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2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Jalen Geiger, University of Kentucky,...Geiger, a product of Columbia, South Carolina, grew up in a military family as his dad, Tony, was a Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) in the United States Army for 21 years with five combat deployments, while his mom, Ramona, retired as a First Sergeant (E-8) after 25 years of service with three combat deployments in the Army. Due to his parents' military service, Jalen attended six different schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. He knows a thing or two about what it feels like to be the new kid in class and how hard it can be to make new friends.

Because of his background, Jalen has a passion for helping elementary school-age children so they don't feel alone and he uses his platform as a football player to help kids in need. In 2021, he found a mentorship opportunity at Liberty Elementary in Lexington, Kentucky. He visited the school on several occasions, playing with the kids and talking to them about learning and trusting their teachers. He will continue that work in 2022 with plans to talk more to the kids about anti-bullying and being kind to one another. - Kentucky Football

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FS Jalen Geiger, Tulane
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08/21/22 - Jalen Geiger, rSr/2025, Tulane, 6-0, 205 (DS#80 FS) + More +

Replacing three-year starter Yusuf Corker in the secondary is a significant challenge for Kentucky's defense, but Jalen Geiger brings plenty of experience to the starting safety spot alongside super senior Tyrell Ajian. Geiger has appeared in 20 games across three seasons for Kentucky with two starts. A year ago, he totaled 18 tackles, one tackle for loss and one interception in 12 games. He returned his interception 31 yards for a touchdown in the win over Vanderbilt.

The Columbia, South Carolina, native has already proven himself a valuable presence in the locker room as he was this summer nominated for the AFCA Good Works Team and Wuerffel Trophy, two honors that recognized community service work. Now, he is focused on replacing some of Corker's leadership in the secondary. "I think he's sort of brimming with confidence, which is good," White said of Geiger during spring practice. "He needed to. He's starting to find his voice. That's a big challenge for him: Be loud. Yusuf for three years was sort of the ultimate verbal communicator in the back half, and now we have to find sort of a new mouthpiece." - Herald Leader

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FS Jalen Geiger, Tulane
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08/15/22 - Lawrence Keys III, rSr/2024, Tulane, 5-10, 171 (DS#52 WR) + More +

Wide receiver Lawrence Keys transferred to Tulane from Notre Dame because he wanted to return to New Orleans. Safety Lummie Young left Duke for the Green Wave because he really liked defensive coordinator Chris Hampton. Already having lit up preseason drills on opposite sides of the ball, the duo stood out again on Saturday morning in a planned full-fledged scrimmage that was reduced to a lighter, more controlled affair because of a spate of injuries at cornerback.

Keys, a McDonogh 35 product who caught 18 passes in 21 games for Notre Dame before opting out of the 2021 season, accounted for 71 yards on back-to-back receptions. After a 13-yard grab, he raced past cornerback Rishi Rattan and hauled in a 58-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Justin Ibieta for the longest play of the day. Keys looks like the guy who had offers from LSU, Georgia and Texas as a four-star prospect out of high school "He's had a great camp," Tulane coach Willie Fritz said. "He didn't play last fall, so he came in in the spring and I think he was a little rusty. He's just gotten better and better throughout the summer and also here in camp. He's had nine really good practices." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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WR Lawrence Keys III, Tulane
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08/13/22 - Tyler Grubbs, rSr/2025, Tulane, 6-1, 235 (DS#47 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Tyler Grubbs, Louisiana Tech, So LB,...Grubbs, a two-time All-Conference USA and All-Louisiana selection has started all 22 of his games as a Bulldog and led the team in total tackles (99 and 97) in each of his first two seasons. The 247Sports freshman All-American selection finished in the top five last season in C-USA tackles per game (8.1) and also led the team in tackles for loss (10.0) while registering a season-high 13 tackles against SMU. Grubbs was also recently named first-team preseason All-CUSA by Athlon Sports and collected second-team CUSA honors from Phil Steele. The New Orleans, La., native has been one of the best linebackers in the nation since bursting onto the scene in 2020. His career mark of 8.91 tackles per game ranks second nationally among all active players. He is also among the FBS active career leaders in solo tackles per game, ranking 19th with 4.05. - Louisiana Tech Football

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ILB Tyler Grubbs, Tulane
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08/12/22 - Valentino Ambrosio, rSr/2024, Tulane, 5-08, 174 (DS#21 K) + More +

Valentino Ambrosio converted a 50-yard field goal with room to spare after a drive stalled during Wednesday morning's practice at Yulman Stadium. Making a kick with zero defenders on the field does not exactly prove he is the reliable kicker Tulane has been missing for several years, but his history offers powerful support. Ambrosio, a graduate transfer, hit 21 of 27 field goals in two years at Rutgers, including a 39-yard game-tying kick as the clock ticked down to zero against Maryland in 2020. It set up his 42-yard overtime winner. Both were right down the middle. "It's all about having laser focus," he said. "I've gotten a lot better at just being able to lock in and stay in the moment and do what I need to do for the team." After its struggles in game-deciding situations during coach Willie Fritz's six-year tenure, the Wave would settle for anything that nudged through the uprights.

Merek Glover, the primary kicker for the past five seasons, connected on some tying field goals in the fourth quarter but is mostly remembered for the 26-yarder he missed on the final play of regulation in an eventual overtime loss to Tulsa last year, and the 36-yarder he missed with 1:21 left in a 17-16 loss to Cincinnati in 2017. The last time Tulane hit a late game-winning kick was 2015 - the year before Fritz arrived - when Andrew DiRocco drilled a 35-yarder as time ran out to break a tie against Army. DiRocco is remembered mostly for the 21-yarder he duck hooked with 1:46 left in the Wave's 2014 American Athletic Conference debut against Tulsa, leading to a double-overtime defeat. Ambrosio, who has not won the job yet, appears to be Tulane's best hope to chart a new course. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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K Valentino Ambrosio, Tulane
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08/09/22 - JhaQuan Jackson, rSr/2024, Tulane, 5-09, 188 (DS#26 WR) + More +

Tulane wide receiver Jha'Quan Jackson refuses to talk about his disappointing 2021 that began with a knee injury in preseason camp and ended in a humbling, 2-10 record. He is not being belligerent. He simply wants to focus on the present and the future rather than re-live the past. "I'm excited to get back with the team," he said after Friday morning's practice, the Green Wave's first in shoulder pads. "I worked hard all summer. The standard is coming out here and competing for a conference championship. We've been going up the hill, and we are climbing each and every day trying to get one percent better." Jackson, for one, looks a hundred percent better than he did after he got hurt last August.

Coming off a year in which he tied for the team lead in receptions (31), was second in receiving yards (425) and first in touchdown catches (eight), he suffered a severe (redshirt) sophomore slump to 19 catches, 274 yards and, most painfully, one score. This, from a guy who told fans at a meet-the-team night they could call him ATM for "automatic touchdown maker." The letdown was team wide. "He had a tough season," coach Willie Fritz said. "It was humbling for everyone. I was humbled. He had injuries and fought through it all, and that happens sometimes in this game, but he's healthy and ready to go this year." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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WR JhaQuan Jackson, Tulane
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08/08/22 - TJ Finley, rSr/2026, Tulane, 6-6, 238 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley is expected to practice with the team when it takes the field for the first day of fall camp Friday following his misdemeanor charge Thursday. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin addressed the situation with Finley, who turned himself in to Auburn police Thursday morning after being charged with "attempt to elude" stemming from a traffic violation for failure to wear his helmet while driving his scooter. Harsin was brief in his remarks regarding Finley but said he was aware of the situation with the junior quarterback. "He's here," Harsin said. "He'll be here tonight, he'll practice tomorrow. We're aware of what's going on."

According to Finley's attorney, Davis Whittelsey, the pending charges against the quarterback are a result of "a misunderstanding" and are being handled in Auburn municipal court, like all traffic citations are. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Auburn Police claimed that Finley eluded police on two separate occasions while driving on campus on July 26, with police terminating their pursuit in both instances "as a matter of safety" after Finley "committed several other traffic offenses" in the process. After turning himself into police Thursday morning, and being "arrested in obedience" at Lee County Jail, Finley was issued traffic citations, booked and subsequently released after being made eligible for a $3,000 recognizance bond that he signed himself. - Birmingham News

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QB TJ Finley, Tulane
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08/06/22 - Michael Pratt, Sr/2024, Tulane, 6-3, 217 (DS#8 QB) + More +

After persevering through an injury-affected 2021, Michael Pratt admitted he needed to get stronger to withstand the punishment quarterbacks receive in college. Mission accomplished. After playing at about 205 pounds at the beginning of last season, he said he weighed in at 218 on Wednesday and felt healthier than he had ever been. "My body's good," he said. "I just feel better overall." Pratt was banged up at the end of Tulane's opener at Oklahoma, injured his throwing shoulder two games later in the fourth quarter at Ole Miss and never was 100-percent healthy the rest of the way.

He also suffered a concussion on a massive hit while scrambling against SMU, forcing him to miss the next game against Cincinnati. Entering his third year as a starter, he expects to improve on his numbers from last season, when he completed 59.3 percent of his passes for 2,243 yards and 20 touchdowns with six interceptions. "The biggest thing is just the way the game slows down from year to year," he said. "It's a big adjustment from high school to college, and going into my second year things started to slow down and now it's at the point where the little things, the blitzes, all that kind of stuff, I just pick up a lot faster and it's kind of just habit at this point." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
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08/06/22 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane, 5-10, 201 (DS#4 RB) + More +

Tyjae Spears rushed for more yards in Tulane's finale against Memphis last season than any player in school history not named Matt Forte. His encore might last for all of 2022. Fully recovered from a torn ACL he suffered in Septembers 2020, Spears took a handoff from Michael Pratt during a red zone drill in Tulane's first preseason practice Wednesday morning, bounced outside, turned the corner and beat everyone to the pylon for a 15-yard touchdown. He punctuated his dash with a little jump as he approached the goal line. Twelve months after admitting he was nowhere near 100 percent physically or mentally, Spears, a redshirt junior from Ponchatoula, is in a much better head space. "Last year I still had a limp, and I'm kind of getting emotional right now talking about all the hard work I put in," he said. "I don't want to brag on myself, but it's special to be here now and to keep on elevating."

How high he can go is anyone's guess. Forte's record-shattering 2,127-yard season in 2007 is untouchable, but maybe not Mewelde Moore's second-best total of 1,421 in 2001. Spears' 264-yard outburst on 30 carries at Memphis surprised no one who had seen him run. His skill set alone could help the Green Wave put last year's dismal 2-10 record in the rearview mirror. "I'll never forget one of our first practices when I got here, he got the ball on a A-gap run (between the center and guard), took a jab step and ended up in the C-gap (outside the tackle) on the other side," said linebacker Nick Anderson, who arrived in 2019 along with Spears. "Last year around this time he was hesitant to make certain cuts, but you can see him getting back to his normal self." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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08/04/22 - TJ Finley, rSr/2026, Tulane, 6-6, 238 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley was arrested Thursday after turning himself in on a misdemeanor warrant for attempting to elude a police officer. Auburn assistant police chief Clarence Stewart said in a statement that Finley also received traffic citations and was booked at the Lee County Jail on $3,000 bond. The 20-year-old quarterback was later released. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said Finley will practice with the team when preseason camp opens Friday. "We're aware of what's going on," Harsin said. Police twice attempted to stop a male who was operating a motorcycle without a helmet in the same area on July 26, 2022, Stewart said. The man, who police identified as Finley, fled police "and committed several other traffic offenses in the process," Stewart said. "Officers terminated the pursuit on both occasions as a matter of safety," he said. Finley started the Tigers' final three games after a season-ending injury to Bo Nix. Auburn ended on a five-game losing streak. - AP College Football

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QB TJ Finley, Tulane
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08/04/22 - Ethan Hudak, rSr/2025, Tulane, 6-0, 229 (DS#34 LS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD WATCHLIST: Ethan Hudak, Tulane,...Played in nine games as a redshirt sophomore for the Green Wave in 2021...Made appearances in all 12 of Tulane's games as a redshirt freshman in 2020...Made one tackle at home against Navy (Sept. 19)...Added one tackle on the road at Tulsa (Nov. 19). - Tulane Football

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LS Ethan Hudak, Tulane
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08/03/22 - JhaQuan Jackson, rSr/2024, Tulane, 5-09, 188 (DS#26 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Jha'Quan Jackson, Tulane,...Jackson was named to Phil Steele's 2021 All-American Athletic Conference fourth team after finishing with 1,003 all-purpose yards. Last season, he posted 25 kickoff returns for 551 yards and 13 more on punt return for 132 yards. On offense, he had 17 catches for 294 yards and one touchdown. He also posted 26 yards on the ground. Steele named him a second team pick at punt returner on his preseason All-AAC team last month. - Tulane Football

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WR JhaQuan Jackson, Tulane
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08/03/22 - Donovan Leary, rJr/2027, Tulane, 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, Tulane
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07/30/22 - Dorian Williams, Sr/2023, Tulane, 6-1, 228 (DS#8 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Dorian Williams, Tulane,...Tulane's Williams made 73 tackles in 2021, the team's second-highest total. For his efforts, he was named a third team All-American Athletic Conference selection at season's end. He also posted two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. Last month, he was a first team all-league pick by Steele. - Tulane Football

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OLB Dorian Williams, Tulane
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07/30/22 - Jacob Barnes, rSr/2025, Tulane, 5-09, 183 (DS#37 K) + More +

2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Jacob Barnes - Louisiana Tech,...Barnes (5-9, 193) enters his redshirt junior season as a dual threat kicker, punter. Last season (2021) he was a perfect 39-for-39 in PATs and made multiple PATs in nine games including two, 6-6 efforts against Southeastern (Sept. 11) and Charlotte (Nov. 13). Finished the season 17-for-21 in field goals, connecting on 80.95 percent of his kicks, including 12-13 within 40 yards and a season-long of 47 yards. Also added 19 kickoffs (44.1-yard average). In 2020 Barnes was a perfect 33-for-33 in PATs, including a career-best 9-for-9 against HBU (Nov. 26). Opened the season with eight straight made field goals, including a career-long 51-yarder against HBU. Finished the season 12-for-14 in field goals, including the game-winning 35-yarder in double overtime against UAB (Oct. 31). Punted 49 times, averaging 36.9 yards. - Louisiana Tech Football

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K Jacob Barnes, Tulane
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