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OCT 11 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sione Tupou, Texas State, (Jr., LB – Allen, Texas),...Bobcats junior linebacker Sione Tupou tallied a career and game-high 14 tackles as Texas State outlasted South Alabama, 33-31, in four overtimes. The Allen, Texas, product came up big for the Bobcats in the extra periods. Tupou had a fumble recovery in the second overtime—after a missed field goal attempt for the Bobcats—and also knocked down a pass in the third overtime period to set up the game-winning two-point conversion in the fourth overtime stanza. - Sun Belt Football

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ILB Sione Tupou, Texas State
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10/11/21 - Jordan McCloud, rSr/2025, Texas State, 6-0, 205 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Arizona quarterback Jordan McCloud is out for the rest of the season after suffering right knee and ankle injuries against UCLA. Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch said Monday McCloud is expected to have surgery this week. McCloud was injured in the fourth quarter of Arizona's 34-16 loss to UCLA Saturday night when his leg got twisted up while he was getting sacked. A transfer from South Florida, McCloud started two games after beginning the season as the backup to Gunner Cruz and Will Plummer. The sophomore threw for 481 yards and two touchdowns in three games this season. Fisch said Cruz, who started the first two games of the season, will start against Colorado on Saturday. - AP College Football

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QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State
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10/03/21 - Deion Hankins, rSr/2025, Texas State, 5-11, 222 (DS#80 RB) + More +

Deion Hankins had a fourth-quarter touchdown run and UTEP held off Old Dominion 28-21 on Saturday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Hankins' 3-yard TD run capped the scoring with about seven minutes remaining. Old Dominion drove to the UTEP 38 with 26 seconds to play, but the Monarch's drive stalled with an incomplete pass on fourth-and-17. Gavin Hardison threw for 191 yards and a pair of touchdown passes for UTEP (3-1, 1-0). Hankins finished with 75 yards rushing on 22 carries. D.J. Mack Jr. was 20-of-34 passing for 194 yards, threw for one touchdown and ran for another score for Old Dominion (1-4, 0-1). AC White returned a blocked punt 11 yards into the end zone to pull the Monarchs within 21-20 late in the third quarter. It was their third blocked punt in the past two games. - UTEP/AP College Football

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RB Deion Hankins, Texas State
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09/13/21 - Mannie Nunnery, rSr/2025, Texas State, 6-1, 229 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

SEPT 13 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mannie Nunnery, RFr., LB, Houston,...Nunnery blocked two punts, one of which led to a Houston touchdown, to help the Cougars to a 44-7 win at Rice. Nunnery is one of three FBS players with two blocked kicks in a game this season. - American Athletic Conference Football

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OLB Mannie Nunnery, Texas State
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09/12/21 - Brock Sturges, rJr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Brock Sturges ran for two touchdowns and his second of the game occurred in overtime to give Texas State a 23-17 win over Florida International on Saturday. FIU quarterback Max Bortenschlager fumbled the ball as he was sacked on the Panthers' first possession of overtime. Sturges' 11-yard game winner followed his 1-yard dive that ended the Bobcats' (1-1) 10-play, 62-yard drive which tied it 17-all with 10:09 left in regulation. Bortenschlager threw a 34-yard scoring pass to Rivaldo Fairweather to start the second half to give FIU (1-1) its first lead at 14-10. Bortenschlager threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns and D'vonte Price had 111 yards rushing on 23 carries. - AP College Football

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RB Brock Sturges, Texas State
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09/06/21 - D.J. Taylor, rSr/2026, Texas State, 5-10, 195 (DS#999 CB) + More +

SEPT 6 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: D.J. Taylor, R-Fr., DB, Arizona State (Tampa, FL),...Finished with a total of 142 all-purpose yards, recording 87 punt return yards and 55 kickoff return yards. The 142 return yards are 22 more than the second-best in the conference...Made the most of his three punt returns, leading the conference after Week One with 87 punt return yards. Electrified the crowd with a 47 yard punt return that directly led to a Sun Devil touchdown, the longest punt return of any player in the conference...Fourth in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards despite not getting an offensive touch...2nd straight time an Arizona State player has won the award as Will Shaffer won the final Special Teams Player of the Week for the 2020 season. Also nominated: Parker Lewis, PK, USC; Tom Snee, P, Oregon; Jadon Redding, K, Utah; Dimitri Stanley, WR, Colorado; Kazmeir Allen, WR, UCLA; Kyle Ostendorp, P, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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CB D.J. Taylor, Texas State
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08/05/21 - Jordan McCloud, rSr/2025, Texas State, 6-0, 205 (DS#30 QB) + More +

Here was Fisch's message about the Arizona quarterbacks battle following the spring game: "Get ready for a war. If they want to be the starting quarterback here in September, then they better be ready to compete. We've got another guy coming in, we've got a bunch of guys here, and I hope they're ready for a lot of battles to see who's going to come out on top." Gunner Cruz and returner Will Plummer split most of the snap in spring ball. That other "guy" is ex-South Florida starter Jordan McCloud, who is one of three quarterbacks Arizona has added via transfer portal; Cruz (Washington State) and walk-on Nick Moore (Oregon State) are the others.

McCloud was the only quarterback on Arizona's roster who didn't participate in spring ball, so he's behind schedule in terms of understanding verbiage and experiencing Fisch's offense first-hand. But McCloud stayed engaged as much as he could, and even attended a spring practice as a spectator. In two seasons at South Florida, McCloud completed 244 of 418 passes for 2,770 yards and 21 touchdowns while being intercepted 10 times. He also rushed for 357 yards and five touchdowns. In the final game of the 2020 season against Central Florida, McCloud went 32 for 46 for 404 yards and five all-purpose touchdowns. - Arizona Star News

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QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State
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08/03/21 - Deion Hankins, rSr/2025, Texas State, 5-11, 222 (DS#80 RB) + More +

UTEP tailback Deion Hankins enters this season in a fundamentally different position from his previous two years. The Parkland alum, who graduated as El Paso's all-time leading rusher, is technically still a freshman, but one of the upshots of the strange freebie year of 2020 is that he enters this year as the most accomplished freshman UTEP's ever had. In his second year in the program after a 2019 redshirt he averaged 4.9 yards per carry as the featured tailback and scored nine touchdowns in seven games. Now he's in his third year, part of a small four-man tailback corps that nonetheless counts as the deepest spot on the roster. It also includes Quardraiz Wadley, now in his sixth year of a UTEP career that began with him backing up Aaron Jones in 2016, fifth-year junior Ronald Awatt, who averaged 4.5 yards per carry last year, and second-year freshman Willie Eldridge, the most highly rated player of the 2020 recruiting class.

This is the spot on the offense UTEP feels best about, and also one that will provide leadership for everyone. "It feels different," Hankins said. "I've been here for a while, I'm coming up on my third year. Time flies. I need to step it up with my leadership and all around as a player. "We've got a good group and we all bring something different. I bring strength, toughness. We're all tough. I try to lead more by example than by words. I definitely have to step it up. As camp progresses, I need to be an all-around leader." - El Paso Times

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RB Deion Hankins, Texas State
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08/02/21 - Beau Corrales, rSr/2024, Texas State, 6-3, 214 (DS#72 WR) + More +

Fifth-year UNC football standout Beau Corrales is set to begin his final season in a Tar Heel uniform, hoping to avoid the kind of injuries that have plagued his four years in Chapel Hill. His most recent run-in with the injury bug was a sports hernia last year that required surgery and forced him to miss the team's final handful of games of the season. Back on the field in 2021 for an additional season of college football - that thanks to the NCAA allowing all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected so much of the 2020 season - Corrales is ready to make a difference for the ACC Coastal-favorite Tar Heels. But he's also got some side activities going on in the mean time.

On Saturday, it was announced that the Georgetown, Texas native will be teaming with Bojangles this season. That marriage is thanks to the NCAA's new NIL rules allowing student-athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness while still in college. The popular fried chicken chain sent out a tweet on Saturday evening that touted their new partnership, stating that it's "Beau time." - Keeping It Heel

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WR Beau Corrales, Texas State
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07/31/21 - Tyler Vitt, rSr/2023, Texas State, 6-2, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Texas State University senior quarterback Tyler Vitt is one of 93 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) student-athletes to receive consideration for the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy, the organization announced Thursday morning. Vitt, who was also recently named a 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee, appeared in eight games throughout the 2020 season. He completed 74 of 122 passes (60.66 percent) for 933 yards and nine touchdowns. On the ground, he was also credited with 129 rushing yards and a touchdown on 37 attempts.

Off the gridiron, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound signal caller from San Antonio, Texas by way of MacArthur HS assists with the program's annual Bobcat Giving Tree in conjunction with the Texas State cheerleading program and university police department. He also volunteers his time serving the San Marcos community by cleaning rivers and local parks in addition to spending time at the city's pet shelter. - Texas State Football

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QB Tyler Vitt, Texas State
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07/28/21 - Brock Sturges, rJr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Texas State junior running back Brock Sturges was named the 2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List, as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is named after former SMU halfback Doak Walker, who played for the Mustangs from 1945-49, and is annually presented to the top running back in the FBS. Sturges is one of seven Sun Belt tailbacks named to the list. The Allen native transferred to Texas State from Butler Community College in 2020 and made an immediate impact, starting in 10 games and playing in all 12. Sturges led the Bobcats with 111 carries for 532 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 11 passes for 116 yards and one score. - San Marcos Record

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RB Brock Sturges, Texas State
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07/24/21 - Brock Sturges, rJr/2024, Texas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Texas State junior running back Brock Sturges has been named to the 2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Wednesday morning. Sturges, who rushed for 532 yards and five touchdowns on 111 carries and hauled in 11 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown en route to being named an honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection last season, enters the 2021 football campaign having already been selected to the Phil Steele & Athlon's preseason All-Sun Belt Conference third team. - Texas State Football

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RB Brock Sturges, Texas State
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07/23/21 - Marcell Barbee, rSr/2023, Texas State, 6-1, 195 (DS#157 WR) + More +

The Sun Belt Conference released the results of its preseason football coaches' poll and preseason All-Conference teams on Tuesday in advance of the Sun Belt Conference Media Day that begins this Thursday, July 22. The coaches also named wide receiver Marcell Barbee and defensive lineman Nico Ezidore on the Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selections. Barbee ranked seventh nationally and second in the Sun Belt Conference with 10 touchdowns. In addition, he led the Bobcats with 40 receptions for 584 yards. Ezidore ranked fifth among Sun Belt leaders with 13.0 tackles for loss and 14th with a career-high 3.5 sacks. His 66 total tackles were the third-highest total on the team. In addition, he demonstrated his versatility after playing at both defensive tackle and defensive end during the 2020 season. - Texas State Football

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WR Marcell Barbee, Texas State
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06/24/21 - Marcell Barbee, rSr/2023, Texas State, 6-1, 195 (DS#157 WR) + More +

Phil Steele Publications announced Wednesday seven Texas State football players are on its 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference teams. Wide receiver Marcell Barbee and offensive tackle Dalton Cooper are on the second-team offense, while defensive lineman Nico Ezidore is on the second-team defense. Running back Brock Sturges is on the third-team offense, while punter Seamus O'Kelly is on the third-team special teams. Defensive back DeJordan Mask is a nickel back on the fourth-team defense, and kicker Seth Keller is on the fourth-team special teams. Barbee led the Bobcats with 40 receptions for 584 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10 TD receptions ranked seventh nationally and second in the Sun Belt Conference. He caught six passes for 76 yards and one touchdown against Arkansas State. Barbee had two touchdown receptions at Boston College and 14th-ranked BYU. - Texas State Football

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WR Marcell Barbee, Texas State
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05/25/21 - Liam Dick, rJr/2024, Texas State, 6-6, 295 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Another Pitt lineman is moving on, adding to the Panthers' growing list of offseason departures. Liam Dick, a reserve offensive tackle, has entered the transfer portal, according to both 247 Sports and Rivals. Dick will have four years of eligibility wherever he lands. Players can technically still return to their old teams after testing the portal, but that's a rare occurrence. Dick never played for the Panthers after redshirting in 2019 and being a backup last fall. Dick, an Ontario native, was a two-star recruit in Pitt's 2019 class who fielded 11 offers, including interest from Louisville, North Carolina and Washington State. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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OT Liam Dick, Texas State
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