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12/08/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

2020 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD SEMIFINALIST: LB Justin Rice, Arkansas State,...The Red Wolves' first ever Bednarik Award semifinalist, Rice has piled up 18.5 tackles for loss this season to go along with 76 tackles and 7.0 sacks. His tackles total includes 57 solo stops that are tied for the second most in the country, while he ranks tied for 13th in total sacks. The Modesto, Calif., native was named the Mountain West Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year before transferring to A-State from Fresno State. He made an immediate impact on the Red Wolves' defense as his 76 tackles not only lead the team, but are the sixth most in the Sun Belt Conference.

He also needs just two more tackles for loss to tie the sixth most in league history. Rice has posted double-figure stops in three games this season and 11 times in his career, while also posting multiple tackles for loss in seven outings during 2020. He was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation's National Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 after recording 12 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks during the Red Wolves' 50-27 win over Central Arkansas. - Arkansas State Football

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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12/05/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

Spencer Petras threw three touchdown passes and No. 24 Iowa scored 35 unanswered points after trailing by two touchdowns early to beat Illinois 35-21 on Saturday. Petras was 18 of 28 for 220 yards for Iowa (5-2) and Tyler Goodson had 19 rushes for 92 yards. Brandon Peters started the 8-for-8 for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Illinois (2-4), but went 2-for-10 for 15 yards before being pulled for backup Isaiah Williams midway through the fourth quarter. Williams was 7 of 16 for 83 yards and a touchdown. Iowa's comeback started with a 22-yard pass from Petras to Sam LaPorta to cut the Illini lead to 14-7. It was the sophomore's first career touchdown catch. Duncan Keith added two field goals to cut the Illinois lead to 14-13 at the half. - Iowa/AP College Football

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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12/05/20 - Quazzel White, rSr/2023, Utah State + More +

TCU football has seen another player enter the NCAA transfer portal this season. Offensive lineman Quazzel White is leaving the program, a source confirmed. He is the sixth player to transfer - five on offense, one on defense - along with cornerback Tony Wallace, quarterback Eli Williams and wide receivers Al'Dontre Davis, Te'Vailance Hunt and Dylan Thomas. White has cracked the opening-day lineup the past two seasons. White started the 2019 season as TCU's left tackle before being passed on the depth chart by Anthony McKinney. In this year's opener, White was the starting right guard. - Fort Worth Star

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OG Quazzel White, Utah State
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11/30/20 - Nick Heninger, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

NOV 30 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: NICK HENINGER, UTAH STATE, Senior, Linebacker, South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS,...Anchored a defense that allowed season lows in points (27), passing yards (152) and total offense (348) in Utah State's 41-27 victory over New Mexico on Thanksgiving...After missing two weeks of action, returned to tally eight tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks, and a pair of forced fumbles...Tied career highs in tackles (8), tackles for loss (3) and sacks (2), while establishing a career-best with the two forced fumbles...Late in the third quarter, sacked the Lobo quarterback, forcing a fumble, which was scooped-and-scored by Utah State...Also recorded one quarterback hurry. - Mountain West Football

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OLB Nick Heninger, Utah State
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11/30/20 - Connor Coles, rSr/2023, Utah State + More +

NOV 30 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CONNOR COLES, UTAH STATE, Junior, Place-kicker, Bozeman, Montana/Bozeman HS,...Connected on both field-goal attempts in Utah State's 41-27 victory over New Mexico on Thanksgiving...Hit a career-long 44-yard field goal early in the second quarter...Scored a career high 11 points in the win. - Mountain West Football

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K Connor Coles, Utah State
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11/25/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

Spencer Petras was part of Iowa football history Saturday, even though he kept downplaying his contribution. The Hawkeye quarterback had a modest statistical line - 18 completions in 28 pass attempts for 186 yards. He nearly threw a touchdown, but tight end Sam LaPorta was ruled down a foot shy of the end zone. He nearly threw an interception, but Penn State's Jaquan Brister couldn't hold on to a pass that was underthrown.

What Petras did have was a 41-21 victory over the Nittany Lions, the first by a Hawkeye team in seven meetings. And he had the honor of being the quarterback who handed longtime Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz his 100th victory in Big Ten Conference play. "All week, we've been saying how much respect we have for this program. They're a great program, historic program," Petras said of Penn State, which fell to 0-5 for the first time. "This is special. No player on this team had ever beaten Penn State, and they're a good football team. It was hard all game and a great team win." - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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11/21/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

Spencer Petras completed 18 of 28 passes for 186 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead Iowa over Penn State 41-21 on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Mekhi Sargent and Tyler Goodson combined for 179 rushing yards and three touchdown for the Hawkeyes (3-2, 3-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight and snapped a six-game losing streak to Penn State (0-5, 0-5). Iowa led 31-7 midway through the third quarter before Sean Clifford replaced Will Levis at quarterback for Penn State. Clifford completed a pair of touchdown passes for 96 yards in a 3:54 span that cut Iowa's lead to 10 with just over a quarter left.

Levis went 13 of 16 for 106 yards, added 34 rushing yards and fumbled twice. Clifford was 13 of 22 with 174 yards and two interceptions for the Nittany Lions, who fell to 0-5 for the first time in their 134-year history. A handful of chunk plays on Iowa's opening drive set up a 40-yard field goal from Keith Duncan that opened the scoring. Penn State took its first lead since the final minutes of its season opener when Keyvone Lee scored from 6 yards out on his team's next possession. The first-half highlights ended there for Penn State who turned the ball over on three of its next four possessions before halftime. - AP College/Iowa Football

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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11/07/20 - Savon Scarver, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Utah State and coach Gary Andersen are parting ways after a 0-3 start to the season for the Aggies. Andersen was in Year 2 of his second stint at Utah State. Co-defensive coordinator Frank Maile will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Andersen, 56, went 26-24 at Utah State from 2009-12, leaving after an 11-2 season to take over at Wisconsin. Utah State went 7-6 last season in Andersen's return, a disappointing season with eventual first-round draft pick Jordan Love at quarterback. This season the Aggies have been on the short end of three lopsided games, most recently a 34-9 loss to Nevada on Thursday night. Andersen was hired back by Utah State after the 2018 season to replace Matt Wells. - AP College Football

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WR Savon Scarver, Utah State
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10/29/20 - Levi Williams, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

As Wyoming awaits final word on exactly what the healing process for one quarterback will require, another is preparing for his first shot as the primary option behind center. Levi Williams is stepping into the starting role in place of Sean Chambers, a spot on the depth chart the redshirt freshman figures to hold for a while if not for the rest of the season following yet another injury to Chambers. Williams isn't completely green, having played in three games with one start last season, but there's plenty of room for improvement for the offense and its new full-time signal caller after the Cowboys struggled to muster much of anything before exploding for 25 points in the final 15 minutes of regulation in Saturday's 37-34 overtime loss at Nevada. "We thought he did a good job," UW coach Craig Bohl said of Williams. "However, there were some plays he left out there on the field. He's going to need to improve, and we think that he can. This week, practice will be important."

The plan for the Cowboys this season was always to play Chambers and Williams in some fashion, and UW went into its opener with the first half scripted for both quarterbacks. But that went out the window just three plays in when Chambers was tackled underneath the weight of Nevada defensive tackle Dom Peterson, causing a high ankle sprain and a fracture of Chambers' left fibula. "Obviously it was a surprise," Williams said. "I need to be ready when my number is called. That's a big thing Coach Bohl preaches on, and I felt like I was. I just didn't feel like I played my best, especially the first half. Left a lot of things out on the table." - Casper Star-Tribune

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QB Levi Williams, Utah State
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10/28/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

Upon further review, Spencer Petras didn't really want to talk Tuesday about his debut as Iowa's starting quarterback. The sophomore spoke of the "need to be more consistent." "I did some good things," Petras said of his performance in the Hawkeyes' 24-20 loss at Purdue on Saturday. "I did some things that I wish I could do better, wish I could go back and change." And then Petras was on to Northwestern, saying his attention has shifted to Iowa's opponent in its home opener at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN). Petras had a bumpy beginning against Purdue, admitting later to having some nerves to work through. He completed only one of his first six pass attempts. But when he got into a rhythm in the second quarter, Iowa put up 17 points, including a 1-yard touchdown run by Petras for the team's first points of the season. Petras completed 13 of 15 passes in that stretch. He finished 22-for-39 for 265 yards, the most by a Hawkeye quarterback in his first start since Jon Beutjer racked up 380 yards in 2000. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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10/12/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

OCT 12 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Justin Rice, Arkansas State,...Senior linebacker Justin Rice posted a season-high 12 tackles while also finishing Arkansas State's 50-27 victory over Central Arkansas with career-best totals for both tackles for loss (4.0) and sacks (3.0). Not only were Rice's 3.0 sacks the most by a Sun Belt Conference player this season, they tied the seventh most in A-State history for a single game. His 3.0 tackles for loss were also the most by a Sun Belt player this year. The Modesto, Calif, native has now posted at least 2.5 tackles for loss in each of A-State's last three games and his 9.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage for the entire year lead the Sun Belt. With his 3.0 sacks against the Bears, he also ran his season total to a Sun Belt-high 4.0 on the year. - Sun Belt Football

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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10/11/20 - Justin Rice, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

OCT 11 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JUSTIN RICE, ARKANSAS STATE, Senior, Linebacker, Modesto, CA/Modesto,...Justin Rice totaled 12 tackles, including four for losses, and three quarterback sacks as Arkansas State defeated Central Arkansas, 50-27. With the win, Arkansas State improved to 2-2. Notes: Justin Rice is the first Arkansas State player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of the Week honors, and the second from the Sun Belt this season (Louisiana LB Ferrod Gardner, Sept. 13). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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ILB Justin Rice, Utah State
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10/10/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

Spencer Petras is QB1 for the Iowa Hawkeyes now, and, at least in his initial meeting with the media Tuesday, he's carrying himself accordingly. Petras was firm in his belief in the Iowa offense and in his ability to make plays, not excuses. He spoke with authority, knowing that there is no room for the timid under center in a college football game. But, mostly, Petras reiterated what is obvious for any first-year starter at quarterback: Nothing will be known about whether he is up to the challenge until Oct. 24, when the Hawkeyes open a delayed, abbreviated Big Ten Conference season at Purdue. "I'm extremely lucky. I feel really grateful just to be in the same room as a lot of these guys. It's an honor to go out and play with them," Petras said of a Hawkeye offense that is skilled and experienced at every position except the one that matters most.

"It's my job to make sure this doesn't go to waste. We have a great team and a lot of talented guys. It's up to all of us. But it's up to me to execute this offense well." Petras has the size (6-foot-5, 231 pounds), the high school accolades (50 touchdown passes against only two interceptions as a senior at Marin Catholic in northern California), and the trust of Iowa's coaching staff after he beat out the older Peyton Mansell to be Nate Stanley's backup last season. But the redshirt sophomore doesn't have the exposure to meaningful game action after completing 6-of-10 passes in mop-up duty a year ago. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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10/02/20 - Spencer Petras, rSr/2025, Utah State + More +

If you were building an NFL team, your top two positional priorities would be quarterback and defensive end. Unfortunately, those are (in my mind) the two biggest areas of uncertainty for the 2020 Hawkeyes. Spencer Petras is the least-experienced starting QB in the Big Ten West, and there is no replacing A.J. Epenesa's dominance as an edge rusher. If those positions are average or worse, Iowa will have a tough time going .500. But there's a lot of internal hope that Petras, now in his third year on campus, is the real deal. The red-headed California QB who broke Jared Goff's high school records couldn't have asked for a better situation. He'll be surrounded by an experienced offensive line and the best group of receivers of the Kirk Ferentz era. If Petras is an instant hit and Parker's defense can be a top-25 national unit (as it has been in six of the last seven years) … this team can consistently score 30-plus points and rule the Big Ten West for the first time since 2015. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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09/16/20 - Savon Scarver, rSr/2022, Utah State + More +

Sen. Mitt Romney pushed his idea for how student-athletes could get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness on Tuesday - but college leaders at a Senate hearing didn't support his plan. Romney, R-Utah, during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday suggested Congress could increase the ability to compensate all members of a college football team. Furthermore, he suggested those with a very high earning potential, the type of athlete who could make it to the NFL, be capped at $50,000 per year. After Romney finished, he posed that scenario directly to University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank. "I would oppose that type of thing, it becomes a pay-for-play system," Blank told Romney and the rest of the panel. "I have 860 student-athletes and I run those programs because I want those students to develop a set of skills that may not be developed in the classroom. I want them to learn self-discipline, self-confidence. This is about an educational process. The main benefit these students take away is their educational degree. It's not about coming here to earn money and to be an employee, so no, I wouldn't agree with you that I think that's a good idea." - Salt Lake Tribune

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