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2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB: Beanie Bishop, RS So., WKU,...Bishop became only the second Hilltopper defensive back (safety Branden Leston in 2016) to earn First Team distinction since the program moved to C-USA. The Louisville native recorded 41 tackles - including 6.5 tackles for loss - along with three interceptions, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. He was voted the league's Defensive Player of the Week after his two-interception game vs. Middle Tennessee; in which one of his picks was returned for a 43-yard touchdown. Two weeks later vs. Florida Atlantic, Bishop had a career-high three tackles for loss, his third interception of the year and a pass breakup. The redshirt sophomore also earned a spot on the Honorable Mention list as a kick returner, with 25 returns for 609 yards overall this season. - Western Kentucky Football

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CB Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
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12/07/21 - Jaylan Knighton, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): RB - Jaylan Knighton, Miami, 31 votes,...Five more Hurricanes were bestowed with ACC Honorable Mention recognition: running back Jaylan Knighton, offensive lineman Zion Nelson, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, safety James Williams and kicker Andy Borregales. - Miami Football

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RB Jaylan Knighton, West Virginia
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12/01/21 - Jasir Cox, rSr/2023, West Virginia, 6-0, 208 (DS#56 OLB) + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB - Jasir Cox, North Dakota State,...NDSU had four second-team selections in tight end Josh Babicz, linebackers Jackson Hankey and Jasir Cox, and return specialist Jayden Price. It is the third time NDSU has had a pair of linebackers named to the all-conference first or second team in the same season. - North Dakota State Football

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OLB Jasir Cox, West Virginia
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11/29/21 - Luke Hamilton, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 5-11, 240 (DS#999 FB) + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Luke Hamilton, Towson, FB/HB, Jr.,...Hamilton earns all-league honors for the first time in his collegiate career. Towson's starting fullback was named 2021 Phil Steele Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team and was one of the top blockers in the running game in his seven games played this season. He also was a receiving threat, making catches in five different contests. - Towson Football

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FB Luke Hamilton, West Virginia
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11/11/21 - Beanie Bishop Jr., rSr/2024, West Virginia, 5-09, 180 (DS#37 CB) + More +

NOV 8 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WKU DB Beanie Bishop had a career performance with two interceptions – including a 43-yard pick-six – in WKU's 48-21 victory over Middle Tennessee. The two interceptions were the first two in the Louisville native's career. Bishop became only the third Conference USA defender this season with two interceptions in a game, and the first since September 18. Bishop had two of the Hilltoppers' six interceptions on the day, which set the team's FBS Era (since 2009) program record and is tied for second-most for a single game in C-USA history. Bishop returned his second interception 29 yards (to go along with the 43-yard touchdown made for a total of 72 return yards) to set up another WKU touchdown. For the game, the Hilltoppers forced the Blue Raiders into seven turnovers, while scoring 31 points off those turnovers. Bishop also added two tackles on defense and two kickoff returns for 48 yards on special teams. - Conference USA Football

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CB Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
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11/07/21 - Marcis Floyd, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 6-0, 196 (DS#28 FS) + More +

Marcis Floyd returned an interception for a touchdown and returned a 2-point conversion attempt for two points as Murray State defeated Tennessee Tech 32-27 on Saturday. Floyd added seven tackles and a sack. Damonta Witherspoon and quarterback DJ Williams scored early touchdowns for the Racers, then Floyd intercepted a Willie Miller pass and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown and a 24-7 lead. The Racers led 27-7 at halftime, then in the second half managed just Aaron Baum's third field goal of the game and Floyd's return of Miller's 2-point conversion pass attempt. Williams had 137 passing yards and 83 on the ground. Witherspoon led Murray State (4-5, 1-3 Ohio Valley Conference) with 87 yards rushing. Miller led the Golden Eagles (3-6, 1-3) in rushing and Quinton Cross had seven receptions for 106 yards. David Gist ran for two touchdowns. - AP College Football

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FS Marcis Floyd, West Virginia
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10/26/21 - Casey Legg, rSr/2023, West Virginia, 6-4, 216 (DS#999 K) + More +

OCT 25 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Casey Legg, West Virginia, K, Jr.,...Legg converted three field goals and totaled 11 points in West Virginia's 29-17 win at TCU. His makes were from 27, 38 and a season-long 49 yards as he now has 13 field goals on the season and 20 in his career. Legg has seven multi-field goal games in his career, including five this season. He is the first Mountaineer to make three field goals in a game since Evan Staley at Kansas on Sept. 21, 2019. The 49-yarder was the longest by WVU since Legg hit a 51-yarder at Kansas State in 2019. - Big 12 Football

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K Casey Legg, West Virginia
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10/25/21 - Jaylan Knighton, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 RB) + More +

OCT 25 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Jaylan Knighton, Miami, Fr., RB, Deerfield Beach, Fla.,...Totaled a career-high 166 all-purpose yards in Saturday night's 31-30 win over NC State, including 83 receiving yards and a 53-yard touchdown catch, along with a career-best 21 carries for 83 rushing yards ... His six receptions versus the Wolfpack were also a career high. - ACC Football

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RB Jaylan Knighton, West Virginia
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10/24/21 - Leddie Brown, Sr/2022, West Virginia, 6-0, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

Leddie Brown ran for three touchdowns, and West Virginia overcame Derius Davis' 100-yard return for a score on the opening kickoff in a 29-17 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Brown's 1-yard plunge put the Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) ahead for good in the second quarter and helped them avoid matching their worst start in Big 12 play since joining the league nine years ago. Max Duggan threw two interceptions - equaling his total from the first six games - as the Horned Frogs (3-4, 1-3) lost for the fourth time in five games. Three of the losses have been at home. TCU also lost a fumble to end any hopes of a late rally. Two weeks after getting blown out at Baylor, West Virginia was behind right away in a second consecutive game in Texas after Davis took off from the goal line, veered left around the TCU 35 and outran Sean Mahone down the left sideline.

The Mountaineers, who coach Neal Brown said got a boost mentally from the week off, had an answer. Jarret Doege, who threw for 257 yards, connected with Sean Ryan on a 44-yarder to set up the first of three field goals from Casey Legg. Brown's first TD, a 5-yarder, gave West Virginia its first lead at 10-7 in the final seconds of the first quarter. Brown had 111 yards on 24 carries as the Mountaineers finished with 229 yards on the ground after coming in last in the Big 12 at 111 per game. Backup quarterback Garrett Greene had a 67-yard run to set up Legg's second field goal. Duggan's interceptions led to West Virginia's first nine points after halftime when the Horned Frogs trailed 20-17 at the break. TCU was shut out in the second half. - West Virginia/AP College Football

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RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia
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10/18/21 - Jaylan Knighton, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 RB) + More +

OCT 18 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Jaylan Knighton, Miami, Fr., RB, Deerfield Beach, Fla.,...Delivered an electric performance in Miami's 45-42 loss at North Carolina, scoring three touchdowns and totaling 165 all-purpose yards in the best performance of his young career ... Rushed for a pair of scores, had a career-high 92 rushing yards and added a 60-yard touchdown reception to power the Miami offense. - ACC Football

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RB Jaylan Knighton, West Virginia
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09/18/21 - Leddie Brown, Sr/2022, West Virginia, 6-0, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Leddie Brown rushed for 106 yards and a score and West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech's furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies 27-21 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (2-1) built a 27-7-point lead midway through the third quarter but saw that mostly evaporate behind Virginia Tech's Braxton Burmeister. Burmeister threw for two scores, including a 29-yard TD toss to Jalen Holston with 3:10 left. Virginia Tech got the ball back with 2:11 remaining on Jermaine Waller's interception of Doege at the West Virginia 17, but Burmeister threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 3 and West Virginia ran out the clock.

It was one of three Virginia Tech drives that stalled inside the West Virginia 10, with the Hokies coming away with no points. Burmeister finished 18 of 30 for 207 yards. Virginia Tech (2-1) had allowed only three touchdowns in its first two games but gave up two quick scores to the Mountaineers, who couldn't keep up the momentum after halftime. West Virginia doesn't have a reputation for fast drives but jumped ahead 14-0 less than 6 minutes into the game. Brown, who had five touchdowns entering the game but had been limited to 104 rushing yards, went 80 yards up the middle for a score on West Virginia's second play from scrimmage. - West Virginia/AP College Football

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RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia
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08/26/21 - Alonzo Addae, rSr/2022, West Virginia, 5-10, 184 (DS#23 FS) + More +

Alonzo Addae is a man who isn't afraid to move and experience different things. He grew up in Canada in the Toronto suburb of Pickering, where he attended St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School. In 2015, he shifted south of the border, enrolling at The Peddie School, which is a highly-regarded prep school in New Jersey. His first-team all-Mid-Atlantic Prep League performance for the Falcons that season earned him a scholarship offer from New Hampshire, and he spent the next three years at the FCS program in Durham. He redshirted the first year and then played in 24 games over the next two. Wanting to test himself at the FBS level, he looked to move again after the 2018 season. He placed a call to his cousin, Jahmile Addae, who was WVU's cornerbacks coach at the time, and that conversation got Alonzo packing again, this time with Morgantown as his destination.

He arrived in the summer of 2019, but at that time most transfers had to sit out from game action due to NCAA rules. Thus Addae had to be content with strictly practice work in his first year with the Mountaineers. "I definitely wanted to be out there. As a competitor, it hurt sitting on the sidelines while others were on the field," admitted the 5-foot-10, 290-pound safety of missing the 2019 season. "But at the same time, I tried to use that year to better my skills. They put me in the developmental program, so I had a lot of time to concentrate on lifting and running and getting my body ready. Then I was able to go up against the starting offense in practice since I was a member of the scout team. I tried to make the most of the opportunity, attacking every day with the idea of getting better." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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FS Alonzo Addae, West Virginia
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08/08/21 - Doug Nester, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 6-7, 308 (DS#34 OT) + More +

The Mountaineers got a chance to size up offensive lineman Doug Nester, a transfer from Virginia Tech, during spring practice following his enrollment at WVU last January. Over the summer, West Virginia added four more transfers from other four-year colleges - linebacker Lance Dixon from Penn State, defensive lineman Darel Middleton from Tennessee, linebacker Deshawn Stevens from Maine and cornerback Charles Woods from Illinois State.

All five of those transfers are expected to play important roles for the Mountaineers in 2021. Nester got a chance to prove his ability in the spring and appears likely to have won a starting job at right guard. Each of the other four transfers also figures to be a key cog for WVU this season, if not as a starter at least as a heavily used backup. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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OT Doug Nester, West Virginia
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08/07/21 - Jaylan Knighton, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee made it clear during spring camp that he's looking for one of UM's running backs to emerge as the team's primary rusher in 2021. Last season, carries among the Hurricanes' tailback unit were mainly distributed between Cam'Ron Harris (11.4 carries per game), Donald Chaney Jr. (6.2) and Jaylan Knighton (5.8). Harris, who started 10 of 11 games last year, is the most experienced of the aforementioned trio, but his touches decreased as 2020 went on.

Knighton started in place of Harris in Miami's final regular-season road matchup at Duke last year, but Knighton sustained a season-ending shoulder injury early in the game, leading to Harris closing out the year as the starter. It looked like Knighton was ahead of Harris for the starting job earlier this year after the second-year running back started with the first-team offense in the spring game. But with Chaney expected to be healthy and ready for the start of fall camp after missing the spring due to a shoulder injury, expect for this competition to stretch well into the preseason. - Sun Sentinel

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RB Jaylan Knighton, West Virginia
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07/30/21 - Dante Stills, rJr/2023, West Virginia, 6-4, 286 (DS#18 DT) + More +

A pair of in-state defensive standouts received preseason accolades on Tuesday afternoon. West Virginia defensive tackle Dante Stills and Marshall defensive tackle Jamare Edwards were named to the Bronko Nagurski Award watch list, as released by the Football Writers Association of America. Stills was also one of 80 preseason nominees named to the Outland Trophy watch list.

The Nagurski Award is given annually by the Football Writers Association of America to the nation's top interior defensive lineman. The preseason watch list features 90 players. The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. Committee members select the winner, based on the three finalists. Stills is no stranger to preseason accolades, returning as one of the Big 12's top defenders for the 2021 season. In 2020, the Fairmont native finished with 35 tackles, including a team-best 10.5 tackles for loss. He added two sacks, two pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. - Charleston Gazette

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DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
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