony Brook 20-3 on Saturday. Campiotti's 18-yard pass to Cameron Sullivan-Brown opened the scoring early in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Stony Brook took possession at the UMass 22-yard line following a 10-yard punt by CJ Kolodziey of the Minutemen (1-2). On third-and-goal from the 11, Mahoney intercepted a Daron Bryden pass and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown. The rest of the scoring came from the placekickers. Cameron Carson hit two field goals for UMass and Angelo Guglielmello connected once for the Seawolves (0-2). Campiotti completed 10 of 15 passes for 90 yards and UMass won despite being outgained 333-264. Bryden, a freshman, was 15-of-31 passing for 186 yards with two interceptions. - Massachusetts/AP College Football

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CB Jordan Mahoney, Arkansas State
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09/15/22 - Corey Rucker, rSr/2026, Arkansas State, 6-0, 213 (DS#88 WR) + More +

The South Carolina Gamecocks substantially improved their pass-catcher room this year, importing Wells (James Madison), Corey Rucker (Arkansas State) and tight end Austin Stogner (Oklahoma). Rucker has missed the first two games with a foot injury but could play Saturday against No. 1 Georgia. They've also welcomed Brooks back to the team after he missed the last half of last year with a personal issue, and have hit running back MarShawn Lloyd eight times out of the backfield with five more passes going to fellow RB Juju McDowell. - The Post and Courier

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WR Corey Rucker, Arkansas State
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09/03/22 - James Blackman, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-5, 189 (DS#36 QB) + More +

James Blackman threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores to power Arkansas State to a 58-3 victory over FCS-member Grambling in a season opener on Saturday. Blackman threw for 155 yards on 12-of-16 passing with two TDs in the first half. He also scored on a 9-yard run to lead the Red Wolves to a 30-0 lead. Blackman's scoring throws went to Champ Flemings for 29 yards and Seydou Traore for 13. Blackman opened the scoring in the second half with a 2-yard TD run. Johnnie Lang, AJ Mayer and Mike Sharpe II added scoring runs. Blackman took a seat after completing 3 of 4 passes in the third quarter. He finished with 210 yards. Lang rushed for 124 yards on 13 carries and Flemings finished with seven catches for 122 yards. Garrett Urban kicked a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter for Grambling. - Arkansas State/AP College Football

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QB James Blackman, Arkansas State
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08/11/22 - Eddie Smith, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-0, 212 (DS#999 SS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Eddie Smith, Arkansas State, Jr., DB,...Member of the 2021 Illinois team before transferring to Arkansas State...Played in four games at Illinois as a redshirt sophomore in 2021, recording four tackles (all solo stops)...Spent the 2018-20 seasons at Alabama...Recognized as a versatile defender for Alabama in 2020 who could multiple positions in the secondary. - Arkansas State Football

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SS Eddie Smith, Arkansas State
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08/10/22 - Kivon Bennett, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-1, 247 (DS#58 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State, Rs Sr LB,...Bennett ranked first on the team and sixth in the Sun Belt with 8.0 sacks for 42 yards in 2021. He led the team with 16.5 tackles for loss and also had a team-high five quarterback hurries. Bennett is the first Lombardi Trophy Watch List honoree for A-State since Chris Stone was on the initial list in 2015. - Arkansas State Football

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OLB Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State
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08/09/22 - J.T. Shrout, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-3, 215 (DS#60 QB) + More +

As quarterback Maddox Kopp stood at the podium on Tuesday, answering questions from the media for the first time since joining the Colorado Buffaloes, JT Shrout walked to the back of the media scrum. Shrout, a junior quarterback, pretended to hold out a microphone and laughed a bit as he listened to Kopp. Earlier in the morning, Shrout "was out there celebrating any single victory," offensive coordinator Mike Sanford said. "Not because it was about him, but because he loves football that much, and he missed football that much." Mentally and physically, Shrout is in a much different place than he was 11 months ago. A knee injury on Aug. 14, 2021, cost him the entire season. This week, for the first time since then, he has been fully cleared to practice and he's once again competing for the starting job with incumbent Brendon Lewis.

"Really happy to be out there again," Shrout said when he took his turn at the podium. After three seasons at Tennessee, where he played in eight games (with one start), Shrout transferred to CU in January of 2021. He was looking for a chance to start and spent the entire offseason battling for the job. During a live scrimmage at Folsom Field, he made a cut to his right, tore up his knee, and was done for the year. "It was depressing almost," he said. "It was really hard. Football is my first love, so not being able to go out there and play was really difficult for me. But I tried to stay in it mentally as much as I could. That was helpful." - Daily Camera

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QB J.T. Shrout, Arkansas State
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08/08/22 - Nana Burris, rSr/2026, Arkansas State, 5-11, 195 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): WR Nazeviah Burris, Stetson,...Burris earned second team All-PFL honors in his first season, starting seven of the eight games he played while recording 28 receptions for 364 yards and four scores. - Stetson Football

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WR Nana Burris, Arkansas State
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08/03/22 - Kivon Bennett, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 6-1, 247 (DS#58 OLB) + More +

Arkansas State's Kivon Bennett was long aware he'd be changing positions this offseason. It was a move he and Red Wolves Coach Butch Jones had planned upon his arrival in Jonesboro last spring. But knowing he would transition from defensive end to outside linebacker didn't necessarily make the shift easy for Bennett. He acknowledged throughout spring camp that he was still making mistakes and trying to "not bash [himself] too much" for them.

Fast forward a few months and the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection said he believes he's in a much better place. "I'm where I need to be," Bennett told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette when asked about his position change. "I felt way more confident over the summer, even though we haven't had pads on...I know it's going to be different when the game comes. It's probably going to take me maybe the first game or so [to adjust], but I'm not too worried about it." Going into his final collegiate season, Bennett said he is hoping to cement himself as an NFL prospect, and there's a consensus both inside and outside the program that playing linebacker will give Bennett the best chance to reach that level. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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OLB Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State
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