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  2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB - Jordan Helm, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic,...Defensive tackle Jaylen Joyner, linebackers Caliph Brice and Ahman Ross, and defensive backs Zyon Gilbert, Jordan Helm and Teja Young - were tabbed as Honorable Mention, as was redshirt sophomore punter Matt Hayball. - Florida Atlantic Football

rSr/2022 FS Jordan HelmFlorida Atlantic
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  2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB - Caliph Brice, Sr., Florida Atlantic,...Additionally, six of McCarthy's fellow defenders - defensive tackle Jaylen Joyner, linebackers Caliph Brice and Ahman Ross, and defensive backs Zyon Gilbert, Jordan Helm and Teja Young - were tabbed as Honorable Mention, as was redshirt sophomore punter Matt Hayball. - Florida Atlantic Football

rSr/2022 OLB Caliph BriceFlorida Atlantic
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  2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB - Ahman Ross, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic,...Defensive tackle Jaylen Joyner, linebackers Caliph Brice and Ahman Ross, and defensive backs Zyon Gilbert, Jordan Helm and Teja Young - were tabbed as Honorable Mention, as was redshirt sophomore punter Matt Hayball. - Florida Atlantic Football

rSr/2023 SS Ahman RossFlorida Atlantic
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  Keem Green decided to seek more playing time elsewhere. A 6-foot-5, 320-pound defensive lineman, Green has entered the transfer portal after recording three tackles in five games this season as a reserve for Nebraska. He made two tackles in the Huskers' season opener at fifth-ranked Ohio State and added another stop against Illinois. He appeared in only one of the final four games. He originally joined Nebraska's roster in August 2019 - at the midpoint of preseason drills - as a transfer from Highlands (Kansas) Community College. He recorded a single tackle in his debut, against Ohio State, and also earned playing time against Wisconsin and Maryland. By playing in only three games, he maintained a redshirt season. - Lincoln Journal Star

rSr/2024 DT Keem GreenFlorida Atlantic
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  2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Jarron Morris, Texas State, DB,...Morris ranks fifth nationally and third in the Sun Belt with four interceptions, with three pickoffs coming in conference games. He returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at ULM to clinch Texas State's first win of the season and to tie school and league records for the longest return in a game. Morris led Texas State with 69 tackles and ranks second among league leaders with 15 pass breakups. He also forced a fumble at Boston College and recovered a fumble against Louisiana to set up a touchdown drive. - Texas State Football

rSr/2024 FS Jarron MorrisFlorida Atlantic
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  Florida State offensive lineman Andrew Boselli is the latest Seminole to enter the transfer portal. Boselli, a former three-star center from Jacksonville and the son of NFL offensive line standout Tony Boselli, has appeared in three games last season and started one, FSU's 41-24 win over Jacksonville State. Boselli originally enrolled at FSU in 2016, but left the program ahead of the 2018 season after minimal playing time through his first two seasons. He returned as a walk-on in 2019 and earned his scholarship back before the season. That year, he appeared in 10 games and made two starts at center. This season, though, he was beaten out for the starting job by redshirt freshman Maurice Smith and has played very little. - Times Union

rSr/2022 C Andrew BoselliFlorida Atlantic
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  Florida Atlantic has lost two more football players for the season after redshirt junior quarterback Justin Agner and graduate wide receiver Aaron Young decided to opt out under COVID-19 rules. Seven Owls have now opted out of the season. "Justin opted out about two weeks ago," coach Willie Taggart said Wednesday. "Young opted out this week." In early August, senior safety Quran Hafiz was the first player to opt out. In September, two more players - redshirt freshman La'Darious Henry and redshirt sophomore Cordel Littlejohn - decided not to play this fall. Before the delayed season opener against Charlotte on Oct. 3, wide receiver Eyin Cole and defensive back Jaylon Worsham opted out, bringing the total to five. With Agner and Young opting out, the total is now seven. - Palm Beach Post

rSr/2022 WR Aaron YoungFlorida Atlantic
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  Backup quarterback Javion Posey scored the game's only touchdown on an 11-yard run with 2:27 remaining and Florida Atlantic beat Western Kentucky 10-6 on Saturday night. Posey, a redshirt freshman, replaced starter Nick Tronti to begin FAU's first possession of the fourth quarter and, after five consecutive runs by the Owls, had his first collegiate pass - and only attempt of the game - intercepted by Western Kentucky's Kyle Bailey. But the Hilltoppers went three-and-out and then Posey led a 12-play, 75-yard drive capped by his TD run that gave Florida Atlantic a 10-6 lead. He had five carries for 33 yards - including a 15-yard run on third-and-3 from near midfield to keep the drive alive.

Posey finished with nine carries for 60 yards. Tronti was 7-of-16 passing for 106 yards. BJ Emmons added 56 yards rushing on 14 carries for FAU (3-1, 3-1 Conference USA). Vladimir Rivas kicked a 40-yard field goal to open the scoring with nearly nine minutes left in the third quarter. Brayden Narveson tied it with a 32-yarder about six minutes later and then made a 49-yarder to give WKU its first lead with 8:09 to play. Tyrrell Pigrome, a graduate transfer from Maryland, was 19-of-39 passing for 163 yards for the Hilltoppers. Gaej Walker had 78 yards rushing on 78 carries. Western Kentucky (2-6, 1-3) has lost back-to-back games for the third time this season. - AP College Football


Sr/2021 RB BJ EmmonsFlorida Atlantic
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  Kobe Lewis had 28 carries for 112 yards and two touchdowns, Daniel Richardson accounted for two more TDs, and Central Michigan beat Ohio 30-27 on Wednesday night in the season, and Mid-American Conference, opener for both teams. Richardson was 23-of-41 passing for 243 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown to Kalil Pimpleton, and scored on a 1-yard run. De'Montre Tuggle had a 3-yard touchdown run to tie the score with 58 seconds left in the first half, and returned the opening kickoff of the second 93 yards for a score that gave Ohio a 27-20 lead. After Central Michigan was forced to punt on its ensuing drive, Willie Reid forced and then recovered a fumble by Tuggle at the Bobcats' 22, setting up an 8-yard TD run by Lewis with 10:36 left in the third quarter. CMU's Marshall Meeder kicked a 22-yard field goal to cap a 15-play, 70-yard drive with 9:05 to play. Ohio, which went three-and-out on its following two possessions, moved into Chippewas territory in the closing minute but a holding penalty and then a false start stalled its final drive. Kurtis Rourke passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns for the Bobcats. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 RB Kobe LewisFlorida Atlantic
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  The FAU Owls lost a key running back for the rest of the season. Florida Atlantic coach Willie Taggart said Monday that Larry McCammon III is out for the remainder of the season because of an ankle injury he sustained against Marshall on Oct. 24. Taggart, who didn't recall at the time which ankle was injured, said the team thought McCammon's ankle was originally sprained but they discovered there was a torn tendon in the ankle. Taggart added the sophomore running back will have surgery on the ankle. McCammon didn't play in the Owls' 24-3 win versus UTSA on Saturday at FAU Stadium. He rushed for 43 yards on six attempts in FAU's season-opening win versus Charlotte before recording 36 rushing yards on a team-high 11 attempts against Marshall. The sophomore will end the season with 79 rushing yards on 17 attempts and nine receiving yards on two receptions. - Sun-Sentinel

rSr/2024 RB Larry McCammon IIIFlorida Atlantic
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  Nick Tronti threw for a touchdown, ran for another and Florida Atlantic beat UTSA 24-3 on Saturday. After having five of their first six games canceled due to COVID-19 reasons, and then losing at Marshall last week with a depleted roster, the Owls (2-1, 2-1 Conference USA) were closer to full strength in beating the Roadrunners (4-4, 2-2). FAU only had two players sidelined due to COVID-19. A total of 43 players who began fall camp did not travel to Marshall, including 28 related to COVID-19.

Tronti connected with Aaron Young for 27 yards and a touchdown following a Vladimir Rivas field goal for a 10-0 first-quarter lead. After Hunter Duplessis got UTSA's only points with a 49-yard field goal, Tronti completed a nine-play, 80-yard drive with a 2-yard run to lead 17-3 at halftime. That touchdown was set up by a 36-yard completion to TJ Chase. James Charles added a 2-yard touchdown run late after UTSA turned the ball over on downs at its 19-yard line. Malcomb Davidson rushed for 115 yards on 14 carries for FAU. UTSA's Sincere McCormick, who came in with a FBS-leading 867 yards rushing, was held to 54 yards by a FAU defense that included three sacks by Jaylen Joyner. - Florida Atlantic/AP College Football


rSr/2023 QB Nick TrontiFlorida Atlantic
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  Lewis, who rushed for 1,074 yards and 15 touchdowns a year ago, is CMU's top threat in the backfield. His 2019 running mate, Jonathan Ward, is now with the Arizona Cardinals. "He's an explosive runner," said Charlie Frye, CMU's offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, of Lewis. "He's an every-down back. We ask him to (block), we ask him to catch, we ask him to run. He can do all three things. He's as good as you're going to get." Lewis, a junior, proved his explosiveness, versatility and durability in 2019. He added 23 receptions for 163 yards while posting five 100-yard rushing games. Redshirt freshman Lew Nichols should also see a lot of playing time in spelling Lewis. "With me being the No. 1 back and Lew being a freshman, I'll be depended on a lot this season," Lewis said. "I know that my body has to be right. This whole quarantine and COVID thing my focus has been getting bigger, faster and stronger and I've done that." - Central Michigan Football

rSr/2024 RB Kobe LewisFlorida Atlantic
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  OCT 5 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Florida Atlantic senior OLB Leighton McCarthy made the move from defensive end, a position he played his first three seasons at FAU, to outside linebacker during the preseason. The redshirt senior's efforts paid off with 10 tackles, including four tackles for a loss, and three sacks - all career highs - in a 21-17 win over Charlotte. The Apopka, Florida, native also forced a key fourth quarter fumble to help preserve the Owls' win. McCarthy's second tackle of the game was a sack for a loss of nine yards which was key in limiting the 49ers to a field goal. In the third quarter, McCarthy had a sack for a loss of three yards, but more importantly he forced a fumble on the play which was recovered by fellow linebacker Caliph Brice at the Charlotte 16. Just one play later the Owls scored and took their first lead of the game. McCarthy would play a critical role in holding that lead with two more tackles in the fourth quarter, including another for TFL for a loss of one, setting up an Owls sack, followed by a punt on the next two plays. - Conference USA Football

rSr/2021 OLB Leighton McCarthyFlorida Atlantic
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  Nick Tronti accounted for three touchdowns, coach Willie Taggart collected his first win at Florida Atlantic and the Owls started their season with a 21-17 win over Charlotte in a Conference USA opener on Saturday night. Trailing 10-0, Tronti broke loose for a 49-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter, and then tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Logan Peterson. The Owls (1-0, 1-0) forced a fumble on the next series, and Tronti connected with T.J. Chase on a 16-yard touchdown two plays later. Tre Harbison III bulled in from the 1 for Charlotte to cap the scoring with 13 minutes left. Inside the final two minutes, the 49ers drove to the FAU 9 when time expired. Tronti was 11 of 22 for 98 yards passing and added 94 yards rushing on 10 carries. Chris Reynolds was 24-of-32 passing for 314 yards with a touchdown pass to lead Charlotte (0-2, 0-1). Harbison finished with 49 yards rushing on 17 carries. Seating was limited to 20% capacity at 29,419-seat FAU Stadium. Social-distancing measures were in effect and masks were mandatory. - Florida Atlantic/AP College Football

rSr/2023 QB Nick TrontiFlorida Atlantic
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  Redshirt junior Nick Tronti will be FAU's starting quarterback for its season opener against Georgia Southern on Saturday, Owls coach Willie Taggart told reporters Monday morning. Tronti was considered the front-runner for the starting role after the departure of Chris Robison, who was the starter the previous two seasons. The former Indiana quarterback was the backup quarterback last season and beat out redshirt junior Justin Agner, redshirt freshman Javion Posey and true freshman Willie Taggart Jr. in what Taggart called a "good battle" for the starting job. "He has the most experience out of the guys and he's been consistent throughout training camp," Taggart said. "We have four guys we can go out and win with, and I think that's what made it tough because all those guys were making plays throughout training camp."

Taggart said the coaching staff made the decision to name the 2016 Florida Mr. Football recipient the starting quarterback after the team's most recent scrimmage Sunday. "When it came down to it," Taggart added, "we thought Nick with his experience would be the best way for us to start the season." Tronti completed 17 passes on 22 attempts for 180 yards for two touchdowns and one interception in 11 games with the Owls in 2019, and excelled as a dual-threat quarterback, rushing for 239 yards and two touchdowns on 51 attempts. - Sun-Sentinel


rSr/2023 QB Nick TrontiFlorida Atlantic
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