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2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.,...Jackson, a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, led the league with 102 tackles and ranked second in the conference with 10 tackles for loss. He also notched 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OLB Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky
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11/20/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Parker McKinney threw four touchdown passes, including two in overtime, as Eastern Kentucky defeated Jacksonville State 39-31 in double overtime on Saturday. Both teams scored touchdowns in the final minute of regulation. Jacksonville State took a 31-24 lead on 10-yard run by Uriah West with 46 seconds remaining. The Colonels (7-4, 4-2 Atlantic Sun-Western Athletic Conference) then drove the field in five plays, the score coming on McKinney's 13-yard pass to Braedon Sloan with two seconds remaining. In the first OT, McKinney tied the score again with a 9-yard pass to Dakota Allen. Jaden Smith caught a 2-yard pass from McKinney in the second OT and the Colonels held Jacksonville State on downs at the 6 to wrap up the win. McKinney completed 29 of 50 passes for 290 yards and led the Colonels with 98 yards rushing. He had one rushing touchdown. Zerrick Cooper completed 16 of 30 passes for 251 yards for Jacksonville State (5-6, 3-3). West gained 105 yards on 16 carries and scored two touchdowns. The game was the Gamecocks' FCS finale as they will join the FBS next season. - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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10/30/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Parker McKinney threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Eastern Kentucky did all of its scoring before intermission to beat Lamar 42-10 on Saturday afternoon. De'Joun Hewitt ran for two first-quarter touchdowns, including a 25-yard dash, and Davion Ross returned an interception 32 yards for a score as the Colonels jumped to a 21-0 lead. After Lamar scored its lone touchdown on Jalen Dummett's seven-yard scramble, McKinney threw back-to-back touchdowns to Dakota Allen and a third to Jayden Higgins for a 42-7 halftime lead. McKinney was 15 of 20 for 218 yards passing, and the Colonels did not turn the ball over. Hewitt had 101 yards on 20 carries and Allen had four catches for 76 yards. Lamar (1-6, 0-4 ASUN-Western Athletic Conference) managed just 77 yards passing and ran for 116 on 41 carries. Eastern Kentucky (6-2, 3-0) has won five straight and stands atop the conference standings. - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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10/17/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Parker McKinney scored on a 40-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, Joseph Sayles blocked Hayden Ray's attempt at a game-tying field goal and Eastern Kentucky scored 25 unanswered points to stun Central Arkansas 38-35 in the ASUN-WAC Challenge on Saturday. The Colonels (5-1, 2-0) trailed 35-13 after Central Arkansas (2-4, 1-2) used Darius Hale's 6-yard TD run to cap a five-play, 75-yard drive with 8:13 left in the third quarter. Patrick Nations started the EKU run at the 3:11 mark with his third field goal of the game. Kmare Carey set up the next score when he forced and recovered a fumble by Christian Richmond on the ensuing kickoff at the Bears' 15-yard line. Four plays later, McKinney connected with Jayden Higgins for a 5-yard TD and hit Jaden Smith for the 2-point conversion to pull the Colonels within 35-24 heading to the final quarter.

After a three-and-out by Central Arkansas, McKinney directed a seven-play, 62-yard drive - ending with Kyeandre Magloire's 4-yard TD run - in 100 seconds. The 2-point try failed and left EKU trailing 35-30 with 13:08 remaining in the game. McKinney came up with his go-ahead TD run on the Colonels' next possession and then connected with Smith for the 2-point conversion and a 38-35 lead. The Bears drove down to the EKU 28-yard line before the drive stalled with 2:14 left to play, setting up Sayles' block. McKinney completed 24 of 40 passes for 224 yards with two TDs and one interception. He also ran for 65 yards on six carries. - Eastern Kentucky/AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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10/10/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Parker McKinney passed for 202 yards and ran for another 98 to lead Eastern Kentucky to a 30-15 victory over Abilene Christian on Saturday night. McKinney accounted for all three EKU touchdowns, throwing for two and running for the other. Patrick Nations added three field goals. McKinney opened the scoring with a 5-yard TD run in the first quarter and added second-quarter TD passes to Dakota Allen and Jayden Higgins as the Colonels (4-2, 1-0 Atlantic Sun/WAC challenge) took a 27-7 halftime lead. Tyrese White and Stone Earle had short touchdown runs for the Wildcats (3-3, 0-2). Earle was 15 of 28 passing for 157 yards with an interception. Da'Joun Hewitt had 88 yards rushing and the Colonels gained 232 yards on the ground to go with McKinney's 202 through the air for a total of 434 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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10/02/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Eli Hairston returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown late in the game and Eastern Kentucky stymied Tarleton 20-3 on Saturday. The Colonels (3-2) had been nursing a 13-3 lead until the pick-6 iced the win. Tarleton's Steven Duncan had ducked away from a blitzing Ubong Udom coming off the edge, but his sidearm pass to the right flat was picked off by Hairston, who ran untouched to the end zone.

Tarleton, of the Western Athletic Conference, and Eastern Kentucky, of the Atlantic Sun, are members of the ASUN-WAC Challenge, a one-season alliance between the two conferences to share an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS post-season playoffs. EKU's Parker McKinney gave the Colonels a 7-3 lead with his 30-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, and Patrick Nations had added field goals of 22 and 48 yards by late in the third quarter. Duncan completed 12 of 26 passes for 129 yards and threw two interceptions for the Texans (2-3). - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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09/28/21 - Vito Tisdale Jr., rSr/2026, Eastern Kentucky, 5-11, 175 (DS#999 CB) + More +

A grand jury in Fayette County, Kentucky, has declined to indict six University of Kentucky football players on first-degree burglary charges. The charges were brought last month following a police investigation of an incident last March at a private party. Lexington police arrested Reuben Adams, Robert McClain, Devito Tisdale, Joel Williams, Earnest Sanders IV and Andru Phillips on Aug. 19. Tisdale was also charged with first-degree wanton endangerment for allegedly pointing a gun at one of the victims. All six second-year players pleaded not guilty on Aug. 20 and later waived their cases to a state grand jury, which dismissed the charges on Tuesday. The wanton endangerment charge against Tisdale was also dismissed. The Lexington Herald-Leader first reported the grand jury's decision. - AP College Football

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CB Vito Tisdale Jr., Eastern Kentucky
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09/25/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Parker McKinney threw two touchdown passes and ran for another and Matthew Jackson's late interception helped Eastern Kentucky beat back Austin Peay 35-27 on Saturday. Jackson picked off Draylen Ellis at midfield with 57 seconds left and returned the ball to EKU's 9-yard line and the Colonels (2-2) killed the clock. Da'Joun Hewitt's 8-yard run marked the third touchdown in a four-drive span in which EKU turned a 20-14 deficit into a 35-20 lead with 12:34 remaining.

Austin Peay reduced the deficit to 35-27 when Ahmaad Tanner ran it in from 1 yard to end an eight-play, 79-yard drive with 4:12 left. The Governors' defense held and forced a three-and-out before Jackson's game-saving pick. Hewitt finished with 103 yards rushing on 22 carries for EKU. Ellis threw for 298 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times, Tanner ran for 99 yards on 20 carries with two scores and Baniko Harley had nine receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown for Austin Peay. - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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09/04/21 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Da'Joun Hewitt scored three rushing touchdowns, Patrick Nations kicked a fourth-quarter field goal, and Eastern Kentucky edged Western Carolina 31-28 on Saturday night, spoiling the debut of Catamounts coach Kerwin Bell. Bell's Catamounts pulled to within three points on a Rogan Wells keeper from the 1 plus a two-point conversion pass with just over three minutes left. WCU missed a 46-yard field goal attempt to force overtime on its final possession.

Parker McKinney was 20-for-28 passing for 238 yards and a touchdown for the Colonels, who won their first game as members of the newly reconfigured Atlantic Sun Conference. Mo Edwards had six receptions for 103 yards and a 9-yard touchdown catch. The Colonels grabbed a 14-13 halftime lead when Hewitt scored with 20 seconds left before the break. The last-minute score negated Western Carolina's 18-yard touchdown pass from Wells to T.J. Jones. Wells finished 24 of 44 passing for 275 yards. He threw two interceptions. Raphael Williams made eight catches for 122 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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08/25/21 - Vito Tisdale Jr., rSr/2026, Eastern Kentucky, 5-11, 175 (DS#999 CB) + More +

University of Kentucky football player Vito Tisdale, one of six players on the team charged in Fayette County, is currently on probation for an unrelated charge in his hometown. Tisdale on July 28 pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in Warren County District Court. Marijuana possession in Kentucky is a Class B misdemeanor subject to jail time of up to 45 days, to which Tisdale was sentenced. That sentencing was probated for 24 months.

The guilty plea was in response to a July 2 citation. According to the citation, Tisdale "disregarded the stop sign at the intersection" of two streets in Bowling Green. "Upon making contact with Tisdale" an officer wrote, "I detected the strong odor of marijuana coming from his vehicle. I also observed marijuana shake in his lap." A probable cause search was conducted, resulting in the discovery of a "bud of marijuana" in the cup holder of Tisdale's vehicle. He was cited and released. On Thursday, Tisdale was one of six UK players charged in Fayette County with burglary stemming from a March 6 incident at a private residence. Additionally, Tisdale was charged with wanton endangerment. - Herald Leader

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CB Vito Tisdale Jr., Eastern Kentucky
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08/20/21 - KRojhn Calbert, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-5, 325 (DS#999 OG) + More +

Offensive lineman K'Rojhn Calbert had surgery for an undisclosed injury and "will not be with us for an extended period of time," Heupel said. Calbert was sidelined during Tennessee's practice Monday. The senior offensive lineman was in uniform but without pads. He stood to the side during stretching, then left the practice field. Calbert has played in 32 games with five starts at right tackle. He made all of his starts in 2019, including starting two of the final three games. The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Calbert worked as the second-string right tackle during the first week of preseason practice. - Knoxville News Sentinel

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OG KRojhn Calbert, Eastern Kentucky
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08/19/21 - Vito Tisdale Jr., rSr/2026, Eastern Kentucky, 5-11, 175 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Six University of Kentucky football players have been charged with first-degree burglary, with one also accused of first degree wanton endangerment, following the investigation of an incident last March at a private party. The Lexington Police Department said in a release Thursday that offensive lineman Reuben Adams, running back Robert McClain, defensive back Andru Phillips, receiver Earnest Sanders IV, safety Devito Tisdale and defensive back Joel Williams were charged with first-degree burglary. Tisdale also was charged with wanton endangerment for allegedly pointing a gun at one of the victims. The players face arraignment Friday in Fayette County District Court. Wildcats coach Mark Stoops said in a statement that he was aware of the current situation and that the program had been aware of the matter since March. The program withheld players from team activities while a student conduct review was held and returned to activity in June based on the outcome. - AP College Football

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CB Vito Tisdale Jr., Eastern Kentucky
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07/01/21 - Cornelius McCoy, rSr/2023, Eastern Kentucky, 5-11, 179 (DS#251 WR) + More +

The elder statesman of Georgia State's deep and talented receiving corps is Cornelius McCoy, the senior who has earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors each of first three seasons with the Panthers. The Deerfield Beach, Fla., native ranks fourth in GSU history with 136 career receptions and 1,699 receiving yards, trailing only the NFL trio of Robert Davis, Penny Hart and Albert Wilson. McCoy's 10 touchdown catches are tied for sixth in the Panther record book. McCoy has not only been prolific but consistent, catching at least one pass in every game he has played (32), including at least two receptions in his last 27 games. McCoy teams with Sam Pinckney to give the Panthers one of the top receiving tandems in the nation as the pair combined for 78 receptions for 1,262 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2020. - Georgia State Sports

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WR Cornelius McCoy, Eastern Kentucky
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02/18/21 - Cord Sandberg, Sr/2022, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 224 (DS#35 FB) + More +

Former Auburn quarterback Cord Sandberg will finish his college career at the FCS level. Sandberg, who last month entered the transfer portal, announced Thursday he will be transferring to Eastern Kentucky. The 26-year-old former minor league baseball player spent the last three seasons as a reserve quarterback for Auburn, joining the program in 2018 after a five-year career in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system. At Auburn, Sandberg appeared in just four games over the last three seasons and completed 7-of-9 pass attempts for 114 yards and a pair of touchdowns -- both of them coming in 2019 against Samford -- while adding another 70 rushing yards on 10 carries. - Birmingham News

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FB Cord Sandberg, Eastern Kentucky
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01/06/21 - Keyion Dixon, rSr/2021, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 190 (DS#78 WR) + More +

Two of the Eastern Kentucky University football team's top offensive performers - wide receivers Jackson Beerman and Keyion Dixon - won't return for the 2021 season. Both recently announced their decisions on social media. Beerman is set to leave the program as a grad transfer, while Dixon will forego a potential additional year of eligibility to focus on preparing for the NFL Draft. Dixon (37) and Beerman (27) were second and third, respectively, on the team in receptions in 2020. - Richmond Register

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WR Keyion Dixon, Eastern Kentucky
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