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2021 ACC JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY AWARD WINNER: NC State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu has been voted the winner of the 2021 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday. The Jacobs Blocking Trophy has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player selected most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league's head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. Ekwonu, a sophomore from Charlotte, North Carolina, is a finalist for the Outland Trophy and has been ranked as the top run blocker in college football by Pro Football Focus. He has tallied a team-leading 67 pancake blocks and 18 knockdowns for the Wolfpack.

A two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week this season, Ekwonu and the Wolfpack rank 19th nationally in passing offense at 288.4 yards per game - 11th among Power 5 schools. In 829 snaps this season, the 6-4, 320-pound Ekwonu has allowed just two sacks from his left tackle position and has consistently been the high-grader on the Wolfpack offensive line. He was named a midseason All-American by The Associated Press, The Athletic, ESPN and The Sporting News. "Ickey is the most dominant offensive lineman that I have seen in person as a head coach," said NC State's Dave Doeren. "But even more importantly, he is a phenomenal person, student, and teammate!" This marks the fourth time that an NC State player has claimed the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the first since Outland Trophy winner and two-time All-America center Jim Ritcher was honored in both 1978 and 1979. - ACC Football

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OT *Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State
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11/29/21 - Shane McDonough, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 6-2, 218 (DS#23 P) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Shane McDonough, Towson, P, Sr.,...McDonough is an all-conference player for the second time in as many seasons with the Towson program. Racking up 1,857 yards on 45 punts, McDonough ranked third in the CAA in yards per punt at 41.3 and punts over 50 yards with eight, place 15 punts inside the 20-yard line. He had one of the longest punts in FCS with a 72-yard boot against Stony Brook on Oct. 9. - Towson Football

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P Shane McDonough, North Carolina State
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11/26/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Grayson McCall raced untouched for a 25-yard touchdown on the first play of overtime, Silas Kelly sacked South Alabama's Jake Bentley on the final play and Coastal Carolina beat the Jaguars 27-21 on Friday. Coastal Carolina (10-2, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference), which was ranked No. 22 in the preseason poll and climbed as high as No. 14 after winning its first six games, fell out of the Top 25 after a 42-40 loss to Georgia Southern two weeks ago. The Chanticleers are headed to a bowl for the second consecutive season and the second time in program history after moving to the FBS level full-time in 2017.

Bentley hit Jalen Tolbert at the 10 and he raced for a 57-yard touchdown and a 2-point conversion gave South Alabama (5-7, 2-6) a 21-14 lead with 4:24 left in regulation. The Chanticleers answered with a 10-play, 82-yard drive to force overtime when Bryce Carpenter took the snap and scored from 2-yards out with 39 seconds remaining. Carpenter, a 6-foot-1, 210 pound senior, is 41-of-69 (59.4%) passing for 483 yards and four touchdowns and has 54 carries for 217 yards and three scores this season. Kelly finished with eight tackles - including the clinching sack, which gave him 2 1/2 this season - and an interception at the 5. Coastal Carolina then went 95 yards, using 19 plays and chewing up nearly 9 1/2 minutes, to trim its deficit to 10-7 when McCall threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jaivion Heiligh with 2:24 left in the third quarter. Shermari Jones scored on a 75-yard on the first play of the fourth quarter and South Alabama's Diego Guajardo made a 30-yard field goal to make it 14-13 with 11:14 left in regulation. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/20/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Grayson McCall tied a school record five touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina maintained possession for more than 35 minutes in a 35-21 win over Texas State on Saturday. McCall returned after missing the last two games with an upper body injury and went 22-for-28 for 319 yards. The second-year starter threw touchdown passes to four different receivers which were led by senior Jaivon Heiligh and his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season.

Heiligh had 10 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown and senior tight end Isaiah Likely had five catches for 62 yards and a score. Kameron Brown finished with four catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns. McCall's 21-yard scoring pass to Likely broke a tie at 21 and the Chanticleers led the rest of the way. Coastal (9-2, 5-2 Sun Belt) now has won nine or more games in consecutive seasons. Calvin Hill rushed for 100 yards on 12 carries and scored a touchdown for Texas State (3-8, 2-6). - AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/15/21 - Emeka Emezie, rSr/2022, North Carolina State, 6-2, 210 (DS#68 WR) + More +

NOV 15 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Emeka Emezie, NC State, Sr., WR, Waxhaw, N.C.,...Earned ACC Receiver of the Week honors for the second time this season after he led all players in the Wolfpack's 45-42 loss at Wake Forest with 10 catches for 133 yards ... Scored two of the Pack's four touchdowns on a 28-yard catch and a 13-yard reception ... Seven of his catches came in the second half. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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WR Emeka Emezie, North Carolina State
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11/15/21 - *Zonovan Knight, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#22 RB) + More +

NOV 15 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Zonovan 'Bam' Knight, NC State, So., KR, Bailey, N.C.,...Had three kickoff returns for 194 yards in the Wolfpack's 45-42 loss at Wake Forest ... His 194 yards in kickoff return yardage ranks as the third-highest single-game total in school history ... In the second quarter, with the Wolfpack down 21-6, his 72-yard return set up a touchdown on the following play ... Returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a score ... Now has two 100-yard kickoff returns for his career, joining former NC State standout Nyheim Hines as the only Wolfpack player to accomplish that feat. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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RB *Zonovan Knight, North Carolina State
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11/13/21 - Jack Chambers, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 5-10, 180 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jack Chambers threw two touchdowns and Daniel Oscar ran for 101 yards and a score and Charleston Southern beat Gardner-Webb 32-24 in double overtime on Saturday. Buccaneers (4-5, 3-4 Big South Conference) freshman defensive back Kamron Smith came up with a stop of Gardner-Webb running back Nick Gaither for no gain on fourth-and-4 at the Charleston 8-yard line to end it. Down 21-14, Bailey Fisher rallied Gardner-Webb (3-7, 1-5) and engineered an eight-play, 60-yard drive that that took just 70 seconds and ended when he threw a 17-yard scoring pass to Justin Franklin with 52 seconds left to tie it. After the teams traded field goals in each possession of overtime, Chambers ran it in from the 2-yard line and then completed the two-point conversion on a pass to Ja'Rell Smith before the the defense sealed it. Fisher threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns but also threw a pair of interceptions. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Chambers, North Carolina State
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11/11/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

NOV 1 SUN BELT FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina,(RS So., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.),...Chanticleers redshirt sophomore quarterback Grayson McCall accounted for three touchdowns-two through the air and one on the ground-in the Chanticleers 35-28 win over Troy. The Indian Trail, N.C., product connected on 14-of-26 passes for 294 yards and two scores, while adding 59 yards in the ground game. Under his guidance, the Coastal Carolina offense was 10-for-17 on third-down attempts and 1-for-1 on fourth-down tries, while posting 510 yards of total offense against the Sun Belt's top-rated defense. - Sun Belt Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/08/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Injured Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall could miss the rest of the season for the 22nd-ranked Chanticleers, coach Jamey Chadwell said. McCall, a 6-foot-3, 209-pound redshirt sophomore from Indian Trail, North Carolina, missed last weekend's 28-8 win at Georgia Southern with what the school called an upper-body injury. "We don't know how long he's going to be out," Chadwell said Monday on a Sun Belt Conference coaches teleconference. "We hope to get him back before the end of the regular season." Chadwell said McCall was hurt during a 35-28 victory over Troy on Oct. 28. McCall came out for several plays in the third quarter after dropping to the turf. However, he returned to the game and said during postgame interviews that he felt OK. Chadwell said McCall has had several tests to pinpoint the problem and he is hopeful his standout passer, the FBS leader in pass efficiency, will be back. "He could be out the rest of the season, based on the recovery ... he could come back before then," Chadwell said. "We really don't have a complete answer right now." Senior Bryce Carpenter filled in for McCall against Georgia Southern and will start Saturday when the Chants (8-1, 4-1 Sun Belt) take on Georgia State (4-5, 3-2). Carpenter has made nine career starts for Coastal Carolina. - AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/06/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall won't play Saturday night against Georgia Southern. The school said McCall is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. The Chanticleers (7-1, 4-1 Sun Belt Conference) are looking to stay in the chase for the league's East Division title at the Eagles (2-6, 1-4). McCall is a redshirt sophomore who's thrown for 2,063 yards, 17 touchdowns and two interceptions this season. He leads the nation in passing efficiency and is third in completion percentage. Senior Bryce Carpenter will start in McCall's place. Carpenter has played in seven games this season, completing 11 of 19 passes for 165 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. - AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/01/21 - Drake Thomas, rJr/2023, North Carolina State, 5-11, 223 (DS#20 OLB) + More +

NOV 1 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Drake Thomas, NC State, So., LB, Wake Forest, N.C.,...Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the Wolfpack's 28-13 win over Louisville, slowing a Cardinal offense which had been averaging 31.7 points per game ... Started and played all 73 defensive snaps at middle linebacker (had started the previous seven games at SLB but moved into injured teammate Isaiah Moore's role) ... Five of his tackles were for zero or negative yardage ... Tallied a career-high 2.5 total tackles for loss and two sacks, including one on second-and-goal in which the Cardinals ended up settling for a field goal ... Also broke up a pass ... Helped NC State hold Louisville without a rushing touchdown ... The Pack now leads the FBS with just one rushing TD allowed this season. - ACC Football

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OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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10/30/21 - Jack Chambers, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 5-10, 180 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jack Chambers threw for two touchdowns and scored on a 55-yard run to lead Charleston Southern to a 27-14 victory over Campbell on Saturday. Chambers hit Cayden Jordan for a 26-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring and his touchdown run with 1:15 remaining in the fourth quarter put the game away for the Buccaneers (3-4, 2-3 Big South). Charleston Southern led 20-0 through three quarters before Campbell (3-5, 2-3) rallied with a 9-yard touchdown catch and a 1-yard touchdown run by Bryant Barr. Chambers completed 34 of 48 passes for 255 yards for the Bucs. He had 102 yards rushing on eight carries. Jordan had nine catches for 134 yards. Campbell's Wiley Hartley completed 28 of 45 passes for 275 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Barr was the Camels' leading rusher with 29 yards and they were held to 49 yards on the ground. Charleston Southern allowed a total of 33 points in three home games, all wins. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Chambers, North Carolina State
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10/28/21 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Facing another tight finish with Troy, Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell remembered something Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians puts on his play sheet: "No risk it, no biscuit." Chadwell took the risk on a fake punt with about 3 minutes left and a one-score lead as No. 24 Coastal Carolina held off Troy 35-28 on Thursday night, rebounding from its first loss of the season at Appalachian State last time out. The result was a 12-yard run for the first down by defensive tackle C.J. Brewer that kept the drive going. "I felt like last week, from a play-calling standpoint, I got a little apprehensive," Chadwell said. "I said, Hey, this week we're going for it." The successful run on fourth-and-4 let Coastal Carolina (7-1, 3-1 Sun Belt Conference) hold the ball until the final 25 seconds on the way to their 12th straight home victory.

Grayson McCall threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a third touchdown as the Chanticleers overcame a slow start to beat Troy (4-4, 2-2) for a third straight time. "Obviously, we didn't play our best ball, but we found a way and now it's on to the next one," McCall said. McCall connected on scoring throws of 66 yards to Jaivon Heiligh and 71 yards to Braydon Bennett. Still, Troy (4-4, 2-2) made it a one-score game on Gunnar Watson's 18-yard touchdown pass to Tez Johnson to draw within 35-28 with 4:52 to go. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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10/27/21 - Brayden Narveson, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#19 K) + More +

OCT 25 C-USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WKU K Brayden Narveson scored 10 points for the Hilltoppers while not missing a kick in WKU's 34-19 victory at FIU. Narveson made field goals of 23 and 26 yards, while going 4-of-4 on extra points. For the season, the Arizona native is 12-of-14 on field goal attempts and a perfect 31-of-31 on extra points. This marks the third time Narveson has earned C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week during his career (Oct. 3 and Dec. 6 of 2020 in wins over Middle Tennessee and Charlotte, respectively). - C-USA Football

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K Brayden Narveson, North Carolina State
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10/25/21 - Isaiah Moore, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 6-2, 233 (DS#15 ILB) + More +

North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren says starting linebacker Isaiah Moore and starting left guard Chandler Zavala have suffered season-ending injuries. Doeren said Monday both players will need surgery, though he didn't specify the exact nature of the injuries. Moore went down holding his knee during Saturday's loss at Miami. The redshirt junior later returned briefly before exiting a final time, sidelining a player who is the team's No. 2 tackler (43). It also marks the Wolfpack's fourth defensive starter lost to a season-ending injury this season, joining all-Atlantic Coast Conference linebacker Payton Wilson, safety Cyrus Fagan and nose tackle C.J. Clark. The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Zavala, a graduate transfer from Fairmont State, started the first five games at left guard but didn't play in a win at Boston College nor the Miami loss due to injury. The Miami loss knocked the Wolfpack out of the AP Top 25. N.C. State (5-2, 2-1 ACC) hosts Louisville on Saturday night. - AP College Football

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ILB Isaiah Moore, North Carolina State
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