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Former Warren Easton four-star running back Ashaad Clayton is returning to New Orleans, choosing Tulane on Tuesday after two seasons at Colorado in a huge coup for the Green Wave. Clayton, the Buffaloes' highest-rated signee in more than 10 years, tweeted his decision two weeks after entering the transfer portal. He carried only 27 times for 115 yards in 2020 and 2021, missing the final eight games this season with an unspecified injury while preserving his redshirt status. He has four years of eligibility left. His time in Colorado was a dramatic departure from the way he ended his career at Warren Easton. Fully recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss the beginning of 2019, he ran 100 times for 1,186 yards and 18 touchdowns in five playoff games before the Eagles lost 35-34 to Karr in the Class 4A state final. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB Shaadie Clayton-Johnson, Southern Methodist
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12/18/21 - Shaadie Clayton-Johnson, rSr/2026, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 203 (DS#98 RB) + More +

RB Shaadie Clayton-Johnson, Southern Methodist
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12/10/21 - Danny Gray, Sr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 197 (DS#26 WR) + More +

SMU will be without two of its three best receivers for the Fenway Bowl. On Thursday, a day after Reggie Roberson Jr. opted out of the bowl game, so did fellow senior Danny Gray. Both wide receivers will complete in the annual Senior Bowl before seeing what the NFL draft has in hold for them. Gray, a former Madison star who went the junior college route, had a breakout final season at SMU. In 10 games he had 49 receptions for 803 yards and nine touchdowns. He injured his ankle in the first half against UCF and missed the final two games of the regular season. Roberson has opted out of Dec. 29?s Fenway Bowl and declared for the 2022 NFL draft, the senior wide receiver announced Wednesday via Instagram. - Dallas Morning News

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WR Danny Gray, Southern Methodist
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12/07/21 - Zion Nelson, rSr/2026, Southern Methodist, 6-5, 318 (DS#999 OT) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): OT - Zion Nelson, Miami, 41 votes,...Five more Hurricanes were bestowed with ACC Honorable Mention recognition: running back Jaylan Knighton, offensive lineman Zion Nelson, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, safety James Williams and kicker Andy Borregales. - Miami Football

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OT Zion Nelson, Southern Methodist
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12/01/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

2021 ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami, 48 votes,...Van Dyke was voted the ACC Rookie of the Week five of the final six weeks of the regular season after being forced into the starting lineup due to a season-ending injury to starter D'Eriq King. The Glastonbury, Connecticut, native appeared in 10 games overall, completing 62.3 percent of his passes (202 of 324) for 2,931 yards and 25 touchdowns. - ACC Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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12/01/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

2021 ACC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami, 50 votes,...Van Dyke's closing run included six consecutive weeks in which he passed for more than 300 yards and at least three touchdowns. Van Dyke led the Hurricanes to a 38-34 win over eventual Coastal Division champion Pitt – the No. 17 Panthers' only loss in ACC play – and a 31-30 victory over No. 18 NC State. He was also voted the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year in addition to his overall honor. - ACC Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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11/27/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Tyler Van Dyke threw for three touchdowns and 381 yards and Miami wrapped up the regular season by winning for the fifth time in its last six games, beating Duke 47-10 on Saturday. Charleston Rambo caught two of the touchdown passes on a record-setting day. Miami (7-5, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) broke away with a 20-point second quarter for a 30-10 halftime lead. The Hurricanes outgained Duke 356-85 in the first half. Duke (3-9, 0-8), which lost its eighth game in a row, finished with its first winless ACC record since 2007. Its losing streak in conference games is now 13. Duke has won just six of its last 29 games. Rambo, a transfer from Oklahoma, set the single-season school record for Miami with 79 receptions. He passed Leonard Hankerson's 72 from 2010 in the opening minute of the second quarter on a 12-yard touchdown catch.

In the third quarter, Rambo's 14-yard touchdown catch set the single-season school record for receiving yards and stretched that mark to 1,172. He finished with 101 on eight catches. Miami's Mike Harley set the single-game school record with 13 receptions, racking up 96 yards on those. Van Dyke was 34-for-49. Andy Borregales kick field goals of 35, 29, 25 and 43 yards for the Hurricanes. The highlight for Duke was Jaylen Stinson's 94-yard kickoff return for a 10-3 lead. Duke running back Mataeo Durant became the school's single-season rushing record-holder at 1,241 yards. He had 68 yards on 22 carries, needing 64 to set the mark. Blue Devils quarterback Gunnar Holmberg was 20-for-33 for 148 yards with an interception. - Miami/AP College Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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11/21/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Tyler Van Dyke passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 55-yarder to Mike Harley with 10:39 remaining that helped Miami hold off Virginia Tech 38-26 on Saturday night. The win ensured Miami (6-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) will be bowl-eligible. It also ended a six-game run of the Hurricanes playing games decided by no more than four points. Van Dyke - who also had a 75-yard touchdown throw to Brashard Smith - became the first Miami quarterback with multiple TD passes of at least 55 yards in an ACC game since Brad Kaaya did it against Duke on Nov. 26, 2016.

Will Mallory also caught a scoring pass for Miami and Jaylan Knighton had two short touchdown runs for the Hurricanes. Mallory had a 72-yard touchdown called back as well and Van Dyke completed 19 of 33 passes. Connor Blumrick had two touchdown passes for Virginia Tech (5-6, 3-4), along with a team-best 132 rushing yards in the debut of interim coach J.C. Price. Starting quarterback Braxton Burmeister also had a scoring throw for the Hokies, who trailed 31-13 early in the second half before - aided by a successful onside kick - getting within 31-26 late in the third quarter. Tre Turner, Da'Wain Lofton and Kaleb Smith had TD grabs for the Hokies. - Miami/AP College Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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11/16/21 - Elijah Chatman, rSr/2024, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 278 (DS#35 DT) + More +

NOV 15 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Elijah Chatman, Jr., DT, SMU,...Had five tackles with 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss in a 55-28 win against UCF. - American Athletic Conference Football

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DT Elijah Chatman, Southern Methodist
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11/13/21 - Alex Padilla, rSr/2024, Southern Methodist, 6-1, 194 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Alex Padilla threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his first career start, and No. 19 Iowa withstood three fourth-quarter comeback attempts to beat Minnesota 27-22 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) led 24-16 before Minnesota's Tanner Morgan threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell with 5:28 to play. The Gophers (6-4, 4-3) went for the two-point conversion, but Morgan's pass was tipped by Iowa safety Dane Belton and fell incomplete. The Gophers got the ball back at their own 10-yard line with 3:08 left. Morgan was sacked for a 7-yard loss on second down, and his fourth-down pass was broken up by Iowa's Matt Hankins.

Caleb Shudak's 29-yard field goal provided the final margin, and then the Hawkeyes' defense bowed up one more time when Minnesota drove to the Iowa 39. The game ended with Joe Evans sacking Morgan. Padilla's 1-yard touchdown dive in the second quarter put Iowa up 10-3. He threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Jones early in the third quarter to give the Hawkeyes a 17-13 lead. "Going out there in the first half, seeing the entire crowd in Kinnick for my first start, (I was) just super excited," Padilla said. "Couldn't imagine being in this position when I was a kid, but it was something I have always dreamed of." Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said among the players and coaches, there wasn't much talk about Padilla getting the start. "We just acted like it was his turn, his time. He is the starter this week," Ferentz said. "He's an even-keeled guy, as you've seen. I thought he did a good job." Jones was impressed with the pass Padilla threw him for the touchdown. - Iowa/AP College Football

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QB Alex Padilla, Southern Methodist
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11/08/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

NOV 8 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Tyler Van Dyke, Miami, Fr., QB, Glastonbury, Conn.,...Earned his third consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week honor ... Continued his hot streak with another outstanding performance in Miami's 33-30 win over Georgia Tech ... Completed 22 of 34 pass attempts for 389 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions ... Became just the fourth ACC player in the last 15 years with at least 300 yards passing in three straight conference games ... Has compiled 10 touchdowns, one interception and completed 72% of his passes over the last three games. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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11/07/21 - Alex Padilla, rSr/2024, Southern Methodist, 6-1, 194 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Alex Padilla could feel the jitters when he got the call to go into the game. Once he stepped on the field, he sure looked comfortable, though. Padilla took over for the banged-up Spencer Petras and led three scoring drives, Tyler Goodson ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and No. 19 Iowa beat Northwestern 17-12 on Saturday night to stop a two-game losing streak. "Definitely some nerves," Padilla said. "There were definitely some of those. Just excited. I have a great group of guys around me. They make my job easy. Just excited to get in there and play some." The Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) got the bounce-back win they were seeking coming off lopsided losses to Purdue and Wisconsin that sent them tumbling 17 spots in the AP poll, though it wasn't exactly a breeze. Northwestern (3-6, 1-5) pulled to 17-12 with 2:21 remaining on Andrew Marty's 31-yard touchdown pass to Evan Hull and quickly got the ball back after Iowa went three and out. But Dane Belton immediately sealed it with his second interception, sending the Wildcats to their third straight loss.

Padilla, a sophomore, led two touchdown drives in the first half in his first extensive look after Iowa went nowhere on its first three possessions. And the Hawkeyes won for the first time since beating Penn State on Oct. 9, after getting outscored 51-14 over the previous two games. "It felt great," Belton said. "That's what you play for. You love the game and you love to celebrate victories. ... That's football. That's college football. And for us to be able to do that as a team is the biggest thing overall." Padilla came in late in the first quarter and completed 18 of 28 passes for 172 yards. The sophomore helped get the offense going after Petras, limited by a shoulder injury he suffered at the end of last week's game, went 2 of 4 for 4 yards. - Iowa/AP College Football

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QB Alex Padilla, Southern Methodist
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11/06/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Tyler Van Dyke threw three touchdown passes, Charleston Rambo had 210 receiving yards to nearly break the Miami single-game record and the Hurricanes continued their second-half surge with a 33-30 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Van Dyke completed 22 of 34 passes for 389 yards, becoming the first Miami quarterback since Bernie Kosar in 1984 with three games of at least 325 yards through the air. Rambo had seven catches, falling just 10 yards shy of matching the Miami record of 220 yards set by Eddie Brown in 1984. Jaylan Knighton ran for a career-best 162 yards and a score for Miami (5-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which won its third straight.

Keyshawn Smith's touchdown catch with 10:27 left put Miami ahead for good, and Mike Harley also had a scoring grab for the Hurricanes - who have now played five consecutive games decided by four points or less, and a nation-leading six such games this season. Jeff Sims threw for 194 yards and a touchdown for Georgia Tech (3-6, 2-5). Jordan Mason had a 71-yard rushing score for the Yellow Jackets, while Jahmyr Gibbs had a 50-yard TD catch and Jaylon King had a fumble return for another touchdown for Georgia Tech. Miami got touchdowns out of its first two possessions for the second straight week, going up 14-0 midway through the opening quarter on scoring throws from Van Dyke to Harley (8 yards) and Rambo (35 yards). - Miami/AP College Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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11/01/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

NOV 1 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Tyler Van Dyke, Miami, Fr., QB, Glastonbury, Conn.,...Van Dyke repeated as ACC Rookie of the Week after leading Miami's 38-34 upset win over No. 17 Pitt ... Set career marks in nearly every category, including passing yards (426) and completions (32) and threw for three touchdowns with just one interception in the win. - ACC Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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10/30/21 - Tyler Van Dyke, rSr/2027, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 230 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Miami freshman Tyler Van Dyke outdueled Heisman Trophy candidate Kenny Pickett, throwing for 428 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes beat Pickett and No. 17 Pittsburgh 38-34 on Saturday. Van Dyke completed 31 of 41 passes for the three scores and an interception as Miami (4-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated a ranked opponent for a second straight week. Pickett bolstered his Heisman resume by throwing for a school-record 519 yards and four touchdowns, but he also threw his second and third interceptions of the season, both of which led to huge momentum shifts.

The first - by Miami's Tyrique Stevenson in the second quarter - led to a Jaylan Knighton 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Hurricanes a 31-17 halftime lead. The second - by freshman safety James Williams - came with 4:07 to play and Pitt driving for a go-ahead touchdown. Pickett threw behind star wide receiver Jordan Addison and Williams made a diving grab at the Miami 4. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Hurricanes pushed the ball back to the Miami 2. Pitt nearly stuffed Knighton for a safety but the officials ruled Knighton advanced out of the end zone. The call stood upon review and the Hurricanes ran out the clock. Pitt (6-2, 3-1) remains in control of its destiny in the ACC Coastal Division but any remote shot at crashing the College Football Playoff is long gone. - Miami/AP College Football

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QB Tyler Van Dyke, Southern Methodist
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