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  Georgia Tech has added a former Clemson Tiger out of the transfer portal for the second year in a row. Former Clemson defensive tackle Etinosa Reuben, who was a highly coveted prospect out of high school, announced his commitment to Tech on Tuesday. Reuben, who comes to Tech as a grad transfer, has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 295 pounds, Reuben played in 30 games and had 318 defensive snaps from 2019-22.

He was credited with 26 tackles, including 3.5 for loss. He'll compete with returning starters Makius Scott and D'Quan Douse for playing time. Reuben follows two Clemson teammates who transferred to Tech last offseason: quarterback Taisun Phommachanh and offensive lineman Paul Tchio. Phommachanh went in the transfer portal again after appearing in two games this past season. - Atlanta Journal Constitution


(DS#999 DE) rSr/2025 DE Etinosa Reuben, Massachusetts
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  Another Arizona Wildcat is in the NCAA transfer portal after veteran middle linebacker Jerry Roberts announced on Twitter Sunday evening that he's leaving the UA after two seasons. Roberts, who transferred to Arizona prior to the 2021 season after four seasons at Bowling Green, will look for his third school in seven seasons. "Thank you for the past year and a half," Roberts tweeted. "Tucson has been so welcoming since I have been here and it will forever have a place in my heart." Roberts started six games at middle linebacker in 2021 under former defensive coordinator Don Brown, before suffering a season-ending leg injury on the first play from scrimmage against Washington State in Pullman. Brown became UMass' head coach last offseason and was replaced by first-year defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen. UMass is a likely suitor for Roberts. Roberts' brother, linebacker Jyree Roberts, is signed to UMass' 2023 recruiting class. The Minutemen's defensive coordinator is former UA linebackers coach Keith Dudzinski. UMass has also added four ex-Wildcats in the transfer portal this year: defensive lineman JB Brown, linebacker Tyler Martin, defensive lineman Jermaine Wiggins Jr. and wide receiver Anthony Simpson. - Arizona Star News

(DS#85 ILB) rSr/2024 ILB Jerry Roberts Jr., Massachusetts
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  The Bears added former Tennessee redshirt frosh running back Justin Williams-Thomas in a bit of a surprise move, scooping up the Stanford commit a week before the spring enrollment deadline. The former high 4 star running back from Dallas, Georgia played in three games this season, totaling 37 yards in 11 carries, retaining his redshirt season so he'll have 4 seasons to play 4. As a senior, the 6-0/210 running back gained 1,956 yards on the ground and 190 more through the air, adding 15 touchdowns for the season.

He was a consensus 4 star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, signing with Tennessee last December after fielding offers from Auburn, Michigan, USC and more before signing with the Volunteers. After the departure of running backs Damien Moore, Chris Street and DeCarlos Brooks, the Bears added both Williams-Thomas and former Oregon running back Byron Cardwell-one of their primary 2021 running back targets to the running back room, joining frosh star Jaydn Ott, giving the Bears a potent 1-2-3 punch in the backfield in 2023. - Bearinsider.com


(DS#999 RB) rSr/2027 RB Justin Williams-Thomas, Massachusetts
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  2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts,...Merriweather played in 10 games in 2022, carrying the ball 150 times for 575 yards as the team's leading rusher and he also caught eight passes for 48 yards. He had had a season-high 122 rushing yards to go along with a pair of touchdowns at Arkansas State. He closed out the season with 49 rushing yards on five carries and a 27-yard reception against Army before being forced out of the game with an injury. The Alpharetta, Georgia native finished his Massachusetts career with 10 career 100-yard rushing games and three career two-touchdown games. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#53 RB) rSr/2023 RB Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
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  12/20/22 - Jalen Mackie, rSr/2023, Massachusetts, 6-1, 233 (DS#58 ILB) + More +

  2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: LB Jalen Mackie, Massachusetts,...One of the most consistent UMass players from game one, Mackie was the team leader with 100 tackles this past season (38 solo) while adding 3.5 sacks and 15.0 TFL from the middle linebacker position. He had a season-high seven solo tackles in the season opener at Tulane. Mackie, who is from Miramar, Florida, closed out the season with 21 tackles against Army (six solo) including two TFL's. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#58 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Jalen Mackie, Massachusetts
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  2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Marcus Cushnie, Massachusetts,...Cushnie ranked fourth on the team with 47.0 tackles, on the year including 23 solo and 24 assisted. He totaled 13.0 TFL's for a team-high 49 yards and had a team-best 5.5 sacks. The West Palm Beach, Florida native also led the team with five quarterback hurries on the year, including two at Toledo. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#52 DE) rSr/2023 DE Marcus Cushnie, Massachusetts
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  12/20/22 - Tyler Rudolph, rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 6-0, 196 (DS#73 SS) + More +

  2022 PHIL STEEL ALL-INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Tyler Rudolph, Massachusetts,...Rudolph was Massachusetts' second-leading tackler, totaling 62.0 on the season, including 37 solo. He had a pair of interceptions, joining Mahoney and Wallace as Minutemen with at least two interceptions on the season. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Rudolph added five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Two of his five pass breakups came in the victory over Stony Brook. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#73 SS) rSr/2025 SS Tyler Rudolph, Massachusetts
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  11/15/22 - Malcolm Greene, rSr/2026, Massachusetts, 5-11, 186 (DS#240 CB) + More +

  Clemson will be without junior defensive back Malcolm Greene for the rest of the season due to a groin injury. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday Greene would need an operation and would not be available going forward. No. 9 Clemson (9-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) closes league play Saturday at home against Miami (5-5, 3-3). Greene is a 5-foot-10, 195-pound defender from Richmond, Virginia. He played in seven games with two starts this season, making eight tackles with an interception in a win over Louisiana Tech in September. Greene is the latest hit to a banged-up defense. Clemson is without starting defensive end Xavier Thomas, who underwent an operation on an injured foot this week and won't return. Linebacker Trenton Simpson, the team's second-leading tackler, missed last week's win over Louisville and his status this week is up in the air. - AP College Football

(DS#240 CB) rSr/2026 CB Malcolm Greene, Massachusetts
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  10/20/22 - JB Brown, rSr/2024, Massachusetts, 6-1, 280 (DS#999 DE) + More +

  Veteran Arizona defensive lineman JB Brown has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Brown would have played a role in the Wildcats' rotation this year but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during preseason camp. Brown began his UA career in 2017. He has appeared in only four games over the past three seasons. Brown opted out of the pandemic-shortened '20 season and appeared in the first four games last year before sitting out the rest of the campaign for reasons that have never been disclosed publicly. Because the '20 season doesn't count toward any player's eligibility and Brown preserved a redshirt last year he'd be able to play in 2023 as a seventh-year senior. Brown finishes his UA career with 61 tackles, 14.5 stops for losses (including 6.5 sacks) and one forced fumble in 32 games. - Arizona Star News

(DS#999 DE) rSr/2024 DE JB Brown, Massachusetts
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  10/18/22 - TJ Magee, rSr/2027, Massachusetts, 5-10, 195 (DS#122 CB) + More +

  SEPT 26 PIONEER FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TJ Magee, Davidson, (Fr., S, Denham Springs, Louisiana),...Magee returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown to help set an early tone in Davidson's 56-24 PFL victory against Presbyterian, Saturday. It is his second kickoff return for a touchdown this season, joining a 97-yarder against Barton in Week 2. He is the only FCS kick returner with two touchdowns this season and is averaging 58.5 yards per kick return in 2022. - Pioneer League Football

(DS#122 CB) rSr/2027 CB TJ Magee, Massachusetts
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  10/18/22 - TJ Magee, rSr/2027, Massachusetts, 5-10, 195 (DS#122 CB) + More +

  SEPT 12 PIONEER FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TJ Magee, Davidson, (Fr., S, Denham Springs, Louisiana),...Magee had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter of Davidson's 37-17 victory against Barton, Saturday. He finished the day with 145 yards on three kick returns, leading the Wildcats in all-purpose yardage. The 97-yard return is one of just four kick returns of 97-plus yards in the FCS this season. Magee returned the opening kickoff 18 yards, then posted the 97-yard return and capped his day on special teams with a 30-yard return on Barton's fourth, and final, kickoff. In his regular defensive role, he also had a tackle and a fourth-quarter interception to help seal the Wildcats' home victory. - Pioneer League Football

(DS#122 CB) rSr/2027 CB TJ Magee, Massachusetts
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  10/14/22 - Arsheen Jiles, rSr/2025, Massachusetts, 5-09, 195 (DS#183 CB) + More +

  SEP 12 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Arsheen Jiles, SHU (DB, Jr.),...Jiles came away with the game-saving interception on a CCSU second and goal with less than two minutes remaining. The junior defensive back added a pair of tackles to lead Sacred Heart to the 14-10 victory in its league opener on Saturday. - NEC Football

(DS#183 CB) rSr/2025 CB Arsheen Jiles, Massachusetts
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  2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Ellis Merriweather, UMass, Sr., RB,...Merriweather became Massachusetts' first 1,000-yard rusher in the FBS era and established a new single-season school record of seven games with 100 or more rushing yards last season. He achieved career bests of 39 carries and 177 rushing yards, including a career-high 79-yard rushing touchdown. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#53 RB) rSr/2023 RB Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
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  2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Ellis Merriweather, University of Massachusetts,...Merriweather has contributed his time and services to several organizations – Peak Performance Executive Board, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Black Student-Athlete Summit and College Athlete Unity. As a representative in each organization, he has dedicated his time to developing, collaborating, and advocating with peers, staff and other mentors for the mental health and well-being of student-athletes and engaging in community service opportunities and programs or and with student-athletes, while aiding in a compilation of extensive resources and tools to be an effective change agent on campus and beyond. - Massachusetts Football

(DS#53 RB) rSr/2023 RB Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
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  Former Clemson/current University of Miami receiver Frank Ladson will likely be among a rare group of players who by the end of 2022 can say they played for one team, transferred to a program they previously faced, then faced their original team after transferring. "I missed home,'' said the 6-4, 205-pound Ladson, a fourth-year junior who was rated as high as a five-star prep receiver (PrepStar) and four-star wideout by other major recruiting sites when he played at Homestead South Dade High School. "It was time to come home." Not only has Ladson caught passes from No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Trevor Lawrence, he's now catching passes from projected first-round pick Tyler Van Dyke.

Charleston Rambo, who set UM's single-season school receiving record in 2021 (1,172 yards and seven touchdowns on 79 catches) and is now battling for an NFL spot with the Carolina Panthers, played in the 2019 and 2020 College Football Playoff. "Some of the guys asked me about it. Like, 'What's the biggest game you ever played in? The loudest game you ever played in?' Ladson said Thursday after the the sixth day of fall camp and first session in full pads. "It's just a different type of atmosphere. You're in the playoff [and] you're playing for a championship. At the end of the game they bring a stage out and confetti falls." Ladson, whose Clemson career was marred by consecutive seasons of sports hernia injuries which he said necessitated two surgeries - one on each side - said he's now healthy, fighting for a starting spot and doing everything he can to become the big-bodied receiver the Hurricanes need. - Miami Herald


(DS#999 WR) rSr/2025 WR Frank Ladson Jr., Massachusetts
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