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10/11/22 - Jacardia Wright, rSr/2025, Missouri State + More +

OCT 3 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State - Wright racked up a team-high 122 all-purpose yards at North Dakota and came up just shy of his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. He carried 12 times for 97 yards, including a 55-yard rush on the first play of the game. - Missouri Valley Football

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RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Dillon Thomas, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 26 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: S Dillon Thomas, Missouri State, 6-2, 189, Sr., (Kansas City, Mo., Park Hill South/Northern Illinois),...The Northern Illinois transfer racked up a game-high 11 total tackles for the Bears vs. No. 2 South Dakota State, including seven solo stops (also a game-high). His defensive effort was just one shy of his career high 12 tackles (vs. Toledo in 2019 while at NIU). - Missouri Valley Football

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FS Dillon Thomas, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Von Young, Sr/2025, Missouri State + More +

OCT 3 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Von Young, Missouri State - Young had a career-high and game-high 12 tackles, including 8 solos at North Dakota, including a second-quarter interception that ultimately led to a Bears touchdown. - Missouri Valley Football

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OLB Von Young, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State, 5-11, 200, Sr., Frisco, Texas (Lone Star High/Utah State),...Shelley was in top form in Saturday's near-upset at No. 10 Arkansas, firing for 357 passing yards in Fayetteville for the second-highest passing total of his career. He also added a 24-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter that put the Bears ahead 17-0 at the time. For the night, Shelley was 24-for-43 with no interceptions and a touchdown. It also marked the second-most passing yards ever by any Missouri State quarterback against an FBS foe (DeAndre Smith threw for 405 at Tulsa in 1990) and the Bears' third-highest scoring total ever against an FBS team. - Missouri Valley Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Kevin Ellis, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: DL Kevin Ellis, Missouri State - Ellis racked up a team-high 7 tackles in the Bears' home win over No. 14-ranked UT Martin this week, including two impactful third down stops. His first third-down tackle led to a Skyhawks punt and the second led to a third-quarter defensive stand that against kept UTM out of the end zone. Ellis notched a game-high 2.0 tackles for loss and also broke up a pass. - Missouri Valley Football

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OLB Kevin Ellis, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Ferrin Manuleleua, Sr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Ferrin Manuleleua, Missouri State - Manuleleua anchored a Missouri State defense that forced three turnovers at No. 10 Arkansas and held the Razorbacks to just 17 points through the first 49 minutes of the game. Manuleleua had a team-high 8 total tackles with 4 solo stops. He also had a forced fumble on a key first-half turnover that MSU turned into a touchdown moments later. - Missouri Valley Football

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ILB Ferrin Manuleleua, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Grant Burkett, rSr/2025, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 26 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State - Burkett posted the ninth-best single-game punting average in school history in Saturday's game vs. No. 2 South Dakota State, keeping the Bears in the game with his consistent ability to flip the field and put the Jackrabbits in long-drive situations. He had 7 punts for 331 yards for a 47.3 average, including three punts of 50 yards or more (52, 56, 51) with 5-of-7 fair caught and 3 downed inside the SDSU 20-yard line. - Missouri Valley Football

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P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Dillon Thomas, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 5 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: S Dillon Thomas, Missouri State - The transfer from Northern Illinois didn't take long to fit in to a Bears defensive secondary that already boasts two All-Americans. In his first start at MSU, the new safety came up with an acrobatic interception, posted a jaw-rattling sack, and finished with 3 total tackles (2 solos) in Missouri State's opening-night win at UCA. - Missouri Valley Football

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FS Dillon Thomas, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Anthony Payne, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 5 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: DL Anthony Payne, Missouri State - Making his 14th career start, defensive lineman Anthony Payne made a pair of impactful defensive sacks in the Bears road win at UCA. His first sack came on a key third-and-11 play in the third quarter that ultimately preserved MSU's shutout into the fourth quarter. His second sack came in the fourth quarter with a 12-yard hit on second down on another drive that also helped halt a UCA drive. He finished with 3 total tackles on the night with 2.0 sacks and 2.0 TFLs -- both career highs. - Missouri Valley Football

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DE Anthony Payne, Missouri State
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10/11/22 - Ty Scott, Sr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 5 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: WR Ty Scott, Missouri State - Scott posted game-highs with 8 pass receptions for 160 yards to lift Missouri State to an opening night win at Central Arkansas. He averaged 20.0 yards per reception and racked up 75 yards after catch with seven of his eight catches going for 10 or more yards. He also had three catches of 25 yards or more with a long of 41. His 160 receiving yards marked the second-highest single-game receiving total of Scott's career. - Missouri Valley Football

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WR Ty Scott, Missouri State
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09/13/22 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State, 5-11, 200, Sr., Frisco, Texas, Lone Star High/Utah State,...Shelley had as many touchdown passes as incompletions in Missouri State's win over No. 14 UT Martin this week. The senior QB was 19-for-24 for 297 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns, which tied a Bears single-game record. Shelley's 14th straight 200-yard passing game included two clutch fourth-quarter TD passes to Ty Scott, the first of which put the Bears up for good and capped a 63-yard scoring drive. On fourth-and-one at the UTM 7-yard line, Shelley and the Bears went for the go-ahead score, and it paid off with a fade to Scott in the left corner to make it 28-24. Just over five minutes later, he hit Scott again, this time on a 22-yard crossing route, to put things out of reach, 35-24, with 4:37 to go. - Missouri Valley Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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09/13/22 - Jacardia Wright, rSr/2025, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State, 6-0, 220, So., Decatur, Ill., St. Teresa High/Kansas State,...The transfer running back from Kansas State logged his first career 100-yard rushing game in MSU's win over No. 14 UT Martin this week, carrying 23 times for 120 yards (5.2 yards per carry) in a breakout effort. He also scored on a 19-yard pass from Jason Shelley with 35 seconds left in the first half to put the Bears up 21-14 at the half. Including his 4 pass receptions for 42 yards, Wright had 162 all-purpose yards for the game and became the first MSU player since last November (Kevon Latulas on 11/20/21) to rack up 100 rushing yards in the game. His game-high 47-yard rush is the longest run from scrimmage by an MSU player since a 67-yard run by Latulas at SIU (11/6/21). He is the fourth different MSU player under coach Bobby Petrino to record a 100-yard rushing game. - Missouri Valley Football

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RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State
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09/08/22 - Montrae Braswell, Sr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 5 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CB Montrae Braswell, Missouri State, 6-0, 190, Jr. (Avon Park, Fla.),...Braswell broke loose for a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of MSU's road win at UCA. The return came on the heels of a UCA's first scoring drive of the game and Braswell's big play made it 27-7 at the time and seemed to put the game out of reach. It was Braswell's third career kick return TD and the seventh-longest kickoff return in Missouri State history. He averaged 65.0 yards on two kickoff return attempts in the win (the other was 32 yards). - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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CB Montrae Braswell, Missouri State
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09/05/22 - Montrae Braswell, Sr/2023, Missouri State + More +

STATS FCS FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Montrae Braswell, Missouri State, KR/CB, Jr., 6-0, 190, Avon Park, Florida,...Braswell answered a Central Arkansas touchdown with a 98-yard kickoff return for a score - marking his third straight season with a TD return - as No. 5 Missouri State pulled away to a 27-14 road victory. The All-MVFC standout added another 32-yard return as well as six solo tackles and a pass breakup. Honorable Mention: Brian Bartholomew, PK, Valparaiso; Brock Biestek, WR/ST, Georgetown; Jake Gerardi, P, Southern Utah; Haze Hadley, PR, Weber State; Devron Harper, KR/WR, Mercer; Maurice Lloyd, KR, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Perry Shelbred, PK, Stonehill; Cameron Skattebo, RB/ST, Sacramento State - STATS FCS Football

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CB Montrae Braswell, Missouri State
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09/02/22 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

Jason Shelley accounted for two touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 27-14 victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday night. Coach Bobby Petrino entered 12-4 in career season openers, collected his first in three tries with Missouri State, ranked eighth in the FCS coaches poll. Shelley, last season's Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year who set programs single-season records for yards passing (3,347) and total offense (3,789) in his debut, was 18-of-30 passing for 266 yards with a touchdown against Central Arkansas. He added another 51 yards rushing on 13 carries and a score.

Shelley had a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:05 remaining before halftime. Tahj Chambers intercepted a Will McElvain pass on the ensuing possession, setting up Shelley's 10-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Wood as the first half ended with Missouri State up 17-0. McElvain had a 12-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter that pulled Central Arkansas to 20-7, but Montrae Braswell returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards into the end zone. McElvain added a 7-yard touchdown pass to Myles Butler that capped the scoring with 9:35 remaining. - AP College Football

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