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12/16/22 - Darius Muasau, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: LB Darius Muasau, Sr., UCLA,...Senior Muasau has piled up 77 tackles - the second-highest total by a Bruin this season - en route to his first Pac-12 All-Conference plaudit. He has also tallied 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered. Muasau's standout performance came at ASU Nov. 5, when he piled up 12 total stops that included a pair for negative yardage and a sack. - UCLA Football

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12/16/22 - Atonio Mafi, rSr/2023, UCLA + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL Atonio Mafi, R-Sr., UCLA,...Redshirt senior Mafi's first all-league appearance came on the heels of a regular season that saw UCLA put up 246.3 rushing yards per game. The offensive-line unit paved the way for nine 200-yard rushing displays during the regular season - a first for the program since 1976. The Bruins have surpassed 300 yards on the ground three times, accomplishing the feat thus far at California Nov. 25 (352), at Arizona State Nov. 5 (402) and against Stanford Oct. 29 (324). - UCLA Football

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12/16/22 - Laiatu Latu, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Laiatu Latu, R-Jr., UCLA,...Redshirt junior Latu made his All-Conference debut on the first team after registering 9.5 sacks during the regular season. That number, the most by a UCLA pass rusher since Takkarist McKinley in 2016, rates second in the Pac-12. Latu's three forced fumbles, meanwhile, are tied for first. At Colorado Sept. 24, Latu posted 3.0 sacks - a single-game best by a Bruin since McKinley again in 2016. He has 11.0 tackles for loss. - UCLA Football

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12/16/22 - Drew Tuazama, rSr/2025, UCLA + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: DE: Drew Tuazama, UAB,...Honorable Mention All-Conference USA recipients include left guard Matthew Trehern, wide receivers Trea Shropshire and Tejhuan Palmer, defensive end Drew Tuazama, defensive tackle Isaiah Forte, linebacker Tyler Taylor, safeties Jaylen Key and Keondre Swoopes, punter Kyle Greenwell, long snapper Cole Kizziah and kick returner Jermaine Brown Jr. - Alabama-Birmingham Football

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DT Drew Tuazama, UCLA
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12/04/22 - Carson Steele, Jr/2024, UCLA + More +

The transfer portal is in full swing and Ball State's best player doesn't look like he'll be returning to Muncie next season. Sophomore running back Carson Steele, who finished the regular season sixth in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 1,556 rushing yards, announced his intention to enter the portal Saturday in a tweet, where he thanked God and Ball State's players, coaches and staff. "My family and I have decided that it would be best for me to enter the transfer portal for my remaining years of eligibility," Steele said in a tweet. "Again, I would like to say thank you to Ball State for the last two years and I wish nothing but success for their program as they move on."

Steele recorded 2,447 rushing yards, 323 receiving yards and 22 total touchdowns in his first two seasons. In Ball State single-season records, Steele finished third in rushing yards (1,556) and tied for third in touchdowns (14) this season. Steele is 10th in career rushing yards at Ball State. Steele isn't the first BSU player to enter the portal this season, but his decision is certainly the biggest blow for the Cardinals, who finished 5-7 in 2022, moving forward. - Star Press

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11/25/22 - Dorian Thompson-Robinson, rSr/2023, UCLA + More +

Dorian Thompson-Robinson ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as No. 17 UCLA rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat California 35-28 on Saturday. The Bruins (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12, No. 16 CFP) racked up 541 yards of offense, including 352 on the ground, and rebounded from a narrow defeat to USC the previous week that eliminated them from league title contention. Thompson-Robinson passed for 189 yards and gained another 88 on the ground. Zach Charbonnet rushed for 119 yards and a score, and he converted a fourth-and-2 run in Cal territory late in the game that chewed up valuable time. TJ Harden added 89 yards rushing on 12 carries for the Bruins. The Bears (4-8, 2-7) got a fourth-down stop that gave them the ball back trailing 35-28 with 1:58 remaining. But Jaydn Ott fumbled after a fourth-down reception that would have converted a first down, and Carl Jones Jr. recovered to ice the game for UCLA.

Cal's Jack Plummer threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns. Jeremiah Hunter had eight catches for 153 yards and two scores. UCLA trailed 21-10 with 58 seconds left before halftime. But Thompson-Robinson led his team on a 75-yard drive that took 40 seconds, capping it with a 19-yard touchdown scramble that brought UCLA within 21-17 at the intermission. UCLA scored on its first possession of the second half to take the lead. But Plummer hit Ott for an 8-yard touchdown that put Cal up 28-27 with 11:16 remaining. Then Thompson-Robinson engineered a 73-yard scoring drive capped by Charbonnet's 5-yard touchdown. A 2-point conversion pass to Jake Bobo gave UCLA a 35-28 lead. UCLA had 113 rushing yards in the first quarter alone and moved the ball at will. But Nicholas Barr-Mira missed a 33-yard field goal, and penalties forced the Bruins to settle for a field goal on another drive. They led 10-7 midway through the second quarter. That gave Plummer time to find his rhythm. The transfer from Purdue threw three first-half touchdown passes, including two to Jeremiah Hunter, who beat one-on-one coverage for 38- and 22-yard scores. - UCLA/AP College Football

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QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
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11/19/22 - Bryon Threats, rSr/2026, UCLA + More +

Jacob Dingel and Bryon Threats intercepted passes, Noah Potter and Dontay Corleone recovered fumbles and No. 22 Cincinnati beat Temple 23-3 on Saturday to move closer to the American Athletic Conference championship game. Cincinnati (9-2, 6-1) can guarantee a berth in its fourth straight conference title game and earn home-field advantage in the Dec. 3 contest with a win in its regular-season finale Friday against Tulane, with whom it is presently tied atop the standings.

The Bearcats could also gain entry into the title game depending on how Central Florida - which was upset by Navy on Saturday - fares against South Florida. This is the final year in the AAC for Cincinnati, with the Bearcats moving to the Big 12. A week after quarterback E.J. Warner - the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner - set a school record for passing yards with 486 yards and had three TD passes for Temple (3-8, 1-6) in a 43-36 loss at Houston, Cincinnati got the four turnovers and held the rushing attack to 35 yards. - Cincinnati/AP College Football

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11/08/22 - Jon Gaines II, rSr/2023, UCLA + More +

NOV 7 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jon Gaines II, Sr., RG, UCLA (Wauwatosa, Wisc.),...Led a productive offensive line performance in the win against ASU as the Bruins racked up over 400 yards of rushing offense for the first time since a 2010 game against Washington State...UCLA ran 42 times for 402 yards for an average of 9.6 yards per carry in its victory over the Sun Devils. The Bruins were just two yards shy of producing three 100-yard rushers in a game for the first time since 1969.

UCLA racked up 571 yards of total offense and averaged 9.2 yards per play overall on the night.It marks the 6th game this season in which the Bruins have gained at least 200 yards on the ground in 2022 (also Bowling Green 269, Alabama State 220, Colorado 249, Utah 203, Stanford 324)...It is the 5th time this season UCLA has exceeded the 500-yard mark for total offense in a game (also Bowling Green 626, Colorado 515, Utah 502, Stanford 523)...1st UCLA player to earn this honor this season. 2 Bruin players won it last year with Alec Anderson winning it in Week 1 and Paul Grattan Jr. in the final week of the season. Also nominated: Konner Gomness, C, Washington State; Sataoa Laumea, RT, Utah; Ryan Walk, C/RG/LG, Oregon; Jonah Monheim, RG, USC; Jaxson Kirkland, LG, Washington. - Pac-12 Football

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11/07/22 - Carson Steele, Jr/2024, UCLA + More +

NOV 7 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Carson Steele, Ball State, RB, So., Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS),...Ball State rode a career-high 192 rushing yards from running back Carson Steele to earn a hard-fought 27-20 victory at Kent State, handing the Flashes their first home loss since 2019. Steele's 192 yards are the fourth-most produced by a MAC back this season and tied for the sixth-most by a Cardinal in a road conference game ever, matching Caleb Huntley in 2019. Steele became the eighth player in the FBS to break 1,000 yards this season, and his current total of 1,082 ranks fourth in the country. Steele had 85 yards on 11 carries in the fourth quarter alone to key Ball State's fourth double-digit comeback of the season, which is the most in the country. His touchdown in the second quarter sparked a 20-0 scoring spree for the Cardinals en route to a 27-20 win. Steele is one of just five players in the nation to have seven 100-yard games on the ground this season. - MAC Football

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11/06/22 - Dorian Thompson-Robinson, rSr/2023, UCLA + More +

Dorian Thompson-Robinson hurdled a defender on a 33-yard touchdown run, one of his two rushing scores, and also passed for two TDs as No. 10 UCLA held off Arizona State 50-36 on Saturday night. Thompson-Robinson threw an interception on the first play from scrimmage, and the Sun Devils turned it into a field goal. But then he led drives of 75, 77, 91 and 90 yards to give UCLA (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12) a 28-10 halftime lead that grew to 35-10 on his 4-yard run in the third quarter. Arizona State quarterback Trenton Bourguet threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and the Sun Devils (3-6, 2-4) scored 18 straight points to close to 42-36 on Xazavian Valladay's 1-yard TD run and Bourguet's 2-point conversion pass with 6:24 left.

UCLA put it away on its next possession on Colson Yankoff's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:30 remaining. "I didn't personally have any doubt," Thompson-Robinson said. "For me, it was really easy. I just had to put and read my keys. We knew what we were going to get, and we got what we expected." The Bruins, one of three teams with one Pac-12 loss perched behind first-place Oregon, had 402 yards rushing. Thompson-Robinson finished with 169 yards passing and 120 yards on the ground. UCLA played without Pac-12 leading rusher Zach Charbonnet, who was in uniform and active on the sideline but wore bandages on his left triceps and left calf. Wide receiver-turned-running back Kazmeir Allen had 137 yards rushing, including a touchdown, and 63 more receiving for UCLA. "I'm just a ballplayer," said Allen, saying he spent one day at practice last week at running back. "I barely knew Zach was unavailable until the beginning of the game." Keegan Jones added 98 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns while stepping in for Charbonnet, who was third in Division I with 137.7 yards rushing per game. - UCLA/AP College Football

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11/02/22 - Carson Steele, Jr/2024, UCLA + More +

Carson Steele rushed for 192 yards and a score, John Paddock threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns, and Ball State beat Kent State 27-20 on Tuesday night. Tied at 20-all, Steele led a seven-play, 75-yard drive ending in Paddock's 8-yard scoring pass to Tanner Koziol with 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. Kent State got to its 48 before turning it over on downs and Ball State ran out the clock.

Jayshon Jackson had a team-high 10 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown for Ball State (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). Steele, who went over the century mark for the seventh time this season, had a 37-yard run during the Cardinals go-ahead drive in the fourth. Paddock was intercepted on his second throw of the game, leading to Kent State's second field goal for a 6-0 lead. Paddock later connected with Jackson on a 43-yard touchdown to give Ball State its first lead at 14-13 late in the second quarter, and the Cardinals led 17-13 at the break. Marquez Cooper carried it 32 times for 168 yards and a touchdown for Kent State (3-6, 2-3). Devontez Walker made his eighth touchdown catch of the season. - Ball State/AP College Football

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10/30/22 - Zach Charbonnet, Sr/2023, UCLA + More +

Zach Charbonnet scored three touchdowns and rushed for 198 yards, his fifth straight 100-yard game, as No. 12 UCLA bounced back with a 38-13 victory over Stanford on Saturday night. It was the sixth 100-yard game of the season for Charbonnet, who also had 61 yards receiving on five catches. The junior leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game at 170.9 and the Pac-12 with 964 yards rushing. The Bruins ran for 324 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per carry as they improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in Pac-12 play. It is UCLA's best start since 2005, when it won its first eight games. UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson had 249 scrimmage yards, including 199 passing, and rushed for a touchdown.

Stanford (3-5, 1-5) had a two-game winning streak snapped but scored its first touchdown in 11 quarters when Tanner McKee connected with Benjamin Yurosek on fourth-and-goal from the UCLA 2-yard line. It was the Cardinal's first touchdown in 170 minutes, 54 seconds. McKee completed 13 of 29 passes for 115 yards, one week after throwing for 320 yards. Stanford scored on its opening possession on Joshua Karty's 22-yard field goal before UCLA took the lead with two touchdowns in 20 seconds. Thompson-Robinson capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard run off right guard to give the Bruins a 7-3 lead with 6:05 remaining in the first quarter. The Cardinal turned it over on the first play of their ensuing drive when Darius Muasau picked off McKee. Charbonnet then went 23 yards up the middle on the next play to put UCLA up by double digits. The Bruins scored on their first four drives. Charbonnet scored from 1 yard out in the second quarter to make it 24-3 at halftime and added a 37-yard TD late in the third quarter. - UCLA/AP College Football

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10/17/22 - Will Powers, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

SEPT 12 IVY LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Powers, Princeton (Sr., P - Manhattan Beach, Calif.),...Averaged 48.7 yards per punt and had two punts land inside the 20...Bombed a 64-yarder that pinned Stetson at the one-yard line which later led to an interception. - Ivy League Football

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10/15/22 - Carson Steele, Jr/2024, UCLA + More +

Carson Steele ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns as Ball State shut out UConn in the second half for a 25-21 come-from-behind victory on Saturday. Trailing 21-13 heading into the fourth quarter, Steele hurled over a defender during a 13-yard run and then scored from the 2 on the next play to pull Ball State (4-3) to 21-19 with 7:24 remaining. The Cardinals forced a three-and-out on the ensuing series and scored eight plays later with 2:40 left.

Steele carried the ball five times for 57 yards that included a 17-yard touchdown run during the decisive drive. John Paddock had 147 yards passing and an interception for the Cardinals. Jayshon Jackson had eight catches for 71 yards. Zion Turner was 18-of-22 passing for 129 yards and threw two touchdown passes for UConn (3-5). Victor Rosa and Robert Burns combined for 143 yards rushing on 28 carries. Burns had a 1-yard TD run. - Ball State/AP College Football

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10/13/22 - Jake Heimlicher, rSr/2024, UCLA + More +

OCT 3 IVY LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake Heimlicher, Penn (Sr., DL - Aurora, Colo.),...Posted career marks in total tackles (13) and solo stops (8) in Penn's double overtime win on the road over Dartmouth...Had two stops behind the line of scrimmage for a total loss of 10 yards. - Ivy League Football

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