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Sam Hartman's big day capped Wake Forest's best season in 15 years. Hartman tossed three touchdown passes, two of them to tight end Brandon Chapman, and the No. 17 Demon Deacons beat Rutgers 38-10 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Friday to reach 11 wins for the second time in program history. Hartman completed 23 of 39 passes for 304 yards. He added 21 more yards rushing and pushed his touchdown total to 50 this season -- 39 passing and 11 rushing. He was named the winning team's most valuable player. "It's everything," Hartman said. "I'm just enjoying the moment." The Demon Deacons (11-3) controlled the game from the start, scoring on their first three drives and opening a double-digit lead just before halftime. It played out about as expected given Rutgers (5-8) was a late replacement for No. 25 Texas A&M. The Aggies pulled out because of a lack of available players due to injuries, opt-outs, transfers and COVID-19 issues. The NCAA gave Rutgers the first shot at filling the void because it had the highest Academic Progress Rate score of all the eligible 5-7 teams. - Wake Forest/AP College Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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12/17/21 - Jayden Harrison, rSr/2025, Notre Dame, 5-10, 198 (DS#194 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): KR: Jayden Harrison, RS So., Marshall,...Eleven (11) Thundering Herd players received honorable mention acclaim: long snapper Zach Appio, defensive linemen Koby Cumberlander, Jamare Edwards and T.J. Johnson, tight end Xavier Gaines, wide receivers Corey Gammage and Willie Johnson, safety Nazeeh Johnson, defensive back Cory McCoy, linebacker Eli Neal and quarterback Grant Wells. - Marshall Football

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12/12/21 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB - Sam Hartman, Wake Forest, 80 votes,...Hartman is in the midst of the greatest single season for a Demon Deacon signal caller while also eclipsing numerous career milestones along the way. He became just the second 10-win quarterback in school history and currently ranks third all-time in quarterback wins in his career. The Charlotte, N.C. native finished Saturday's contest 20-for-32 for 236 passing yards and three passing touchdowns as well as a rushing touchdown, helping the Demon Deacons clinch the Atlantic Division title at Boston College. Over the past eight games, Hartman has thrown the ball for 3,020 yards, 28 touchdowns while completing his passes at a 51.7 clip. - Wake Forest Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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12/10/21 - *Kyle Hamilton, Jr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-4, 217 (DS#1 FS) + More +

Kyren Williams and Kyle Hamilton, two junior star players for No. 5 Notre Dame, announced Friday they will not play in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 9 Oklahoma State so they can instead prepare for the 2022 NFL draft. The two were Associated Press preseason first-team All-Americans, running back Williams as the all-purpose player and Hamilton at safety They were also two of Notre Dame’s seven captains during an 11-1 season. "Glory to the Lord! DREAM BIG," tweeted the 5-foot-9, 199-pound Williams, who rushed for 1,002 yards and 14 touchdowns and also had 42 receptions for 359 yards and three scores. He also returned punts and kickoffs, averaging 128.4 yards per game in all-purpose yards. "Thank you Notre Dame," tweeted the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Hamilton, who injured his right knee in Notre Dame’s 31-16 victory over Southern California on Oct. 23 and missed the final five games. In seven games, Hamilton had 35 tackles, four passes broken up and three interceptions. - AP College Football

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FS *Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
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12/09/21 - *Kyle Hamilton, Jr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-4, 217 (DS#1 FS) + More +

2021 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD FINALIST: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame,...Hamilton leads the Irish with three interceptions and has 35 tackles and four pass breakups in seven games this season. Earlier in the season, he was named a First Team Midseason All-America selection by the Associated Press, Sporting News, CBS Sports, ESPN.com, The Athletic and Athlon Sports. Hamilton opened the season with two interceptions in Notre Dame's road-overtime win over Florida State. He was the first Irish player to have two interceptions in a game since Alohi Gilman in 2018 against Syracuse. For his efforts against the Seminoles, he earned LOTT Impact Player of the Week honors. - Notre Dame Football

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FS *Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
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11/27/21 - Jack Coan, rSr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-3, 218 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Jack Coan threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Notre Dame finished off the regular season with a 45-14 victory over Stanford on Saturday to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Fighting Irish (11-1, No. 6 CFP) won their final seven games following a home loss to Cincinnati but will likely need some help next week to get into the College Football Playoff for the third time in the past four seasons. Stanford (3-9) lost its seventh straight game to end the season following an upset of then-No. 3 Oregon for its longest losing streak and most losses in a season since a 1-11 campaign in 2006.

The Cardinal were outscored 173-46 over the final four games. This game wasn't competitive from the start as the Irish forced a three-and-out on the first possession and answered with a 74-yard drive capped by Coan's 16-yard TD pass to Braden Lenzy. Coan added another TD pass to George Takacs and the Irish built a 24-0 halftime lead. He finished 26 for 35 for 345 yards with the 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. Jonathan McGill intercepted Coan's pass on the first drive of the second half to set up a 13-yard drive capped by Austin Jones' 5-yard run. That ended Notre Dame's streak of not allowing a TD at 219:17 of game action since North Carolina scored in the fourth quarter on Oct. 30. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

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QB Jack Coan, Notre Dame
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11/27/21 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

No. 21 Wake Forest earned a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, getting three passing touchdowns and one more on the ground from Sam Hartman to beat Boston College 41-10 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons (10-2, 7-1 ACC) will attempt to claim their first league title since 2006 when they face No. 20 Pittsburgh on Dec. 4. Hartman ran it in from 7 yards out midway through the first quarter and made it 14-0 on a 33-yard pass to A.T. Perry. It was 17-10 late in the second when Brandon Sebastian intercepted Hartman in the end zone, but BC went three-and out and then Wake Forest scored on Hartman's 7-yard pass to Perry just before halftime.

BC (6-6, 2-6) ran off three straight three-and-outs - along with an interception - to start the third quarter, while Wake Forest extended its lead with a field goal and a 3-yard run by Christian Turner that made it 34-10. Hartman completed 20 of 32 passes for 236 yards and ran 11 times for 51 yards. Perry caught four passes for 81 yards and two scores. Phil Jurkovec was 3 for 11 passing for 19 yards for one touchdown and two interceptions, but he also led the Eagles with 66 yards rushing. - Wake Forest/AP College Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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11/20/21 - Jack Coan, rSr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-3, 218 (DS#7 QB) + More +

On a day when No. 6 Notre Dame did little wrong in a 55-0 shutout of beleaguered Georgia Tech on Saturday, coach Brian Kelly made a pitch for his team's postseason aspirations in the College Football Playoff. "It's an improving team that continues to do the little things the right way," Kelly said. Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and the Fighting Irish (CFP No. 8) had two defensive touchdowns for the second time this season in winning its sixth straight game since its 24-13 home loss to No. 3 Cincinnati Oct. 2. Coan, a grad transfer from Wisconsin, completed 15 of 20 passes. He had first-half touchdown strikes of 52 yards to Michael Mayer and 20 yards to Logan Diggs as the Irish took a 45-0 halftime.

Coan exited after one series in the third quarter and was replaced by true freshman Tyler Buchner, who ripped off a 68-yard run on his first play. With Coan directing the offense, and the Irish defense hounding Georgia Tech quarterback Jordan Yates all afternoon, Notre Dame improved to 10-1, reaching the 10-win level for the fifth straight season by outgaining coach Geoff Collins' Yellow Jackets (3-8) by a 514-224 yardage margin. "That's a really good football team," Collins said "We got out-reached, out-executed and out-physicalled throughout the game." The shutout was the first at Notre Dame for first-year defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman and first by the Irish since a 52-0 whitewash of South Florida on Sept. 19 of last season when the Irish reached the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons. The Irish have now gone three games without allowing a touchdown. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

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QB Jack Coan, Notre Dame
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11/19/21 - Blake Grupe, rSr/2023, Notre Dame, 5-07, 152 (DS#16 K) + More +

NOV 15 SUN BELT FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Blake Grupe, Arkansas State, (RS Jr., K – Sedalia, Mo.),...Arkansas State redshirt junior Blake Grupe snapped the program record for career field goals on a game-winning 42-yard kick with 1:17 remaining in the Red Wolves' 27-24 win at ULM. The Sedalia, Mo., product connected on both of his field goal attempts and was 3-for-3 on extra points, contributing nine points in Arkansas State's first Sun Belt Conference victory of the 2021 campaign. Grupe increased his career field goal total to 59 and career extra points tally to 159 to take over the top spot in the Red Wolves record book in both categories. - Sun Belt Football

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K Blake Grupe, Notre Dame
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11/14/21 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

The off-target throws, drops and mistakes kept coming for No. 13 Wake Forest. So did the injuries - all on a night when the Demon Deacons were trying to take a huge step toward winning their Atlantic Coast Conference division. All that trouble merely ended up as the perfect setup for another memorable moment in a special season. Sam Hartman accounted for four touchdowns while Justice Ellison ran for a short score with 1:47 left to help Wake Forest beat No. 21 North Carolina State 45-42 on Saturday night, moving within a victory of wrapping up the league's Atlantic Division race. "It's fun to play in games like this," Clawson said. "It's even more fun to win them." The next step for the Demon Deacons (9-1, 6-0 ACC) is to finish off the division race and supplant Clemson, which had won the Atlantic on the way to winning the past six league championships. To do so, Wake Forest must win one of their last two games to secure the division winner's ticket to the ACC championship game.

Fittingly, in a matchup of the division's top two teams, the Demon Deacons had to grind to the final minute to hold off the Wolfpack (7-3, 4-2) and quarterback Devin Leary. The night ended with Wake Forest fans joining the team on the field after the home finale in a celebration that lingered so long that the public-address announcer had to twice instruct the Demon Deacons players to head to the locker room. Ellison's 4-yard score pushed Wake Forest to a 45-35 lead, though N.C. State responded with a clutch drive that ended with Leary's 8-yard touchdown pass to Devin Carter with 45 seconds left. The Wolfpack nearly recovered the onside kick, with Ricky Person Jr. grabbing the bouncing ball about a yard shy of the 10-yard requirement to secure the possession. - Wake Forest/AP College Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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11/14/21 - Jack Coan, rSr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-3, 218 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said the No. 7 Fighting Irish had a "tough week" with more than a dozen players battling a flu bug that kept some of them out of the lineup Saturday night against Virginia. The ones able to play were more than enough. Jack Coan threw three touchdown passes and Notre Dame extended its regular-season winning streak against Atlantic Coast Conference schools to 23 games with a 28-3 victory. On a night when a 101-degree fever kept defensive end Myron Tagovalia-Amosa out of the lineup, Rylie Mills moved over from tackle and had three sacks. In their first game without star wide receiver Avery Davis, who tore an anterior cruciate ligament last week against Navy and is out for the year, Braden Lenzy and Kevin Austin both caught scoring passes. "They had a mindset with all that that this was the challenge they wanted," coach Brian Kelly said of his team.

Coan connected with Michael Mayer from 6 yards, Lenzy from 4 yards and Austin from 15 yards for the Fighting Irish (9-1, No. 9 CFP), who also stretched their road winning streak against teams from the ACC to 11 games. "Going into the week, when you lose a leader like AD, just someone who has put up a lot of good numbers, been a great player for us, it was definitely harped on to be more focused in what we do," Lenzy said. Virginia (6-4) played without quarterback Brennan Armstrong, who leads the nation in total offense with an average of 425.3 yards but did not dress after sustaining a rib injury in a loss to No. 14 BYU two weeks ago. The Cavaliers play at Pittsburgh next Saturday, with the winner gaining an upper hand in the ACC's Coastal Division race, and Mendenhall said he had no update on whether Armstrong would be available with another week. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

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QB Jack Coan, Notre Dame
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11/11/21 - Jayden Harrison, rSr/2025, Notre Dame, 5-10, 198 (DS#194 WR) + More +

NOV 8 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marshall KR Jayden Harrison set the tone for Marshall when he took the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the Thundering Herd's 28-13 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday. The play was the third time Marshall returned the opening kick for a touchdown, following Keith Baxter at Chattanooga in 1987 (89 yards) and Keion Davis at Miami (Ohio) in 2017 (99 yards). It also tied for the third-longest kick return in program history. - Conference USA Football

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WR Jayden Harrison, Notre Dame
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11/07/21 - Jack Coan, rSr/2022, Notre Dame, 6-3, 218 (DS#7 QB) + More +

After getting an earful from Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, Jack Coan delivered the big blow - a 70-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Austin at the end of the first half - and the No. 8 Fighting Irish shut down Navy's triple-option attack in a 34-6 victory Saturday. "Coach was screaming at me because it was open the play before," said Coan, a grad transfer from Wisconsin who completed 23 of 29 passes for 269 yards. "He told me to throw it there, so that's exactly what I did. I followed his plan. When you can get the ball to a guy like Kevin Austin, he can take it the distance every time." The touchdown play ended a 5-play, 95-yard scoring drive that took one minute to complete and it provided a 17-3 halftime lead for the Irish (8-1, No. 10 CFP).

It was one of six receptions for Austin, who totaled 139 yards for the game. "It's a difficult game to prepare for," Kelly said after Notre Dame's fourth straight victory of the season after its 24-13 loss Oct. 2 to No. 2 (CFP No. 6) Cincinnati, a team that Navy battled to a 27-20 home loss Oct. 23. "I'm extremely proud how the team prepared all week and the way they executed. We were detailed and focused." Kyren Williams ran for 95 yards and two scores as the Irish offense totaled 430 yards. Williams, who had a career-high 199 yards last week in a 44-34 shootout victory over North Carolina, scored on runs of 1 and 20 yards. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

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QB Jack Coan, Notre Dame
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11/07/21 - Jayden Harrison, rSr/2025, Notre Dame, 5-10, 198 (DS#194 WR) + More +

Jayden Harrison returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a score and Rasheen Ali ran for two third-quarter touchdowns as Marshall rallied to beat Florida Atlantic 28-13 in Conference USA play on Saturday. After Harrison's kick-return score put Marshall (6-3, 4-1) on top early, FAU (5-4, 3-2) answered with N'Kosi Perry's 27-yard TD toss to Brandon Robinson and two field goals by Aaron Shahriari to grab a 13-7 lead with 13:31 remaining in the second quarter. The Thundering Herd responded with a 14-play, 75-yard drive, grabbing the lead for good on Ali's 3-yard TD run. Ali pushed the lead to 21-13 on a 21-yard TD run with 37 seconds left in the half. The only scoring in the second half was Grant Wells' 65-yard TD strike to Willie Johnson late in the third quarter. Wells completed 26 of 38 passes for 351 yards with one interception for Marshall. Ali rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries and Johnson finished with five catches for 140 yards. Perry connected on 15 of 29 passes for 198 yards for the Owls. Johnny Ford ran for 138 yards on 13 carries. - AP College Football

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WR Jayden Harrison, Notre Dame
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11/01/21 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

NOV 1 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Sam Hartman, Wake Forest, So., QB, Charlotte, N.C.,...Repeated as ACC Quarterback of the Week after leading the No. 10 Demon Deacons to a 45-7 win over Duke ... Finished 24-of-37 for 402 yards and three touchdowns ... Added a pair of rushing touchdowns, setting a new career high ... Rushed for a career-high 61 yards on six carries, including a personal-best 42-yard run ... First quarterback in Wake Forest history to have four consecutive 300-plus yard passing games and the second quarterback in program history to post back-to-back 400-plus yard passing games. - ACC Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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