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His blunt assessment revealed plenty about the transition. Virginia wrapped up spring drills Saturday with its Blue-White Game and before Cavaliers senior quarterback Brennan Armstrong departed Scott Stadium, he answered a question regarding the togetherness of the Hoos' veteran nucleus in the aftermath of new coach Tony Elliott's first spring. Armstrong said UVa's core is much tighter, and his response left no doubt about how those older, experienced players have embraced the fresh direction Elliott has for the program. "There's a lot of things new," Armstrong said, "but I tell them it has to be new. 'What we did last year was 6-6, guys,' and we're all trying to buy into that." Elliott said Armstrong has believed in him and his staff since they arrived.

The quarterback made frequent visits to the McCue Center for film study in an effort to learn Elliott and new offensive coordinator Des Kitchings' system prior to the start of spring practices. The left-handed signal-caller furthered his quest to accelerate the process, according to his coach, throughout those sessions, too. "I'm proud of Brennan," Elliott said. "He made a decision to come back and then some of his buddies decided not to come back, but he still stuck with it. He had to do the best that he could, and I saw him just lead and grow as a leader." - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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QB Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina State
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02/28/22 - Jack Chambers, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 5-10, 180 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COCHES/MEDIA): QB - Jack Chambers, R-Sr., Charleston Southern,...Chambers capped his campaign as the Big South's leader with 296.7 total offensive yards per game and 249.0 passing yards per game, while also pacing the Buccanneers with 477 total rushing yards. He garnered Sept. 27 Big South Offensive Player of the Week plaudits after a near-upset at FBS East Carolina, passing for 405 yards (fourth most in a single game in school history and most against a FBS opponent) and ran for 67 yards against the Pirates. He had at least 200 passing yards in seven games (six of seven against Big South opponents) and two 100-yard rushing contests (at North Alabama; against Campbell). He tossed four touchdown passes in victories at The Citadel (as part of a 76.0 percent day on 19-of-25 attempts) and against Hampton. - Charleston Southern Football

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QB Jack Chambers, North Carolina State
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12/17/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Grayson McCall threw four touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina held off Northern Illinois 47-41 in the Cure Bowl on Friday night, with the game ending with the Huskies at the Chanticleers 4. McCall was 22 for 30 for 315 yards, and Braydon Bennett ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns on six carries to help Coastal Carolina (11-1) win 11 games for the second consecutive year. Bennett also caught four passes for 47 yards and a TD. "He just operates, he's a smooth operator," Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell said about McCall. "As a coach, if he misses a play, you're like, "What in the world is wrong with him" because he makes so many good one's." Chadwell said while there is speculation about McCall's future, "we're confident that he loves Coastal and he's going to be here with us and finish out his career." It was also Coastal Carolina's first bowl victory. The Chanticleers lost in their first bowl appearance last year, 37-34 in overtime to Liberty.

"Pretty cool," McCall said. "Definitely a team effort. I don't think I played by best game but but all my teammates propelled me forward." Jay Ducker ran for 146 yards on 24 carries, and Antario Brown added 105 yards and 12 attempts for Northern Illinois (9-5). Rocky Lombardi completed 20 of 33 passes for 181 yards and two scores. "Couldn't be more proud of their fight," NIU coach Thomas Hammock said. "This could be a launching pad for us into the 2022 season." NIU's roster has just seven seniors, and includes 71 players who graduated from high school in 2020 or 2021. The Huskies are the first team in FBS history to win its conference championship game one season after going winless (0-6). Lombardi also had picked up 66 yards including a touchdown on eight carries. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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12/17/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Coastal Carolina star quarterback Grayson McCall said Wednesday he is committed to playing college football next year. But will that be at CCU? McCall intimated following a team practice for the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl that he has considered a transfer from CCU. The Chants' season will end with Friday night's bowl game against Northern Illinois at Exploria Stadium in Orlando. When asked if he had put any thought into leaving college after being at CCU for three years, or if he had put any thought into transferring, McCall said: "Obviously, it's been a thought in the back of my mind. But up to this point, I'm focused on winning this bowl game. I'll be back. I'll be playing college football again next year. So there's a lot to think about, but I'll obviously focus on this last objective for the guys, the seniors." Coastal head coach Jamey Chadwell said Wednesday afternoon that he has discussed the possibility of McCall transferring with the QB he recruited out of Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, N.C., and inserted as the starter in last year's season opener at Kansas. - Myrtle Beach Online

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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12/16/21 - Brayden Narveson, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#19 K) + More +

2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): K: Brayden Narveson, RS So., WKU,...Narveson has made 22-of-27 field goals this season and 64-of-64 extra points for a total of 130 points scored. The 130 points scored set WKU's single-season program record and led all FBS kickers this year. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native tied a career-long and matched the third-longest field goal in Hilltopper history with a 53-yard make at Marshall. He was 17-of-17 on attempts under 40 yards, with his only five misses being 53, 53, 57 and 43 yarders. The redshirt sophomore earned C-USA Special teams Player of the Week twice on the campaign and scored nine-plus points in 10-of-13 games. - Western Kentucky Football

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K Brayden Narveson, North Carolina State
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12/15/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): QB - Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS So., QB - Indian Trail, N.C.),...McCall, who was the 2020 Sun Belt Player and Freshman of the Year, was once again named to the All-Sun Belt first team this season, as the redshirt sophomore quarterback was 9-1 on the season as a starter while missing two games due to an upper-body injury. A Davey O'Brien and Maxwell Award semifinalist, as well as a two-time Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honoree, McCall leads all of NCAA FBS in passing efficiency (207.9) which would shatter the NCAA single-season record of 203.1 set by Mac Jones of Alabama last season.

He also leads all of FBS in yards per pass attempt (12.12 yards) and ranks second nationally in passing yards per completion (16.61 yards). Despite missing two games and playing only the first half in two other games due to blowout wins, McCall's numbers in quality statistics are outstanding. He leads the Sun Belt in completion percentage (73.0), passing efficiency (207.9), passing touchdowns (23), passing yards per game (255.8), passing yards per completion (16.61), points responsible for (168), points responsible per game (16.8), total offense per game (280.8), and yards per pass attempt (12.12). He is also the signal-caller for a Coastal offense that leads the Sun Belt in scoring, rushing, and efficiency. - Coastal Carolina Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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12/14/21 - Brennan Armstrong, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 6-1, 199 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Quarterback Brennan Armstrong, awaiting a grade from the NFL's draft advisory board, has no plans to transfer from Virginia. Armstrong, who attended new UVA football coach Tony Ellliott's introductory press conference Monday, said he'll either turn pro or return to the Cavaliers. "I don't think I'm ever transferring," said Armstrong. "I'm not going to transfer. It's either here or the NFL. Me and Coach Elliott will sit down and talk about a bunch of stuff and figure things out, and then make my decision off that." This season, his second as UVA's starting quarterback, Armstrong has set school records for passing yards (4,449), total offensive yards (4,700) and touchdown passes (31). He led the Cavaliers to a 6-2 start before suffering a rib injury during a road loss to BYU on Oct. 30. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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QB Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina State
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12/12/21 - Brennan Armstrong, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 6-1, 199 (DS#24 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB - Brennan Armstrong, Virginia, 68 votes,...Armstrong assaulted the UVA record books setting the program's single season marks for passing yards (4,449), total offense (4,700) and passing touchdowns (31). His 4,449 passing yards are the second-most in the country and the fourth most in ACC history (144 yards shy of the ACC single season record). He is averaging 404.5 yards per game, no ACC quarterback has ever averaged more than 348 yards per game in a year. His 427.3 yards of total offense per game is tops in the country. He was been named ACC Quarterback of the Week four times in 2021. - Virginia Football

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QB Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina State
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12/09/21 - *Ikem Ekwonu, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 6-4, 328 (DS#2 OT) + More +

2021 OUTLAND TROPHY FINALIST: Ikem Ekwonu, NC State,...Ekwonu tallied a team-leading 67 pancake blocks and 18 knockdowns for the Wolfpack in 2021. A two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, Ekwonu allowed just two sacks from his left tackle position in 829 snaps this season and has consistently been the high-grader on the Wolfpack offensive line. - NC State Football

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OT *Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - Drake Thomas, rJr/2023, North Carolina State, 5-11, 223 (DS#20 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LB - Drake Thomas, NC State, 148 votes,...Three players represented the Wolfpack's stalwart 2021 defense that ranked in the top three in the league in every defensive category. Leading the way is linebacker Drake Thomas - who earned the second-highest vote total on the first-team defense. Thomas led his team and ranked fourth in the ACC with an even 100 tackles. He also tied for fifth in the league in INTs and was a two-time ACC LB of the Week this season. - North Carolina State Football

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OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - Daniel Joseph, rSr/2022, North Carolina State, 6-2, 261 (DS#71 DE) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): DE - Daniel Joseph, NC State, 22 votes,...Eight members of the NC State football squad have been named All-ACC performers for 2021, including six who earned first-team honors. Those six first-team nods ties as the highest tally for the Wolfpack since 1992, as Dave Doeren's 2018 team also had six first-teamers. A testament to NC State's focus on playing complimentary football, the Pack was represented on the first team by offensive, defensive and special teams players. - North Carolina State Football

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DE Daniel Joseph, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - *Zonovan Knight, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#22 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): RB - Zonovan Knight, NC State, 45 votes,...Zonovan Knight was honored as the league's first-team specialist player after a season that saw him average 34 yards per kick return - the top mark in the Power 5. He became just the second player in school history to post two 100-yard KOR returns for his career this season. - North Carolina State Football

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RB *Zonovan Knight, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - Cory Durden, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 6-4, 290 (DS#21 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DT - Corey Durden, NC State, 78 votes (tie),...Tackle Cory Durden, who began the season playing mostly end but started at nose seven of the last eight games, was also a first-team choice in his first year with the Pack after transferring in June. - North Carolina State Football

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DT Cory Durden, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - *Ikem Ekwonu, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 6-4, 328 (DS#2 OT) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): OT - Ikem Ekwonu, NC State, 170 votes,...OT Ikem Ekwonu was the team's lone first-team choice on offense. The winner of the ACC's Jacobs blocking, Ekwonu is a finalist for the 2021 Outland Trophy after allowing just two sacks in 819 snaps this season. A two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, he led the team with 67 knockdown blocks. - North Carolina State Football

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OT *Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State
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12/08/21 - Tyler Baker-Williams, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 6-1, 206 (DS#70 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): CB - Tyler Baker-Williams, NC State, 22 votes,...Eight members of the NC State football squad have been named All-ACC performers for 2021, including six who earned first-team honors. Those six first-team nods ties as the highest tally for the Wolfpack since 1992, as Dave Doeren's 2018 team also had six first-teamers. A testament to NC State's focus on playing complimentary football, the Pack was represented on the first team by offensive, defensive and special teams players. - North Carolina State Football

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CB Tyler Baker-Williams, North Carolina State
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