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07/28/20 - JVon Brown, rSr/2023, Central Connecticut + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: OL J'von Brown, Central Conn St, Sr.,... Brown was a preseason All-America selection by two publications before having his season cut short to injury last season. Brown, who earned All-Conference, All-ECAC and All-New England honors following the 2018 season, helped anchor an offensive line that allowed the Blue Devils to post 289.3 rushing yards per game in six conference games in 2018. - Central Conn State Football

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01/01/20 - Tajik Bagley, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Tajik Bagley, Central Connecticut, Sr.,...In addition to Winchester, junior wide receiver Tyshaun James, junior offensive lineman Connor Mignone, senior offensive lineman Jake Schena, junior linebacker Tre Jones and senior defensive back Tajik Bagley were named to the All-Conference First Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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CB Tajik Bagley, Central Connecticut
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01/01/20 - Tre Jones, rSr/2022, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Tre Jones, Central Connecticut, Jr.,...In addition to Winchester, junior wide receiver Tyshaun James, junior offensive lineman Connor Mignone, senior offensive lineman Jake Schena, junior linebacker Tre Jones and senior defensive back Tajik Bagley were named to the All-Conference First Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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DT Tre Jones, Central Connecticut
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01/01/20 - Jake Schena, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Jake Schena, Central Connecticut, Sr.,...In addition to Winchester, junior wide receiver Tyshaun James, junior offensive lineman Connor Mignone, senior offensive lineman Jake Schena, junior linebacker Tre Jones and senior defensive back Tajik Bagley were named to the All-Conference First Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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OG Jake Schena, Central Connecticut
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01/01/20 - Brandon Puritt, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Brandon Puritt, Central Connecticut, Sr.,...Senior offensive lineman Cole Phelps, senior tight end Arthur Gilmore, Jr., sophomore linebacker Foday Jalloh, senior defensive lineman Brandon Puritt, sophomore defensive back Dexter Lawson, Jr. and junior defensive back DJ Exilhomme were all named to the All-Conference Second Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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DT Brandon Puritt, Central Connecticut
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01/01/20 - Arthur Gilmore Jr., Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): TE/HB Arthur Gilmore, Central Connecticut, Sr.,...Senior offensive lineman Cole Phelps, senior tight end Arthur Gilmore, Jr., sophomore linebacker Foday Jalloh, senior defensive lineman Brandon Puritt, sophomore defensive back Dexter Lawson, Jr. and junior defensive back DJ Exilhomme were all named to the All-Conference Second Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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TE Arthur Gilmore Jr., Central Connecticut
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12/31/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut, Sr.,...Winchester is among the national leaders in completion percentage (12, 65.3%), passing efficiency (4th, 170.7), passing yards per completion (5th, 15.14) and passing yards per attempt (2nd, 9.89). On the year he is 160-245 for 2,422 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions. He is also the leading rusher on the team with 782 rushing yards on 148 carries, good for 5.3 yards per rush, and eight touchdowns. The Blue Devils are averaging 35.5 points per game, the 15th highest total in the country. - Central Connecticut Football

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QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut
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12/31/19 - Tyshaun James, rSr/2022, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Tyshaun James, Central Connecticut, Jr.,...In addition to Winchester, junior wide receiver Tyshaun James, junior offensive lineman Connor Mignone, senior offensive lineman Jake Schena, junior linebacker Tre Jones and senior defensive back Tajik Bagley were named to the All-Conference First Team. - Central Connecticut Football

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WR Tyshaun James, Central Connecticut
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11/27/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Aaron Winchester, QB, Central Connecticut State,...Winchester is among the national leaders in completion percentage (12, 65.3%), passing efficiency (4th, 170.7), passing yards per completion (5th, 15.14) and passing yards per attempt (2nd, 9.89). On the year he is 160-245 for 2,422 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions. He is also the leading rusher on the team with 782 rushing yards on 148 carries, good for 5.3 yards per rush, and eight touchdowns. The Blue Devils are averaging 35.5 points per game, the 15th highest total in the country. - Central Connecticut State Football

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QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut
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11/24/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

Following their sixth Northeast Conference title, the #17 Central Connecticut football team will head to the University at Albany to face the Great Danes in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday, November 30. Central, one of only three teams in the country still undefeated vs. FCS competition this season, is 11-1 overall and won the NEC title with a perfect 7-0 record. The Blue Devils lead the country with six road wins this season, and were 11-0 against FCS teams in 2019. The lone loss on their schedule came on the road at FBS member Eastern Michigan. Central has won eight straight games since that loss, including Saturday's 43-10 win at Duquesne to extend their school-record to 11 wins on the season.

Central has won nine straight road games vs. FCS opponents dating back to last season. The game will be played at 1 p.m. on ESPN3. The teams will be meeting for the 20th overall time, with the Great Danes holding a 13-6 edge in the series. The last meeting came in 2014, a 19-0 Albany win in New Britain. The last meeting at Albany came in 2013, a 20-17 CCSU victory. The Blue Devils are making their second trip to the NCAA FCS Playoffs. In 2017 the Blue Devils lost 14-0 on the road at New Hampshire. - Central Connecticut Football

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QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut
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11/23/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

Aaron Winchester threw two touchdown passes, brothers D.J. and Danley Exilhomme accounted for three scores, and Central Connecticut State wrapped up an undefeated league season with a 43-10 win over Duquesne on Saturday. The 18th-ranked Blue Devils (11-1, 7-0 NEC), who clinched their sixth Northeast Conference title last week, won their eighth straight game and their 11 wins extends the school record for victories in a season. CCSU led 19-10 at halftime then put the game away with two long touchdowns in the third quarter.

Winchester hit Tyshaun James on a 73-yard touchdown pass and D.J. Exilhomme returned an interception for an 87-yard score. Danley Exhilhomme's 25-yard run closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter. He also had a 4-yard run for the game's first score. Winchester completed 9 of 20 passes for 188 yards with the two touchdowns and an interception. For the Dukes (6-5, 4-3), Brett Brumbaugh was 11 of 30 for 111 yards with two interceptions. He threw an 11-yard pass to Kellon Taylor for Duquesne's lone touchdown late in the second quarter. CCSU will learn its playoff matchup when the pairings are released on Sunday. - AP College Football

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QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut
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11/19/19 - Jahlil Brown, rSr/2023, Central Connecticut + More +

NOV 18 NEC DEFENSIVE CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JAHLIL BROWN, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, CB, So., 6-0, 190 lbs., Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy, WEEK 12 Stats: 7 total tackles, INT, FR Return TD, Pass break-up,...Brown, who totaled seven tackles, made multiple contributions to a tide-turning stretch that featured 21 unanswered third-quarter points in Central Connecticut's title-clinching triumph over Robert Morris. The second-year Blue Devil made an interception on the first snap of the second half, setting the CCSU offense up with a 1st-and-10 at the RMU 36-yard line. Brown reached paydirt during the final minute of the third quarter, recovering a fumble on a 3rd-and-1 play and taking it 25 yards to bump CCSU's lead to 35-14. He also snuffed out wide receiver rush attempt for no gain on a third-quarter 2nd-and-9 play. - Northeast Conference Football

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CB Jahlil Brown, Central Connecticut
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11/16/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

Aaron Winchester ran for four touchdowns, passed for another and Central Connecticut used a burst of four unanswered TDs to break away from Robert Morris 49-28 on Saturday to clinch the Northeast Conference championship and automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Danley Exilhomme led all rushers with 185 yards on 26 carries, Winchester gained 91 yards with touchdowns on keepers of 2, 10, 2 and 1 yards. Tyshaun James caught three passes for 68 yards and a TD for the Blue Devils (10-1, 8-0). The 10-win season is a first for Central Connecticut, which clinched the NEC title after its win and Bryant's upset of Duquesne. Winchester finished 8 of 14 passing for 111 yards and no interceptions.

Robert Morris, which came in on a five-game win streak, had a chance to clinch the NEC title and FCS playoff berth. After CCSU took the game-opening possession 84 yards in more than seven minutes to score, the Colonials answered with quick 14 points. Matt Gonzales and Jacob White started things when Gonzales blocked an attempted punt and White returned it 21-yards to score. Caleb Lewis found DeLano Madison for a 13-yard scoring strike and a 14-7 lead Winchester tied it before halftime with a 10-yard run and put the Blue Devils ahead for good with a 2-yard score to open the second half. - AP College Football

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QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut
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11/12/19 - Tyshaun James, rSr/2022, Central Connecticut + More +

NOV 11 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TYSHAUN JAMES, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, WR, Jr., 6-3, 210 lbs., Middletown, CT/Middletown,...WEEK 11 Stats: 143 scrimmage yards (95 rec, 48 rush), 34 pass yards, 6 receptions, 95 rec yards, TD reception, 48-yard TD rush, 1-for-1 passing (34 yards)...James did it all for CCSU's offense during a 38-31 overtime victory over Saint Francis. Accounting for 177 yards, the versatile wide receiver gained 95 yards on six catches, rushed for 48 yards and completed a 34-yard pass. He scored two key second-half touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air.

James was responsible for the game's first pass completion, executing a wide receiver option play on 2nd-and-6 and connecting with Jiovany Pierre 34 yards downfield. The versatile receiver found the end zone on a 48-yard rush that tied the score at 21-21 with 6:46 left in the third quarter. James struck again midway through the fourth quarter, securing a contested catch for a 15-yard touchdown that gave CCSU a 28-24 edge. - NEC Football

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WR Tyshaun James, Central Connecticut
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11/11/19 - Aaron Winchester, Sr/2020, Central Connecticut + More +

2019 WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: QB Aaron Winchester, Central Connecticut State,...Winchester and the Blue Devils are 8-1 on the season and 4-0 in Northeast Conference play and have won five straight games. CCSU is ranked #20 in the STATS FCS Poll, and #17 in the FCS AFCA Coaches Poll this week. They return home on Saturday hosting Saint Francis on Arute Field at 12 p.m. Winchester is now completing 67 percent of his passes on the season, 125-of-187, for 1,918 yards, 14 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He is also the leading rusher on the team with 614 rushing yards on 94 carries, good for 7.1 yards per rush, and four touchdowns. He ranks in the top-10 nationally in completion percentage (8th), passing efficiency (5th), passing yards per completion (5th), passing yards per attempts (2nd) and rushing yards per carry (11th). - Central Connecticut State/STATS FCS Football

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