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2020 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Chris Naggar, K, SMU,...Naggar is a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award and is the first SMU player to be selected as The American's Special Teams Player of the Year. Naggar leads the conference in scoring in 2020, averaging 9.4 points per game, and has made a league-leading 17 field goals in 21 attempts. He hit game-winning field goals in back-to-back weeks for the Mustangs in victories against Memphis and Tulane to help SMU to a 5-0 start. - American Athletic Conference Football

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K Chris Naggar, Southern Methodist
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12/11/20 - Kylen Granson, Sr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-2, 241 (DS#1 FB) + More +

Granson eventually spent a year as a walk-on while redshirting at SMU and developed into one of the most reliable pass-catchers the Mustangs had the past two years. He's totaled 14 touchdowns and 1,257 yards worth of catches, and has even ran the ball three times. The opportunity at SMU came seemingly out of nowhere - the luck of one pickup truck in just the right spot. And two weeks ago, Granson got another opportunity, again totally unexpected. Dykes called Granson into his office to congratulate him. He'd been invited to the Senior Bowl - the top showcase game for NFL draft prospects.

Granson, with his speed and size, knew that there would be some pro interest. But at the time, he didn't know just how important a Senior Bowl invitation was. He didn't know if he'd be retuning to SMU - a possibility afforded to him by the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility in 2020. In that brief conversation in Dykes' office, he realized just how legitimate his NFL chances were. His future was about to start very quickly. "I wanted him to return," David Granson said of his mindset before the Senior Bowl invite. "He hasn't played a lot of football. Even to this point, he hasn't played a lot of football. "But then when all these things started happening, it only made sense if there's people out there that think you can do this at the next level - and possibly get drafted to do it at the next level - then you've got to try to go figure that out." - Dallas Morning News

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FB Kylen Granson, Southern Methodist
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12/08/20 - Chris Naggar, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 193 (DS#9 K) + More +

2020 LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST: Chris Naggar - SMU,...Naggar is 17-for-21 on the season on field goals and 43-of-46 on PATs. His 17 field goals tie for fifth in a season at SMU and is one behind the program record. He ranks ninth nationally in total points scored at 94 and 12th in field goals per game at 1.70, and he leads the conference in both. Naggar is one of five on the list to have made at least 15 field goals while connecting at a rate better than 80%. - SMU Football

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K Chris Naggar, Southern Methodist
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12/04/20 - Kedrick James, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-5, 263 (DS#999 TE) + More +

A former Alabama tight end is back in the NCAA transfer portal. Kedrick James, who transferred from Alabama to SMU last year, re-entered the transfer portal Wednesday, AL.com has learned. James had to sit out last year due to NCAA transfer rules and it was reported during the summer that he was no longer a member of the SMU program. A former four-star recruit, James was part of Alabama's 2017 recruiting class and had a 29-yard touchdown catch-and-run during the Tide's 2019 spring game. - Birmingham News

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TE Kedrick James, Southern Methodist
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11/26/20 - Grant Calcaterra, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 243 (DS#14 TE) + More +

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley doesn't have any hard feelings toward his former tight end, who will soon play for Auburn. Former Sooner standout Grant Calcaterra announced he'll be transferring to the SEC program a year after he medically retired from football due to his history with concussions. Calcaterra decided in August to resume his playing career and entered the NCAA transfer portal, leading him to the Tigers. "That's not really a surprise knowing him, the type of competitor he is and player he is," Riley said. "He had some great moments here, some great moments. Was a big-time player for us and will be, in some ways, hard seeing him play in another jersey."

Calcaterra finished his OU career with 637 yards receiving and nine touchdowns. He averaged 15.5 yards a catch, hauling in 41 passes over 33 games. Riley confirmed Calcaterra discussed his football future at OU after choosing to come out of retirement from the sport but didn't disclose any details to those conversations. "I'm not going to get too far into them," Riley said. "but I am excited that he's found an opportunity to go play at Auburn. He's one of those guys you want nothing but the best for that kid and he clearly wants to play again." - Norman Transcript

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TE Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist
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11/22/20 - Grant Calcaterra, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 243 (DS#14 TE) + More +

Grant Calcaterra's football career will continue, just not with Oklahoma. Nearly a year to the day after the tight end medically retired from football due to multiple concussions, Calcaterra announced he will be transferring to Auburn. "A year ago, I would've never pictured my life the way is it now," wrote Calcaterra, who announced his intentions to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Aug. 15, in a tweet. "I don't believe in bad situations, just opportunities for growth. I'm more than grateful for this past year, but even more excited for my future challenges. Thanks again Sooner Nation. #WarEagle." Calcaterra played in three games last year, posting 79 receiving yards via five receptions. His final appearance came in a 45-20 victory over Kansas on Oct. 5. - Norman Transcript

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TE Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist
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11/22/20 - Grant Calcaterra, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 243 (DS#14 TE) + More +

Auburn has emerged as a potential landing spot for a former All-Big 12 tight end. Sources have told AL.com that the Tigers are in the mix with ex-Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra, who retired last year after multiple concussions but announced in August that he plans to return to football. A former four-star recruit, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Calcaterra had 26 catches for 396 yards and six touchdowns during Kyler Murray's Heisman season in 2018 and was selected first-team all-conference. - Birmingham News

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TE Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist
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11/09/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

NOV 9 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Shane Buechele, SMU, Sr., QB,...Completed 24 of 35 passes for 355 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-23 win at Temple. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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11/07/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Shane Buechele threw four touchdown passes, two to Tyler Page, and No. 18 SMU broke away from undermanned Temple 47-23 Saturday. The game was pushed back from its original Thursday date while Temple dealt with virus-related issues. The Owls were missing 15 players who were in COVID-19 protocol. SMU led 20-16 before Buechele connected with Kylen Granson on a 24-yard TD pass on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Mustangs (7-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) scored four touchdowns in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the period. Temple (1-4, 1-4) scored on the first play of the game, with wide receiver Randle Jones going 75 yards on a screen pass from Trad Beatty. Page, who came into the game fifth on the Mustangs this year in yards receiving, caught nine passes for 131 yards.

Playing in the slot most of the game, Page took advantage of a soft middle of the Temple defense and then used his speed to rack up most of his yards after making the catch. Buechele was 24 for 35 for 355 yards. Tayvon Ruley's 3-yard touchdown run helped Temple build a 13-10 halftime lead. Buechele put SMU ahead for good when he found Page with a 44-yard strike on the first drive of the second half. In the fourth quarter, Buechele added a 33-yard TD toss to Rashee Rice while Tyler Lavine had a 2-yard touchdown plunge and TaMerik Williams added a 49-yard scoring scamper. - AP College Football

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QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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11/05/20 - Terrance Gipson, rSo/2024, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 193 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Then-backup SMU quarterback Terrance Gipson came into spell Shane Buechele on Saturday with the Mustangs up by 34 points in the fourth quarter. But on the third play of Gipson's night, he fumbled the ball away. And the next drive, Buechele was back in the game. This decision, Gipson told The Dallas Morning News was indicative of why he felt he needed to enter the transfer portal. Gipson officially put his name on Monday. "The head man just didn't have faith in my play," Gipson said of head coach Sonny Dykes. He said it was shown in the decision to take him out on Saturday, but it wasn't the only reason.

"That's not certainly like, just because he took me out," Gipson said regarding his decision to transfer. "If I am in a game, and I'm messing up, I would preach for them to take me out...It's not just because of that. It's been a long process and a long set of things that led up to that." Dykes declined through a team spokesman to respond to Gipson's comments, but he addressed the QB's transfer earlier in Monday afternoon during his weekly media availability. "I'm supportive of him and wish him the best," Dykes said. "And I hope he finds what he's looking for. He's a good football player and a good kid and I want to see him have a ton of success." - Dallas Morning News

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QB Terrance Gipson, Southern Methodist
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11/02/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

NOV 2 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Shane Buechele, SMU, Sr., QB,...Completed 23 of 28 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-37 win against Navy. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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10/31/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

In one week, Shane Buechele went from his worst passer efficiency rating in two seasons at SMU to his best. The Mustangs enjoyed a pretty good bounce-back as well. Buechele threw three touchdown passes, Ulysses Bentley IV and Tyler Lavine ran for two scores apiece and No. 22 SMU rebounded from its first loss with a 51-37 victory over Navy on Saturday night. The Mustangs (6-1, 3-1 American Athletic) scored 30 consecutive points from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth, a run that started with 10 points in the final 7 seconds of the first half. After the first of Buechele's two scoring tosses to Rashee Rice with 7 seconds to go before halftime, Nelson Smith fumbled a handoff and SMU's Gary Wiley won the scramble for the loose ball at the Navy 18 with a second remaining. Chris Naggar's 34-yard field goal made it 31-17. - SMU/AP College Football

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QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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10/28/20 - Nick Roberts, rSr/2023, Southern Methodist, 5-10, 189 (DS#52 FS) + More +

USF veteran safety Nick Roberts announced via social media Tuesday he is entering the NCAA transfer portal, four days after ESPN's cameras captured him exiting the sideline during the Bulls' 42-13 loss to Tulsa. A junior from Jacksonville, Roberts indicated the decision came "after weeks of consideration." "It was a hard decision, but I strongly stand by it for the sake of my future," Roberts said in a five-paragraph statement. Speculation about Roberts' future has grown since Friday's contest, when he was spotted walking off minus pads in the second half of USF's fifth consecutive loss. Roberts said he was ordered to leave the field after being told he wouldn't play in the remainder of the game following an argument. In his postgame press conference, Coach Jeff Scott indicated he had only been informed about what led to Roberts' exit and would address it the following week. "I was disappointed overall seeing how some of our players reacted," Scott said. "I know they're frustrated, but I really felt like it was the first time all year that I saw some guys doing some disappointing things. Hey, in Year 1, that's the things we've got to correct and clean up. I just challenged them after the game, I said, 'Hey, it's on all of us, coaches and players." - Tampa Tribune

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FS Nick Roberts, Southern Methodist
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10/23/20 - Velton Gardner, rSr/2024, Southern Methodist, 5-09, 189 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Gardner might not be associated with the types of game-changing plays Williams delivered at times, but McAnderson thought Gardner was more productive than Williams during KU's 0-4 start. What's more, McAnderson told the Journal-World there may even be some unforeseen positives that come for KU with Gardner becoming the new primary back. "I think what will help everyone," McAnderson said, "is that Velton Gardner is not going to be the first name on the scouting report. Pooka Williams was. Pooka Williams might have been the only name on the scouting report outside of (receiver Andrew) Parchment." Williams garnered that type of attention almost immediately upon making his KU debut. In his first college game, Williams rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns at Central Michigan in 2018, as KU captured its first road win since 2009. When the electric running back from Louisiana announced this week he was heading back home to be with his sick mother, Williams had rushed for 2,382 yards and 12 touchdowns in 26 career games, averaging 5.7 yards per carry.

Gardner's debut came with much less fan fare, in 2019. But he finished his freshman season averaging 5.3 yards per carry in his limited opportunities. And Gardner already was KU's leading rusher this year, with 225 yards and 4.8 yards per carry - better than Williams' 196 rushing yards and 3.8 per attempt. "Velton has also been good from the moment he got here," McAnderson said. "But he won't have that kind of 'save us' pressure that the program kind of put on Pooka. I think he'll be a little bit more free, and I think there will be less pressure for him to produce each time he touches the football." - Lawrence Journal World

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RB Velton Gardner, Southern Methodist
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10/19/20 - Chris Naggar, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 193 (DS#9 K) + More +

OCT 19 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Naggar, SMU, Sr., K, Arlington, Texas,...Naggar scored 13 points, including the game-winning field goal in overtime, to help SMU to a 37-34 win at Tulane. Naggar made field goals of 48, 33 and 34 yards and was 4-for-4 on PATs to help the Mustangs improve to 5-0 in 2020. - American Athletic Conference Football

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K Chris Naggar, Southern Methodist
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