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2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Running Back - Sean Tyler, Western Michigan,...Senior offensive lineman Mike Caliendo, sophomore wide receiver Skyy Moore, and Fayad received First Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby, sophomore running back Sean Tyler, senior defensive lineman Ralph Holley, junior linebacker Zaire Barnes and junior corner back Dorian Jackson were named to the second team, and junior linebacker Corvin Moment earned third team honors. - Western Michigan Football

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RB Sean Tyler, Minnesota
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12/14/21 - John Michael Schmitz, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 6-4, 301 (DS#3 C) + More +

Gophers center John Michael Schmitz announced Monday he will return to Minnesota for a sixth season in 2022. "Let's run it back one more time," he tweeted. Schmitz was named to all-Big Ten second team in 2021 by the conference's media and was on the coaches' third team. "It's kind of the 'I'm back' series," Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck said Monday. "They encore four. I'm excited to have those guys back - all four. You talk about some of the best players I think in the Big Ten." Fleck said he doesn't sit in his office with the players and say, "You have to come back." Fleck said he and staff provide facts, with feedback from the NFL, and the players make the decision for themselves. "That is a testament to the University of Minnesota, the program, the culture and what we are all about," Fleck said about those four returnees. "They are coming back for another experience, not just a season." - Pioneer Press

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C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
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12/14/21 - Chris Autman-Bell, rSr/2024, Minnesota, 6-0, 203 (DS#108 WR) + More +

With receiver Chris Autman-Bell's announcement Thursday he will return for the 2022 season, the U will need to do more to keep him healthy. During training camp in August, the U's No. 1 receiver was injured in a tackling drill that cost him games and productivity. It was puzzling to see such a vital player involved in that drill, which had no upside for an established player like "CrAB." Star running back Mo Ibrahim, meanwhile, was on the sideline for that same drill. The U knows what Autman-Bell can do, and the sixth-year wideout shouldn't be a part of those activities leading up to the 2022 season. - Pioneer Press

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WR Chris Autman-Bell, Minnesota
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12/11/21 - Chris Autman-Bell, rSr/2024, Minnesota, 6-0, 203 (DS#108 WR) + More +

To bring the band back together, you need all pieces. Gophers top receiver Chris Autman-Bell did his part in announcing Thursday he would return for a sixth season with Minnesota in 2022. Autman-Bell led Minnesota in all three receiving categories last season: 35 catches, 490 yards and six touchdowns. He played in only 10 of 12 regular-season games and was limited in a few others with ankle injuries. Autman-Bell participated in Senior Day festivities in the season finale against Wisconsin on Nov. 27 but decided it won't be his last game in maroon and gold at Huntington Bank Stadium. Autman-Bell joins fellow 2017 classmates, quarterback Tanner Morgan and running back Mo Ibrahim, in saying they will be back with Minnesota next season. - Pioneer Press

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WR Chris Autman-Bell, Minnesota
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12/08/21 - Elijah Spencer, Sr/2025, Minnesota, 6-2, 200 (DS#133 WR) + More +

2021 CONFERENCE USA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Charlotte WR Elijah Spencer was named the league's Freshman of the Year after a breakout season for the 49ers. Spencer was Charlotte's third-leading receiver and shared team-high honors with six touchdown receptions. The true freshman pulled in both the game-tying and game-winning touchdowns passes on back-to-back offensive plays in the 49ers' overtime victory over Rice. He also had touchdown catches against Georgia State, Middle Tennessee, Illinois and Old Dominion. His four touchdown catches in C-USA play matched the 49ers team-high. Spencer hauled in 28 catches for 381 yards and six touchdowns on the season in 12 appearances. - Conference USA Football

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WR Elijah Spencer, Minnesota
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11/28/21 - TreVon Jones, Sr/2024, Minnesota, 5-11, 172 (DS#144 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Tre'Von Jones, Elon, CB, So.,...Jones finished with 53 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss during the 2021 season. He had two interceptions and two fumbles recovered, along with three pass break-ups. In a win at Campbell, Jones recorded a season-high nine tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and an interception that he returned 27 yards. He also had an interception and 2.0 tackles for loss in a 20-7 win at then No. 22/21 Richmond. - Elon Football

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CB TreVon Jones, Minnesota
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11/27/21 - Tanner Morgan, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 6-0, 204 (DS#21 QB) + More +

Tanner Morgan overcame an interception that was returned for a first-half touchdown, leading Minnesota on three scoring drives after halftime to surge past No. 18 Wisconsin 23-13, take back Paul Bunyan's Axe and give Iowa the Big Ten West Division title Saturday. Morgan, who went 11 for 16 for 199 yards and a third-quarter touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell, led the Gophers on the sprint into the end zone to hoist the 73-year-old trophy on their home field for the first time since 2003. As the crowd streamed onto the turf, the rap song “Jump Around” played over the speakers in a taunt of Wisconsin's home-game anthem.

The Gophers (8-4, 6-3) delivered the kind of inspired and stifling performance by their defense that the Badgers (8-4, 6-3, No. 14 CFP) were used to demoralizing their opponents with. They held freshman standout Braelon Allen to 47 yards on 17 rushes and forced Graham Mertz to throw throughout the second half to favorable results. Mertz went 21 for 38 for 171 yards and an interception. Allen topped the 100-yard mark in each of the last seven games, all wins for Wisconsin. The Badgers had 62 rushing yards, after averaging 229 yards on the ground entering the week. - Minnesota/AP College Football

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QB Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
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11/24/21 - Mohamed Ibrahim, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 5-08, 203 (DS#22 RB) + More +

Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim will return for a sixth year in 2022, after suffering a season-ending lower leg injury in the first game this year. Ibrahim revealed his decision Wednesday on Twitter, which the university confirmed with a subsequent announcement. Ibrahim was picked as a preseason Associated Press second team All-American for 2021, before getting hurt in the third quarter against Ohio State on Sept. 2. He had 163 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in that game before the injury.

The Gophers also lost running backs Trey Potts and Bryce Williams to season-ending injuries. Ibrahim won the 2020 Big Ten Running Back of the Year award. The native of Baltimore redshirted in 2017 before accumulating 1,160 rushing yards in 2018, the second-most in Gophers history for a player in his freshman season behind Darrell Thompson (1,376). Ibrahim is eighth on Minnesota's career rushing list with 3,003 yards in 29 games. He'll have an opportunity next year to catch Thompson (4,654) for the all-time lead. - AP College Football

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RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
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10/05/21 - Mark Crawford, rSr/2025, Minnesota, 6-4, 230 (DS#14 P) + More +

OCT 4 BIG TEN CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mark Crawford, Minnesota, P – So. – Perth West, Australia,...Helped Minnesota control field position by placing four punts inside the 15 in the Gophers' 20-13 win at Purdue. Forced the Boilermakers offense to start drives from the 2, 9, 15 and 15-yard lines...Punted six times for 308 yards (51.3 avg.), including three 50-plus-yard punts...Recorded a career-long 60-yard punt twice during the game...Despite the heavy rain, executed successful place kicking holds on two extra points and two field goals, including a 38-yard field goal with 1:46 left in regulation to give Minnesota a 20-13 lead...Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career...Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Casey O'Brien (Oct. 21, 2019). - Big Ten Football

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P Mark Crawford, Minnesota
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09/20/21 - Boye Mafe, rSr/2022, Minnesota, 6-4, 257 (DS#6 DE) + More +

Minnesota turned in its best defensive performance in at least two decades when it held Colorado to 63 total yards and minus-19 rushing yards in a 30-0 road win. The Gophers had not held an opponent under 100 total yards or under zero on the ground since at least 2000, according to College Football Reference. No team had given up so few total yards against an FBS opponent since TCU held Kansas to 21 in 2017. The shutout was Minnesota's first against a Power Five team since a 45-0 win over Illinois in 2004 and the first on the road since a 21-0 win over the Illini in 1977. - AP College Football

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DE Boye Mafe, Minnesota
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09/15/21 - TreVon Jones, Sr/2024, Minnesota, 5-11, 172 (DS#144 CB) + More +

SEPT 13 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tre'Von Jones, So., DB, Elon (Warrenton, N.C./Trinity Christian),...Jones filled the stat sheet and made several critical plays in Elon's 24-23 road victory at Campbell. The Phoenix defensive back recorded a team-high nine tackles and one sack, intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter that set up a go-ahead touchdown and recovered a fumble with 4:07 to go that led to a game-winning field goal. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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CB TreVon Jones, Minnesota
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09/06/21 - Mohamed Ibrahim, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 5-08, 203 (DS#22 RB) + More +

With a senior-laden lineup led by running back Mo Ibrahim, Minnesota entered the season with a prime opportunity to bounce back from a rough year and compete with rivals Wisconsin and Iowa for the West Division title. One week in, the Gophers have already been handed a major setback. Ibrahim will miss the rest of the season because of a lower left leg injury, coach P.J. Fleck announced Monday.

The fifth-year player from Baltimore will have surgery Tuesday and need four to six months to recover. He was a second-team preseason Associated Press All-America selection. "This isn't like you can just say, 'OK, we'll just put the next guy in." You can't do that. He's such a special player, and I think he's the best back in the country for a lot of reasons. One of the biggest reasons is he's an unbelievable person, the hardest worker on this team, the heartbeat of the team," said Fleck, who declined to specify the injury but said Ibrahim sustained a tear. The severity suggested an Achilles tendon. Ibrahim was hurt on the second-to-last play of the third quarter Thursday against fourth-ranked Ohio State, when he ran to the right side for 1 yard and tried to escape a tackle by safety Ronnie Hickman. After Ibrahim planted his left foot, slow-motion replays on the Fox broadcast showed his leg react as if something had popped inside. - AP College Football

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RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
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08/28/21 - Matthew Trickett, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 5-11, 190 (DS#23 K) + More +

Arguably the most competitive Gophers position battle this fall came to an end Friday with coach P.J. Fleck naming Kent State transfer Matthew Trickett the starting kicker for next week's opener vs. Ohio State. Fleck was committed to fixing the issues on special teams from last season. Missed kicks plagued the Gophers in 2020. He had four kickers compete for the job this month, including two graduate transfers. "I'm not saying it's fixed," Fleck said. "This isn't just about sticking a piece of bubble gum in the hole in the boat. This is about the ability to have it sustainable over a long period of time." Trickett, the Mid-American Conference special teams player of the year in 2019, earned the starting job over Temple transfer Will Mobley, redshirt junior Brock Walker, and sophomore Dragan Kesich. In three college seasons, Trickett made 47 of 57 field goals (82.5%) and 94 of 95 extra ponts, including tying for the NCAA lead with 29 field goals two years ago. His career-long field goal of 49 yards was in 2018. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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K Matthew Trickett, Minnesota
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08/28/21 - Marcus Major, rSr/2025, Minnesota, 6-0, 213 (DS#77 RB) + More +

It was no secret heading into fall camp that new guys had to deliver in OU's backfield. With the dismissals of Seth McGowan and Mikey Henderson, the Sooners were left to lean on Tennessee transfer Eric Gray and Kennedy Brooks for the bulk of their run production. That left some backup carries for the taking, but the list of candidates grew shorter on Tuesday when Sooner Scoop reported that redshirt sophomore Marcus Major had been ruled ineligible for the 2021 campaign due to an academic issue. Gray and Brooks should be the two main workhorses, but the door is open for another running back to carve out a role. - Daily Oklahoman

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RB Marcus Major, Minnesota
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08/28/21 - Mohamed Ibrahim, rSr/2023, Minnesota, 5-08, 203 (DS#22 RB) + More +

The difference between instinct and learned behavior is hard to define. It's a gray area between the limits of innate ability and where quick-trigger responses from countless repetitions start to kick in. Gophers running back Mo Ibrahim's skills are an example in the difficulty of defining what is given and what is earned. "He is one of the most instinctual players I've had in a long time," U running back coach Kenni Burns said. "He can really feel things and see things and progress through things the right way." But the next thing Burns said dove straight into the gray area. "That comes with years of practice, sitting back and watching, taking his scars, know where he's failed and grown, failed and grown," He said. "I think he's just become this consistent (tailback)."

Ibrahim pointed to the work. He said one day this summer he and backup running back Trey Potts on their own talked about Minnesota's outside-zone running scheme for five hours. Wait, five hours? "Five. Hours." Ibrahim confirmed. "We were just sitting there talking about film and just going back and forth on different things we would do," Ibrahim added. "We couldn't do that (in person due to the pandemic) last year, so now we are happy to do it and just capitalizing on every moment." - Pioneer Press

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RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
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