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NOV 8 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Jaylen Stinson, Duke, So., KR, Opelika, Ala.,...Recorded an 86-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Duke's game against No. 25 Pitt ... Finished with seven kickoff returns for 195 yards, which ranks as the fifth-highest single-game yardage total in Duke history. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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FS Jaylen Stinson, Duke
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11/03/21 - Andrel Anthony, rSr/2026, Duke, 6-1, 186 (DS#83 WR) + More +

NOV 1 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Andrel Anthony, Michigan, WR – East Lansing, Mich. – Lansing (Mich.),...Made the first receptions of his collegiate career, hauling in six catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns in Michigan's 37-33 loss at No. 5 Michigan State...On Michigan's opening drive of the game, made the first catch of his career and took it 93 yards for a touchdown to give the Wolverines an early 7-0 lead. The 93-yard touchdown marked the second-longest play from scrimmage in Michigan history and was the longest play by a Wolverine in the history of the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry...After the Wolverines fell behind 14-13 in the second quarter, caught his second touchdown of the game on a 17-yard strike shortly before halftime to give Michigan a 20-14 lead...Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Zach Charbonnet (Sept. 9, 2019). - Big Ten Football

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WR Andrel Anthony, Duke
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09/29/21 - Darius Joiner, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-0, 201 (DS#14 SS) + More +

SEPT 27 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DB Darius Joiner, Western Illinois, 6-2, 200, Sr., Roanoke, Ala. (Handley High/Jacksonville State),...Joiner had a career day at Youngstown State - setting new career-highs of solo (14) and total tackles (23). That mark for total tackles ranks sixth-best in program history for a single game, is the best in the MVFC this season, and third-best nationally. His efforts helped WIU rally from a 35-7 deficit to win 38-35. The 28-point deficit to win was the biggest comeback in a league game in MVFC history, surpassing the previous record of 23 (set by Western Illinois in 1988). - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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SS Darius Joiner, Duke
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09/28/21 - Darius Joiner, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-0, 201 (DS#14 SS) + More +

SEPT 27 STATS PERFORM NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darius Joiner, Western Illinois, S, Sr., 6-2, 200, Roanoke, Alabama,...The Jacksonville State transfer posted his fourth straight game with double-digit tackles – this time totaling 23 for the third-highest total of the FCS season – as Western Illinois rallied to beat Youngstown State 38-35, ending an 11-game road losing streak. He had 14 solo tackles, and his sixth and final tackle of the fourth quarter ended YSU's last possession with just under two minutes left. WIU overcame a 35-7 deficit to record the biggest comeback win in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game. Honorable Mention: Jacob Dobbs, LB, Holy Cross; Xander Gagnon, LB, Northern Colorado; Keyron Kinsler Jr., DB, Alcorn State; Ben Mathiasmeier, DB, Columbia; Jordan Miles, DE, Eastern Illinois; William McRainey, LB, Gardner-Webb; Billy Shaeffer, LB, Lafayette; Stone Snyder, LB, VMI; Rodney Thomas II, SS, Yale. - STATS FCS Football

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SS Darius Joiner, Duke
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09/20/21 - DeWayne Carter, rSr/2024, Duke, 6-2, 302 (DS#11 DT) + More +

SEPT 20 ACC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: DeWayne Carter, Duke, So., DT, Pickerington, Ohio,...Recorded a tackle for loss, quarterback sack and caused two fumbles in addition to one pass breakup and a quarterback pressure in Saturday's 30-23 win over visiting Northwestern ... With Duke ahead 30-20 late in the third quarter and the Wildcats at the Blue Devils' 34-yard line, his quarterback sack resulted in a 10-yard loss and eventual Northwestern punt ... Forced the second fumble early in the fourth quarter with Duke up 30-23, and the Blue Devils recovered at their 26 to stop the Northwestern threat ... His pass breakup came on third down with 7:48 remaining in the game, forcing another Wildcat punt. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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DT DeWayne Carter, Duke
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09/16/21 - Darius Joiner, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-0, 201 (DS#14 SS) + More +

SEPT 13 MISSOURI VALLEY TOP PERFORMANCE: DB Darius Joiner, Western Illinois - After posting 12 tackles against Ball State in the season opener, Darius once again did the same against Montana in week two - ending with five solo pull downs. He also collected his first interception as a Leatherneck. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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SS Darius Joiner, Duke
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09/18/21 - Darius Joiner, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-0, 201 (DS#14 SS) + More +

SEPT 6 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NOTABLE PERFORMANCE: DB Darius Joiner, Western Illinois,...Suiting up with WIU for the first time at Ball State (9/2), Darius collected 12 tackles (7 solo), one of which was for loss. He was one of two Leathernecks to end in double-figures for tackles (Michael Lawson being the other). - Missouri Valley Football

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SS Darius Joiner, Duke
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09/10/21 - Mataeo Durant, Sr/2022, Duke, 5-11, 196 (DS#34 RB) + More +

Mataeo Durant ran for three first-half touchdowns and quarterback Gunnar Holmberg finished with a pair of scoring runs as Duke beat North Carolina A&T 45-17 on Friday night The Blue Devils (1-1) broke a tie in the waning seconds of the first half on the way to only their fourth victory in their last 19 games stretching back to October 2019. "The second half I thought we played with a better intensity level," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. Durant, who has six touchdowns this season, didn't have nearly the success as the week earlier when he racked up a school-record 255 rushing yards in a loss at Charlotte. Instead, he posted 41 yards on 15 carries. Holmberg, making a start in a home game for the first time, scored on runs of 1 and 9 yards. He was 20-for-27 for 270 yards through the air. "The best pass defense is a pass rush," N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington said. "We had no pressure on the quarterback." Aggies quarterback Kingsley Ifedi scored on two first-half runs.

He ended up as the game's top rusher by gaining 83 yards on 15 attempts. N.C. A&T (0-2) used a 20-play drive that covered 86 yards and consumed more than 12 minutes in the first quarter to score first on Ifedi's 1-yard run. Duke went ahead for good on Durant's 2-yard rush with three seconds left in the first half. There were no turnovers in the game, though Duke recovered an onside kick following its first touchdown. That helped the Blue Devils score 14 points in an 81-second span. - Duke Football/AP College Football

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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09/06/21 - Mataeo Durant, Sr/2022, Duke, 5-11, 196 (DS#34 RB) + More +

SEPT 6 ACC SEPT 6 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Mataeo Durant, Duke, Sr., RB, Plum Branch, S.C.,...Rushed 29 times for a Duke single-game record 255 yards and three touchdowns versus Charlotte ... Caught two passes for 37 yards ... Touchdown runs covered 5, 59 and 53 yards ... Matched the Duke single-game record for TD runs of 50+ yards (two) ... Single-game rushing yardage total ranks 25th in ACC history ... Averaged 8.79 yards per rushing attempt, marking the 10th-highest single-game average in Duke history ... Rushing yardage total eclipsed the previous school record of 245 yards set by Shaun Wilson in 2014 versus Kansas ... All-purpose yardage total (292 yards) marks the fifth-highest single-game total in Duke history. - ACC Football

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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08/30/21 - Jack Wohlabaugh, rSr/2022, Duke, 6-3, 307 (DS#12 C) + More +

As Duke prepares an offense built around a rushing attack featuring preseason all-ACC running back Mataeo Durant and new starting quarterback Gunnar Holmberg, the return of a big man in the middle of the line is equally important. Considered one of the ACC's top centers entering last season, Jack Wohlabaugh suffered a torn knee ligament in practice before a game had been played. That was the first of many unfortunate occurrences as the Blue Devils slumped to a 2-9 record in the pandemic-altered season. With a new season beginning on Friday at Charlotte, Duke has Wohlabaugh back, healthy and ready to anchor an offensive front that's of major importance.

"Jack Wohlabaugh is critical," Duke co-offensive coordinator Jeff Faris said. "He's obviously a great player and he's an even better leader. He's been really good at bringing those young offensive linemen along. He's done a really, really good job with his rehab and strength work." Wohlabaugh had reconstructive right knee surgery last Sept. 15 to repair a torn ACL. So Duke will play two games next month before he hits one year post-operation. Still, as he prepares to open the season in the starting lineup, Wohlabaugh is feeling strong and comfortable about his repaired knee. "I'm really focused on just getting my knee to feel better and stronger and get back to my old self where I've almost forgotten about having to trust it," Wohlabaugh said. - Herald Sun

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C Jack Wohlabaugh, Duke
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08/30/21 - Jaylen Coleman, rSr/2024, Duke, 6-1, 200 (DS#78 RB) + More +

Taking away carries from Durant will be tough, but Coleman has certainly impressed throughout the preseason. The redshirt sophomore totaled 80 yards on nine rushes in Duke's first intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 14, earning the praise of Cutcliffe afterward. He rushed for only 42 yards on 15 attempts in 2019 and played only two games in 2020, but he will likely see more involvement in the offense this year and could be the future of the Blue Devils' running game after Durant leaves. Fellow redshirt sophomore Jordan Waters, who broke out for 78 yards on five carries against Charlotte last year, is also someone to keep your eye on. - Duke Chronicle

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RB Jaylen Coleman, Duke
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08/29/21 - Mataeo Durant, Sr/2022, Duke, 5-11, 196 (DS#34 RB) + More +

Mataeo Durant enters his senior season as the unquestioned leader, not only in Duke's running backs room, but on the offense as a whole. A preseason all-ACC selection, Durant will be a key focus for Duke's co-offensive coordinators, Jeff Faris and Re'quan Boyette, as they look to build a strong offensive team on the foundation set by the running game Durant can help provide. Last season, Durant led Duke with 817 rushing yards while sharing time with Deon Jackson, who is now in the NFL. Durant's 6.8 yards per carry as a junior show he's consistently able to produce. "Mataeo is our best player on our football team so we have to get him the football," Faris said. "He's going to be involved in a lot of what we do."

That said, depth at running back has always been important to Duke's coaching staff. Having a back who can take every third series or so raises the odds of Durant being available for more carries during the season because he'll be healthier. On that point, Duke has sophomores Jaylen Coleman and Jordan Waters behind Durant with a pair of freshmen backs, Jaquez Moore and Trent Davis, with big futures who are adjusting to the college game. "We're talented there," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. "I feel good about where we are at running back." - Herald Sun

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RB Mataeo Durant, Duke
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08/27/21 - Shaka Heyward, rSr/2023, Duke, 6-3, 235 (DS#12 ILB) + More +

As Duke's defensive coaches work to build a strong unit after seeing three players from last season taken in the NFL Draft, they at least can look to linebacker for a solid, experienced player. After bursting on the scene in 2019 with six starts as a freshman, Shaka Heyward led Duke in tackles (80) last season while starting all 11 games. Now a junior, he has plenty of experience to go with his talent. That makes him a player Duke co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri can build around. "Shaka is everything you want from a height, weight, speed, physicality standpoint in a linebacker," Guerrieri said.

"He's turned the corner from a younger player, who got the feel for our defense, to now a veteran guy. So there's leadership role that comes with that so that's really been a big challenge for him." As Guerrieri said, it all starts with Heyward in the middle. "You have to run the show in the middle of our defense and he's taken that challenge in this offseason and he's performed really well in camp," Guerrieri said. "The biggest change I would say in his game that you'll see is a more physical run presence and our staff has challenged him from that standpoint." - Herald Sun

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ILB Shaka Heyward, Duke
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08/22/21 - Andrel Anthony, rSr/2026, Duke, 6-1, 186 (DS#83 WR) + More +

Michigan's football team is seven practices into fall camp, and there is a freshman receiver who continues to capture the attention of head coach Jim Harbaugh. "Andrel Anthony continues to make a play a practice," Harbaugh told reporters outside Schembechler Hall on Friday. "He's on a streak. It's like a Lou Gehrig hitting streak. He would do it in spring ball where, 'wait for it; it's going to happen,' and he makes it. It is just a play a practice that's a big chunk variety. He continues to be really good." The Wolverines haven't been shy about playing freshmen receivers since offensive coordinator Josh Gattis took over before the 2019 season. Mike Sainristil, Giles Jackson and Cornelius Johnson combined for 21 catches and 348 receiving yards in 2019, while Roman Wilson and A.J. Henning combined for 15 receptions for 181 yards in six games last season.

Michigan should be deeper at the position in 2021 with Ronnie Bell, Johnson, Sainristil, Wilson, Henning and graduate transfer Daylen Baldwin entering the mix, but Anthony could find himself climbing the depth chart with a strong fall camp. The three-star prospect out of East Lansing High was an important recruit for the Wolverines last cycle. Albeit ranked as the No. 527 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite, he brings size (6-foot-2, 180 pounds) and speed to Michigan's receiver room. On Wednesday, senior safety Brad Hawkins said Anthony was one of the three fastest receivers on the team, along with Henning and Wilson. "Those guys right there are really fast," Hawkins said. - Ann Arbor News

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WR Andrel Anthony, Duke
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08/05/21 - Jack Wohlabaugh, rSr/2022, Duke, 6-3, 307 (DS#12 C) + More +

John Gelotte, a 6-7, 295-pound redshirt sophomore, has played 27 snaps as a college player. He transitioned from tight end back to offensive tackle in spring practice and will compete for the starting right tackle job in August. The good news on the offensive line is center Jack Wohlabaugh is ready to go full speed after missing all of last season with a torn knee ligament. He's a big key to any success the Blue Devils could have. - Herald Sun

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C Jack Wohlabaugh, Duke
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