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SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State, 6-3, 220, Jr., Norseland, Minn. (IMG Academy/Minnesota),...Transfer quarterback Zack Annexstad led the Redbirds to a dominant 35-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the annual Mid-America Classic at Hancock Stadium. For the second week in a row, Annexstad accounted for three touchdowns for the Redbirds as he threw a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for another in the victory over the Panthers. Annexstad had touchdown throws of 17 and 30 yards and called his own number on a 2-yard TD run for the final score of the game. He finished the game 19-for-33 with 212 yards passing for ISU. - Missouri Valley Football

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QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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10/09/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#103 RB) + More +

Victor Dawson ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Merrimack held off Duquesne 28-21 on Saturday. Dawson scored on 9-and 18-yard runs as the Warriors (4-2, 2-0 Northeast Conference) scored 21 straight points to take a 28-14 lead late in the third quarter. The Dukes (1-5, 0-2) quickly answered with a 48-yard deep strike from Darius Perrantes down the left sideline to Abdul Janneh in the final minute of the quarter.

Merrimack fumbled the ball inside the Duquesne 5-yard line and the Dukes pinned the Warriors at their one. However, Merrimack put together a 12-play drive, chewing up 6:33, before punting the ball to the Dukes' 15. Duquesne reached its own 41-yard line with a pair of first downs before four straight incompletions. Gavin McCusker threw for a touchdown to Hayden Fisher and Donvan Wadley ran for his first career score for Merrimack. Tyvon Edmonds Jr. ran for 99 yards as the Warriors piled up 256 of their 419 total yards on the ground. Joe Mischler and Perrantes each had a touchdown pass for the Dukes, who were 4 of 12 on third down, while Merrimack was successful on 11 of 15. - AP College Football

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RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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10/08/22 - Zack Annexstad, rSr/2024, Illinois State, 6-3, 220 (DS#37 QB) + More +

Zack Annexstad passed for 257 yards and a touchdown, Ian Wagner kicked three field goals and Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 23-21 Saturday. Annexstad's 3-yard touchdown pass to Bryson Deming capped a 13-play, 79-yard drive and gave the Red Birds a 7-0 lead with 8:39 left in the first quarter. Sergio Morancy answered with a 53-yard touchdown catch-and-run less than 3 minutes later but Wagner's first field goal, a 33-yarder with 2:18 left in the first quarter, gave Illinois State the lead for good. Wenkers Wright scored on a 3-yard run to finish a 13-play, 68-yard drive that took nearly-7 minutes off the clock and made it 17-7 midway through the second quarter and Wagner made a 25-yard field goal to make it 20-14 as time in the first half expired. Illinois State (3-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference) took more than 5 minutes off the clock before settling for a 41-yarder by Wagner that made it a 9-point game after the first possession of the second half. Sam Schnee scored on a 6-yard run for Northern Iowa (2-4, 2-2) to cap a 14-play, 92-yard drive and trim the deficit to 23-21 with 12:50 left in the game. - AP College Football

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QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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09/24/22 - Mason Kaplan, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 6-2, 230 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Mason Kaplan threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and Valparaiso rallied to beat San Diego 28-21 on Saturday in a Pioneer Football League opener. Kaplan threw a 2-yard TD pass to Barret Labus to give the Beacons (2-2, 1-0) their first lead at 20-14 in the third quarter and connected with Solomon Davis on a 44-yarder to extend the lead early in the fourth. The Toreros recovered a fumble and scored on a 21-yard pass from Judd Erickson to Ja'seem Reed with under two minutes left but couldn't recover an onside kick. USD (1-3, 0-1) scored the game's first two touchdowns before Valparaiso rallied to cut the Toreros' lead to 14-13 at halftime. Kaplan - who shared quarterback duties with Michael Appel Jr. - entered the game in the second quarter and was 4-of-6 passing for 102 yards and added 44 yards on the ground. Davis had five catches for 118 yards and Labus had two TD catches. Erickson had two of USD's three touchdown passes. Reed had two TD catches. - AP College Football

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ILB Mason Kaplan, Illinois State
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09/17/22 - Zack Annexstad, rSr/2024, Illinois State, 6-3, 220 (DS#37 QB) + More +

Zack Annexstad threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Illinois State's defense came up with two interception-return scores as the Redbirds stymied Eastern Illinois 35-7 on Saturday. Illinois State (2-1) has won back-to-back contests following a season-opening defeat at Wisconsin. Jeff Bowens intercepted the Panthers' Jonah O'Brien and returned it 40 yards for a score to make it 21-7 with 1:09 left before halftime. Deandre Lamont later picked O'Brien and ran it in from 3 yards out at the beginning of the third quarter. O'Brien threw an 11-yard touchdown to DeWayne Cooks Jr. to knot the score at 7 with 3:09 left in the first. Illinois State held the Panthers (0-3) to 167 yards of offense. - AP College Football

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QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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09/13/22 - Zeke Vandenburgh, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 6-4, 234 (DS#18 OLB) + More +

SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Ill./Freeport High,...Vandenburgh played a huge part in helping Illinois State hold on for a 28-21 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday night. The Freeport, Ill., native led the team with 12 tackles, recorded a career-best three sacks, tied a career-high with 3.0 TFLs and added a forced fumble in the win for the Redbirds. Vandenburgh has now recorded double-digit tackle efforts in the first two games of the season for ISU. His final sack of the game was one of the biggest defensive plays of the contest, as he took down Valparaiso's Mason Kaplan for the third time with just 23 seconds left on the clock and that led to the game-sealing interception on the next play by Franky West. - Missouri Valley Football

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OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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08/03/22 - Zeke Vandenburgh, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 6-4, 234 (DS#18 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State,...Vandenburgh was selected as a 2021 All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection, after he ranked second on the team with 73 tackles, led the team with four sacks and tied for the team lead with 8.5 tackles-for-loss. - Illinois State Football

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OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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08/03/22 - Joey Malinowski, Sr/2024, Illinois State, 6-0, 245 (DS#999 LS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LS Joey Malinowski, Illinois State,...Malinowski rounds out the preseason honorees as one of the longer tenured longsnappers in the league. He was not credited with a bad snap during the 2021 season and tallied seven tackles on special teams coverage during the year. - Illinois State Football

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LS Joey Malinowski, Illinois State
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08/03/22 - Braydon Deming, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 6-3, 245 (DS#95 DE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DL Braydon Deming, Illinois State,...Deming earned MVFC All-Newcomer Team honors in 2021 in his first season with the Redbirds. He finished the year with 42 tackles and tied for the team lead with 8.5 tackles-for-loss, while adding 2.5 sacks and one pass breakup. - Illinois State Football

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DE Braydon Deming, Illinois State
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08/03/22 - Drew Bones, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 6-5, 323 (DS#59 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): OL Drew Bones, Illinois State,...Bones started all 11 games at center for the Redbirds, the only Redbird lineman to start every game at the same position last season. He graded out at over 90 percent for the season and helped lead the way for Mueller, who rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and scored six touchdowns for ISU. - Illinois State Football

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OG Drew Bones, Illinois State
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08/03/22 - Cole Mueller, rSr/2025, Illinois State, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): RB Cole Mueller, Illinois State,...Mueller was also named a 2021 All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection, following his breakout first season for the Redbirds. He ranked third in the MVFC in rushing yards (977), was fourth in rushing yards per game (88.8) and finished the season ranked in the Top 20 in the FCS in rush yards (No. 15) and yards per game (No. 20). - Illinois State Football

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RB Cole Mueller, Illinois State
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02/28/22 - Deandre Lamont, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 5-10, 190 (DS#54 FS) + More +

2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Deandre Lamont, Central Arkansas, Jr., Baytown, Texas,...UCA's secondary was led by Lamont, a junior from Baytown, Texas, and Godfrey, a sophomore from Spring, Texas. Lamont was UCA's second-leading tackler with 63 tackles, along with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and eight pass breakups. - Central Arkansas Football

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FS Deandre Lamont, Illinois State
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11/30/21 - Cole Mueller, rSr/2025, Illinois State, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): RB Cole Mueller,...In his first competitive season with the Redbirds, Mueller made an immediate impact and picked up his first all-conference honor. The Wentzville, Missouri, native ranked third in the MVFC in rushing yards (977) and was fourth in rushing yards per game (88.8). He finished the season ranked in the Top 20 of the FCS in rush yards (No. 15) and yards per game (No. 20), averaged 5.2 yards per carry and rushed for a team-best six touchdowns. Mueller had four 100-plus yard efforts in 2021 and was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, after rushing for a career-best 178 yards with 69-yad touchdown run in the win over South Dakota. - Illinois State Football

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RB Cole Mueller, Illinois State
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11/30/21 - JT Bohlken, rSr/2022, Illinois State, 5-11, 185 (DS#999 P) + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): P J.T. Bohlken,...Bohlken ranked No. 10 in the FCS and was second in the MVFC with a 44.1 yards (ISU single-season record) per punt average on 67 attempts, with a long punt of 64 yards on the season. The Jefferson City, Missouri, native recorded 23 punts of over 50 yards and placed 20 inside the opponent's 20-yard line with only four touchbacks on the season. He was named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week and Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week for Week 10, after punting 12 times for a career-high 516 yards (43 yards per punt) with four punts inside the UNI 20-yard line. - Illinois State Football

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P JT Bohlken, Illinois State
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11/30/21 - Trey Georgie, rSr/2022, Illinois State, 6-5, 297 (DS#109 OG) + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL Trey Georgie,...Georgie wrapped up his Redbird career by earning All-MVFC honors for the first time. The Lawrence, Kansas, native started in eight games for the Redbirds and graded out at over 90 percent for the season. He helped lead the way for freshman standout Cole Mueller, who rushed for nearly 1,000 and scored six touchdowns for the Redbirds. - Illinois State Football

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OG Trey Georgie, Illinois State
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