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Old Dominion University will cancel the fall athletic season because of the coronavirus pandemic, President John R. Broderick announced Monday. "We concluded that the season – including travel and competition – posed too great a risk for our student-athletes," President Broderick said. "I know many on and off campus will be disappointed, but we must prioritize the health and safety of our student-athletes, as well as our coaches, staff and fans." The decision was made in concert with Athletic Director Wood Selig, coaches, medical and public health experts and state and local officials, he said. "I want to compliment Dr. Selig for being such a thoughtful colleague," President Broderick said. "I know there are schools where this discussion has been complicated by other factors, but for Wood and me, it was just about health and safety." Selig said he hopes fall sports can be played in the spring, "but first and foremost it has to be safe for everyone involved and would also require NCAA approval." - Old Dominion Athletics

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ILB Lawrence Garner, Old Dominion
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08/06/20 - Lawrence Garner, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-2, 230 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Second-team All-Conference USA linebacker Lawrence Garner is no longer on Old Dominion's football team, a school spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Garner, who led the Monarchs with 111 tackles as a junior last season, was removed from ODU's most recent online roster. The school spokesman declined to give a reason for the player's absence. Garner, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound native of Columbus, N.J., started all 12 games last season. A team captain, he became the second player in school history with consecutive 100-tackle seasons. Garner's departure leaves the Monarchs especially thin at linebacker as they open a modified fall camp Thursday under first-year coach Ricky Rahne. Nine linebackers remain on the roster. - The Virginian Pilot

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ILB Lawrence Garner, Old Dominion
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07/27/20 - Isaac Weaver, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-7, 310 (DS#41 C) + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion, senior, offensive line,...2019 Conference USA Honorable Mention...Started all 11 games he played in...Started 32 consecutive games before missing the FIU game with an injury...Started the final three games to total 35 career starts.. Made nine starts at center and two at left tackle. - Old Dominion Football

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C Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion
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07/18/20 - Taylor Heinicke, Sr/2015, Old Dominion, 6-0, 214 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Once campus reopens and classes restart, Old Dominion students might find they're sitting in class next to a legend. Former ODU quarterback Taylor Heinicke, the most decorated player in the Monarchs' short football history, plans to return to campus this fall to finish his degree. "It's kinda been a shadow over me, or a weight on my shoulders, over the last 4-5 years," Heinicke said in a telephone interview this week from his home in Georgia. "I always wanted to finish at ODU. I think that's a big thing. ODU gave me the opportunity to come there and play football for four years. ODU always treated me great, and I just want to finish there on campus and do it the right way." Heinicke, 27, has switched majors - from engineering to mathematics - since his playing days, and after completing some online courses needs about six classes to finish.

Heinicke became ODU's starting quarterback under coach Bobby Wilder in 2011 and finished his four-year career with 14,959 passing yards and 132 touchdown passes. He was an All-American and the Walter Payton Award winner as a sophomore in 2012. Heinicke was undrafted after leaving ODU, and had short stints and limited success with four NFL teams: Minnesota, New England, Houston and Carolina. He was on the St. Louis BattleHawks' roster in the XFL this season before the league folded. Heinicke is still working out and staying in shape "in case something crazy happens and I get a call." - The Virginian Pilot

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QB Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion
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07/08/20 - Zack Kuntz, rSr/2023, Old Dominion, 6-7, 255 (DS#8 TE) + More +

During a video conference call with media Wednesday, Penn State tight end Zack Kuntz made a grandiose statement about his teammates at his position. "I think we're the most talented tight end room in the country," the redshirt sophomore said. "And there's no doubt in my mind about that." There is little doubt the player atop the Nittany Lions' tight end depth chart is one of the best in the country. But there is precious little with regard to experience on the roster after all-Big Ten honoree Pat Freiermuth. So for Kuntz's declaration to carry any legitimacy, he will have to have a breakout 2020 season. The native of the Harrisburg area is prepping himself for just that.

"I think Pat has shown what he can do, and he can do even more," Kuntz said. "And I think it's my time to kind of show what I am made of and what I'm capable of doing." One of four four-star incoming recruits for Penn State at tight end since 2018, Kuntz has added more than 30 pounds of muscle since joining the program. And after the graduation of Kittanning's Nick Bowers, the Nittany Lions have a need for a No. 2 tight end to complement Freiermuth, who in only two seasons has tied the school record for touchdown catches by a tight end (15). - Tribune Review

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TE Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion
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01/05/20 - Tobias Harris, rSr/2023, Old Dominion, 5-07, 176 (DS#114 CB) + More +

2019 AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: AP Tobias Harris, So., West Texas A&M,...Harris was one of two players from the Lone Star Conference named to the First Team joined by Tarleton's Zimari Manning while UT Permian Basin's Chris Hoad earned Second Team recognition. Harris had arguably the best season for a returner in program history as he was one of three players in Division II to record over 1,000 combined return yards. As a punt returner, his 22.9 yards per return were second only to Alabama's Jaylen Waddle. The Pflugerville product finished the 2019 season with a program record 436 yards and a touchdown on 19 returns. He broke the single season and career punt return record against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Nov. 9 with his 72-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Buffs overcome a 17-point first quarter deficit. - West Texas A&M Football

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CB Tobias Harris, Old Dominion
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12/20/19 - Lawrence Garner, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-2, 230 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Lawrence Garner, Jr., Old Dominion,...Garner is second in Conference USA with 111 tackles and 9.2 tackles per game. He became the second Monarch in school history to record two consecutive 100 tackle campaigns. He added seven tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups. - Old Dominion Football

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ILB Lawrence Garner, Old Dominion
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12/20/19 - Darrell Brown, Sr/2020, Old Dominion, 5-09, 175 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): PR Darrell Brown, Sr., Old Dominion,...Brown averaged 9.6 yards per punt return and had a 48-yard return in the season finale against Charlotte. He had two punt return touchdowns, one against FAU, the other Charlotte, called back due to a penalty. It is the third time in his career earning an all-conference honor. He was named all-freshman in 2016 and first-team punt returner in 2017. - Old Dominion Football

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WR Darrell Brown, Old Dominion
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12/20/19 - Derek Wilder, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-1, 265 (DS#999 DE) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DE Derek Wilder, Sr., Old Dominion,...Wilder finished fourth on the team with seven tackles for loss and added three sacks. He had three-straight games with a sack at one point during the season. He notched 39 tackles and had a team-best six quarterback hurries, along with a forced fumble and fumble recovery. - Old Dominion Football

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DE Derek Wilder, Old Dominion
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12/20/19 - Isaac Weaver, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-7, 310 (DS#41 C) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL Isaac Weaver, Jr., Old Dominion,...Weaver started 11 games on the offensive line, starting nine at center and two at left tackle. Prior to this season, left tackle was the only position he played at Old Dominion. - Old Dominion Football

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C Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion
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12/11/19 - Kesean Strong, rSr/2020, Old Dominion, 5-09, 197 (DS#103 RB) + More +

Old Dominion has hired Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne as its head coach. Rahne has been offensive coordinator at Penn State the last two seasons and on coach James Franklin's staffs with the Nittany Lions and Vanderbilt since 2011. The 39-year-old former Cornell quarterback has never been a head coach. ODU is replacing the only head coach its football program has ever had in Bobby Wilder, who resigned after 11 seasons with a 77-56 record. Wilder led the program through its transition from FCS to FBS. The Monarchs went 1-11 this season. - AP College Football

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RB Kesean Strong, Old Dominion
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12/02/19 - Kesean Strong, rSr/2020, Old Dominion, 5-09, 197 (DS#103 RB) + More +

Bobby Wilder has resigned as Old Dominion's football coach after 13 seasons. Athletic director Wood Selig made the announcement Monday. Wilder was hired 13 when Old Dominion decided to restart its football program. He signed his first class in 2008 and the Monarchs played their first games in 2009. Wilder compiled a 77-56 overall record with the Monarchs, including a 10-3 mark in 2016 when ODU won the Bahamas Bowl. Success has been fleeting the last three seasons as the Monarchs compiled a 10-26 record, including a program-worst 1-11 record this season. The decline comes at the time when ODU invested $67.5 million to build a new S.B. Ballard Stadium. Selig says the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation will cover the $600,000 buyout Wilder is due. A national search for a new coach will begin immediately. - AP College Football

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RB Kesean Strong, Old Dominion
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11/24/19 - Tobias Harris, rSr/2023, Old Dominion, 5-07, 176 (DS#114 CB) + More +

2019 ALL-LONE STAR CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Tobias Harris, West Texas A&M, CB & RS, So., Austin, Texas,...On the second team, Harris earned all-conference honors as a return specialist and corner back for the second straight season. The sophomore recorded a team-high four inteceptions while compiling a career-high 68 tackles including 4.0 tackles for loss and 13 pass breakups. As a returner, he leads the nation in punt return average and is one of three players to have over 1,000 combined return yards this season. He also broke the school record of punt return yards in a single season and career with his game-winning 72-yard touchdown return against Texas A&M-Kingsville. - West Texas A&M Football

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CB Tobias Harris, Old Dominion
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11/23/19 - D.J. Mack Jr., rSr/2023, Old Dominion, 6-2, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Darriel Mack Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass and Central Florida held off Tulane 34-31 on Saturday to keep its hopes for a third straight American Athletic Conference championship alive. Tulane scored 24 second-half points and closed to the final tally after UCF recovered an onside kick. The Knights (8-3, 5-2) entered having lost three games by a combined seven points but jumped to a 10-0 lead after Dylan Barnas's 35-yard field goal and Gabriel's 23-yard scoring pass to Marlon Williams (nine catches for 119 yards). Otis Anderson's 44-yard scoring run put the Knights up 17-7 at halftime.

Mack scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter and his 2-yard pass to Anthony Roberson gave the Knights a 31-17 lead before Barnas kicked what proved to be the winning 26-yard field goal. Stephon Huderson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score for Tulane (6-5, 3-4). Corey Dauphine ran for two TDs and the Green Wave closed to 34-24 after his 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. After stopping the Knights on downs, Tulane's Justin McMillan threw a 7-yard TD pass to Jalen McCleskey on fourth-and-goal with 26 seconds to play and UCF recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal it. Gabriel was 24 of 46 for 317 passing yards for UCF. McMillan was 13 of 27 for 181 yards passing and rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries for Tulane. - Central Florida/AP College Football

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QB D.J. Mack Jr., Old Dominion
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10/27/19 - Eric Kumah, rSr/2022, Old Dominion, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Its a new landscape out there in college football between the NCAA Transfer Portal and players ability to redshirt despite playing in four games but that does not mean there are not a few decisions that reach the nexus of both and take an unexpected twist.

At least it seems that way in light of recent news out of Norfolk as Old Dominion confirmed that ex-Virginia Tech starting wideout and grad transfer to the team Eric Kumah will instead opt to redshirt this year for the Monarchs instead of playing out the rest of the campaign. - CollegeFootballTalk.com

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WR Eric Kumah, Old Dominion
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