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09/05/21 - Tyree Robinson, rSr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

Linebacker Stephen Scott returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown, and East Tennessee State upset Vanderbilt 23-3 Saturday night to ruin the head coaching debut of Clark Lea at his alma mater. The Buccaneers also became the sixth FCS team to beat a FBS team to open this season and third of the day joining Holy Cross and Montana, which stunned No. 20 Washington. The victory was ETSU's first over a Power Five program since upsetting North Carolina State on Nov. 7, 1987. "It's a great win for us, it's a great win for those kids," ETSU coach Randy Sanders said. "Every time you go out there, every time you go on the field, you're making a memory. It's either a good one or a bad one, and I think tonight we made a memory that is going to be a good one for a long, long, long time." Scott said, "It's a wonderful feeling." Vanderbilt became the first Southeastern Conference program to lose to a FCS program since South Carolina lost to Citadel on Nov. 21, 2015.

ETSU's defense clinched this victory, forcing three turnovers all in the fourth quarter that the Bucs turned into 10 points. Ken Seals dropped to pass on third-and-5 at the Vandy 35 and just lost the ball under pressure from Donovan Manuel. Scott saw the ball and had one thought as he picked it up and ran 27 yards for the touchdown and a 20-3 lead. "Just grabbing and scoring," the freshman linebacker said. Cornerback Karon Delince picked off a Seals' pass at the goal line and ran 99 yards for a TD. An unsportsmanlike penalty on safety Tyree Robinson wiped out the TD, and officials put the ball at the 19. Tyler Keltner kicked his third field goal of the game, a 34-yarder, with 3:29 left for a 23-3 lead. - East Tennessee State/AP College Football

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FS Tyree Robinson, East Tennessee State
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02/23/21 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

FEB 22 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Quay Holmes, ETSU, R-Jr., RB, Powder Springs, Ga.,...ETSU running back Quay Holmes carried 19 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the Bucs' season-opening 24-17 win over Samford on Saturday. The redshirt junior from Powder Springs, Georgia, scored one a 1-yard run with just 5 seconds left in the first half and opened the second-half scoring with another 1-yard run with 9:18 left in the third quarter to draw ETSU even at 14-all. Holmes, who moved into seventh on ETSU's career rushing list in the win, added a pair of kick returns for 53 yards to finish with 178 all-purpose yards on the day. Other nominees: Devin Wynn (Furman) and Jimmy Weirick (Wofford). - SoCon Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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02/20/21 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

Quay Holmes scored two touchdowns and ran for 125 yards and East Tennessee overcame a slow start to beat Samford 24-17 on Saturday in the spring opener for both teams. Tyler Riddell threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Juliun Lane-Price who beat his defender on an outside route. The diving defender was left helpless and Lane-Price outran a pursuing defender for the go-ahead score with 5:28 remaining to play. On Samford's final drive, Donovan Manuel intercepted Chris Oladokun's desperation pass attempt that was deflected as he flushed to the right by pressure from ETSU. Samford established immediate control using a 17-play, 88-yard scoring drive when Oladokun threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Dakota Chapman to make it 7-0. The Buccaneers coughed up the ball nine plays into their opening drive which led to a 10-play, 76-yard scoring drive for the Bulldogs. Jay Stanton ran it in from a yard out for a 14-0 advantage. - East Tennessee/AP College Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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07/28/20 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: AP Quay Holmes, ETSU, Jr.,... Tabbed to both the Coaches and Media Second Team All-SoCon in 2019...Rushed for 1,143 yards on the season, the fourth-most rushing yards in a single season in program history...Carried the ball 206 times and accounted for seven rushing touchdowns...Carried the ball 26 times for a program record 255 rushing yards in the win over Mercer, finishing with three touchdowns as well...Hauled in 16 receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown...Led the Bucs in kick returns with 27 for 628 yards, the fourth-most yards in a single season...Led the Southern Conference in all-purpose yards with 1,905 yards. - ETSU Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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01/13/20 - Nasir Player, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL Nasir Player, R-Sr., East Tennessee St.,...The All-SoCon First Team honoree finished the season with 45 tackles, including 24 solo. The redshirt-senior led the Bucs with 10 tackles for loss, marking the third consecutive season that he finished with double-digit tackles for loss. Player also tallied 4.5 sacks for the Bucs, leading the squad in sacks on the season. In the Bucs home opening game against Shorter on Sept. 7, Player recovered his first career fumble in the 48-10 win over the Hawks. Player also registered a season-high seven tackles against Shorter, including 1.5 tackles for loss. The South Carolina native posted five or more tackles in four of the 12 games played. The decorative career for the South Carolina native finished the fifth-most tackles for loss in ETSU history with 40. Player appeared in 43 games throughout his career, starting in 40 of those outings. - East Tennessee State Football

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DE Nasir Player, East Tennessee State
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11/29/19 - Nasir Player, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Nasir Player, ETSU,...Appeared in 43 games with 40 career starts, including starting 11 of the 12 games played in 2019...Finished the season with 45 tackles on the season, including 10.0 tackles for loss for the third consecutive season...Has been named to the First Team All-SoCon for three consecutive seasons...Finished the season with 4.5 sacks and his first collegiate fumble recovery...Concluded his career with 182 career tackles, including 40.0 tackles for loss to rank fifth all-time in ETSU history. - East Tennessee State Football

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DE Nasir Player, East Tennessee State
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11/29/19 - Ben Blackmon, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Ben Blackmon, ETSU,...Played and started in 47 career games for the Bucs, including all 12 in 2019...Made the move from LG to C to begin the season...Played a total of 757 snaps out of the possible 760 and registered 59 knock downs on the season...Graded out at 98.3% during his 757 total snaps...His blocking enabled the Bucs to rush for over 100 yards in nine of the 12 games, including a season-best 410 yards against Mercer...Blocked for Quay Holmes' program record-setting game against the Bears, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns. - East Tennessee State Football

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OG Ben Blackmon, East Tennessee State
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11/29/19 - Artevius Smith, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Artevius Smith, ETSU,...Turned in a career-year for the Bucs, finishing the season with a team-high 89 tackles...Led the Bucs and the SoCon in interceptions (5), while also forcing two fumbles on the season...Was named a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist...Finished his career with 134 tackles, seven interceptions and two forced fumbles...Transitioned from offense to defense during his time at ETSU. - East Tennessee State Football

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CB Artevius Smith, East Tennessee State
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11/29/19 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB Quay Holmes, ETSU,...Second consecutive season that Holmes was named to the All-SoCon team...Finished with a career-high 206 carries on the season for a career-best 1,143 rushing yards...Holmes' 1,143 rushing yards is the fourth-most in a single season in program history...Capped off the season with seven rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown...Eclipsed the 2,000-yard career mark in only his second season…sitting in ninth all-time in ETSU history with 2,071 career rushing yards...Set a school record with 255 rushing yards against Mercer on 26 carries and accounted for three touchdowns...Led the Southern Conference in all-purpose yards with 1,905 (158.8 per game). - East Tennessee State Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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11/29/19 - Will Huzzie, rSr/2024, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): Will Huzzie, ETSU,...Finished the season with 21 receptions for 306 yards and two touchdowns...His 21 receptions ranked fourth on the team, while his 306 yards receiving was good enough for third on the squad...Appeared on SportsCenter as the No. 1 play with his one-handed snag against Chattanooga. - East Tennessee State Football

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WR Will Huzzie, East Tennessee State
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11/18/19 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

NOV 18 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Quay Holmes, ETSU, R-So., RB, Powder Springs, Ga.,...ETSU running back Quay Holmes ran for a school-record 255 yards and a career-best three touchdowns in the Bucs' 38-33 win over Mercer on Saturday. Holmes averaged 9.8 yards per carry on 26 attempts, ripping off a long of 74 yards to break the 21-year-old school record of 242 rushing yards. The redshirt sophomore from Powder Springs, Georgia, also had three kick returns for 59 yards, giving him 314 all-purpose yards on the day. Holmes' big day put him over 1,000 rushing yards on the day, making him just the fifth player in program history to reach the milestone in a season. Other nominees: Remus Bulmer (The Citadel), Liam Welch (Samford), Bryce Nunnelly (Chattanooga), Tyrie Adams (Western Carolina) and Blake Morgan (Wofford). - Southern Conference Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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11/16/19 - Quay Holmes, Sr/2022, East Tennessee State + More +

Quay Holmes rushed for a career-high 255 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries and East Tennessee State took a big first-half lead and held off Mercer 38-33 on Saturday. Tyray Devezin finished with 168 yards and four TDs for Mercer. His 11-yard scoring run gave the Bears a 7-0 first-quarter lead and his second TD gave Mercer a 14-10 lead 5 seconds into the second quarter. But Holmes pitched in with TD runs of 4 and 1 yard and Tyler Riddell hit Keith Coffee for a 27-yard score for a 31-14 lead halftime lead for the Buccaneers (3-8, 1-7 Southern Conference), who picked up their first conference win of the season.

Devezin's 13-yard TD run and Kaelan Riley's 4-yard TD pass to Chris Ellington pulled Mercer within 31-26 just 7 seconds into the final period. Holmes' third scoring run -- a 3-yarder -- pushed ETSU's lead to 12. Devezin's 7-yard TD run with 4:33 left in the game capped the scoring for the Bears (4-7, 3-5). The Buccaneers then used a 10-play drive to run out the clock. ETSU finished with 526 yards of offense, including 410 on the ground. Mercer had 414 yards of offense with 190 coming on the ground. Riley completed 21 of 30 passes for 224 yards with a TD and two interceptions for Mercer. - AP College Football

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RB Quay Holmes, East Tennessee State
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11/11/19 - Artevius Smith, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DB Artevius Smith, ETSU,...Smith has been a one-man wrecking crew in the secondary for the Bucs this season, wrapping up 66 tackles and pulling in four interceptions on the season. The Alabama native has also forced one fumble and broken up four passes through the first nine games this season. The redshirt-senior ranks 11th in the Southern Conference in tackles per game (7.3), while his four interceptions lead the league.

Smith has twice been named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for his performances against Furman and Samford. Smith finished with just five tackles against the Paladins on Sept. 28, but was able to come down with his second interceptions in as many games, while also lodging a ball loose for his only forced fumble this season. Smith was later a recipient of the award for the second time this season for 10 tackles and one interception at Samford on Oct. 26. Smith has recorded double-digit tackles twice this season, earning a career-best 11 tackles against Appalachian State in the season opener on Aug. 31. - ETSU/STATS FCS Football

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CB Artevius Smith, East Tennessee State
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10/31/19 - Artevius Smith, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

OCT 28 SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Artevius Smith, ETSU, R-Sr., DB, Birmingham, Ala.,...ETSU defensive back Artevius Smith earned his second weekly award of the season with a well-rounded performance in the Bucs' 24-17 loss at Samford. The redshirt senior, playing in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, had 10 tackles on the day, seven of which were solo and one of which went for a loss. Smith also had two pass breakups and an interception, returning the goal-line pick 20 yards to kickstart an ETSU scoring drive that bridged the first and second quarters and tied the game at 7. Smith recorded double-digit tackles for the second time this season, while the interception was his fourth in five games. Other nominees: Willie Eubanks III (The Citadel), Eric Jackson (Mercer), Armond Lloyd (Samford), Marshall Cooper (Chattanooga), Jayden Pauling (Western Carolina) and Jireh Wilson (Wofford). - Southern Conference Football

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CB Artevius Smith, East Tennessee State
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10/01/19 - Artevius Smith, rSr/2020, East Tennessee State + More +

SEPT 30/WEEK 5 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Artevius Smith, ETSU, R-Sr., DB, Birmingham, Ala.,...ETSU defensive back Artevius Smith had a pair of takeaways and five tackles in the Bucs' 17-10 loss at No. 15 Furman on Saturday. The redshirt senior from Birmingham, Alabama, recorded his first career forced fumble in the second quarter, leading to ETSU's only touchdown of the contest. In the fourth quarter, with the Bucs trailing 17-10, Smith intercepted a Furman pass at the 1-yard line to prevent a Paladin score and keep ETSU's hopes alive. It was Smith's second fourth-quarter interception in as many weeks. The weekly award is the second of his career. Other nominees: Willie Eubanks III (The Citadel), Amir Tapp (Furman), Armond Lloyd (Samford), Ty Boeck (Chattanooga), John Brannon III (Western Carolina) and Jireh Wilson (Wofford). - Southern Conference Football

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