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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

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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09/26/20 - Parker McKinney, rSr/2024, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#30 QB) + More +

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

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QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky
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09/24/20 - Vito Tisdale, rSr/2026, Eastern Kentucky, 6-0, 195 (DS#999 FS) + More +

Only two true freshman made the Kentucky football team's initial depth chart for the 2020 season. One was quarterback Beau Allen, a clear No. 2 to Terry Wilson with Joey Gatewood's eligibility status still uncertain. The other? From a herd of talented defensive backs, veteran and new to the program alike, safety Vito Tisdale has emerged. He's listed as the backup to Davonte Robinson at nickelback heading into UK's game at Auburn this weekend. It wasn't exactly a surprise to see Tisdale's name on the depth chart, as he was lauded frequently throughout camp by coaches and peers, but it was confirmation that that praise wasn't just lip-service. Kentucky believes Tisdale can play right away in the Southeastern Conference, and he'll probably get a chance to prove himself as soon as Saturday.

Head coach Mark Stoops during one of his preseason radio shows likened him to a former Wildcats defensive back who wore the same jersey number: Mike Edwards, now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "He's wearing number 7 and I don't want to put that on him yet but he reminds me of the other guy that wore 7 for us," Stoops told Tom Leach. "That's a pretty big compliment. Mike is one of my all-time favorite players. So instinctual and such a good player for us. ... It's a lot like Mike. No nonsense and just goes and does his business." In that radio interview, Stoops said Tisdale was playing in multiple positions across the secondary, giving it a go wherever the coaches asked. On Monday, during his first "in-season" news conference, Stoops suggested that the staff might have put too much on Tisdale in camp and that he looked forward to having him hone in on a single position in practice this week. - Herald Leader

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FS Vito Tisdale, Eastern Kentucky
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09/02/20 - TK McLendon Jr., rSr/2023, Eastern Kentucky, 6-4, 275 (DS#91 DE) + More +

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

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DE TK McLendon Jr., Eastern Kentucky
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08/28/20 - Cornelius McCoy, rSr/2023, Eastern Kentucky, 5-11, 179 (DS#251 WR) + More +

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

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WR Cornelius McCoy, Eastern Kentucky
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06/01/20 - Kelton Dawson, rSr/2023, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 258 (DS#999 DE) + More +

After playing two seasons, Georgia Tech defensive end Kelton Dawson has entered the transfer portal. Dawson announced the decision Monday from his Twitter account. It was first reported earlier in the day by Rivals. Dawson, from Stockbridge High, played in a total of 12 games in two seasons with a total of 27 tackles. Last season, he played in 10 games and started seven with 26 tackles - three for loss - two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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DE Kelton Dawson, Eastern Kentucky
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01/13/20 - Aaron Patrick, rSr/2020, Eastern Kentucky, 6-4, 245 (DS#46 OLB) + More +

2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL Aaron Patrick, R-Sr., Eastern Kentucky,...Patrick finished his career with 27.5 career sacks, second-most in EKU history, and just 1.5 sacks away from tying school record of 29.0. He concluded the season with 52 tackles, including 16.5 tackles for a loss and 10.0 sacks, forced three fumbles and had one interception. Patrick led the OVC and ranked 11th in the nation with 0.83 sacks per game. He led the conference, and was 26th in the country, in tackles for a loss (1.4/game). The 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive end was third in the league, and 21st in FCS football, in forced fumbles (0.25/game). - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OLB Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Aaron Patrick, rSr/2020, Eastern Kentucky, 6-4, 245 (DS#46 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky,...Patrick finished the season with 52 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception. The redshirt senior led the OVC in sacks per game (0.83) and was second in tackles for a loss (1.38 per game). He ranks 11th nationally in sacks per game, 22nd in forced fumbles and 29th in tackles for a loss per game). He is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in FCS football. The Dayton, Ohio native had a season-best eight tackles, including two sacks, in a win over Tennessee State. He had a season-high 3.5 tackles for a loss against nationally-ranked Southeast Missouri. Patrick also recorded two sacks in the season-ending win at Jacksonville State. He concluded his career with 27.5 sacks, the second-most in program history. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OLB Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Daryl McCleskey Jr., Sr/2020, Eastern Kentucky, 5-09, 190 (DS#86 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky,...McCleskey was the only player in the conference to rush for 1,000 yards this season, finishing with 454 more yards than any other. The senior totaled 1,238 yards on 214 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per touch. He scored eight touchdowns on the ground and caught one. He finished the season with 28 receptions, the second-most on the team, for 197 yards. In addition to leading the OVC in rushing, McCleskey was fourth in rushing touchdowns and third in all-purpose yards (119.6 per game). He is ninth in the country in rushing yards, 13th in yards per game, 23rd in yards per carry and 57th in rushing touchdowns. The Dayton native ran for a career-best, and eclipsed the 2,000-yard career rushing mark, with 202 yards against Tennessee State. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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RB Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Samuel Hayworth, rSr/2020, Eastern Kentucky, 5-10, 180 (DS#30 K) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): K - Samuel Hayworth, Eastern Kentucky,...Hayworth finished the 2019 season 18-for-22 on field goal attempts with three of his misses coming from 40 yards or more away. He went 17-for-18 on attempts from inside the 40 yard line. The redshirt senior also made all 37 of his extra-point attempts. The Ormond Beach, Florida native led the OVC in scoring this season with 7.6 points per game. He was second in the conference in field goal percentage (81.8 percent) and field goals per game (1.50 per game). He ranks ninth in the nation in field goals per game and 16th in field goal percentage. Hayworth was chosen as the OVC Specialist of the Week twice and the national special teams player of the week once this season. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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K Samuel Hayworth, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Taquan Evans, rSr/2020, Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 245 (DS#112 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Taquan Evans, Eastern Kentucky,...Evans played in all 12 games. He totaled 29 tackles, 12.5 tackles for a loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass break-ups. The redshirt senior from Douglasville, Georgia, was second in the OVC with 0.67 sacks per game and sixth with 1.04 tackles for a loss per game. He ranks 33rd in the nation in sacks per game and 85th in tackles for a loss per game. Evans had three sacks in Eastern's win over Tennessee Tech. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OLB Taquan Evans, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Graham Ashkettle, rJr/2022, Eastern Kentucky, 6-5, 300 (DS#999 OT) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OT - Graham Ashkettle, Eastern Kentucky,...Tucker Schroeder, a redshirt sophomore from St. Cloud, Florida, started all 12 games at left guard. Graham Ashkettle, a redshirt sophomore from Crestwood, Kentucky, started 10 times at right tackle. The two were part for an offensive line that helped EKU rush for 2,468 yards. They helped the Colonels lead the OVC and rank 22nd in FCS football with 205.5 rushing yards per game. Over the final six games of the season, the offensive line allowed only three sacks. Both started against Tennessee State and aided a running attach that churned out 379 yards, averaging nine yards per rush. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OT Graham Ashkettle, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Tucker Schroeder, rSr/2023, Eastern Kentucky, 6-4, 295 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OG - Tucker Schroeder, Eastern Kentucky,...Tucker Schroeder, a redshirt sophomore from St. Cloud, Florida, started all 12 games at left guard. Graham Ashkettle, a redshirt sophomore from Crestwood, Kentucky, started 10 times at right tackle. The two were part for an offensive line that helped EKU rush for 2,468 yards. They helped the Colonels lead the OVC and rank 22nd in FCS football with 205.5 rushing yards per game. Over the final six games of the season, the offensive line allowed only three sacks. Both started against Tennessee State and aided a running attach that churned out 379 yards, averaging nine yards per rush. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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OG Tucker Schroeder, Eastern Kentucky
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12/22/19 - Alonzo Booth, rSr/2022, Eastern Kentucky, 6-0, 250 (DS#999 FB) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB - Alonzo Booth, Eastern Kentucky,...Booth finished the season with 673 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. The redshirt sophomore from Columbus, Ohio led the conference and is 14th in the nation in rushing touchdowns. - Eastern Kentucky Football

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FB Alonzo Booth, Eastern Kentucky
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12/18/19 - Kyle Bailey, rSr/2022, Eastern Kentucky, 6-0, 209 (DS#109 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB Kyle Bailey, Jr., WKU,...Honorable Mention players, who received at least one All-Conference vote, for WKU include (alphabetically): Junior linebacker Kyle Bailey (Carrolton, Ga.), Senior nickelback Ta'Corian Darden (Russellville), Junior defensive tackle Jeremy Darvin (Nashville, Tenn.), Senior defensive tackle Jaylon George (Atlanta, Ga.), Junior safety Devon Key (Lexington), Junior safety Antwon Kincade (Valdosta, Ga.), Junior cornerback Trae Meadows (Greensboro, N.C.), Junior offensive guard Jordan Meredith (Bowling Green), Freshman tight end Joshua Simon (Dalzell, S.C.). - Western Kentucky Football

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OLB Kyle Bailey, Eastern Kentucky
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