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NOV 30 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Payton Wilson, NC State, So., LB, Hillsborough, N.C.,...Key factor behind the Wolfpack holding Syracuse to just three rushing yards - the lowest opponent total in a game since 2015 and the lowest in an ACC contest since 2011 ... The Orange had just 257 yards of total offense ... Led the Wolfpack in tackles with 10, including eight solo stops ... Made arguably the biggest play of the game in the final seconds when he sacked the QB for an 11-yard loss ... Wilson is the league's leading tackler with 10.8 stops per game, which ranks 17th in the FBS. - ACC Football

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OLB Payton Wilson, North Carolina State
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11/26/20 - Vi Jones, Sr/2022, North Carolina State, 6-3, 225 (DS#34 OLB) + More +

Linebacker Vi Jones is becoming something of a blocked kick specialist. His decisive block of a 39-yard field goal attempt by Liberty's Alex Barbir was his third this season. The transfer from Southern Cal had previously blocked punts against Virginia and Duke, the latter resulting in a touchdown. This one, however, was by far his most important - especially since Barbir had already made one game-winning field goal against an ACC opponent this year. His 51-yarder with one second left gave the Flames a 38-35 win against Virginia Tech two weeks ago. - North State Journal

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OLB Vi Jones, North Carolina State
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11/23/20 - *Zonovan Knight, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#22 RB) + More +

NOV 23 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Zonovan Knight, NC State, So., RB, Bailey, N.C.,...Earned his second ACC weekly honor of the month, following up on ACC Specialist of the Week selection on Nov. 9...Helped the Wolfpack to a 15-14 win over No. 21 and previously unbeaten Liberty on Saturday night, piling up 166 all-purpose yards and scoring NC State's two touchdowns on runs of 19 and 4 yards...Rushed 14 times for 96 yards, an average of 6.9 yards per carry...Added five receptions for 34 yards and had two kickoff returns for 36 yards. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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RB *Zonovan Knight, North Carolina State
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11/23/20 - Isaiah Moore, rSr/2023, North Carolina State, 6-2, 233 (DS#15 ILB) + More +

NOV 23 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Moore, NC State, Jr., MLB, Chester, Va.,...Led the Wolfpack in tackles with 13 in Saturday night's 15-14 win over No. 21 and previously unbeaten Liberty...Registered two tackles for loss and a half-sack...Recorded the Wolfpack's first safety in 10 years when he tackled a Flames' runner for a three-yard loss in the end zone. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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ILB Isaiah Moore, North Carolina State
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11/23/20 - Daniel Joseph, rSr/2022, North Carolina State, 6-2, 261 (DS#71 DE) + More +

NOV 23 ACC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Daniel Joseph, NC State, Gr., DE, Toronto, Ontario,...Led all defensive linemen in tackles with five against No. 21 Liberty's potent offense in Saturday night's 15-14 Wolfpack win...Played 50 snaps against a Flames' unit that came into the contest averaging 490 total yards per game...Helped the Pack defense hold Liberty to 279 total yards and a season-low 14 points...Teamed with linebacker Isaiah Moore for a 9-yard sack of Liberty QB Malik Willis, who entered the game averaging 345 yards of total offense (the Pack held him to 216 yards)...Also tallied a solo sack for another 5-yard loss. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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DE Daniel Joseph, North Carolina State
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11/23/20 - Aydan White, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-0, 182 (DS#63 CB) + More +

NOV 23 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Aydan White, NC State, Fr., CB, Asheville, N.C.,...True freshman who had played just six snaps from scrimmage prior to the Wolfpack's win over No. 21 Liberty...Saw 17 snaps against the Flames and tallied his first career interception in a crucial situation...The undefeated Flames were up 14-9 with less than seven minutes remaining and faced third-and-8 at their own 20...White made a diving pick-off on a pass by Liberty's Malik Willis, who had thrown just one interception the entire season prior to the game...White's interception set up the go-ahead touchdown for NC State, which held off Liberty from there to win 15-14. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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CB Aydan White, North Carolina State
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11/21/20 - Vi Jones, Sr/2022, North Carolina State, 6-3, 225 (DS#34 OLB) + More +

North Carolina State blocked Alex Barbir's 39-yard field goal attempt with 1:18 left to beat No. 21 Liberty 15-14 on Saturday night, handing the Flames their first loss this season. Liberty (8-1) was trying to earn a third win against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent this year, all on the road. The Flames had their shot to extend the best start in program history, too, putting together a drive to give Barbir - who had kicked a 51-yard field goal to beat Virginia Tech earlier this season - a shot at the lead. But Vi Jones deflected the kick to set off a celebration for the Wolfpack (6-3), who moved the chains once more to run out the clock and seal a win on a tough night for both offenses. Zonovan Knight ran for two touchdowns to lead N.C. State, including the go-ahead 4-yard score with 6:53 left. That play was set up by a diving interception from true freshman reserve Aydan White. Knight also had a first-half touchdown run and ran for 96 yards on the night, while Ricky Person Jr. added 83 yards - part of a 167-yard rushing effort that largely had to carry the Wolfpack's offense with Bailey Hockman getting nothing going consistently in the passing game. Malik Willis threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns for Liberty but had three interceptions, two coming in the fourth quarter. He also ran for 44 yards as the Flames managed just 279 total yards. - AP College/North Carolina State Football

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OLB Vi Jones, North Carolina State
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11/21/20 - Brennan Armstrong, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 6-1, 199 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Brennan Armstrong threw for 383 yards and four touchdowns and Virginia beat Abilene Christian 55-15 on Saturday night. Armstrong completed just 16 passes, but the scoring throws covered 28 yards to Tony Poljan, 90 yards to Lavel Davis Jr., 56 yards to Keytaon Thompson and 52 yards to Ra'Shaun Henry as the Cavaliers made quick work of their Southland Conference foe. The Wildcats (1-5), who have had two games canceled because their scheduled opponents had coronavirus-related issues, were a late addition to Virginia's schedule when other nonconference options fell through, and they were clearly overmatched.

The Cavaliers (4-4) started slowly, but a 33-yard run by Armstrong got their offense untracked, and his 28-yard pass to Poljan got them on the board late in the first quarter. They ended the quarter with Armstrong hitting Davis over the middle, and the 6-foot-7 freshman outran cornerback Christopher Satterfield for the 90-yard score. Shane Simpson scored on a pair of 1-yard runs in the second quarter, the second to cap a 64-yard drive that used the last 30 seconds of the half. It came after the Wildcats drove for their first points of the night on Stone Earle's 2-yard pass to Kobe Clark. Earle was making his first start and just his second appearance. He finished 19 of 31 for 150 yards and also ran 13 times for 20 yards. - Virginia/AP College Football

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

Reese White scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 3-yard run with 2:24 to play, and No. 15 Coastal Carolina continued its perfect 8-0 start with its first-ever win over Appalachian State, 34-23 on Saturday. The Chants (6-0 Sun Belt Conference) had lost all six previous games to the four-time defending Sun Belt champion Mountaineers. But they held Appalachian State to just two field goals in the second half after falling behind 17-9 at halftime. The Mountaineers ( 6-2, 4-1) tried to rally after White's score. But D'Jordan Strong intercepted Zac Thomas' 4th-and-22 pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to clinch it.

Coastal Carolina, picked last in the Sun Belt in the preseason, is now a victory away from winning the league's East Division and playing West winners Louisiana-Lafayette for the conference title next month. The Chants play at Texas State next week and a make-up of a COVID-19-postponed game at Troy on Dec. 12. In between is a potential undefeated showdown against No. 22 LIberty on Dec. 5. Coastal Carolina freshman quarterback Grayson McCall threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 69 yards and a score. Wide receiver Isaiah Likely had 118 yards receiving and a score, and the Chants' defense forced three turnovers, all interceptions, off the usually steady Thomas. - Coastal Carolina/AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/14/20 - Brennan Armstrong, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 6-1, 199 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Brennan Armstrong ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Virginia beat Louisville 31-17 on Saturday in a game that was pushed back a week by a COVID-19 outbreak among the Cardinals. Armstrong scored on runs of 8 and 9 yards, the latter with 4:29 remaining to give Virginia (3-4, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) a two-score cushion. He also hit Lavel Davis Jr. with a 9-yard scoring pass that gave the Cavaliers a 21-10 lead in the third quarter.

Quarterback Malik Cunningham gave the Cavaliers fits all day as he ran for a career-high 197 yards for the Cardinals (2-6, 1-6), but his first-quarter interception was returned 85 yards for a touchdown by Noah Taylor and he had the ball ripped out of his hands by Nick Grant at the end of 27-yard run, setting up Armstrong's second rushing score. The Cardinals were without seven players, but did not detail if any of the missing were COVID-related. Cunningham, who ran 20 times, was 13 for 21 throwing the ball for 161 yards. Armstrong, who rushed for 60 yards, finished 15 for 23 for 203 yards with an interception. - AP College Football

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QB Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina State
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11/09/20 - *Zonovan Knight, rSo/2022, North Carolina State, 5-11, 209 (DS#22 RB) + More +

NOV 9 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Zonovan Knight, NC State, So., RB, Bailey, N.C.,...Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in Friday night's 44-41 loss to No. 11 Miami...Only the fourth player in school history to return a kickoff 100 yards (Nyheim Hines twice, TJ Graham, Tobais Palmer)...Also rushed for 45 yards and another score. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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RB *Zonovan Knight, North Carolina State
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11/07/20 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Grayson McCall threw for 203 yards and a score, Massimo Biscardi had three field goals and No. 15 Coastal Carolina improved to 7-0 with a 23-6 victory Saturday night over South Alabama. McCall completed 16 of 23 passes including a 9-yard scoring pass to C.J. Marable as the Chanticleers (5-0 Sun Belt Conference) outgained the Jaguars (3-4, 2-2) by more than 100 yards, including 236 yards on the ground, and the defense recorded recorded five sacks. The Chants entered Saturday's game with an 11-6 advantage in turnover margin to rank 21st in the nation, and a nearly 10-minute advantage in time of possession to rank ninth in the country. Coastal held a 17-6 lead at halftime and Biscardi kicked a pair of field goals in the second half for the Chants. Coastal struck first on its first possession, driving 72 yards in seven plays for a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down by Shermari White. A key play in the drive was a 46-yard run by Reese White. - AP College Football

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/07/20 - DK Kaufman, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 5-09, 202 (DS#46 FS) + More +

Vanderbilt starting safety/kick returner Donovan Kaufman will miss the remainder of the season for a medical-related issue, coach Derek Mason said Tuesday. Kaufman, a freshman, was not only one of the team's most dynamic defenders. He also led the SEC in kick return average (27.4 yards). He started the first two games of the season against Texas A&M and LSU but missed the South Carolina and Ole Miss games. Mason said he expects Kaufman to return to the lineup next season. It's another tough blow to a Vanderbilt roster, and particularly the defensive secondary, that has been depleted during a season of injuries, transfers and a COVID-19 outbreak. - Tennessean

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FS DK Kaufman, North Carolina State
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11/04/20 - Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

In just its fourth year as a Football Bowl Subdivision participant, the Coastal Carolina football team has already made Sun Belt Conference history. The Chanticleers appeared at No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll released Sunday, a day after routing conference rival Georgia State 51-0 in Atlanta. The No. 15 ranking is the highest for a Sun Belt team ever, eclipsing No. 19 rankings held by Appalachian State last year and Louisiana twice this season. CCU also set a conference record with its 16th ranking in the Amway Coaches Poll presented by USA Today Sports, besting the Mountaineers' end-of-season 18th standing in the poll last year.

The Chants were picked by conference coaches to finish last in the preseason poll, which has helped fuel their 6-0 start that includes a win over Big 12 team Kansas and a formerly ranked Louisiana squad. "Everybody picking us last, it was crazy to see in the beginning," junior wide receiver Jaivon Heiligh said following Saturday's win over Georgia State. "They just didn't realize. Hopefully they realize now, and we're not done." - Myrtle Beach Online

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QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State
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11/03/20 - Brennan Armstrong, rSr/2024, North Carolina State, 6-1, 199 (DS#24 QB) + More +

In the team's 40-23 loss to Wake Forest, which Armstrong missed with a concussion, the offense lacked consistency at the quarterback position. As a passer, runner and leader, Armstrong brings all three when he's under center. "Brennan Armstrong, the way that he led this team today was just ridiculous," running back Wayne Taulapapa said after Saturday's win. With Armstrong spearheading the charge, Taulapapa believes more offensive fireworks sit on the horizon. UVa scored a season-high in points Saturday, scoring its most points against a top-25 team since dropping 48 on West Virginia in the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl. It's the first time UVa surpassed 40 points in an ACC game since a 48-14 victory over Duke last October. "I think this is the offense that we truly are," Taulapapa said. "We just got to show it every game." A healthy Armstrong remains critical for UVa's offensive hopes. His status moving forward dramatically affects the team's chances at ending the fall with a winning record. When he's on the field, the Cavaliers play their best football. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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QB Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina State
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