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11/26/23 - Willie Drew, rSr/2024, Virginia State + More +

2023 CIAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Willie Drew, Virginia State,...The CIAA announced their football all-conference players, and nine Trojans were placed across first, second and rookie teams. Highlighting the awards was Willie Drew winning defensive player of the year and KJ McNeil winning defensive rookie of the year. Drew totaled 22 passes defended with six interceptions which lead all the CIAA, he also totaled 34 tackles and one forced fumble. - Virginia State Football

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CB Willie Drew, Virginia State
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11/26/23 - KJ McNeil, rJr/2027, Virginia State + More +

2023 CIAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: KJ McNeil, Virginia State,...The CIAA announced their football all-conference players, and nine Trojans were placed across first, second and rookie teams. Highlighting the awards was Willie Drew winning defensive player of the year and KJ McNeil winning defensive rookie of the year. On the rookie team was McNeil who totaled 39 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. He also added two pass break up, a qb hurry, three forced fumbles and two fumble recovery. - Virginia State Football

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ILB KJ McNeil, Virginia State
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12/22/22 - KVaughan Pope, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

2022 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM: LB - K'Vaughan Pope, Tennessee State,...Pope finished tied for second on the team in tackles with 62 (29 solo and 33 assists). He tallied four sacks, .5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one forced fumble. - Tennessee State Football

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OLB KVaughan Pope, Virginia State
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12/22/22 - KVaughan Pope, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: OLB - K'Vaughan Pope, Tennessee State,...Ohio State transfer and first-year OLB K'Vaughan Pope finds himself on the Second Team Defense with fellow LB Bryant. Pope finished tied for second on the team in tackles with 62 (29 solo and 33 assists). He tallied four sacks, .5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one forced fumble. - Tennessee State Football

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OLB KVaughan Pope, Virginia State
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11/11/22 - Matthew Foster, rSr/2024, Virginia State + More +

2022 CIAA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Matthew Foster, Virginia State,...Foster, a junior from Ellenwood, GA, led a Virginia State offensive line unit that finished second in the conference in scoring (30.5 points per game) and third in offensive yards per game (416.6.). The Trojans were the only school in the CIAA to gain 2,000 yards through the air and on the ground. As a team, Virginia State generated 226 first downs (second in the league) and converted a league-high 17 fourth downs through 10 games. in the eight CIAA contests, Foster and the Trojans' offensive line allowed just 15 sacks, the second-best mark in the conference. - CIAA Football

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OG Matthew Foster, Virginia State
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07/20/22 - KVaughan Pope, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER TO WATCH (COACHES): LB K'Vaughn Pope, Tennessee State,...Another name to keep an eye on this season is Ohio State transfer K'Vaughn Pope, a 6-foot-1 225-pound linebacker from Dinwiddie, Virginia. Coming out of high school, Pope was ranked ninth among all inside linebackers, according to 247Sports and Rivals. At OSU, Pope played in 31 career games and was a key contributor on special teams. In 2019, Pope had interceptions in back-to-back games against Maryland and Rutgers. In 2020, Pope had two tackles with one for loss (seven yards) and the other a quarterback hurry. - Tennessee State Football

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OLB KVaughan Pope, Virginia State
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05/20/22 - Kenny Bennett, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

Georgia Tech continued to add depth to its secondary with a transfer-portal commitment from former Maryland cornerback Kenny Bennett. A grad transfer, Bennett announced his decision Wednesday, becoming the fifth defensive back to sign or commit to Tech through the portal since the end of the 2021 season. After taking part in spring practice with the Terrapins, Bennett announced his decision to enter the portal April 30, just ahead of the deadline to be able to transfer and play this fall. Bennett, who graduated in the spring semester with a degree in family science, announced scholarship offers from West Virginia and Missouri. Bennett rejoins another former Terrapins player on the roster, linebacker Ayinde Eley, who transferred to Tech as a grad transfer last offseason. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Kenny Bennett, Virginia State
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05/04/22 - KVaughan Pope, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

K'Vaughan Pope was dismissed from the team in late September following a sideline outburst during the final non-conference game against Akron, prompting him to enter the portal. In April, he announced he was headed to Tennessee State, a Football Championship Subdivision program led by former Buckeyes Heisman Trophy-winning running back Eddie George. - Columbus Dispatch

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OLB KVaughan Pope, Virginia State
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11/06/21 - Romelo Williams, rSr/2025, Virginia State + More +

Romelo Williams accounted for 233 yards and a touchdown and Central Connecticut controlled Bryant in a 30-15 win on Saturday. After Sacred Heart's 4-1 record in the Northeast Conference, Bryant, Central Connecticut, Duquesne and St. Francis (PA) are tied for second at 3-2. Williams threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyshaun James with 23 seconds left before halftime for a 13-7 lead and the Blue Devils led the rest of the way. Central Connecticut (3-6) put together scoring drives of 65, 75 and 52 yards in the process of holding the ball for 35 minutes. The defense also produced a pair of touchdowns when Ifeanyi Okorji came up with a 29-yard pick-6 of Zevi Eckhaus to start the scoring. Tre Jones ended the scoring when he recovered Eckhaus' fumble in the end zone following a sack by Kelvin Apari. Bryant's (5-4) lone lead came when Eckhaus threw a 9-yard score to Landon Ruggieri for a 7-6 advantage. Eckhaus finished with a pair of passing scores. - AP College Football

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QB Romelo Williams, Virginia State
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10/23/19 - Kimo Clarke, rJr/2024, Virginia State + More +

OCT 21 SWAC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Jackson State's Kymani Clarke (5-10, 190, Fr., RB, Ocala, Fla.),...Jackson State freshman Kymani Clarke had a breakout performance on Saturday during the Tigers comeback win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. He carried the ball for a game high 171 yards including a key touchdown rush with 1:21 remaining in regulation to give the Tigers their first lead of the contest. - Southwestern Athletic Conference Football

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RB Kimo Clarke, Virginia State
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10/11/19 - Demetrius Strickland, rSr/2022, Virginia State + More +

SEPT 23 CIAA OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: #32 Demetrius Strickland, Virginia State, (Jr, RB - Hampton, VA),...Strickland had 114 on 17 carries, averaging nearly seven yards per carry. A junior from Hampton, VA, Strickland also ran for two touchdowns and caught a pass for seven yards in the Trojans 34-7 win over Saint Augustine's. - Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football

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