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  WEEK 1 SUN BELT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Vasko, Coastal Carolina, (RS So., QB - Chesapeake, Va.),...Chanticleers redshirt sophomore quarterback Ethan Vasko—who started four of the final five games of the 2023 campaign—accounted for three touchdowns to lead Coastal Carolina to a 55-27 road victory over Jacksonville State in its 2024 season-opener. The Chesapeake, Va., native completed 12-of-19 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns through the air and rushed for 39 yards and a score. Vasko propelled the Chanticleers to a program record 55 points in a season opener, connecting with seven different receivers in the process. - Sun Belt football

rSo/2027 QB Ethan VaskoCoastal Carolina
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  Ethan Vasko threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Coastal Carolina to a 55-27 victory over Jacksonville State on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Vasko connected with Tray Taylor on a 36-yard scoring throw to put the Chanticleers up for good, 10-3, early in the first quarter. Vasko's 37-yarder to Jameson Tucker stretched the lead to 48-13 midway through the fourth quarter.

Vasko completed 12 of 19 passes for 249 yards and added 39 yards on the ground that included a 4-yard touchdown run. Taylor finished with 98 yards receiving on three catches. Ja'Vin Simpkins had 80 of the Chanticleers' 294 yards rushing. Braydon Bennett added 60 yards and two touchdown runs. Jacksonville State's Tyler Huff threw for 173 yards with a 92-yard touchdown toss to Michael Pettway. Tre Stewart added a 38-yard scoring run for the Gamecocks with about a minute left in the game. - AP College Football


rSo/2027 QB Ethan VaskoCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB - Lance Boykin, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DB - High Point, N.C.),...A co-captain on the defensive side of the ball, Boykin earned second-team honors in his second year at CCU. A 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl invitee, the redshirt senior cornerback was named a 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl "Breakout Defensive Player of the Week" (Nov. 14), as he had three tackles and a career-high four pass breakups in the home win over USM. Despite missing a game due to a concussion, he is second on the team with 50 tackles and leads the Chants' defense with eight pass breakups and 10 passes defended. His average of one pass defended per game ranks in the top 10 in the SBC. He is also tied for the team lead with two interceptions, while also adding 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble on the year. He has recorded a career-high seven tackles three times on the season, all coming in wins over Buffalo (Sept. 17), ULM (Oct. 8), and Marshall (Oct. 29). - Coastal Carolina Football

rSr/2023 CB Lance BoykinCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Shane Bruce (RS So., LB - Carrollton, Ga.),...Battling injuries throughout the season, Bruce is tied for third on the team with 45 total tackles while playing in only eight games. The redshirt sophomore linebacker has also recorded 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery this year. Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) after recording a career-high 11 tackles and recovering a fumble in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29), Bruce has posted six tackles or more in five games on the season, including tallying seven stops in back-to-back home wins over Appalachian State (Nov. 3) and Southern Miss (Nov. 12). He has also been vital in helping the defense hold six different opponents to under 100 rushing yards for the game, including four conference opponents in Georgia State, Marshall, App State, and Southern Miss. - Coastal Carolina Football

rSr/2025 ILB Shane BruceCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL - Adrian Hope (Super Sr., DL - Ocala, Fla.),...Hope has made an impact in his first and only year with the Teal and Bronze after transferring in as a graduate transfer this season. The bandit end leads the team with 5.5 sacks despite splitting time with Stewart. He also has 27 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss, which are the third-most on the team, three quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups. Transferring in after a standout career at Furman (FCS), Hope proved he could play at the FBS level with five tackles in his CCU debut against Army (Sept. 3). He also had five tackles and 1.5 sacks in the home win over USM (Nov. 12), and added four stops and a season-high 2.0 sacks in the victory over App State (Nov. 3). He turned up his play in conference action with 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks in eight conference games. - Coastal Carolina Football

rSr/2023 DE Adrian HopeCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: DL - Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DL - Dorchester, Mass.),...Voted a team captain by his teammates, Clark has taken the responsibilities of the CCU defense on his shoulders, and for his efforts, he garnered all-conference honors for the first time in his career. The nose tackle is seventh on the team with 39 total tackles and tied for the team lead with 9.0 tackles-for-loss. He also has 2.5 sacks, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked field goal.

The big man in the middle has been a force all season long on the defensive front for CCU despite not filling up the stat sheet each week. He has been the key to the CCU defense holding six teams to under 100 yards rushing as a team for the game this season, including in SBC play versus Georgia State (Sept. 22), Marshall (Oct. 29), App State (Nov. 3), and Southern Miss (Nov. 12). He has had three or more tackles in eight different games on the year and has recorded at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss in eight of 11 games played this year. - Coastal Carolina Football


rSr/2023 DT Jerrod ClarkCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: WR - Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., WR - Greenwood, S.C.),...A newcomer to the Chants but not to the league, Pinckney picked up All-Sun Belt Conference honors for the second time in his career with his third-team recognition. He earned second-team honors in 2020 while at Georgia State. The graduate transfer has made an impact in his first year at Coastal this season, as the veteran receiver leads the Chants with 56 receptions, 836 receiving yards, and an average of 76.0 yards per game. He also has two receiving touchdowns on the year.

His 76.0 receiving yards per game average ranks fourth in the SBC and 46th nationally, while he ranks sixth in the SBC in receiving yards (836) and seventh in receptions per game (5.1). His 41 catches in SBC play are tied for third in the league, while his 577 receiving yards in league play rank eighth. Named to the 2022 Biletnikoff Award watch list, Pinckney has had at least one catch in all 11 games this season and totaled 100-plus receiving yards in wins over Buffalo (Sept. 17), ULM (Oct. 8), Old Dominion (Oct. 15), and Southern Miss (Nov. 12). With his four 100-yard receiving games this year, he is one of only six players in the Sun Belt Conference to do that, after having five 100-yard receiving games in four years at Georgia State (2017-20). - Coastal Carolina Football


rSr/2024 WR Sam PinckneyCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: OL - Antwine Loper, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., OL - Conway, S.C.),...A 2020 All-Sun Belt honorable mention two years ago, Loper received third-team honors this season for his play along the offensive line. The most experienced returner on the offensive line for CCU this year, and one of only two starters, Loper moved from left tackle to right tackle prior to the start of the year. Loper has started in all 11 games on the season and has graded out at 85 percent or higher in seven of those contests, including a 97 percent in the win over USM (Nov. 12). He has totaled 20 knockdown blocks this year, including four in wins over Army (Sept. 3) and Marshall (Oct. 29), and also added three takedown blocks in home wins over App State (Nov. 3) and USM. The super senior has helped lead CCU to the fifth-best rushing offense in the SBC at 166.5 yards per contest despite missing the top three running backs most of the season. - Coastal Carolina Football

rSr/2023 OG Antwine LoperCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: KR - Christian Washington, Fr., New Mexico,...UNM's other freshman to earn a spot on the second team was kick returned Christian Washington. The speedy running back from San Diego, Washington averaged a league-leading 26.7 yards per return on 16 returns. He was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week after setting up two scores against Boise State, one on a 31-yard return and then the other with a 100-yard kickoff return. His long 63-yard return against Wyoming set up an early first quarter touchdown, and he added 326 yards on the ground in 2022. He led UNM with 813 all-purpose yards. - New Mexico Football

rSo/2027 RB Christian WashingtonCoastal Carolina
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  2022 ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: C: Zac Elam, West Florida,...The offensive line trio of Jacob Bruce, Zac Elam and Dalton Simpler have led a unit that has been one of the best in the country the past three seasons. UWF's starting line has allowed just four sacks in 2022, while also ranking seventh in the NCAA in rushing offense (school-record 243.2) and tenth in total offense (473.2). The rushing total is a school record for the second-consecutive season. Elam has served as the center every game this season after being injured at the position in the second game a year ago. All three players have graded out at over 92 percent for the season. - West Florida Football

rSr/2025 C Zac ElamCoastal Carolina
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  OCT 31 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Bruce, Coastal Carolina, (RS So., LB - Carrollton, Ga.),...Chanticleers redshirt sophomore linebacker Shane Bruce paced the defensive unit with a career-high 11 tackles, as Coastal Carolina held Marshall to just 87 rushing yards on 37 attempts. The Carrollton, Ga., native was also credited with 0.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery. The Chanticleers also held the Sun Belt's leading rusher-sixth-year running back Khalan Laborn-to just 59 yards on 16 carries in the 24-13 victory at Marshall. - Sun Belt Football

rSr/2025 ILB Shane BruceCoastal Carolina
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  Coastal Carolina football wide receiver Sam Pinckney has been added to the 2022 Biletnikoff Award watch list, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, announced on Wednesday. Pinckney was also named to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award watch list while at Georgia State. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position - wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back - who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. In his first season as a Chant, the graduate transfer leads the team with 44 receptions for 623 yards and one touchdown. He is second on the team with an average of 14.16 yards per catch this year and has recorded three 100-yard receiving games on the year. - Coastal Carolina football

rSr/2024 WR Sam PinckneyCoastal Carolina
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  SEPT 12 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (Fr., RS - Winter Garden, Fla.),...Chanticleers freshman return specialist Matthew McDoom returned a second quarter kickoff 95 yards untouched for a touchdown in Coastal Carolina's 31-27 win over Gardner-Webb. The Winter Garden, Fla., native's 95-yard kickoff return score was the first for the Chanticleers since Ky'Jon Tyler returned one for a touchdown against Hampton in 2016. The 95-yard return was also the longest for Coastal Carolina since Tyler's 50-yard kickoff return against Troy in 2017. - Sun Belt Football

Jr/2026 CB Matthew McDoomCoastal Carolina
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  SEPT 12 MOUNTAIN WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: CHRISTIAN WASHINGTON, NEW MEXICO, True Freshman, Running Back, San Diego, California/Helix HS,...Averaged 65.5 yards per kickoff return against Boise State, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown...It marked the 26th 100-yard kickoff return in Mountain West history and just the ninth in program history...First kickoff return was a 31-yarder. - Mountain West Football

rSo/2027 RB Christian WashingtonCoastal Carolina
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  Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley likes what new safety Clayton Isbell brings to the defense. Isbell transferred to the Utes after playing two seasons at Illinois State. His sophomore season, he collected 62 tackles and three interceptions. Now, Isbell is making an impression in fall camp. "He covers a lot of ground. He's rangy. The more he understands our scheme, the faster he's going to play. With that length, he poses some problems in man-to-man coverage against tight ends," Scalley said. "He's shown up and done a nice job. He's a guy that you can coach hard, too. Sometimes the newcomers, you coach them hard and they look at you like you've got 10 heads. But he's another coach that was coached well."

Isbell said that's one of his strengths - learning from coaches. "The coaches here love the players. You show love by the way they teach and the way they coach," he said. "Through my college experience I've learned to trust coaches and trust the process." Safeties Cole Bishop and R.J. Hubert have been helping Isbell in camp. "Anytime I have questions or when I mess up, they correct me and pick me up," Isbell said. How are the safeties faring in camp? "The safeties are looking really good. A lot of experience," Isbell said. "They may be young in academics but on the field they definitely have some time and have game experience. We're looking good." - Deseret News


rSr/2024 OLB Clayton IsbellCoastal Carolina
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