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Eight months after finishing 4-8 overall, and 2-8 in the Mid-American Conference, the University at Buffalo was picked to finish third in the East Division in the 2022 MAC football 24-person preseason media poll. The projection is a kind improvement, following the Bulls' fifth-place finish in the East a season ago. "You know, preseason polls, they're very necessary," Bulls coach Maurice Linguist said. "This time of the year brings all the excitement and all the juice and all the talk of football. We know where football's played, it's played on the field. Our men in the locker room know that and understand that. We have work in front of us that we have to get after in the month of August." Finishing above Buffalo in the East were Miami (Ohio) with 139 points, 20 first-place votes and five MAC championship votes, followed by reigning division champion Kent State with 116 points and three first-place votes.

Teams not ranked No. 1 typically feel slighted, and that slight is exactly why games are played. On a weekly basis, teams are given an opportunity to prove a miscalculation was made and their results from training camp until the end of the season is what matters most. "It doesn't mean anything, but you still have to use that to fuel the fire that they're doubting us," Bulls linebacker James Patterson said. "We know what we can do and we know what type of team we are and we just got to show that on game day." - Buffalo News

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ILB James Patterson, Buffalo
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07/29/22 - James Patterson, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 5-10, 229 (DS#43 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB James Patterson, Buffalo,...It is the second preseason watch list for Patterson who was also named to the Butkus Award Preseason Watch List on Monday. Patterson is a two-time first-team All-MAC selection. In 2021, he led the Bulls and ranked second in the MAC in tackles with a career-best 116. He added a team-high 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce finalists for the 2022 trophy on Nov. 16 and the winner will be unveiled Dec. 5 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet presented by LendingTree in Charlotte, N.C. - Buffalo Football

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ILB James Patterson, Buffalo
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07/25/22 - Casey Case, rJr/2025, Buffalo, 6-5, 222 (DS#999 QB) + More +

The University at Buffalo football team will have its head coach under contract until the end of 2026. UB's athletic department announced Thursday that Bulls coach Maurice Linguist has agreed to a one-year contract extension. "An extension is something I'm proud of as a head coach, but it speaks to our assistant coaches, the young men in our locker room and everybody involved with UB football for the direction the program is heading and the confidence that we all have in where we're going," Linguist said in a statement released by the athletic department.

The extension comes after Linguist's first season as coach, in which the Bulls were 4-8 and 2-6 in the Mid-American Conference. After Linguist's first season, UB's staff focused on bringing in players with experience at the Power Five level, and its 36-player class of high school recruits, junior-college transfers, and Football Championship Subdivision and Football Bowl Subdivision transfers helped the Bulls rank as the MAC's top recruiting class, according to 247Sports. The Bulls' incoming class is No. 76 nationally in 247Sports' overall rankings. - Buffalo News

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QB Casey Case, Buffalo
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07/22/22 - Quian Williams, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 5-11, 190 (DS#128 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Quian Williams, Buffalo,...Williams has made an immediate impact since joining the Bulls prior to the 2021 campaign. He had a team-best 64 receptions for 835 yards and two touchdowns last season, his first with the Bulls. His 64 catches tied for eighth in program history for a single season. - Buffalo Football

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WR Quian Williams, Buffalo
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07/01/22 - Dom Polizzi, rSr/2025, Buffalo, 6-1, 295 (DS#72 C) + More +

The University at Buffalo football program provided another feel-good - and fiscally helpful - moment this week. The Bulls on Wednesday announced that Dom Polizzi, a redshirt junior and an offensive lineman from Brockport, became the recipient of a full scholarship. The Bulls did it in a stylish fashion, too. In a video clip posted to social media, the players watched a highlight reel of Polizzi's top plays during a team meeting, and on the video, UB coach Maurice Linguist announced that Polizzi had earned a scholarship.

"I am beyond thankful for what this program has done for me both as a student athlete and a man," Polizzi wrote on Twitter, with a blue heart emoji and the "Horns Up" emoji. "Love the process and it will love you back." A day earlier, Polizzi's father, Ron, announced on social media that Dom had earned a full scholarship. Polizzi joined the Bulls as a walk-on from Brockport High School in the fall of 2019. He had six tackles and recovered a fumble in six games as a redshirt freshman in 2020, and played primarily on special teams in 11 games in 2021. - Buffalo News

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C Dom Polizzi, Buffalo
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05/28/22 - James Patterson, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 5-10, 229 (DS#43 ILB) + More +

The Mid-American Conference has announced kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2022 football season, plus midweek #MACtion games. The University at Buffalo will open Sept. 3 at the University of Maryland with a noon kickoff on the Big Ten Network. The Sept. 10 home opener at UB Stadium against Holy Cross has a 6 p.m kickoff on ESPN+. The Bulls then head to Coastal Carolina with a 1 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 17 on ESPN+. UB will host Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 1 at 3:30 p.m. A prime-time game at Ohio on Nov. 19 will begin at either 7 or 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU, followed by a 7 p.m. kickoff at Central Michigan on Nov. 9 or ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network. - Buffalo News

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ILB James Patterson, Buffalo
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04/30/22 - Damian Jackson, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 6-1, 251 (DS#999 DE) + More +

Nebraska OLB Damian Jackson has opted to continue his collegiate football career elsewhere. A senior outside linebacker, Jackson entered the transfer portal Friday (April 29), a source confirmed. The Las Vegas native served four years as a member of the Navy SEALs before walking on at Nebraska in 2018. Although he didn't play football in high school, he made his way onto the field for the Huskers from 2018 to 2021 as both a defensive lineman and outside linebacker while also excelling on special teams. Jackson has said he wants to take football as far it goes, and then he'll look at his options.

Returning to the military is one of them, he said. He has said his pursuit of a football career was tough. But Nebraska walk-on coordinator Kenny Wilhite and then-NU coach Mike Riley took a chance on him in 2018. "Every single coach that I came into contact with at Nebraska has built me up," Jackson said last November. "When I came here, I didn't know anything about football at all, I didn't understand plays, didn't understand anything that was going on, and they stuck with me." - Lincoln Journal

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DE Damian Jackson, Buffalo
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03/01/22 - Joe Andreessen, rSr/2024, Buffalo, 6-1, 240 (DS#15 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Joe Andreessen, Bryant, Sr.,...Andreessen formed the other half of the Bash Brothers, finishing with 80.0 tackles to earn All-NEC First Team honors for the second-straight season. Bryant's starting middle linebacker, Andreessen actually led the NEC with three interceptions and finished with 8.0 TFLs and three additional pass breakups. Andreessen opened the year with a bang, posting 10.0 tackles at URI and posted at least 3.0 tackles in all 11 games. He intercepted his first-career pass at Duquesne and then posted Bryant's multi-INT game since 2018 with a pair at Wagner. Andreessen collected a season-high 14 stops against Central Connecticut. - Bryant Football

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ILB Joe Andreessen, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Robbie Mangas, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 6-3, 250 (DS#54 TE) + More +

2021 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Robbie Mangas, Dartmouth (Sr., TE - Chantilly, Va.),...Five Big Green players also earned honorable mention: senior tight end Robbie Mangas who caught eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown. - Dartmouth Football

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TE Robbie Mangas, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Jake Fuzak, rSr/2022, Buffalo, 6-5, 287 (DS#999 OT) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman - Jake Fuzak, Buffalo,...Fuzak is an All-MAC pick for the second straight season. He was also named All-MAC Second Team last year. The Williamsville native started all 12 games at left tackle after playing right tackle last season. He helped pave the way for a unit that ranked fourth in the MAC in rushing offense, averaging 195.5 yards per game. - Buffalo Football

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OT Jake Fuzak, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - James Patterson, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 5-10, 229 (DS#43 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Linebacker - James Patterson, Buffalo,...Patterson is a first-team selection for the second straight season. The senior linebacker led the Bulls and ranked second in the MAC in tackles with a career-best 116. He added a team-high 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. - Buffalo Football

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ILB James Patterson, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Ron Cook Jr., rSr/2024, Buffalo, 5-08, 190 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Kickoff Return Specialist - Ron Cook, Buffalo,...Cook was named All-MAC Third Team as a kick returner for the second straight season. The junior Washington, D.C. native had 28 returns for 587 yards on the season. - Buffalo Football

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RB Ron Cook Jr., Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Quian Williams, rSr/2023, Buffalo, 5-11, 190 (DS#128 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Wide Receiver - Quian Williams, Buffalo,...Quian Williams made an immediate impact at wide receiver in his first season since transferring from Eastern Michigan. He had a team-best 64 receptions for 835 yards and two touchdowns. His 64 catches tied for eighth in program history for a single season. - Buffalo Football

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WR Quian Williams, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Jack Klenk, rSr/2022, Buffalo, 6-2, 287 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman - Jack Klenk, Buffalo,...Klenk, a veteran of the offensive line was honored for the first time. In his sixth year, Klenk started every game over the last two seasons at offensive guard. Also a standout in the classroom, he is a two-time Academic All-MAC selection as well as 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District pick. - Buffalo Football

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OG Jack Klenk, Buffalo
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02/28/22 - Daymond Williams, rSr/2024, Buffalo, 6-0, 301 (DS#72 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Daymond Williams, Buffalo,...Daymond Williams was a strong addition to the defensive line this season after transferring from Cisco College. He led the Bulls and ranked sixth in the MAC in sacks with 6.5. He added 46 tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss while playing both defensive tackle and defensive end. - Buffalo Football

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DT Daymond Williams, Buffalo
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