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Mike DiLiello threw five touchdown passes, including three in the first quarter, and Austin Peay beat Mississippi Valley State 41-0 on Saturday. DiLiello completed 25 of 33 passes for 383 yards - the third highest total in school history. He had 307 yards and all five touchdowns by halftime on 17-of-21 passing as Austin Peay (2-1) took a 41-0 lead into intermission. DiLiello put the Governors on top for good when he hooked up with James Burns for a 56-yard score just 1:33 into the game. He threw a 36-yard scoring strike to Drae McCray at the 4:04 mark and hit Trey Goodman for a 37-yard TD with five seconds left in the first quarter.

DiLiello added scoring tosses of 9 yards to Kellen Stewart and 34 yards to McCrae in the second quarter. He is the fifth Governors quarterback to throw five TD passes in one game. Draylen Ellis set the team record of six in 2020 against Southeast Missouri State. McCray finished with 10 catches for 158 yards for Austin Peay. DiLiello's yardage total trails only Brian Baker's 438 against Virginia-Wise in 1999 and his 426 against Campbellsville in 2001. Jalani Eason completed just 5 of 18 passes for 34 yards with two interceptions for Mississippi Valley State (0-2). The Delta Devils had just 121 yards of offense. - Austin Peay/AP College Football

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QB Mike DiLiello, Austin Peay
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09/05/22 - Mike DiLiello, rSr/2024, Austin Peay, 6-1, 211 (DS#52 QB) + More +

Mike DiLiello threw a career-best four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Austin Peay to a 63-0 rout of Presbyterian on Saturday night. The Governors extended their program-record to seven straight home opening wins. They scored touchdowns on their first six of seven possessions in the first half. DiLiello capped the first-half scoring with his longest and final scoring pass of the night, a 30-yard loft to Trey Goodman, who caught the pass at the 7 and then dragged two defenders into the end zone. DiLiello was 18-of-27 passing for 254 yards. He opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run. Goodman made four catches that also included a 20-yard TD reception. Drae McCray led Austin Peay (1-1) with seven catches for 113 yards. Nate Hayden was 9-of-21 passing for Presbyterian in its season opener. - AP College Football

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QB Mike DiLiello, Austin Peay
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08/21/22 - Matt Rigney, rSr/2024, Austin Peay, 6-4, 204 (DS#999 P) + More +

2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Matt Rigney, Austin Peay,...Redshirted at Middle Tennessee in 2019 and transferred to Austin Peay in 2020 and finished that season with four 50-plus yard kicks, two 60-plus yard kicks, nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line, and just one touchback... Averaged 36.31 yards per punt on 35 attempts. Last year Rigney was Second Team All-OVC selection, punted 55 times, averaging 40.73 yards per kick - the fifth-best mark in program history… Punted seven times in the season opener at Chattanooga (Sept. 2), with three punts downed within the 20… Punted eight times, averaging 46.63 yards per boot against Tennessee State (Oct. 2). Had three kicks of 50-plus yards against the Tigers including a season-high 60-yard punt - the second 60-plus yard kick of his career. - Austin Peay Football

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P Matt Rigney, Austin Peay
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08/14/22 - Walker Merrill, rSr/2026, Austin Peay, 6-1, 197 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Walker Merrill debuted a new look with a dark visor at the start of Tennessee football preseason practices. But the switch isn't a style statement from the sophomore wide receiver. "I have ongoing migraine problems," Merrill said Thursday. "So the sun sometimes affects it. We try to keep those minimal. So I have a dark visor." Merrill, a Brentwood native, played in 10 games with one start as a freshman in the 2021 season. He caught five passes for 52 yards.

NCAA rules prohibit visors being worn in games, so Merrill won't be able to wear the dark visor during Tennessee's games. The Vols open the season against Ball State on Sept. 1 (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Merrill approached UT's medical team with a plan this offseason. He read an article about New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram wearing a dark visor to deal with migraines. The medical staff put in a request for one to help Merrill's situation. "I am just trying not to get them," Merrill said. "I wear the visor. Hopefully, everything goes correct. Knock on wood, I have had a better deal since I have been wearing it." - Knoxville News Sentinel

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WR Walker Merrill, Austin Peay
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08/09/22 - Michael Ruttlen Jr., rSr/2024, Austin Peay, 5-09, 197 (DS#999 SS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT IVY LEAGUE SECOND TEAM: Michael Ruttlen Jr., Princeton, Sr.,...Saw time in nine games in 2021...Made 29 tackles and had two interceptions...Made six stops at Penn...Intercepted a pass vs. Yale...Recorded five tackles at Dartmouth...Intercepted a pass vs. Stetson. - Princeton Football

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SS Michael Ruttlen Jr., Austin Peay
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08/07/22 - Tyler Long, rSr/2024, Austin Peay, 5-11, 229 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-MEAC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Tyler Long, r-Jr., Norfolk State,...Long, another second-team All-MEAC selection last year, led the Spartans and finished fourth in the MEAC with 78 tackles. He also logged 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup and was MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after the Morgan State win. - Norfolk State Football

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ILB Tyler Long, Austin Peay
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07/27/22 - Chuck Manning, rSr/2023, Austin Peay, 6-1, 277 (DS#119 DT) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DL Chuck Manning, Austin Peay, Gr., Durham, N.C.,...Manning joins the Governors' defensive line after three seasons at North Carolina Central, where he wrapped up his career by earning Third Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference honors. The Durham, North Carolina product posted 25 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks in 10 games last season. He joins a defensive line group that returns three starters from last season. - Austin Peay Football

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DT Chuck Manning, Austin Peay
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05/03/22 - Ryan Melton, Sr/2023, Austin Peay, 5-11, 177 (DS#999 CB) + More +

South Alabama cornerback Ryan Melton has left the team with plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he announced late Monday. Melton - who has two seasons of eligibility remaining - started 12 games in his South Alabama career, nine in 2020 and three in 2021. The West Point, Miss., native totaled 40 tackles, four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 31 career games. Melton was one of three players to start at field cornerback for the Jaguars in 2021, with Devin Rockette exhausting his eligibility and Davyn Flenord giving up football to concentrate on his basketball career. Ole Miss transfer Jamar Richardson was listed as the first-team field corner at the end of spring practice, with redshirt freshman Jason Brooks listed as the backup. - Birmingham News

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CB Ryan Melton, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Matt Rigney, rSr/2024, Austin Peay, 6-4, 204 (DS#999 P) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): P - Matt Rigney, Austin Peay,...Rigney became just the third Governors punter to average more than 40 yards per punt over a season, his 40.73 yards per punt ranking fifth on the program's single-season list. His 40.84 punting average in league play was second-best among the league's punters. Among his 55 punts, he saw 14 downed inside the 20-yard line, and seven go for 50-plus yards, including a 60-yarder against Tennessee State. His 46.63 punting average against the Tigers wasn't his best average of the year, but the outing saw him boom an impressive three 50-yard kicks out of the eight he attempted that day. - Austin Peay Football

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P Matt Rigney, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Jack McDonald, rSr/2022, Austin Peay, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): ILB - Jack McDonald, Austin Peay,...From walk-on tight end to back-to-back All-OVC honors at linebacker, it has been quite a career for McDonald. After earning first team recognition last spring, McDonald had to find new ways to make an impact and yet still ranked among the league's Top 10 in tackles (6.5 per game) and Top 20 in tackles for loss (0.6 per game). McDonald had a pair of 10-tackle outings (at Eastern Kentucky and against Southeast Missouri) and recorded 2.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Illinois. - Austin Peay Football

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OLB Jack McDonald, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Kordell Jackson, rSr/2022, Austin Peay, 5-08, 178 (DS#137 CB) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM (COACHES): NICKEL - Kordell Jackson, Austin Peay,...In a season hampered by an injury suffered at Ole Miss that ultimately ended his season at the end of October, the Govs' elder statesman again found his form at times. He opened the season with sacks in back-to-back games (Chattanooga and Ole Miss). Jackson then posted a 12-tackle day at Southeast Missouri and finished the season with 41 stops - his 6.8 tackles per game are a career-best mark. The two-time Consensus All-American closed his career with a third-straight First Team All-OVC award. - Austin Peay Football

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CB Kordell Jackson, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Johnathon Edwards, rSr/2022, Austin Peay, 6-1, 185 (DS#62 FS) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM (COACHES): CB - Johnathon Edwards, Austin Peay,...When you open the season with two interceptions, the odds are good something special is in store. And so it was for Edwards, who followed his two-pick day at Chattanooga with five more interceptions to finish the season with seven - second-most in program history. Tack on his two fumble recoveries, and Edwards alone was responsible for nine of the Govs' FCS-best 26 takeaways in 2021. Edwards' lasting memory from the season will be his 3-interception, 2-pass breakup, 4-tackle day against Eastern Illinois that saw him earn OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors. - Austin Peay Football

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FS Johnathon Edwards, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Baniko Harley, rSr/2022, Austin Peay, 6-0, 227 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM (COACHES): WR - Baniko Harley, Austin Peay,...Harley opened 2021 with a touchdown reception in each of his first five games, tacking on 100-yard receiving days at Chattanooga (128 yards) and Eastern Kentucky (136). He saved his best performance for last, notching a career-best 148 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee State. Along the way, Harley became the fifth receiver to surpass 2,000 career yards, finishing with 2,201 receiving yards. He also notched his 20th career touchdown at Murray State, becoming one of three receivers to reach that milestone. - Austin Peay Football

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WR Baniko Harley, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Ethan Caselberry, rSr/2023, Austin Peay, 6-2, 203 (DS#123 SS) + More +

2021 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Ethan Caselberry, Sr., VMI,...Played multiple positions on the defense throughout his career and flourished as a safety in the second half of the season...posted third most tackles on the team with 73 including 39 solo...had eight pass breakups on the season and two fumble recoveries...broke up a fourth down pass and recovered a fumble on Samford's last two fourth quarter possessions to help preserve a come-from-behind win October 30...had double-digit tackle games in each of the last three games of the year including a career-high 15 tackles in his final game as a Keydet against Western Carolina November 20. - Virginia Military Institute Football

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SS Ethan Caselberry, Austin Peay
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02/28/22 - Joe Ware, rSr/2022, Austin Peay, 6-3, 294 (DS#114 OG) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): OT - Joe Ware, Austin Peay,...The graduate transfer impressed in his first season at Austin Peay, earning Second Team All-OVC recognition. He was part of an offensive line group that allowed Austin Peay's offense to become the FCS' No. 18 passing game, averaging 70 yards more per game than the next closest passing offense. Austin Peay also led the OVC in scoring offense (32.5 ppg, 23rd in the FCS) and total offense (419.2 ypg, 26th in the FCS) thanks to the effort of its offensive line. - Austin Peay Football

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OG Joe Ware, Austin Peay
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