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As of Wednesday night, Illinois football had landed commitments from three college transfers since Bret Bielema took over the program on Dec. 19. The number grew to four on Thursday morning. And the athlete the Illini snagged this time comes from the most recognizable school in recent college football history. Alabama defensive back Eddie Smith tweeted his verbal commitment to Illinois, eight days after announcing his entry into the transfer portal and 10 days after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State in the latest national championship game. The 6-foot, 196-pound player out of Slidell, La., spent the last three years at Alabama. He competed in six games during his freshman season of 2018, primarily on special teams, before redshirting as a sophomore after seeing time in just one game. Smith took part in two of the Crimson Tide's 13 games this year. - News Gazette Tribune

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SS Eddie Smith, Arkansas State
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01/22/21 - Eddie Smith, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-0, 212 (DS#999 SS) + More +

A week after entering the NCAA transfer portal, Eddie Smith has made a decision on a transfer destination. The former Alabama safety will transfer to Illinois, he announced Thursday morning. At Illinois, Smith will play under former Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema, who was recently hired as the new head coach for the Fighting Illini. Smith was a three-star member of the Crimson Tide's 2018 recruiting class. - Birmingham News

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SS Eddie Smith, Arkansas State
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01/07/21 - Johnnie Lang, rSr/2023, Arkansas State, 5-08, 196 (DS#79 RB) + More +

Backup Iowa State running back Johnnie Lang has entered the transfer portal. The redshirt junior had 79 career carries for the Cyclones, including just three this past season. Iowa State, which had a historic season with a 9-3 record, Big 12 title-game appearance and Fiesta Bowl victory, returns All-American running back Breece Hall next season. - Des Moines Register

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RB Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
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01/07/21 - Khyheem Waleed, rJr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 199 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Former Boise State wide receiver Khyheem Waleed announced Wednesday on Twitter that he's transferring to Arkansas State. The Queen Creek, Arizona, native announced Dec. 22 that he was transferring. He appeared in three games in 2019, preserving his redshirt year, and in five this fall, recording one tackle on special teams. Waleed (6-foot, 199 pounds) joined the 2019 class as a three-star prospect from Casteel High in Arizona. 247Sports rated him as the No. 10 overall prospect in the state, and he was rated in the top 100 nationally at his position by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. - Idaho Statesman

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WR Khyheem Waleed, Arkansas State
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01/02/21 - Champ Flemings, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 5-05, 155 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: RS Champ Flemings, Jr.,...Flemings, who was recognized as a return specialist, totaled 19 kickoff returns in 2020. He finished with 447 yards on those returns, averaging 23.5 yards per. He was named the Pac-12's Special Teams Player of the Week after game two versus Washington. - Oregon State Football

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WR Champ Flemings, Arkansas State
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12/29/20 - J.T. Shrout, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-3, 215 (DS#60 QB) + More +

Colorado is adding a veteran to its quarterback room. On Sunday night, former Tennessee quarterback JT Shrout announced that he will transfer to CU. He will have three seasons to play. Shrout, listed at 6-foot-3, 213 pounds, has been mostly a backup at Tennessee the past three seasons, but split time with freshman Harrison Bailey during the final three games this season. He announced his decision to transfer after the Volunteers' finale against Texas A&M on Dec. 19; he threw for 104 yards and a touchdown in that game. - Daily Camera

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12/24/20 - J.T. Shrout, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-3, 215 (DS#60 QB) + More +

The Tennessee Volunteers used four quarterbacks on their way to a 3-7 season in 2020. Half of them have decided not to stick around for 2021. Redshirt sophomore J.T. Shrout, who played in each of Tennessee's final three games against Florida, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, entered the NCAA transfer portal Tuesday and plans to play his final three season elsewhere. Shrout's decision follows that of fifth-year senior Jarrett Guarantano, who entered the portal within an hour of Saturday's 34-13 loss to Texas A&M inside Neyland Stadium. Shrout completed 24 of 41 passes for 315 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions in Tennessee's last three contests. He also played in four games during the 2019 season, with his lone career start resulting in a 30-7 victory over UAB. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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QB J.T. Shrout, Arkansas State
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12/23/20 - Khyheem Waleed, rJr/2025, Arkansas State, 5-11, 199 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Boise State wide receiver Khyheem Waleed confirmed Tuesday morning that he is transferring. Waleed (6-foot, 199 pounds) joined the 2019 class as a three-star prospect from Casteel High in Arizona. 247Sports rated him as the No. 10 overall prospect in the state, and he was rated in the top 100 nationally at his position by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. He appeared in three games last season, preserving his redshirt year, and in five this fall, recording one tackle on special teams. - Idaho Statesman

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WR Khyheem Waleed, Arkansas State
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12/22/20 - Jonathan Adams Jr., Sr/2021, Arkansas State, 6-2, 210 (DS#33 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State, WR,...A 2020 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, Adams ranks third in the nation in total receptions (79) and touchdown catches (12) and fifth in receiving yards (1,111). Both his 7.9 receptions per game and 111.1 receiving yards average rank ninth in the country. Adams' 1,111 receiving yards are the third most ever by an A-State player, while his 79 catches rank fifth in the school record books. - Arkansas State Football

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WR Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State
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12/22/20 - TW Ayers, rSr/2024, Arkansas State, 6-1, 275 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: TW Ayers, DE/TE,...Making his first appearance on an All-Sun Belt Team, Ayers was a Burlsworth Trophy nominee this season. A true all-purpose players seeing action in all three phases of the game, Ayers earned at least one starting nod on both sides of the ball, including the last four games of the season at defensive end. He is one of just three players in the nation this season to record at least one receiving touchdown and one sack. - Arkansas State Football

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DT TW Ayers, Arkansas State
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12/22/20 - Forrest Merrill, rSr/2021, Arkansas State, 6-0, 322 (DS#29 DT) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State, DL,...Also a 2018 Second Team All-Sun Belt pick, Merrill received a Hula Bowl invitation and was a William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist. He started every game this season, posting 42 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. - Arkansas State Football

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DT Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State
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12/21/20 - Jonathan Adams Jr., Sr/2021, Arkansas State, 6-2, 210 (DS#33 WR) + More +

2020 SUN BELT FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State,...The Red Wolves' Adams Jr. has made his name known in the nation's statistical rankings among wide receivers this season. The senior ranks third in receiving touchdowns (12), fifth in receiving yards (1,111), ninth in receptions per game (7.9), and tenth in receiving yards per game (111.1). The Jonesboro, Arkansas native currently ranks second All-Time at Arkansas State for receiving touchdowns (21), third for receptions (166), and fifth for receiving yards (2,306). His 21 career touchdown grabs are also tied for the fifth-most in Sun Belt Conference history. Plus, Adams is one of 11 semifinalists for this season's Biletnikoff Award. - Sun Belt Football

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WR Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State
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12/14/20 - Forrest Merrill, rSr/2021, Arkansas State, 6-0, 322 (DS#29 DT) + More +

Arkansas State defensive lineman Forrest Merrill has accepted an invitation to the 2021 Hula Bowl, the postseason all-star game announced Friday. The redshirt senior finished as ASU's fourth-leading tackler this season with 42, and added two sacks, a forced fumble and a pair of fumble recoveries. The Hula Bowl, set to be played Jan. 31, at Honolulu's Aloha Stadium, will give Merrill, who projects as an undrafted free agent, the opportunity to showcase his skills in front of NFL scouts and other pro football personnel. A total of 36 participants from last year's Hula Bowl went on to be selected in the NFL Draft or signed free-agent contracts. - Arkansas Online

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DT Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State
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12/14/20 - Javonis Isaac, rSr/2022, Arkansas State, 6-2, 248 (DS#999 FB) + More +

Arkansas State redshirt senior tight Javonis Isaac has entered the transfer portal and will pursue one more collegiate season as a graduate transfer, Rivals.com's Mike Farrell reported Friday. Isaac appeared in seven games without making a reception in 2020. His finest season with the Red Wolves came in 2018, when he caught 12 passes for 210 yards and 4 touchdowns, earning All-Sun Belt Conference second-team honors as a redshirt sophomore. - Arkansas Online

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FB Javonis Isaac, Arkansas State
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12/08/20 - Jonathan Adams Jr., Sr/2021, Arkansas State, 6-2, 210 (DS#33 WR) + More +

2020 BILETNIKOFF AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State,...Adams currently ranks third in the nation in total receptions (79), receiving yards (1,111) and receiving touchdowns (12). His 7.9 catches and 111.1 receiving yards per game also rank ninth and 10th in the country, respectively. A two-time Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week this season, Adams has posted five 100-yard receiving games that are tied for the second most in school history for a single season and are tied for fifth most in the nation in 2020. Adams has caught at least one touchdown in six games this year and his 12 total stands tied for the second most in both Arkansas State and Sun Belt Conference history. His 1,111 receiving yards this season are the third most ever by an A-State player, while his 79 catches rank fifth in the school record books. - Arkansas State Football

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WR Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State
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