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12/23/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami + More +

Miami's top pass rusher, Jaelen Phillips, recently announced he was opting out of the bowl game to focus on preparing for the NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 266-pound defensive end has been one of Miami's top defensive playmakers all season. In addition to being fourth on the team with 45 tackles, he led the Hurricanes with 8.0 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss. He also had five quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and an interception. "Obviously, a guy like Jaelen is not going to be easy to replace," Miami coach Manny Diaz said. "There are players that have the ability to step in and make some things happen, whether that's a Jahfari Harvey or a Cam Williams. That's part of what bowl games are right now. It gives you the opportunity for the next-man-up situation and I think those guys will be excited for the challenge." - Daily Oklahoman

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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12/22/20 - Quincy Roche, rSr/2021, Miami + More +

The Miami Hurricanes will be without both starting defensive ends for the bowl game. Two days after news broke that starting UM redshirt junior defensive end Jaelan Phillips was forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, graduate transfer Quincy Roche announced on Sunday that he will opt out of the Dec. 29 Cheez-It Bowl to also begin training for the draft. Roche, who was the 2019 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, played in all 10 games for the Canes (8-2, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), tied with Phillips with 45 tackles.

Roche had 14 1/2 tackles for loss (tied for sixth nationally) and 4 1/2 sacks, with one pass breakup, five quarterback hurries, a team-leading three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. "I love the way he's taken ownership of the team," UM coach Manny Diaz said of Roche this season. Quincy is just so instinctive on the field. His ability to slip blocks and beat tackles and understand where the ball is serves him well." - Miami Herald

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OLB Quincy Roche, Miami
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12/20/20 - Akheem Mesidor, rSr/2025, Miami + More +

2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL Akheem Mesidor, West Virginia,...Four Mountaineers earned league second-team honors, including receiver Winston Wright Jr., offensive lineman Mike Brown and true freshman lineman Akheem Mesidor and redshirt senior safety Alonzo Addae. Mesidor led the team in sacks (5.0) and was No. 8 in the Big 12. - West Virginia Football

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DE Akheem Mesidor, Miami
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12/20/20 - Akheem Mesidor, rSr/2025, Miami + More +

2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Akheem Mesidor (DFoY),...Earning All-Big 12 honorable mention were Chase Behrndt (OL), Zach Frazier (OL), Dreshun Miller (DB), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL), Tykee Smith (DB), Dante Stills (DL) and Brandon Yates (OL). - West Virginia Football

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DE Akheem Mesidor, Miami
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12/18/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami + More +

University of Miami gifted defensive end Jaelan Phillips has signed with agents Ben Renzin and Brian Ayrault and will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, the Miami Herald learned Friday. The news of Phillips entering the draft was first reported by al.com. The 6-5, 270-pound Phillips, a redshirt junior who arrived at UM last season after starting his career at UCLA as the nation's No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2017, has had an exceptional season for Miami. He ends his college career by leading the Canes with eight sacks (fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference) and also leads UM with 15 1/2 tackles for loss. He has an interception, three pass breakups and five quarterback hurries. - Miami Herald

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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12/17/20 - Matt Lee, rSr/2024, Miami + More +

2020 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): C Matthew Lee, UCF,...Cole Schneider and Matthew Lee headline a UCF offensive line that helps the Knights average 212.6 rushing yards per game, the third year in a row the Knights have been over 200 yards a game (the first time in history UCF has done that). - Central Florida Football

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C Matt Lee, Miami
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12/08/20 - *Jaelan Phillips, rJr/2021, Miami + More +

2020 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD SEMIFINALIST: DE Jaelan Phillips, Miami,...Phillips has emerged as one of the nation’s premier pass rushers in a breakout season. The California native, who missed all of 2019 while redshirting and recovering from injury, leads the Hurricanes with 7.5 sacks and is tied with teammate Quincy Roche for team-high 14 tackles for loss. Phillips is one of just 10 players in FBS with more than 10 tackles for loss this season. - Miami Football

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DE *Jaelan Phillips, Miami
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12/08/20 - Jose Borregales, rSr/2021, Miami + More +

2020 LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST: Jose Borregales - Miami (FL),...Borregales, who transferred to Miami from crosstown FIU prior to this season, has stabilized the Hurricanes’ kicking game with a dominant year. The Miami native has converted 17 of 19 field goal attempts this year and has connected on all 34 of his extra point attempts. Borregales, a Groza finalist in 2018, is second in career field goals made among active FBS kickers. - Miami Football

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K Jose Borregales, Miami
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12/08/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami + More +

2020 MAXWELL AWARD SEMIFINALIST: QB D'Eriq King, Miami,...King has thrown for 2,234 yards and 20 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions, and has completed 64.0 percent of his passes this year. - Miami Football

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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12/08/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami + More +

2020 DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD SEMIFINALIST: D'Eriq King, Miami, Sr.,...King has been one of the top playmakers in the nation in his first season at The U. King has thrown for 2,234 yards and 20 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions, and has completed 64.0 percent of his passes this year. A dynamic dual threat quarterback, King is averaging 4.2 yards per rush and has totaled 467 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. - Miami Football

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WR DEriq King, Miami
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12/07/20 - Bubba Bolden, Sr/2022, Miami + More +

2020 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Bubba Bolden, Miami (FL), R-Junior,...Bolden, who has emerged as one of Miami's top playmakers in the secondary, leads the Hurricanes with 52 total tackles, including four tackles for loss, in 2020. The Las Vegas native has added a team-high four forced fumbles and one interception, and is the lone representative from the ACC. He was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week twice this year. - Miami Football

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SS Bubba Bolden, Miami
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12/07/20 - *Brevin Jordan, Jr/2021, Miami + More +

2020 MACKEY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Brevin Jordan, Miami,...For the second straight year, Jordan was named a semifinalist for the nation's top tight end honor. The Las Vegas native has posted 24 catches for 340 yards and four touchdowns this year despite missing three games over the course of the season. A first-team All-ACC selection and Mackey Award finalist a season ago, Jordan had his best performance of the year in a win at Louisville, when he had seven catches for 120 yards with one touchdown. - Miami Football

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TE *Brevin Jordan, Miami
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12/07/20 - Lou Hedley, rSr/2023, Miami + More +

2020 RAY GUY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Lou Hedley, Miami,...Hedley has guided the Hurricanes to a No. 2 ranking in net punting in FBS during a dominant redshirt junior season. The Mandurah, Australia native, who is averaging 47.2 yards per punt, ranks in the top five in FBS in punting and has a long punt of 60 yards this year. Hedley is in his second season as Miami's starting punter. - Miami Football

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P Lou Hedley, Miami
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12/07/20 - Quincy Roche, rSr/2021, Miami + More +

DEC 7 ACC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Quincy Roche, Miami, Sr., DE, Randallstown, Md.,...Showed no rust after three weeks off, as he led the Hurricanes' defense in Saturday night's 48-0 win over Duke...Three of his six total tackles were for loss...Finished with 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to earn the right to wear the turnover chain for the third time this season...Roche is the FBS' active leader in career sacks and tackles for loss. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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OLB Quincy Roche, Miami
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12/05/20 - DEriq King, rSr/2022, Miami + More +

D'Eriq King threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to help No. 9 Miami beat Duke 48-0 on Saturday night in the Hurricanes' return from a two-week pause amid coronavirus issues. King hit Mike Harley for an 89-yard touchdown in the third quarter for the Hurricanes (8-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 10 CFP), while Cam'Ron Harris ran for 96 yards and two scores. Miami's defense was dominant the entire game, holding the Blue Devils (2-8, 1-8) to 177 total yards and forcing five turnovers. Miami earned its first road shutout in 20 years, while Duke was shut out for the first time in a dozen years.

Miami was playing for the first time since beating Virginia Tech on Nov. 14, and had spent the weeks since dealing with positive COVID-19 tests and quarantines. That included having two games postponed. The trip to face the Blue Devils was a late replacement for a rescheduled visit to Wake Forest, as the Demon Deacons faced their own coronavirus issues. The Hurricanes had 15 players unavailable, but had no trouble. - Miami/AP College Football

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