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09/01/24 - Clifton McDowell, rSr/2025, McNeese + More +

Clifton McDowell had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs, D'Angelo Durham added a third and McNeese rallied for a 21-7 victory over Southern on Saturday night, spoiling the Jaguars' season opener. Neither team scored until Southern took advantage of a McNeese turnover to grab a 7-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Jamarius Brown sacked McDowell for a 6-yard loss on first down and Zak Yassine recovered a fumble by Joshon Barbie on the next play, giving Southern the ball on the Cowboys' 32-yard line. Jaylon Wood's 1-yard plunge capped an eight-play drive.

The Jaguars' lead stood until McDowell scored on a 6-yard run on the second play following a blocked field-goal attempt and return with 11 minutes remaining. McDowell gave McNeese (1-1) the lead on a 1-yard plunge with 9:24 left following a Southern turnover at its own 2-yard line. Durham's 2-yard scoring run with 5:04 to go capped a six-play, 70-yard drive. - AP College Football

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QB Clifton McDowell, McNeese
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11/26/23 - Clifton McDowell, rSr/2025, McNeese + More +

2023 BIG SKY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Clifton McDowell, QB, Montana,...McDowell, a transfer from Central Arkansas, had nearly 2,000 yards of total offense and 16 touchdowns as he finished the year leading Montana on a seven-game win streak. McDowell posted nearly 2,000 yards of total offense and 16 touchdowns in the regular season while leading the Griz on a seven-game win streak. He remains undefeated as a starter at 8-0. - Big Sky/Montana football

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QB Clifton McDowell, McNeese
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11/23/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

2022 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Deonta McMahon, McNeese,...The conference's other Walter Payton Award nominee - running back Deonta McMahon of McNeese - was named the Offensive Player of the Year. He ranks fifth nationally in total rushing yardage and yards per game, carrying the ball 191 times for 1,408 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 128.0 yards per game. He is the first McNeese Cowboy to lead the SLC in rushing since Toddrick Penland in 2008. As well as his first team all-Southland honors at running back, McMahon is the second team honoree at kickoff returner. He is the first McNeese player to win Offensive Player of the Year since Cody Stroud in 2013. - Southland Conference Football

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RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese
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11/21/22 - Micah Davey, rJr/2026, McNeese + More +

NOV 21 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Micah Davey, McNeese - LB - R-Fr. - Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab HS),...Davey started the Battle of the Border in replacement of an injured Kordell Williams and responded with a career-high 18 tackles. The redshirt freshman recovered a fumble and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown to mark the sixth-longest fumble return for a score in school history. He added a tackle for a loss and 12 of his 18 tackles were solos. Honorable Mention: Zy Alexander, Southeastern. - Southland Conference Football

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ILB Micah Davey, McNeese
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11/21/22 - Yusef Leak, rSr/2025, McNeese + More +

NOV 21 PIONEER LEAGUE CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Yusef Leak, St. Thomas (So., CB, Orlando, Florida),...Leak returned a blocked punt 66 yards for a touchdown as St. Thomas secured the PFL championship with a 27-13 victory at Butler, Saturday. After Kam In blocked a potential 49-yard field goal, Leak picked up the loose ball and ran it 66 yards for St. Thomas' second touchdown of the day and a 14-0 lead. Leak also had a hand in the Tommies defense, recording three tackles and an interception. The pick came in the third quarter after St. Thomas extended its lead to 17-0. - Pioneer Football

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CB Yusef Leak, McNeese
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11/19/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

Deonta McMahon rushed for a career-high 239 yards and two touchdowns and McNeese held off Lamar 24-20 on Saturday night. McMahon carried 10 times for 208 yards in the first half alone for McNeese (4-7, 2-4 Southland Conference). After a scoreless first quarter, McMahon had touchdown runs of 79 and 70 yards in the second to help McNeese take a 21-10 lead. Lamar closed within four points at halftime after freshman Major Bowden scored on a 98-yard kickoff return following McMahon's second touchdown run. Both teams traded field goals after halftime. Khalan Griffin capped a 16-play, 92-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run 5 seconds into the second quarter to give Lamar (1-10, 1-5) a 7-0 lead. Micah Davey gave the Cowboys the lead for good when he returned a fumble 78 yards for a touchdown and a 14-7 advantage with 12:49 left in the half. - McNeese/AP College Football

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RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese
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11/15/22 - Marcus McElroy Jr., rSr/2023, McNeese + More +

NOV 14 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcus McElroy, Jr., McNeese - RB - Gr. - Denver, Colo. (Mullen HS),...McElroy came off the bench to rush for a career-high 136 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns in a 21-10 win over HCU. He averaged 11.3 yards per carry and had five rushes of 10 yards or more, with four of those going for 20 yards or more. His long run of 30 yards came on his first carry of the game and he scored on runs of 16 and 11 yards. Honorable Mention: Jessie Britt, Southeastern; Julien Gums, Nicholls. - Southland Football

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FB Marcus McElroy Jr., McNeese
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11/12/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

Deonta McMahon totaled 197 yards on the ground, Marcus McElroy Jr. ran for a career-high 136 yards and two scores and McNeese turned back Houston Christian 21-10 on Saturday. McElroy's 16-yard touchdown run put McNeese (3-7, 1-4 Southland Conference) up 7-0 in the second quarter. The lead lasted two plays and 45 seconds after freshman Scott Pfeiffer fired a 74-yard scoring strike to Ismael Fuller to knot the score at halftime.

Houston Baptist (2-8, 1-5) grabbed a 10-7 lead in the third quarter on Nery Enriquez's 30-yard field goal, but McElroy scored on an 11-yard run with 48 seconds left in the period to give the Cowboys a 14-10 lead. Ryan Roberts capped the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run in the final quarter. Roberts completed just 7 of 19 passes for 53 yards with three interceptions for McNeese. The Cowboys piled up 346 yards on 56 rushes. Pfeiffer and freshman backup AJ Wilson combined to complete 14 of 26 passes for 142 yards. The Huskies totaled 250 yards of offense. McMahon rushed for 211 yards in McNeese's 29-15 win over Eastern Illinois last time out. - McNeese/AP College Football

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RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese
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11/05/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

Running back Deonta McMahon ran for 213 yards and a score and threw a touchdown pass to propel McNeese to a 29-15 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. Garrison Smith kicked a 39-yard field goal and McMahon tossed a trick-play 33-yard touchdown pass to Jon McCall to give McNeese (2-7) a 10-0 lead after one quarter and the Cowboys never looked back. Ryan Roberts completed 13 of 20 passes for 177 yards for McNeese, which snapped a four-game skid. Roberts hit Mason Pierce for a 32-yard touchdown and a 19-7 lead at halftime. McMahon carried the ball 26 times for the Cowboys. He scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter to push the McNeese lead to 26-7. Pierce finished with eight catches for 145 yards. Dom Shoffner passed for 187 yards with one interception for Eastern Illinois (2-7) in the nonconference matchup. He had touchdown throws to Jay Vallie and Justin Bowick. McNeese piled up 512 yards of offense, while yielding 319. - AP College Football

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RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese
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09/24/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

D'Angelo Durham and Deonta McMahon each had more than 100 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead McNeese to its first win of the season, a 32-17 victory over Division II-member Mississippi College on Saturday night. Durham carried the ball 14 times for 157 yards that included a 49-yard touchdown run to cap the opening drive for McNeese (1-3). McMahon had 12 carries for 138 yards. Knox Kadum completed 10 of 16 passes for 51 yards and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mason Pierce late in the third quarter to stretch the Cowboys' lead to 25-14. DeAnte' Smith-Moore threw a 21-touchdown pass to Veontai Williams that pulled Mississippi College to 18-14 midway through the third quarter. Ron Cratenhad had a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Choctaws. Marcus Williams ran for 100 yards on 13 carries. - AP College Football

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RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese
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08/22/22 - TreVonte Citizen, rSo/2027, McNeese + More +

Heading into Saturday's scrimmage, the Miami Hurricanes had made it through the early portion of fall camp without sustaining any major injuries. But as the team grinds through fall practices, players are starting to get banged up. Freshman running back TreVonte' Citizen suffered a "significant" injury, coach Mario Cristobal said Monday. Cristobal, however, did not disclose the type of injury Citizen sustained. "We'll continue to assess and evaluate," Cristobal said. "And it's going to require some time." Citizen's injury is a setback for the promising young running back.

The Lake Charles, Louisiana, native was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports' composite rankings coming out of high school, and he has drawn rave reviews from coaches and players since arriving in Coral Gables. "He gets after it," Cristobal said at Miami's media day. "There's no backing down in that guy. That guy is tough. He's physical. He works. He wants to compete. He's a big guy. That's no little skinny dude. TreVonte' has taken great pride in No. 1, choosing and coming to Miami, and adapting quickly to being in a different environment and taking to a strength and conditioning regimen that is very demanding." - Sun Sentinel

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RB TreVonte Citizen, McNeese
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07/25/22 - TreVonte Citizen, rSo/2027, McNeese + More +

Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke told WQAM's Rose and Joe Zagacki that he believes freshman running back TreVonte' Citizen, who has been on campus this summer, "is going to be a great player. He still has to prove it because he's a freshman, but I really can see him playing early..."Last year, Rooster [Jaylan Knighton] was really the only guy we had. He took a lot of hits." Now, UM is five deep in good backs with Don Chaney Jr., Knighton, Henry Parrish, Citizen and Thad Franklin. "We'll have three, four [backs who will play a lot]," Van Dyke said, adding that new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis "will do a great job of rotating them" and maximizing their strengths. - Miami Herald

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RB TreVonte Citizen, McNeese
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07/22/22 - Calvin Barkat, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OL Calvin Barkat, McNeese, Sr., Sachse, Texas,...Barkat started in all 11 games last season, running his streak to 16 consecutive starts heading into the 2022 season. The senior started at three different positions during the season - five at center, one at left tackle, and four at right tackle - due to injuries throughout the line. He played a total of 783 plays on the season and allowed just two sacks. Played 98 snaps against West Florida in the season opener. - McNeese Football

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OG Calvin Barkat, McNeese
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07/22/22 - Kordell Williams, rSr/2023, McNeese + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Kordell Williams, McNeese, R-Sr., Carencro, La.,...Williams earned first team All-SLC and second team All-Louisiana honors last year after collecting 100 tackles, the first Cowboy to do so in three years. A starter in all 11 games at linebacker, Williams added three sacks and eight tackles for a loss to go along with an interception, pass break-up, five QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He recorded 10 or more tackles in a game seven times including a career-high 17 stops (15 solos) against Southeastern Louisiana. - McNeese Football

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SS Kordell Williams, McNeese
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07/22/22 - Deonta McMahon, Sr/2023, McNeese + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Deonta McMahon, McNeese, Sr., Frostploof, Fla.,...McMahon, a second team All-SLC selection in 2021, led McNeese in rushing last season with 558 yards and scored eight touchdowns. His yardage ranked fifth in the conference while his eight rushing TDs ranked tied as the fifth most in the league. He also ranked third on the team with 27 pass receptions for 232 yards. The senior ran for 100 yards or more twice last season, both of those coming in the final two games of the year. He ran for 124 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown at HBU then rushed for 111 yards on 17 carries and two TDs against Northwestern State. He scored at least one touchdown in five straight games to end the season and totaled six of his eight scores on the year during that span. - McNeese Football

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