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Dylan McDuffie had an official visit set up for Oklahoma State after his trip to Georgia Tech earlier this month. The interest that both teams had in the 1,000-yard rusher from Buffalo was understandable, and the appeal to McDuffie of a Cowboys team that has been ranked consistently in the Top 25 and was losing its leading rusher similarly made sense. But he never made it to Stillwater, Okla. "I actually had a visit set up to go to the spring game," McDuffie told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But I knew after going to visit at GT that that was where I wanted to be, so I didn't even wait." In committing to Tech on April 17 after his visit, McDuffie has added further credentials to Tech's assembly of running backs.

McDuffie, 6-feet and 207 pounds, runs with a combination of vision, quick feet and will. His commitment simultaneously has furnished new running backs coach Mike Daniels with an invaluable endorsement. After he was coached by Daniels last season at Buffalo, McDuffie chose to entrust his career to him again. "Coach Daniels, he's the best coach I've ever had," McDuffie said. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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RB Dylan McDuffie, Kansas
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04/28/22 - Lawrence Arnold, rSr/2025, Kansas, 6-3, 205 (DS#77 WR) + More +

Despite sharing his intentions to transfer from Kansas last week, wide receiver Lawrence Arnold has decided to remain at the university and on the football team following conversations with coach Lance Leipold. Arnold, who will be a redshirt sophomore in the fall, was among 11 players who at least publicly expressed an interest in transferring once spring practices concluded on April 9.

He started nine games last season and played an integral role in the passing game, and he figured to be one of the Jayhawks' top targets again this season. "I just think he finally had a chance to sit down with Coach and talk to Coach," Claude Mathis, who was Arnold's coach at DeSoto High in Texas when he was a senior, said Monday. "They're on the same page now. I think it had a lot to do with his role and with the offense, and now that they had a chance to sit down and talk now, I think they've kind of worked some things out." - Lawrence Journal World

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WR Lawrence Arnold, Kansas
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04/24/22 - Leshon Williams, rSr/2026, Kansas, 5-09, 215 (DS#43 RB) + More +

After two years of waiting, Iowa sophomore running back Leshon Williams received his opportunity in the last game of the Hawkeyes' 2021 season. With regular starter Tyler Goodson opting out of the Citrus Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft and senior backup Ivory Kelly-Martin battling injury, Williams stepped into a feature role for the first time in his career. Williams only had 10 career carries prior to that. He finished the game with 10 carries for 42 yards. Overall, Iowa rushed for 175 yards and 5.8 yards per carry in their 20-17 loss.

He's expecting a lot more work to come his way in 2022. "I processed (Goodson opting out) as an opportunity," Williams said. "Getting a lot more reps help. There's nothing like being in a game and seeing a blitz full speed. Just me getting into the bowl game and getting a lot more experience is going to help because now I have a game under my belt and I got a feel of the speed of the game and how it goes." Williams is squarely in the mix for Iowa's starting running back competition as spring practice nears a close. He and fellow sophomore Gavin Williams are the top two running backs returning this season with redshirt freshman Deavin Hilson behind them. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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RB Leshon Williams, Kansas
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04/22/22 - Lawrence Arnold, rSr/2025, Kansas, 6-3, 205 (DS#77 WR) + More +

Wide receiver Lawrence Arnold, who was expected to be one of the Kansas football team's top targets next season, wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday evening that he intends to transfer. Arnold, who will be a redshirt sophomore in the fall, started nine games last season. He tied for second on the team with 27 catches, matched a team high with three touchdown receptions and was fourth with 316 receiving yards. Eleven players have decided to leave the Jayhawks since Thursday, though he's the only one who was expected to play a significant role. Wide receiver Majik Rector also wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that he was transferring, as did cornerback DeVonte Wilson, who noted shortly thereafter that he had committed to Florida A&M.; Arnold had a season-high eight catches for 68 yards in the 53-32 loss at Duke on Sept. 25 and had a season-high 73 yards on four catches in the 35-23 loss to Oklahoma on Oct. 23. A three-star recruit out of Desoto, Texas, Arnold had scholarship offers from Kansas State, Cal and Northwestern, among others. - Topeka Capital Journal

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WR Lawrence Arnold, Kansas
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04/20/22 - Dylan McDuffie, rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-10, 218 (DS#42 RB) + More +

Dylan McDuffie will head south to continue his college football career, and he will reunite with a former coach. McDuffie, who played at the University at Buffalo for the last four seasons, announced on his social media accounts that he will transfer to Georgia Tech, which plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Mike Daniels, who coached the Bulls' running backs in 2021, holds the same position on the Yellow Jackets' staff.

McDuffie, a running back who played at St. Francis and at Sweet Home, re-entered the transfer portal at the beginning of the month. He announced Dec. 31 that he had initially entered the transfer portal, and withdrew from the transfer portal at the end of January. McDuffie led the Bulls in rushing last season with 1,049 yards and 11 touchdowns on 206 carries. The 6-foot, 207-pound back was fourth in the Mid-American Conference in rushing yards, and ran for 1,273 yards and 11 touchdowns on 244 carries at UB. McDuffie will join the Yellow Jackets as a graduate transfer, with two years of eligibility remaining. - Buffalo News

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RB Dylan McDuffie, Kansas
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02/28/22 - Lorenzo McCaskill, rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-0, 223 (DS#60 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB - Lorenzo McCaskill, Louisiana (RS Jr., LB - Detroit, Mich.),...Levi Lewis (Quarterback), Johnson (Running Back), Shane Vallot (Offensive Line), Zi'Yon Hill (Defensive Line), Chauncey Manac (Linebacker), Lorenzo McCaskill (Linebacker), Eric Garror (Cornerback) and Percy Butler (Safety) were all named to the league's Second Team, while Smith (Running Back), Tayland Humphrey (Defensive Line), Andre Jones (Defensive Line) and Mekhi Garner (Cornerback) picked up Third Team honors. - Louisiana Football

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OLB Lorenzo McCaskill, Kansas
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02/28/22 - Bryce Foster, rSr/2026, Kansas, 6-4, 310 (DS#3 C) + More +

2021 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): C Bryce Foster, Texas A&M,...Foster (Katy, Texas) started all 12 games at center, while Fatheree (Richmond, Texas) started the final nine at right tackle and appeared in 11 total contests. The duo helped solidify a young line which paved the way for an offense that amassed nearly 2,500 yards on the ground. - Texas A&M Football

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C Bryce Foster, Kansas
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02/28/22 - Dylan McDuffie, rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-10, 218 (DS#42 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Running Back - Dylan McDuffie, Buffalo,...McDuffie had a breakout season for the Bulls, rushing for a career-best 1,049 yards and 11 touchdowns. His rushing total was the 10th best single season output in program history. He added 14 receptions for 123 yards and another score. - Buffalo Football

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RB Dylan McDuffie, Kansas
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12/31/22 - Darrell Simmons Jr., rSr/2025, Kansas, 6-2, 315 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Darrell Simmons (OL),...Greg Eisworth II (DB), Beau Freyler (DB), Jake Hummel (LB), Anthony Johnson Jr. (DB), Andrew Mevis (PK), Zach Petersen (DE) and Darrell Simmons Jr. (OL). - Iowa State Football

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OG Darrell Simmons Jr., Kansas
News Source: Iowa State Football
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12/23/21 - Lonnie Phelps, rJr/2023, Kansas, 6-2, 244 (DS#21 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Lonnie Phelps, Miami,...Joining the All-MAC second-team squad were Lonnie Phelps, Matthew Salopek and Sterling Weatherford. Brett Gabbert, Mac Hippenhammer and Dominique Robinson earned third-team honors. - Miami (OH) Football

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OLB Lonnie Phelps, Kansas
News Source: Miami (OH) Football
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12/16/21 - Seth Keller, rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-08, 167 (DS#22 K) + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): K - Seth Keller (So., K - Colleyville, Texas),...Keller was Texas State's scoring leader with 77 points and set the school's single-season record for most field goals made in a season with 15 after connecting on 15-of-18 attempts in 2021. He also converted 32-of-32 extra-point attempts. He was named an All-Sun Belt Fourth-Team selection in 2020. - Texas State Football

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K Seth Keller, Kansas
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12/16/21 - Craig Young, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-3, 226 (DS#24 OLB) + More +

Former Ohio State football player Craig Young has transferred to Kansas. Young entered the portal after three seasons with the Buckeyes recording 23 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. He arrived as a member of the 2019 recruiting class ranked as the nation's No. 609 player and No. 34 athlete. He's the third player from the class to transfer, along with Jameson Williams and Ryan Jacoby. The former three-star recruit flashed at times during his career but could never carve out a consistent role for OSU. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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OLB Craig Young, Kansas
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12/14/21 - Kalon Gervin, rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-11, 192 (DS#71 CB) + More +

A former starting cornerback at Michigan State, Kalon Gervin's venture into the transfer portal has landed him at the University of Kansas. Just a little more than six weeks ago, Gervin planned to transfer to Wisconsin and committed to play for the Badgers in 2022. However, Gervin announced Friday he has flipped on that decision, and committed to KU. "Change of plans," Gervin posted to Twitter, along with photos of him wearing a blue, No. 8 KU uniform. Gervin left the Spartans early on this past season, entering the portal in late September. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds on MSU's roster as a redshirt junior in 2021, Gervin played in MSU's first four games. He started twice and made 14 total tackles. The Detroit Free Press reported Gervin's departure coincided with a cutback in his playing time. - Lawrence Journal World

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CB Kalon Gervin, Kansas
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11/15/21 - Devin Neal, Sr/2025, Kansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#14 RB) + More +

NOV 15 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Devin Neal, KU, RB, Fr.,...Neal rushed for a career-high 143 yards on 24 carries with three touchdowns to lead Kansas to a 57-56 overtime victory at Texas. He also caught two passes for 26 yards, including a 19-yard score. Neal is the first KU player since at least 2000 to have three rushing TDs and one receiving TD in the same game. He is just the third player in college football this season to achieve the feat and the only with 140+ rushing yards, 3+ rushing TDs, 25+ receiving yards and 1+ receiving TD in a game. - Big 12 Football

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RB Devin Neal, Kansas
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11/14/21 - Jalon Daniels, rSr/2026, Kansas, 6-0, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

Everything was going against Kansas late. The momentum. The crowd. The score. Even history. And then first-year Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold decided go for the win and got it. Jalon Daniels hit Jared Casey on a scrambling pass for a 2-point conversion in overtime and Kansas stunned Texas 57-56 Saturday night to snap the Jayhawks' eight game losing streak this season and a 56-game losing streak in Big 12 road contests that stretched back to 2008. "It really says a lot about the young men we have in the locker room," Leipold said. "They've been starving. It's one win. We have to build on it." Leipold knew he had nothing to lose on the conversion attempt. Lose the game? So what? Leipold is trying to rebuild the worst program in the Big 12. But make it and beat Texas - even a struggling Longhorns program now mired in its worst losing streak in more than 60 years - and Kansas (2-8, 1-6 Big 12) could grab college football's attention with a stunner.

It worked to perfection after the Jayhawks nearly let it slip away. Texas had rallied from 21 down in the second half to force overtime on Casey Thompson's touchdown pass to Cade Brewer with 22 seconds left. Texas got the ball first in overtime and scored on Marcus Washington's scoop-and-stretch touchdown catch. But an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty set up Kansas with a short field and the the Jayhawks answered with Devin Neal's 2-yard touchdown run. Leipold never hesitated on the decision to go for the win. Kansas players stormed onto the field when Daniels found Casey trailing the scrambling quarterback across the middle of the field and the fullback cradled the throw for the score. "I didn't actually see the catch...But I saw everybody running toward them, so I made my way toward them too and jumped into the dogpile," Neal said. "It was just truly remarkable." - Kansas/AP College Football

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QB Jalon Daniels, Kansas
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