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  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

rSr/2024 OG KRojhn CalbertEastern Kentucky
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  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

rSr/2023 WR Cornelius McCoyEastern Kentucky
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  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

Sr/2022 FB Cord SandbergEastern Kentucky
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  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

rSr/2021 WR Keyion DixonEastern Kentucky
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  Auburn is set to lose its backup quarterback. Cord Sandberg entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday morning, AL.com has learned. Sandberg, a former minor league baseball player who joined the Tigers program in 2018, was the Tigers' No. 2 quarterback behind Bo Nix much of the last two seasons. - Birmingham News

Sr/2022 FB Cord SandbergEastern Kentucky
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  2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Cornelius McCoy, WR,...All-Sun Belt receiver in 2018 and 2019 and a 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt selection...Team's second-leading receiving with 26 catches for 359 yards and three TDs in six games...After missing three games due to injury, he returned with a big game vs. ULM. - Georgia State Football

rSr/2023 WR Cornelius McCoyEastern Kentucky
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  2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB - Kyle Bailey, Sr., WKU,...The Hilltoppers had six players - Bailey, Barber, Darvin, Kincade, Meadows and Simon - who repeated as Honorable Mention selections from 2019. Meanwhile, Baldeck, Bradshaw, Brooks, Brown, Lane and Spencer earned the first C-USA recognition of their careers. - Western Kentucky Football

rSr/2022 OLB Kyle BaileyEastern Kentucky
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  With uncertainty entering the offseason about who would be staying at Western Kentucky or leaving after the 2020 season, some answers have already emerged. In the few days since WKU's season came to a close with a loss to Georgia State in the LendingTree Bowl, several Hilltoppers have made their intention known. Kyle Bailey became the latest Hilltopper to enter the transfer portal, doing so as a graduate transfer Tuesday. The 6-foot, 215-pound linebacker started and played in 11 of the team's 12 games this season, accumulating 76 total tackles, 8.5 for loss and three sacks. He had one interception and a pass breakup. Bailey converted from defensive back to linebacker in the spring of 2019, and he was a Conference USA Honorable Mention player the last two seasons. - BG Daily News

rSr/2022 OLB Kyle BaileyEastern Kentucky
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  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. "This is what is best for me moving forward," Dixon said. "(I) will forever be an Eternal Colonel." Dixon played two seasons at EKU after transferring from Connecticut. The Glastonburry, Conn., native made a big impact, catching a total of 71 passes for more than 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2020, Dixon had a team-best 607 yards receiving and a team-best six TDs. The redshirt senior could have applied to the NCAA for an extra season of eligibility because of COVID-19. "After talking to my family, I've decided to...begin my journey to the next level in preparation for the 2021 NFL Draft," Dixon said. "Playing football is all I've ever known and wanted to do." - Richmond Register

rSr/2021 WR Keyion DixonEastern Kentucky
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  Alonzo Booth ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns, caught another and Eastern Kentucky's four touchdowns in the fourth quarter sent it to a 49-17 win over Western Carolina on Saturday. Eastern Kentucky (3-6) scored three touchdowns in consecutive possessions with the longest drive lasting 46 seconds. Up 21-10, wide receiver Jackson Beerman threw a 63-yard score to fellow receiver Jacquez Jones with 14:40 left. Following an interception, Booth ran it in from 6-yards 90 seconds later, and after forcing the Catamounts to a three-and-out, Isaiah Velez threw a 66-yard score to Beerman with 11:23 to go. Before halftime, Ricky Palao scooped Velez's fumble on a sack to give the Catamounts a 10-7 advantage with 11:40 left before halftime. The lead lasted a mere 14 seconds as Davion Ross returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for the lead. Velez threw a 69-yard touchdown to Booth to extend the margin to 21-10 four minutes later. Will Jones threw for 127 yards, a touchdown and interception for the Catamounts (0-2). - Eastern Kentucky/AP College Football

rSr/2022 FB Alonzo BoothEastern Kentucky
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  Backup Dakota Allen threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Matt Wilcox Jr. with six seconds remaining and Eastern Kentucky rallied to beat Central Arkansas 31-28 on Saturday. Breylin Smith hit Tyler Hudson with a 50-yard pass to the EKU 2 then scored himself with 1:42 remaining to give Central Arkansas (3-4) its first lead of the game. Allen then led the Colonels (2-4) 77 yards on eight plays with the aid of two personal foul penalties and a fourth-down completion to keep the drive alive before finding Wilcox alone in the end zone. Allen came on after starter Parker McKinney was knocked out of the game after a hard hit seconds before the end of the first half. McKinney threw for 216 yards and two touchdown passes for a 17-7 halftime lead. Allen had a 7-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter before the Bears scored twice to take the lead. Jacquez Jones had 136 yards receiving for EKU. Smith was 30 of 45 for 320 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Hudson had 106 yards receiving and Lujuan Winningham 103 yards, including a touchdown. The two teams meet again on Nov. 14 at Central Arkansas. - AP College/Eastern Kentucky Football

rSr/2023 TE Dakota AllenEastern Kentucky
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  SEPT 26 CFB STARS: Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky, threw for a career-high four TDs in a 37-14 win over The Citadel. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 QB Parker McKinneyEastern Kentucky
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  Parker McKinney threw for a career-high four touchdowns and Eastern Kentucky beat The Citadel 37-14 on Saturday to give Walt Wells his first victory as a head coach. McKinney was 16-of-26 passing for 274 yards. It's the first time an EKU player threw for four scores since Oct. 8, 2016. All three of Tennessee transfer Jacquez Jones' catches went for touchdowns, the longest a 53-yarder that gave EKU a 30-14 lead in the third quarter. McKinney and Jones combined for two touchdowns in the first quarter and Keyion Dixon made it 20-7 in the second quarter following a Bulldogs fumble when he made a juggling catch of a long pass for a 50-yard score.

Emeka Nwanze rushed for 114 yards for The Citadel. Brandon Rainey had a rushing and passing touchdown. With 89 yards rushing, he became the 16th player in program history to go over 2,000 yards on the ground. The game was a rare 2020 FCS matchup with only 17 schools in the division playing this fall. This was The Citadel's only home game in a four-game fall schedule allowed by the Southern Conference, which hopes to play a spring league slate. The Bulldogs (0-3) lost 49-0 at No. 1 Clemson last weekend. EKU (1-2) opted out of playing an Ohio Valley Conference schedule in the spring, choosing to play a nine-game fall schedule. - AP College Football


rSr/2024 QB Parker McKinneyEastern Kentucky
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  LSU defensive end TK McLendon has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-3, 269-pound junior was once thought to contend for a starting position, and McLendon's brief career in Baton Rouge could come to an end. The news was first reported by AL.com. McLendon transferred to LSU from Copiah-Lincoln Community College as a tight end before the 2019 season, and he moved to the defensive side after catching one pass for 12 yards last year. LSU entered the 2020 offseason with considerable depth at tight end, and McLendon was thought to make an immediate impact on the defensive line. - Baton Rouge Advocate

rSr/2023 DE TK McLendon Jr.Eastern Kentucky
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  2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR - Cornelius McCoy, Georgia State,...McCoy (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) is a two-time All-Sun Belt selection and the Panthers' leading receiver in 2019 with 70 catches for 757 yards and five touchdowns. - Georgia State Football

rSr/2023 WR Cornelius McCoyEastern Kentucky
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