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After losing its starting quarterback and virtually all pass catchers from the 2021 season, there is a lot of uncertainty as to what Western Michigan's offense will look like under first-year coordinator Jeff Thorne. And with that uncertainty comes skepticism about how the Broncos will fare in head coach Tim Lester's sixth season at the helm. Jack Salopek, last year's backup quarterback, exited spring ball with a slight edge over dual-threat signal caller Mareyohn Hrabowski and Alabama transfer Stone Hollenbach, and the redshirt freshman out of Pennsylvania took nearly all of the first-team reps on Thursday, continuing his trajectory for the starting job in Week 1.

"He had a great spring, great summer, and I've told everybody, the race just began today, but he's in the poll position," Lester said. "He got the most reps with the 1s. The back-shoulder one he threw down the sideline was impressive. I thought he made good decisions, but we have to watch the film." WMU football. Salopek, 6-1, 185, showed enough zip to deliver a strike across the field on an out route, good placement on a seam route to tight end Austin Hence and good touch on a back-shoulder fade to Wisconsin transfer A.J. Abbott, who made a sliding catch between defenders against a WMU zone. - Kalamazoo Gazette

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QB Jack Salopek, Transfer
News Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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08/05/22 - Vincent Lumia, rSr/2025, Transfer, 6-2, 295 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: OL Vincent Lumia, Duquesne, Jr.,...All-NEC Second Team Offensive Lineman in 2021...Started all 10 games at right tackle for Duquesne...Part of an offensive front which paced the NEC and ranked 17th in the FCS in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.2)...Helped pave the way for five 100-yard rushing performances and a protected for a pair of 300-yard passing outings. - Duquesne Football

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OG Vincent Lumia, Transfer
News Source: Duquesne Football
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08/05/22 - Lannden Zanders, rSr/2025, Transfer, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 SS) + More +

Veteran Clemson safety Lannden Zanders has made the "incredibly difficult decision" to retire from football after an injury-plagued career. Zanders, a fourth-year player who was expected to compete for reserve snaps at safety in 2022, cited three shoulder injuries over the past year as his main reasoning for stepping away from "the game I love" in a Wednesday Twitter post. "While I've worked hard with our trainers and doctors to return to the field, I just do not believe I am physically able to be the kind of player I have always prided myself on being," Zanders wrote.

A 6-foot-1 safety and former three-star 2019 recruit from North Carolina's Crest High School, Zanders played in 25 games with 10 starts over three seasons at Clemson. The 21-year-old safety finished his career with 57 tackles, five tackles for loss, four pass breakups and three sacks across 511 defensive snaps. After appearing in 14 games as a true freshman in 2019, Zanders played the entire 2020 season with a torn labrum in his shoulder and suffered another season-ending shoulder injury in Clemson's 2021 season opener against Georgia. "Though I am disappointed I will not play football again, I leave the game with no regrets," Zanders wrote. "I am proud I got to play beside so many great teammates and for so many great coaches." - The State

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SS Lannden Zanders, Transfer
News Source: The State
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08/05/22 - Aidan Twombly, rSr/2025, Transfer, 6-3, 225 (DS#999 FB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): TE Aidan Twombly, Jr., VMI,...Played in all 11 games as a sophomore in Spring 2021, totaling 11 receptions for 180 yards and a touchdown...Secured first reception of season against Kent State, had two against Cornell and one against Samford. - Virginia Military Institute Football

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FB Aidan Twombly, Transfer
News Source: Virginia Military Institute Football
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08/03/22 - Lannden Zanders, rSr/2025, Transfer, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 SS) + More +

One-time Clemson starting safety Lannden Zanders is giving up football because of continuing problems with his injured right shoulder. Zanders has had three surgeries to repair and rehab a torn labrum. He was cleared to compete at the Tigers' fall camp, which opens Friday. However, Zanders said on social media Wednesday he felt he was not "physically able" to be the player he had been and made the choice to step away from the game. Zanders started nine games for Clemson in 2020, then sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in the Tigers' 10-3 loss to eventual national champion Georgia in last year's opening game. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound fourth-year junior from Shelby, North Carolina, has had three surgeries to try and fix the injury. He leaves the program with 57 tackles, three sacks and four pass breakups in 25 games, 10 of them as a starter. - AP College Football

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SS Lannden Zanders, Transfer
News Source: AP College Football
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08/03/22 - Pearson Toomey, rSr/2024, Transfer, 6-2, 295 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Pearson Toomey, R-Jr., Furman,...A Jacksonville, Fla., product and redshirt junior, the 6-foot-3, 297-pound Toomey returned after sitting out the 2020 season to log nine starts and tally 577 plays last fall while demonstrating tremendous upside that he displayed in 2019 as a true freshman. - Furman Football

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OG Pearson Toomey, Transfer
News Source: Furman Football
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08/03/22 - Shadrick Byrd, rSr/2026, Transfer, 5-10, 210 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte,...Byrd ranked third in Conference USA and 32nd in the FBS with 121.3 all-purpose yards. His 22.8 kick return average ranked 41st in the FBS. His kick return average is the second-best in school history. He led Charlotte with 132 rushing attempts and averaged 48.6 yards per game, while splitting duties with leading rusher Calvin Camp (52.9 yards/gm). Byrd ran for three touchdowns and caught two more through the air. - Charlotte Football

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RB Shadrick Byrd, Transfer
News Source: Charlotte Football
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08/03/22 - Donovan Leary, rSr/2027, Transfer, 6-2, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

There's no rush for Donovan Leary this season. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman quarterback has time to develop. The Sicklerville, N.J., native has two Jersey guys ahead of him in Tommy DeVito and Art Sitkowski. Walk-on Ryan Johnson is also head of Leary on the depth chart. While it might not be until 2023 or even 2024 when Leary finds the field, he's at least made a good first impression. "He's got a lot of polish," Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. said. "He's very fundamentally sound. But there's a whole lot to learn. He's very eager for that. One of the better incoming freshmen, ones I've been around before, from a standpoint of his eagerness and wanting and his willingness to learn and soak up information. He's a sponge in that regard, and that will go a long way in his development." - Herald-Review Times

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QB Donovan Leary, Transfer
News Source: Herald-Review Times
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08/03/22 - Decoldest Crawford, rSr/2027, Transfer, 6-0, 180 (DS#999 WR) + More +

The coolest NIL deal among Nebraska football players may now belong to a 19-year-old freshman whose name says it all. Decoldest Crawford and SOS Heating & Cooling have come together to promote the Omaha-based HVAC company in one of the more creative partnerships in 13 months of college student-athletes profiting from their name, image and likeness. The first-year receiver - whose full name is Decoldest Juan Crawford - will appear in advertisements across radio, print social media and maybe television beginning in late August. "We want to be the coldest," said Jake Wasikowski, an SOS public relations specialist. "We are the coldest AC company in Omaha and just having Decoldest out there saying that is music to my ears."

Wasikowski perked up immediately in December when the consensus three-star 2022 prospect from Shreveport, Louisiana, committed to Nebraska. He and longtime friend and SOS owner Jon Stuehm agreed then it was too perfect not to pursue an NIL deal. So they did. Wasikowski reached out on social media and eventually went through Crawford's agency, Athletes Branding and Marketing (ABM). They began shooting some spots this month, posting a few photos on social media. "I knew it was going to explode," Wasikowski said. "I just didn't know it was going to explode right away." - Omaha World-Herald

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WR Decoldest Crawford, Transfer
News Source: Omaha World-Herald
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08/03/22 - Samari Collier, rSr/2027, Transfer, 6-2, 232 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Illinois opened fall training camp Saturday. It did so without redshirt freshman quarterback Samari Collier, who announced he was entering the transfer portal after one season with the Illini. Collier had already been removed from the Illinois roster within an hour of his transfer announcement. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound quarterback out of Dallas did not appear in any games in 2021 for the Illini. Collier was third on the depth chart during spring practices behind Tommy DeVito and walk-on Ryan Johnson, and would have been fourth if Art Sitkowski hadn't been held out in the spring. Illinois will enter the 2022 season with seven quarterbacks on its roster. DeVito and Sitkowski are at the top of the depth chart and are followed by Johnson, true freshman Donovan Leary and walk-ons Kirkland Michaux, Jake Huber and Jameson Sheehan. - News Gazette Tribune

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QB Samari Collier, Transfer
News Source: News Gazette Tribune
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08/01/22 - Samari Collier, rSr/2027, Transfer, 6-2, 232 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Second-year Illinois quarterback Samari Collier entered the transfer portal, according to Jeremy Werner of 247 Sports. Collier will look for a fresh start after seeing the writing on the wall about his playing time for the upcoming year, with both Tommy DeVito and Artur Sitkowski ahead of him on the depth chart. The Dallas product had yet to see any playing time with the Illini, and will now likely look for a situation in which he can jump in and compete for snaps immediately. - 247Sports.com/Rotowire.com

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2027

QB Samari Collier, Transfer
News Source: 247Sports.com/Rotowire.com
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08/01/22 - Darius Snow, rSr/2027, Transfer, 6-0, 230 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

There were several roster questions answered on Wednesday, including the fact junior Darius Snow is now listed as a linebacker, completing his move from the secondary. Snow, the nephew of former MSU All-America linebacker Percy Snow, started nine games last year, including eight as the nickel back and one at safety, before spending most of the spring working at linebacker. "I believe that's a natural position for him," Tucker said. "He's a big guy; he's a physical player and he does have versatility. There still may be a role for him in our secondary in some packages because of his versatility. But he has a nose for the ball and, obviously, he's got the pedigree. "He looked really good there in the spring and so we feel like that's the best fit for him here and beyond. We really feel like that's his future." - Detroit News

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ILB Darius Snow, Transfer
News Source: Detroit News
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08/01/22 - Joey Yellen, rSr/2025, Transfer, 6-3, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

A new era of Hawaii football will officially be ushered in on Aug. 27 when the Rainbow Warriors take on the Commodores at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex as Timmy Chang makes his head coaching debut. In the 31 days between the start of camp and the start of the season, Chang will make one of his first big decisions at the helm of the program: Picking a starting quarterback. With two-year starter Chevan Cordeiro now at San Jose State, the 'Bows have a void under center and have whittled the competition down to five: Brayden Schager, Cammon Cooper, Armani Edden, Jake Farrell and Joey Yellen.

Yellen, the lone player in the group who didn't participate in spring ball, joined UH in the summer after transferring from Pittsburgh, where he spent the 2021 season as a backup with first-round NFL Draft pick Kenny Pickett. "It's exciting. It's certainly different from some of the camps I've gone through in my past years but it's exciting," Yellen said. "I think we've got a good thing going in the right direction, just gotta keep putting some good days together and get ready for Vanderbilt." Despite the late start, Yellen remains squarely in the race, taking multiple reps with the first-team offense on Wednesday. "I'm confident. If you asked any quarterback here, they should say that, right? If you're not, what are you doing? You gotta be confident, you gotta feel like you're the right guy for the job, and I think everyone should feel that way," Yellen said. "I think there's always gonna be room for improvement on the first day, but I thought we have a lot of young guys around, I'm new, it was just a lot of new things for everybody. I think that kind of showed at some parts but I thought it was a good first day. I think we're headed in the right direction." - Khon2.com

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025

QB Joey Yellen, Transfer
News Source: Khon2.com
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07/25/22 - Arik Gilbert, rSr/2026, Transfer, 6-5, 275 (DS#999 TE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST: ARIK GILBERT, GEORGIA,...Transferred to UGA in time for Summer semester in 2021...Freshman All-SEC Team at LSU in 2020, as voted by the league's 14 head coaches…Started all eight games in which he played…caught 35 passes 368 yards and two TDs. - Georgia Football

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TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
News Source: Georgia Football
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07/25/22 - Ethan Hagler, rSr/2026, Transfer, 6-2, 305 (DS#999 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): OL Ethan Hagler, Sam Houston,...All-WAC second team in 2021 ... All-Southland Conference second team in 2020... saw time at both guard and center for the Kats ... finished season as the Kats' primary center ... made 9 starts on the offensive line, against No. 7 Nicholls (3/13), at Lamar (3/20), at Northwestern State (4/1), McNeese (4/10) and at UIW (4/17). - Sam Houston Football

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C Ethan Hagler, Transfer
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