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  2022 RAY GUY AWARD FINALIST (BEST COLLEGIATE PUNTER): Adam Korsak, Rutgers,...The NCAA all-time leader in punting attempts (349) and yardage (15,318), Korsak led a unit that held opponents to -11 return yards this season, best in the nation, with just one positive return against in 75 attempts. The Scarlet Knights rank third in the country in net punting average (43.57). In punts this season from the Rutgers 40 and closer (28 attempts), Korsak downed 13 inside the 10, 20 at the 15 or closer and four at the 20 (two touchbacks) with nothing higher than the 21. The average drive start for the opponent in the situation was the 12.

Korsak forced 35 fair catches and a muff recovered to lead to a touchdown. He booted 14 at least 50 yards, blasting a season-long 77-yarder at Minnesota to set a stadium record, and did not have a punt blocked. He was recognized on the weekly Ray's 8 seven times in 2022, winning national punter of the week on two occasions. Korsak is just one of two players in Rutgers history to be voted a captain three times. In addition, the three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection previously earned a spot as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. He is also a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for holding a GPA of at least 3.5. - Rutgers Football


rSr/2023 P Adam KorsakRutgers
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Punter Adam Korsak, Rutgers,...A finalist for the Ray Guy Award, Korsak is an All-Big Ten honoree for the fifth-straight year. The Aussie led the country with 32 punts downed inside the 20 and -11 return yards against, ranking third in net punt average (43.57). He is the NCAA all-time leader in punting attempts (349) and yardage (15,318), a three-time captain for the Scarlet Knights and tied for the program record with 58 games played. - Rutgers Football

rSr/2023 P Adam KorsakRutgers
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): KR Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers,...Often kicked away from by opponents, Cruickshank averaged 20.6 yards on 18 kickoff returns this past season. He ripped off a season-long 66-yard return to help set up a touchdown versus Penn State. This marks his third time earning All-Big Ten honors, claiming First Team in 2020 and Second Team in 2019. - Rutgers Football

rSr/2023 WR Aron CruickshankRutgers
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DL Aaron Lewis, Rutgers,...Lewis emerged on the defensive line with 55 tackles with eight for loss in 2022. He posted a career high with 11 tackles, two in the backfield, and a forced fumble in the road win over Temple, adding sacks versus Nebraska and Penn State. - Rutgers Football

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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Christian Izien,...Izien garners All-Big Ten recognition for the third-straight season after totaling 84 tackles with five for loss, four pass breakups and a blocked punt. Starting all 12 games, he had two games recording double-digit stops with a high of 15 versus Iowa and became the 14th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles (303). - Rutgers Football

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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Avery Young,...Young collects postseason recognition for the second time after registering 84 tackles at safety. He added an interception, four pass breakups and a forced fumble as a starter in all 12 games. The defensive back finishes his career with 326 tackles, 10th-most in program history. - Rutgers Football

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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Max Melton,...Melton contributed on both defense and special teams, posting 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, 33 tackles and a nation-leading three blocked punts. The blocked punt versus Michigan led to a touchdown. He also recovered a fumble on punt coverage in playing all 12 games. - Rutgers Football

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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: WR Naseim Brantley, Western Illinois, Jr.,...A big season came with big honors for Western Illinois wide receiver Naseim Brantley, who was named Newcomer of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference as well as being named First-Team All-Conference at wide receiver on Monday. In 10 games, Brantley had 53 catches, ranking him third-best in the MVFC. He had a conference-best 893 receiving yards and 89.3 yards per game. His nine receiving touchdowns was second in the MVFC and his 16.85 yards per catch was third-best in the MVFC. - Western Illinois Football

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  2022 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: WR Naseim Brantley, Western Illinois , 6-4, 200, Jr., Farmingdale, N.J. (Howell High/Sacred Heart),...In 10 games, Brantley had 53 catches, which ranked third-best in the MVFC, for a league-best 893 yards and nine touchdowns, which ranked 2nd in MVFC. The junior transfer from Sacred Heart averaged 89.3 yards per game to lead the Conference, and he averaged 16.85 yards per catch, which was third-best in the MVFC. Brantley had three touchdowns in the season-opening game against UT Martin and was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4. - Missouri Valley Football

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  NOV 28 BIG TEN CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Athan Kaliakmanis, Minnesota, QB - Antioch, Ill. - Antioch,...Had career highs of 19 completions on 29 attempts for 319 yards and two touchdowns while rushing seven times for 14 yards, including a career-long carry of 23 yards, in the Golden Gophers' 23-16 win over Wisconsin on Nov. 26...Completed nine passes of 15-plus yards and averaged 16.8 yards per completion...His 319 passing yards marked Minnesota's second-highest total this season and the second-most against Wisconsin since 2000...Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Justin Walley (Nov. 29, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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  Athan Kaliakmanis connected with Le'Meke Brockington on a tiebreaking 45-yard touchdown with 3:40 remaining and Minnesota barely hung on in the final minute to beat Wisconsin 23-16 on Saturday. After an injury knocked Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz out of the game on the Badgers' final series, backup Chase Wolf drove the Badgers into position for a tying touchdown. A pass interference penalty in the end zone gave Wisconsin first-and-goal from the 5 with 26 seconds left. But a holding penalty and a false start pushed Wisconsin back to the 20. After Wolf threw an incompletion, two more false starts created second-and-goal from the 30. The game ended with Wolf throwing an incompletion into a crowd of players in the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 25.

Minnesota (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) retained possession of Paul Bunyan's Axe, which goes to the winner of this annual matchup. The Gophers also tied the most-played Football Bowl Subdivision rivalry — these two Big Ten foes have been facing each other since 1890 - at 62-62-8. Wisconsin (6-6, 4-5) fell to 4-3 under interim head coach Jim Leonhard, who was promoted from defensive coordinator after the firing of Paul Chryst. Minnesota, which defeated Wisconsin 23-13 last year, has beaten the Badgers in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1993-94. Minnesota was facing second-and-11 when Brockington ran a slant route, caught Kaliakmanis' pass in stride inside the 35 and outran Wisconsin's defense to the end zone for his first career touchdown. Kalikamanis ended up 19 of 29 for 319 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in his third game filling in for Tanner Morgan, who is out with an upper-body injury. Brevyn Spann-Ford, Dylan Wright and Daniel Jackson combined to catch 17 passes for 267 yards. Wisconsin, which had come back from a 13-6 deficit to take a 16-13 lead late in the third quarter, couldn't rally a second time. Minnesota's Justin Walley picked off a Mertz pass and had a 28-yard interception return to put the Gophers in position for a game-clinching score, but Matthew Trickett's 48-yard field-goal attempt bounced off the right upright with 1:48 left. - Minnesota/AP College Football


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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: Dymere Miller, Monmouth, WR, Jr.,...Miller finished with seven touchdowns on 55 receptions for 820 yards en route to his first all-conference honors. The redshirt junior missed two contests with injury but still finished first in the CAA in receiving yards per game and second in receiving touchdowns by a wideout. - Monmouth Football

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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Shawn Bowman, Maine, TE, Sr.,...Prior to his season-ending injury, Bowman ranked at the top of Maine's receiving list in numerous categories including touchdown receptions, receiving yards, and receptions. In eight games this season, Bowman produced 31 receptions for 377 yards and ranked second on the team with five touchdown receptions. Bowman ranked 17th in the CAA with 3.9 receptions per game and 18th at 47.1 receiving yards per game while his five touchdown receptions placed him tied for 10th best among CAA leaders. - Maine Football

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  Enzo Arjona threw a 72-yard scoring pass to Dymere Miller with 7:32 remaining and the play served as the game-winning score and Monmouth beat Stony Brook 24-21 on Saturday. The play occurred within a minute of the Seawolves taking a 21-17 advantage when Daron Bryden threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Ross Tallarico. Jaden Shirden ran for 155 yards for Monmouth. Tallarico ran for 120 yards with a touchdown rushing. Monmouth (5-6, 3-5 Northeast Conference) ended a four-game losing streak to wrap up the year while Stony Brook (2-9, 1-7) ended losing three of four. - AP College Football

rSr/2025 WR Dymere MillerRutgers
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  Rutgers running back Samuel Brown V will have season-ending surgery on an injured foot, cutting short a promising freshman year. Brown was hurt late in his breakout game last week, when his 28 carries were the most by a Scarlet Knights player since 2014. The native of Philadelphia had 101 yards in the win over Indiana. Kyle Monangai returned to the lead role in the backfield and had just 29 yards on seven attempts in a 31-0 loss at Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. NJ Advance Media reported before kickoff that Brown will miss the rest of the season, and Rutgers coach Greg Schiano announced after the game that he will have a procedure done next week. - AP College Football

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