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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Murray State
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  Preston Rice had four touchdown runs to lead Murray State to a 35-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night. Rice broke loose for a 28-yard score on the Racers' third play from scrimmage and later added three TD runs from inside the 5. He finished with 81 yards rushing on 11 carries and was 10-of-16 passing for 157 yards. Cortezz Jones carried the ball 10 times for 107 yards. Quinaz Turner and Davontae McKee each had an interception for the Racers. Mississippi Valley State was held to 162 yards of offense and didn't cross midfield in the second half. Conor Regan completed 10 of 16 passes for 56 yards and added 14 yards rushing for the Delta Devils. - AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  Preston Rice scored the go-ahead touchdown and Murray State rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Southeast Missouri State 24-21 on Sunday. Rice's 3-yard run returned the lead to the Racers (2-0, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) with eight minutes remaining after the Redhawks scored twice earlier in the quarter. With Southeast Missouri trailing 17-7, the Redhawks’ Al Young caught a shanked punt a yard behind the line of scrimmage and returned it 10 yards to the Murray State 30. The short field led to a touchdown plunge by Zion Custis. A minute later, Shabari Davis returned an interception 33 yards for the lead. A celebration penalty following Davis' score resulted in Murray State starting a drive at the Redhawks' 49. The Racers converted a fourth-and-5 on a 12-yard slant to Dequan Dallas down to the 3. Rice carried it over on the next play. The win ended a string of 12 straight regular-season home wins for 16th-ranked Southeast Missouri (1-2, 1-1). - Murray State/AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  Preston Rice scored the go-ahead touchdown and Murray State rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Southeast Missouri State 24-21 on Sunday. Rice's 3-yard run returned the lead to the Racers (2-0, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) with eight minutes remaining after the Redhawks scored twice earlier in the quarter. With Southeast Missouri trailing 17-7, the Redhawks’ Al Young caught a shanked punt a yard behind the line of scrimmage and returned it 10 yards to the Murray State 30. The short field led to a touchdown plunge by Zion Custis. A minute later, Shabari Davis returned an interception 33 yards for the lead. A celebration penalty following Davis' score resulted in Murray State starting a drive at the Redhawks' 49. The Racers converted a fourth-and-5 on a 12-yard slant to Dequan Dallas down to the 3. Rice carried it over on the next play. The win ended a string of 12 straight regular-season home wins for 16th-ranked Southeast Missouri (1-2, 1-1). - Murray State/AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Murray State beat UT Martin 14-10 in a spring opener Sunday to give Dean Hood his first win as the Racers' new head coach. Hood has returned to the Ohio Valley Conference where he served as head coach at Eastern Kentucky for eight years (2008-15). Murray State led 7-3 with six seconds left in the third quarter when the game was delayed for over two hours because of lightning in the area. The Racers rode the legs of Damonta Witherspoon on a drive that led to Rice’s 2-yard touchdown and a 14-3 lead with a little over four minutes left in the game. - Murray State/AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  2019 ALL-GREAT MIDWEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): NATE CHAMBERS - Defensive Line - Sophomore,...Honorable mention selections for Hillsdale were: defensive lineman Nate Canterbury, defensive lineman Nate Chambers, offensive lineman Cole Johnson, tight end Martin Petersen, defensive lineman Joe Royer and linebacker Dan Shanley. - Hillsdale College Football

rSr/2023 DT Nate Chambers, Murray State
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  2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB - TJ Warren, Murray State,...Warren not only helped lead the Racers on the defense this season with 69 tackles, but he was a leader off the field and played a pivotal role in special teams as well. In addition to his four pass breakups and an interception as a defensive back, the Conyers, Georgia native also had a 30-yard rush and a 30-yard reception on a pass from Dawson on fake punts. Warren ended the year with 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks, a school-record two safeties, two forced fumbles, a quarterback hurry. - Murray State Football

rSr/2020 OLB T.J. Warren, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw for 271 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Murray State to a 31-17 victory over Tennessee State on Saturday. Jared McCray and Cory Thomas each added 74 yards rushing for Murray State (4-3, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Cameron Rosendahl was 26 of 43 for 312 yards passing for Tennessee State (1-6, 0-3) but threw three interceptions. Te'kendrick Roberson ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Roberson's 3-yard TD run pulled the Tigers to 24-17 early in the fourth quarter. McCray broke loose for a 58-yard touchdown run that capped the scoring with 2:27 remaining. Rice completed 24 of 44 pass attempts. LaMartez Brooks beat two defenders at the goal line and caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Rice that stretched the Racers' lead to 21-10 to end the first half. - AP College Football

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  OCT 7 OVC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: T.J. Warren, DB, 6-0, 219, R-Sr., Conyers, Ga., Murray State,...Warren tallied five tackles, including 2.0 for loss), had a pass breakup and recorded a safety as Murray State picked up its first OVC victory of the season in defeating Eastern Illinois 24-17. Warren's safety, the first for the team since 2011, came early in the second quarter, as he tackled EIU's quarterback for a seven-yard loss in the end zone. With his team leading by seven in the fourth quarter and facing a fourth down at its own 34-yard line, Warren called a fake punt from the field and rushed the ball 30 yards to keep the drive alive. The Racers would score later in the drive to account for the final margin in the game. - Ohio Valley Conference Football

rSr/2020 OLB T.J. Warren, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns, including back-to-back scoring passes as Murray State wrapped two touchdowns around a defensive stand and went on to defeat Eastern Illinois 24-17 Saturday. Eastern Illinois had taken a 10-9 lead on Josh Delgado's 30-yard field goal after halftime when Rice engineered a lightning-quick 75-yard drive in four plays, capped by Rice's 12-yard TD pass to Jam Sappington.

Murray State (3-3, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference) held the Panthers on downs - allowing only seven yards on a fourth-and-9. Rice then capped a 12-play drive with a 23-yard TD pass to LaMartez Brooks. Sappington caught the conversion pass and the Racers led 24-10 with 10 minutes left. Chris Walker scored on a 3-yard run as the Panthers (0-6, 0-2) closed to 24-17, but their 11-play final drive ended with first-and-goal at the 5 as time expired. Harry Woodbury finished 30-of-49 passing for 231 yards and a TD for Eastern Illinois. - AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns, including back-to-back scoring passes as Murray State wrapped two touchdowns around a defensive stand and went on to defeat Eastern Illinois 24-17 Saturday. Eastern Illinois had taken a 10-9 lead on Josh Delgado's 30-yard field goal after halftime when Rice engineered a lightning-quick 75-yard drive in four plays, capped by Rice's 12-yard TD pass to Jam Sappington.

Murray State (3-3, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference) held the Panthers on downs - allowing only seven yards on a fourth-and-9. Rice then capped a 12-play drive with a 23-yard TD pass to LaMartez Brooks. Sappington caught the conversion pass and the Racers led 24-10 with 10 minutes left. Chris Walker scored on a 3-yard run as the Panthers (0-6, 0-2) closed to 24-17, but their 11-play final drive ended with first-and-goal at the 5 as time expired. Harry Woodbury finished 30-of-49 passing for 231 yards and a TD for Eastern Illinois. - AP College Football

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  SEPT 23/WEEK 4 OVC CO-SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Ty Terrell, RS/WR, 6-0, 203, R-Fr., Leesburg, Ga., Murray State,...Terrell returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown in Murray State's 59-7 victory over Morehead State. The return came on the Racers first possession of the second half and extended the lead to 38-0. Terrell is one of 11 players at the FCS level to return a punt for a touchdown this season. Others Nominated: Devin Stuart, Austin Peay; Stone Galloway, Eastern Illinois; Kendrick Tiller, Southeast Missouri; Kaleb Mosley, Tennessee State. - OVC Football

rSr/2023 WR Ty Terrell, Murray State
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  SEPT 9/WEEK 2 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: DaQuon Green, WR, 6-1, 192, Jr., Tampa, Fla., Murray State,...Green, the transfer from Florida, caught five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown in Murray State's loss at No. 3 ranked FBS foe Georgia. The touchdown came on a 60-yard pass play from Preston Rice and tied the game at seven. Others Nominated: Anthony Shockey, Eastern Illinois; Emmanuel Olenga, Tennessee State; Metrius Fleming, Tennessee Tech. - OVC Football

rSr/2022 WR DaQuon Green, Murray State
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  SEPT 9/WEEK 2 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nigel Walton, DB, 5-10, 163, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., Murray State,...Walton picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown during the third quarter of Murray State's game at No. 3 ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Georgia. The senior also picked up a fumble and returned it eight yards in the first quarter and finished the game with three tackles. Others Nominated: Matthew Gayle, Austin Peay; Steven Crowder, Eastern Kentucky; Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State; Emmanuel Olenga, Tennessee State. - OVC Football

Sr/2020 CB Nigel Walton, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw for four touchdowns as Murray State stunned Kentucky rival Morehead State 59-7 on Saturday night. Rice had 214 yards passing and led the Racers (2-2) on the ground with 86 rushing yards. He also caught a touchdown pass from running back Jared McCray late in the third quarter. LaMartez Brooks had five receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns. The Racers scored 45 unanswered points, starting with McCray's 7-yard TD run to cap the first drive of the game.

Rice threw three touchdowns in the first half, two to Brooks and one to Sylvaughn Turner, and Zaden Webber kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Murray State a 31-0 lead at halftime. Ty Terrell returned the first punt of the second half 67 yards for another Racers score and Rice followed that up - following a Morehead State fumble on first down - with a short pass to Brion Sanchious to make it 45-0 with 12:22 left in the third. The Racers amassed 566 total yards while holding Morehead State to 249. The Eagles (2-2) committed five turnovers, four of which were quickly converted into Murray State points. Mark Pappas threw for 171 yards for the Eagles. - AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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  Preston Rice threw two first-half touchdown passes, Jared McCray and Rodney Castille each ran for two more scores and Quinaz Turner returned a first-quarter kickoff 95 yards for a score as Murray State routed in-state, NAIA-rival Pikeville, 59-20 in a season-opener Thursday night. Pikeville took the opening kick and drove 50 yards in eight plays and Zaniel Phillips connected on a 42-yard field goal to put the Bears up, 3-0, but the Racers took the lead for good on the ensuing kickoff.

Two minutes later Rice found Brion Sanchious from nine-yards out and Gabriel Vicente kicked a 44-yard field goal in the final seconds of the first quarter to put Murray State up, 17-3. McCray scored from the 3 and Jacob Bell pulled in a 38-yard pass from Rice for a 31-3 lead minutes into the second quarter. Bowen Smith ran in from the 4 and threw a 48-yard strike to Damian Sutton to bring Pikeville back to trail 31-17 at the half. Castille had two short touchdown runs in the second half and McCray added a 25-yard dash. Murray State threw for 216 yards and rushed for another 249. Pikeville managed 199 yards through the air but was held to just 46 yards rushing. - AP College Football

rSr/2022 QB Preston Rice, Murray State
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