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2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): WR Kassidy Woods, UNC,...Woods led UNC with 483 yards and four touchdowns in 2021. His average 48.3 yards a game ranked 19th in the pass-happy Big Sky while the four TDs were tied for 12th. Woods led the Bears in yards four times in 2021. - Northern Colorado Football

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WR Kassidy Woods, Auburn
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11/27/21 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

Payton Thorne threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead No. 12 Michigan State to a 30-27 victory over Penn State on Saturday. Kennett Walker III rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries as the Spartans (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) bounced back from last week's 56-7 loss to Ohio State. Michigan State finished undefeated at home for the first time since 2015. Sean Clifford threw three touchdown passes, two to Jahan Dotson, for the Nittany Lions (7-5, 4-5).

Penn State closed out the regular season with five losses in its last seven games. Daequan Hardy's 27-yard interception return for a touchdown put Penn State up 20-17. Thorne's 1-yard plunge late in the third quarter gave the Spartans a 23-20 advantage. Thorne connected with Jayden Reed on a 20-yard scoring pass on a fourth-and-15 with 5:10 left to give Michigan State some cushion. Clifford threw to Parker Washington for a 15-yard TD in the final minute. The Spartans scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, including a 99-yard drive, and led 17-14 at halftime. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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11/15/21 - Anders Carlson, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-5, 219 (DS#7 K) + More +

Auburn placekicker Anders Carlson is out for the season with an ACL injury while quarterback Bo Nix had season-ending ankle surgery. Coach Bryan Harsin said that Monday's surgery on Nix was successful, ending his season and his streak of 34 consecutive starts. Carlson and Nix were both hurt in Saturday's 43-34 loss to Mississippi State, when the Tigers blew a 25-point lead. Carlson had made 14 of 21 kicks. "Both of those guys are in good spirits, and it's unfortunate what happened to them," Harsin said. "Those guys have handled it well. Guys on the team know what we need to do to have guys step up and be able to fill those roles and get ourselves ready to play in this next game." Quarterback T.J. Finley, who started five games for LSU as a freshman last season, will start Saturday at South Carolina. - AP College Football

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K Anders Carlson, Auburn
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11/13/21 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

Payton Thorne, Jayden Reed, and Kenneth Walker combined to put together another explosive performance. Next week, the trio will need to be even better and their teammates on defense will have to be at their best. Thorne threw two of his four touchdown passes to Reed, and Walker ran for 143 yards and two scores to help No. 8 Michigan State bounce back from its first loss with a 40-21 victory over Maryland on Saturday. The Spartans (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 7 CFP ) stayed in the Big Ten championship race. If Mel Tucker's team can upset No. 6 Ohio State on the road next Saturday and beat No. 23 Penn State at home the following week, it will be in the conference's championship game in Indianapolis with an opportunity to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. "We know who we're playing and we know where we going," Thorne said. "In order to get to Indy, you have to go through Columbus and we know that. "It's going to be a huge game for our side of the conference" Michigan State and No. 9 Michigan are in a second-place tie behind the Buckeyes. Even though the Spartans beat the rival Wolverines two weeks ago, Jim Harbaugh's team was ranked one spot higher in the CFP rankings earlier this week. "Are we happy about it? No," Thorne acknowledged. "But things will work themselves out. We have two big games left on our schedule." - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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11/08/21 - Brian Battie, rSr/2025, Auburn, 5-06, 168 (DS#999 RB) + More +

NOV 8 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brian Battie, Fr., RB, South Florida,...Battie scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns, becoming only the second player in NCAA FBS history to register two 100-yard kickoff returns in a game in the Bulls' 54-42 loss to No. 19 Houston. Battie, who also scored a 29-yard rushing touchdown, gave South Florida a lead with both of his 100-yard returns, while he joined former USF wide receiver Terrence Horne as the only American Athletic Conference players to register two touchdowns on kickoff returns in a game. Battie is the NCAA leader with three touchdowns on kickoff returns in 2021. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Brian Battie, Auburn
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11/08/21 - Brian Battie, rSr/2025, Auburn, 5-06, 168 (DS#999 RB) + More +

South Florida's Brian Battie ran back two kickoffs 100 yards in a loss to Houston, joining Utah's Reggie Dunn (2012) as the only players in Bowl Subdivision history with a pair of 100-yarders in a game. The 5-foot-8, 162-pound Battie's big returns came on the opening kickoff and in the second quarter. He also went all the way against Tulsa on Oct. 16. His three kick return TDs are a school career record. - AP College Football

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RB Brian Battie, Auburn
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11/05/21 - *Colby Wooden, Jr/2023, Auburn, 6-4, 278 (DS#16 DE) + More +

NOV 1 SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Colby Wooden, DL, Auburn,...Five tackles, including four solo and a quarterback hurry to lead the Tigers' defensive front in a 31-20 win over No. 10 Ole Miss...Helped lead an Auburn defense that held Ole Miss to 20 points, the lowest in the Lane Kiffin Era and 21.9 points below its season average....Also part of Tiger defense that held Ole Miss on three fourth down tries in the red zone and only 4-of-8 red zone scores...The three points scored by Ole Miss in the second half was second fewest points in a half by the Rebels this season. - SEC Football

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DE *Colby Wooden, Auburn
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11/04/21 - Zakoby McClain, Sr/2022, Auburn, 6-0, 227 (DS#17 OLB) + More +

NOV 1 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zakoby McClain, LB, Auburn,...Game-high 14 tackles, including 10 solo with 2.0 (minus 10) quarterback sacks and 2.0 (minus 10) tackles for loss while helping Auburn to a 31-20 win over No. 10 Ole Miss...Led an Auburn defense that kept Ole Miss to 20 points, the lowest in the Lane Kiffin Era and 21.9 points below its season average...Also part of Tiger defense that held Ole Miss on three fourth down tries in the red zone and only 4-of-8 red zone scores...The three points scored by Ole Miss in the second half was second fewest points in a half by the Rebels this season...14 stops marked his 11th career double-digit tackle effort. - SEC Football

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OLB Zakoby McClain, Auburn
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10/28/21 - *Colby Wooden, Jr/2023, Auburn, 6-4, 278 (DS#16 DE) + More +

OCT 18 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Colby Wooden, DL, Auburn,...Four tackles including 2.0 (minus 13) quarterback sacks and 2.0 TFLs...Two sacks were a career high. - SEC Football

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DE *Colby Wooden, Auburn
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10/19/21 - Brian Battie, rSr/2025, Auburn, 5-06, 168 (DS#999 RB) + More +

OCT 18 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brian Battie, Fr., RB, South Florida,...Battie became the ninth American Athletic Conference player in league history to register a 100-yard kickoff return when he took a second-quarter return from end zone to end zone in the Bulls' 32-31 loss to Tulsa. Battie's return gave South Florida a 17-10 lead after Tulsa had tied the game at 10-10. Battie is averaging 28.6 yards per return this season, which ranks second among American Athletic Conference players. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Brian Battie, Auburn
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10/04/21 - Jarquez Hunter, Sr/2025, Auburn, 5-09, 204 (DS#17 RB) + More +

OCT 4 SEC CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn,...Rushed for 65 yards on six carries and one touchdown in Auburn's come-from-behind win at LSU, its first in Tiger Stadium since 1999...53 of his 65 yards came on Auburn's game winning touchdown drive that included a 44-yard run and was capped by a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:11 remaining...Averaging 10.6 yards per carry, tops in FBS this season. - SEC Football

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RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
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09/20/21 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

SEPT 20 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Payton Thorne, Michigan State, QB - So. - Naperville, Ill. - Naperville Central (Ill.),...Completed 18 of 31 attempts (.581 pct.) for 261 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans to a 38-17 win over No. 24 Miami (Fla.)...With Michigan State holding a 10-7 lead at halftime, helped the Spartans pull away with three touchdown passes in the second half, including two in the fourth quarter...Joined Connor Cook (2015 vs. Indiana and Nebraska) as the only quarterbacks in Michigan State history to throw four touchdowns in back-to-back games...Earns the first Offensive Player of the Week accolade of his career...Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Kenneth Walker III (Sept. 6, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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09/18/21 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

Payton Thorne passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns, two of those scoring throws going to Jalen Nailor, and Michigan State extended its unbeaten start by topping No. 24 Miami 38-17 on Saturday. Kenneth Walker III rushed for 172 yards and caught a touchdown pass for the Spartans (3-0), who are off to their best start since 2015. Jayden Reed also had a scoring catch and a touchdown run for Michigan State, which forced Miami quarterback D'Eriq King into four turnovers. King was 38 of 59 passing - both of them Miami school records - for 388 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Charleston Rambo tied a school record with 12 catches for Miami, good for 156 yards and both of the Hurricanes' touchdowns. Andres Borregales kicked a 55-yard field goal - matching the fourth-longest in school history - for the Hurricanes midway through the fourth, getting them within a touchdown. Thorne didn't need long to end their hopes, coming up big with his legs as well on what became the game-sealing drive. He got 22 yards up the middle on third-and-6 and then fell forward barely far enough - maybe by a chain link, two at the most - on fourth-and-1 with 4:25 left to extend the series. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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09/11/21 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

Payton Thorne threw for four touchdowns, including two long strikes to Jayden Reed, and ran for another score as Michigan State rolled to a 42-14 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday. Thorne connected with Reed on Michigan State's first play from scrimmage, the second straight game in which the Spartans scored from 75-yards out on its opening play. They also combined on an 85-yard score during the second quarter. Thorne completed 15-of-21 passes for 280 yards. The duo built chemistry long ago. They were high school teammates at Naperville (Ill.) Central. "We've had a ton of those plays and those aren't going to be the last two," Thorne said. "We're just going to keep building. It's crazy how things have ended up and today was pretty cool." Reed caught four passes for 181 yards, while Jordon Simmons rushed for 140 yards on 19 carries for the Spartans (2-0), who led 35-7 at halftime.

Demeatric Crenshaw rushed for 69 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown for the Penguins (1-1). Kenneth Walker III scored on a 75-yard run on the first play from scrimmage in the Spartans' season-opening victory at Northwestern. This time, he took a handoff and pitched it back to Thorne on a flea flicker. Reed caught the ball at the Penguins' 37 and raced into the end zone on the 75-yard score. "I wish we could score every play on the first play," Reed said. "We did it last week and this week. That's the standard, so we're going to make that the goal for next week as well." - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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09/11/21 - Demetris Robertson, rSr/2022, Auburn, 6-0, 183 (DS#47 WR) + More +

Demetris Robertson scored three touchdowns and Jarquez Hunter rushed for 147 yards as No. 25 Auburn raced past FCS program Alabama State 62-0 on Saturday. After a fast start in Bryan Harsin's first game as head coach last week, Auburn (2-0) was held to just one offensive touchdown and fewer than 200 yards in the first half. But the Tigers erupted for 35 points in the third quarter to pull away with ease. "The second half, we came and did what we wanted to do," Harsin said. "We made the adjustments and executed those in the second half. The first half was a little bit sluggish. … But it was good to see our halftime adjustments actually show up." Robertson, who transferred from SEC rival Georgia this summer, had three catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns and added a 36-yard touchdown run on a sweep in the third.

Hunter, a freshman, broke the Auburn record for longest run with a 94-yard touchdown later in the quarter. Auburn had a quiet first half but special teams excelled with a punt block and a field-goal block that was returned 80 yards for a touchdown by Nehemiah Pritchett. It marked the first time the Tigers have blocked two kicks in a game since their famous 2013 Iron Bowl win over Alabama. - Auburn/AP College Football

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WR Demetris Robertson, Auburn
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