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It's been a busy couple of days in the NCAA transfer portal for the Utah Utes. Utah linebacker Carson Tabaracci, safety Kamo'i Latu, offensive lineman Marist Talavou and running back Braedon Wissler all reportedly entered the portal Thursday, while safety Stone Azarcon and wide receiver Ben Renfro did so earlier in the week. Latu, a sophomore, played in 14 games last season for Utah. He won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for his performance in Utah's win at USC, where he had 10 tackles to lead the Utes' defense. Tabaracci, who played at Park City High, was a three-star recruit per 247Sports in Utah's 2022 class, and he had already made an impact during spring ball. Azarcon walked onto the team in 2017, playing in nine games on special teams in 2019 and five in 2020, with all action coming on special teams. He did not play in 2021. - Deseret News

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SS Kamoi Latu, Connecticut
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04/21/22 - Jack Stewart, rSr/2025, Connecticut, 6-4, 298 (DS#999 OG) + More +

Michigan football has wrapped up spring practice, giving players the opportunity to ponder their next move. And for the second time in as many weeks, the Wolverines have a player who's entered the NCAA transfer portal. This time it's reserve defensive lineman Jack Stewart, a former three-star recruit who never played in a game for Michigan, a team spokesman confirmed to MLive on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 314-pound Stewart came to Ann Arbor in 2019 as an offensive tackle, dealt with injuries and health issues and soon found himself switching sides of the ball.

He did not get into a game during his three seasons at Michigan, from 2019 to 2021, leaving him two years of college eligibility. "I've had a great experience playing both OL and DL at the University of Michigan," Stewart wrote on social media Tuesday. "Thank you for everything Ann Arbor. I'm very excited to see where this new journey takes me." Stewart, from New Caanan, Conn., joins linebacker Jordan Morant as the second player to enter the NCAA transfer portal since Michigan concluded spring practice on April 4. - Ann Arbor News

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OG Jack Stewart, Connecticut
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12/20/21 - Kevin Mensah, Sr/2022, Connecticut, 5-09, 206 (DS#67 RB) + More +

Running back Kevin Mensah, the fourth-leading rusher in UConn history, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Mensah had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2018-19, but saw his role diminish as a senior as freshman Nate Carter took over as the Huskies primary ball-carrier. While he still has a year of eligibility left due to the COVID-19 season, Mensah's departure was expected. He was honored on Senior Day last month against Houston, the final game of the Huskies 1-11 season. The 5-foot-9, 202-pound Mensah finished his UConn career with 2,933 rushing yards, ranking behind Donald Brown (3,800), Terry Caulley (3,187) and Jordan Todman (3,179). - CT Post

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RB Kevin Mensah, Connecticut
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12/16/21 - Eriq Gilyard, rSr/2024, Connecticut, 5-10, 229 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Lance Leipold's Kansas football staff continued to hit the transfer portal hard on Tuesday, as former UCF linebacker Eriq Gilyard announced his commitment to the program. Gilyard became the fifth transfer to pledge to the Jayhawks in the past five days, leading up to Wednesday's early signing period. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 225 pounds on the UCF roster in 2021, Gilyard was a few weeks into his senior season when he left the Knights. He played in four games and started one. Because he only participated in four, he will be able to use 2021 as his redshirt season. Additionally, Gilyard can use the NCAA's 2020 Covid waiver for an extra year of eligibility and join the Jayhawks with two years remaining, even though he was a senior entering the season at UCF. - Lawrence Journal World

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ILB Eriq Gilyard, Connecticut
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11/26/21 - Noah Plack, rSr/2024, Connecticut, 6-1, 225 (DS#81 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Noah Plack, Delaware, S, Jr.,...Safety Noah Plack received his second-straight nod to the All-CAA Second Team after ranking fourth on the team with 57 tackles despite missing the first three games of the season due to injury. The redshirt junior was a dominant force both in the secondary and near the line of scrimmage, finishing with three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and 0.5 TFL. - Delaware Football

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OLB Noah Plack, Connecticut
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11/20/21 - Joe Fagnano, rSr/2026, Connecticut, 6-3, 225 (DS#43 QB) + More +

Joe Fagnano passed for two touchdowns, Maine picked off four passes and the Black Bears defeated New Hampshire 33-20 in a season finale Saturday. Fagnano passed 30 yards to Andre Miller following one of the interceptions to put the Black Bears (6-5, 4-4 Colonial Athletic Association) up 27-20 midway through the third quarter. Jonny Messina added his third and fourth field goals of the game for the final margin. Fagnano was 21 of 34 for 249 yards passing. Elijah Barnwell rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries. Tommy Herion threw for three touchdowns but was picked off on four consecutive possessions as the Wildcats (3-8, 2-6) lost their eighth straight game. Carlos Washington Jr. had 101 yards rushing and Dylan Laube added 100. Maine's four interceptions — two by Kahzir Brown — were the most for the Black Bears since picking off four against Weber State in 2018. This was the first win for Maine in Durham since 2001 in a rivalry that dates to 1903. - AP College Football

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QB Joe Fagnano, Connecticut
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11/13/21 - Joe Fagnano, rSr/2026, Connecticut, 6-3, 225 (DS#43 QB) + More +

Joe Fagnano threw a pair of scores, Elija Barnwell ran for two and Maine handed reeling UMass its second-straight loss to a FCS opponent, 35-10 on Saturday. After the Minutemen (1-9) lost to Rhode Island 35-22 last week, head coach Walt Bell and defensive coordinator Tommy Restivo were fired. They didn't fare any better under interim coach Alex Miller. UMass took a 10-0 in the first quarter with 147 yards of total offense. They gained just 150 more the rest of the way. Freddie Brock scored on an 18-yard run in the second quarter to complete an 86-yard drive and the Black Bears took the lead on Fagnano's 8-yard pass to Devin Young.

Fagnano found Shawn Brown for 14 yards in the third quarter and Barnwell scored on 2 and 23-yard runs in the fourth. Maine (5-5) had 366 yards of total offense. Fagnano threw for 209 yards, Barnwell rushed for 84 and Brock 74. It was the 60th meeting between the former conference rivals but only the third since UMass made the jump to FBS. This is the second time Maine beat the FBS Minutemen and fourth FBS win overall. UMass leads the series 42-18-1. - AP College Football

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QB Joe Fagnano, Connecticut
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10/14/21 - Kamoi Latu, rSr/2026, Connecticut, 6-0, 208 (DS#999 SS) + More +

OCT 11 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Kamo'i Latu, Fr., Safety, Utah (Honolulu, HI),...Made his 1st career start at safety in Utah's historic road win at USC (Oct. 9)...Produced a career- and team-best 10 tackles, to go with a pass breakup. 7 of Latu's tackles came in the 1st half, including 5 in the 1st quarter of the game. It's the 2nd straight game that a Utah freshman had double-digit tackles...The win was Utah's first road triumph over the Trojans since 1916 and first-ever in the LA Coliseum (opened 1923)...2nd time a Utah player has won this award this season with Karene Reid winning it in Week 4. Also nominated for freshman: Benjamin Yurosek, TE, Stanford; Elijhah Badger, WR, Arizona State; Semisi Saluni, LB, Oregon State. - Pac-12 Football

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SS Kamoi Latu, Connecticut
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09/03/21 - Rante Jones, Sr/2025, Connecticut, 6-1, 200 (DS#99 SS) + More +

Jones, a true freshman from Atlanta, started at safety against Fresno State and had six tackles in his collegiate debut. Senior safety Diamond Harrell said Tuesday that Jones already carries himself like a leader. "Durante is the quarterback of the defense," Harrell said. "He's very vocal. He has a lot of energy, very aggressive...playing next to him is really great because we need that on our defense. We need someone to bring the defense, when they're down, when everybody's head is down, we need him to make sure everybody's head is up. Just lift everybody's head up so we can keep going and never go back down." Edsall said he wasn't surprised to see Jones win the starting job in preseason camp. - Hartford Courant

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SS Rante Jones, Connecticut
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09/03/21 - Kevon Jones, rJr/2024, Connecticut, 6-1, 247 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

Junior defensive lineman Kevon Jones, who had 93 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 2018-19, was held out of Saturday's season opener due to an undisclosed violation. Edsall said he expects Jones to return this week. "I love K.K to death, I love the kid," Edsall said. "He has too many sins, self-inflected wounds. I just hope that, moving forward, he can just limit those decisions that he makes that aren't in his best interest. It's going to be good to have him back, he has a chance to be a force for us out there. I just hate any time any young man makes a poor decision and it ends up taking an opportunity away." Jones, an East Hartford native, missed time in 2018 and 2019 for academic reasons and, according to Edsall, "not achieving and not living up to the standards" of the program. - Hartford Courant

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OLB Kevon Jones, Connecticut
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08/14/21 - Kevin Mensah, Sr/2022, Connecticut, 5-09, 206 (DS#67 RB) + More +

UConn running back Kevin Mensah isn't quite sure what his career rushing numbers are or how they might stack up when his been around forever college football career ends in about four months. Which is probably healthy, because Mensah's body of work through four years and three seasons, which leaves him in line to become one of the program's all-time leaders, won't necessarily help him remain the Huskies' top ball carrier when the team resumes competition Aug. 28 at Fresno State and beyond. "He can't get complacent and can't rest on his past accomplishments to think he's got the job won," coach Randy Edsall said at the Huskies' media day event last month. "But he's been productive. I think the challenge to Kevin is taking his game to another level. … He's maturing, and he needs to continue to mature. I'll just be honest. He hasn't developed as the type of leader that I would expect (from) a guy in his situation. Gotten better, but still has a ways to go."

Mensah, a fifth-year senior, will have to prove himself again on a team with options it has not had the luxury of drawing from since his 2017 arrival, which coincided with the return of Edsall. Rob Burns, a graduate transfer from the University of Miami, and Nate Carter, a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., are Mensah's main backfield competition. Edsall wants Mensah to work a little more efficiently and talk a little less. - CT Post

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RB Kevin Mensah, Connecticut
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08/03/21 - Travis Jones, Sr/2022, Connecticut, 6-4, 327 (DS#3 DT) + More +

Travis Jones is a hulking figure, checking in at 6-foot-5, 333 pounds. Although he's soft-spoken and reserved in demeanor, the defensive tackle from New Haven commands attention when he walks into a room. That was certainly the case Thursday as the chiseled junior settled into his seat inside Shenkman Training Center. Jones was asked a lot about his physical transformation. A real lot.

As usual, he was to the point as he spoke in front of cameras at UConn football media day, explaining he wants to be better conditioned and would like to become more agile overall. "Everybody slimmed up and cut body fat and weight and added muscle," Jones said. "I feel great playing at my weight right now." Coach Randy Edsall recently showed Jones a picture from freshman year. Jones, standing next to left tackle Ryan Van Demark and long snapper Brian Keating in the photograph, weighed closer to 360 pounds then. "They said, 'Holy crap,' " Edsall said. "You look at them back then and you look at them now, they've reshaped their bodies. When you see Travis today, you're going to be amazed at what he's done." Van Demark joked that Jones could pass as a professional wrestler. "He's come a long way since freshman year," he said, smiling. - CT Post

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DT Travis Jones, Connecticut
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08/01/21 - Stephon Wright, rSr/2026, Connecticut, 6-3, 280 (DS#999 DT) + More +

Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Stephon Wright has entered the transfer portal. The 6-foot-4, 287-pounder will have four years of eligibility at his new school. Wright, a product of Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, has not seen much playing time due to injuries. Last season he served a a backup to junior Jermayne Lole at 3-technique tackle. He played in two games in the shortened season but did not record a tackle. He had shoulder surgery during the offseason that prevented him from going through spring drills in March. Wright was one of ASU's most prized recruits in 2019. He boasted a four-star ranking and had been pegged the No. 18 strong side defensive end and No. 255 overall prospect in the 247Sports composite ranking. - Arizona Republic

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DT Stephon Wright, Connecticut
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07/20/21 - Travis Jones, Sr/2022, Connecticut, 6-4, 327 (DS#3 DT) + More +

UConn junior defensive lineman Travis Jones was named to the Bednarik Award watch list Monday, given out to college football's top defensive player. Jones, a New Haven native and Wilbur Cross graduate, totaled 40 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Huskies in 2019 and had 55 tackles and 5.5 sacks as a freshman in 2018. "People are going to look at him and go 'holy crap, look what he's done with his body,'" UConn coach Randy Edsall said of Jones. "And it's like that with the whole team for the most part. I just know this: I've been doing this for 40 years, and I sure as heck see the difference in the kids." - Hartford Courant

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DT Travis Jones, Connecticut
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05/08/21 - Robert Burns, rSr/2023, Connecticut, 5-11, 222 (DS#61 RB) + More +

The Huskies also landed a pair of Power Five transfers on Friday: Miami running back Robert Burns, and Colorado offensive lineman Valentin Senn. Burns, a redshirt junior, was a four-star recruit in high school per ESPN, and a three-star according to 247 and Rivals. He picked the Hurricanes over Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson. The Miami native played sparingly for the Hurricanes, rushing for 193 yards on 47 attempts in three seasons. Burns was fourth on Miami's depth chart at running back in 2020, and entered the transfer portal in January. Burns joins senior Kevin Mensah, who's rushed for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, redshirt sophomore Khyon Gillespie and freshmen Brian Brewton, Nathan Carter and Devontae Houston. Mensah will likely be UConn's primary back, though the Huskies are tasked with replacing the production of Art Tompkins, who rushed for 510 yards and two touchdowns in 2019. - Hartford Courant

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RB Robert Burns, Connecticut
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