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WEEK 1 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maverick McIvor, WKU - Gr. - QB - San Angelo, Texas,...McIvor posted another impressive stat line to lead the Hilltoppers (2-0, 1-0 CUSA) to a 55-6 victory over North Alabama. In two-and-a-half quarters of play, McIvor threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns on 24-31-0 passing. The Hilltoppers had built a 42-6 lead by halftime, and McIvor had 275 yards and five touchdowns - the most by a CUSA quarterback in a half since Nov. 5, 2022. Through two games this season, McIvor has thrown for 706 yards and eight touchdowns. The Hilltoppers have won both games and put up a combined 96 points - the highest point total through the first two games of a season for the program in its FBS era. - Conference USA Football

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QB Maverick McIvor, Western Kentucky
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09/01/25 - Maverick McIvor, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#7 QB) + More +

WEEK 0 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maverick McIvor, WKU - Gr. - QB - San Angelo, Texas,...McIvor led the WKU (1-0, 1-0 CUSA) offense in the 41-24 season-opening win over Sam Houston on Saturday. The quarterback accounted for four touchdowns in his Hilltopper debut. He threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns on 33-51 passing and added a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help close out the Week Zero win. McIvor's touchdown passes were 26 yards to Matthew Henry, 9 yards to K.D. Hutchinson and 22 yards to Marvis Parrish. McIvor completed eight passes of 15+ yards and had six completions of 20+ yards in the win. - Conference USA Football

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QB Maverick McIvor, Western Kentucky
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09/01/25 - Cole Maynard, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 6-1, 180 (DS#29 P) + More +

WEEK 0 CONFERENCE USA Special Teams Player of the Week - Cole Maynard, WKU - R-Sr. - P - Mooresville, N.C.,...Maynard made a statement with a booming 71-yard punt in WKU's season-opening 41-24 win over Sam Houston on Saturday. The 71-yard boot was the first 70-plus yarder a Hilltopper punter has recorded since the 2012 season, and the kick was downed at the Sam Houston four-yard line. Maynard, who was included on the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List prior to the season opener, finished the night with five punts totaling 250 yards - an average of 50 yards per punt - with two traveling 50-plus yards. - Conference USA Football

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P Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky
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09/01/25 - Jaylen Lewis, rJr/2027, Western Kentucky, 5-11, 190 (DS#999 CB) + More +

WEEK 0 CONFERENCE USA Defensive Player of the Week - Jaylen Lewis, WKU - R-Jr. - S - Brownsville, Tenn.,...Lewis helped lead a solid defensive effort in WKU's season-opening 41-24 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday. The transfer safety posted four tackles in the game, including two solo stops. He also recorded an interception in the fourth quarter that helped the Hilltoppers close out the Week Zero conference win. - Conference USA Football

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CB Jaylen Lewis, Western Kentucky
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09/01/25 - Marvis Parrish, Fr/2029, Western Kentucky, 5-10, 196 (DS#86 RB) + More +

WEEK 0 CONFERENCE USA Freshman of the Week - Marvis Parrish, WKU - Fr. - RB - Valdosta, Ga.,...Parrish had a strong showing in his college debut. The true freshman running back accounted for 110 all-purpose yards, finishing second on the team. After earning the start in his first game, Parrish led the team in rushing with 52 yards on 12 attempts and caught six passes for 58 yards and one touchdown. His touchdown was a 22-yard reception on a pass from Maverick McIvor that put the Hilltoppers ahead 34-24 with 4:47 to play in the third quarter. - Conference USA Football

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RB Marvis Parrish, Western Kentucky
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09/01/25 - Laurence Seymore, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 320 (DS#66 OG) + More +

WEEK 0 CONFERENCE USA Offensive Lineman of the Week - Laurence Seymore, WKU - R-Sr. - OL - Miami Gardens, Fla.,...Seymore helped the Hilltopper offense rack up 506 yards of offense in the 41-24 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday. The starting left guard helped the Hilltoppers to 401 yards through the air with his 88.7 pass blocking grade, the third-highest of any guard in Week Zero. He was the highest graded Hilltopper offensive lineman over his 87 snaps in the win, according to PFF. - Conference USA Football

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OG Laurence Seymore, Western Kentucky
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08/30/25 - Maverick McIvor, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Maverick McIvor tied his career high with five touchdown passes and Western Kentucky rolled past North Alabama 55-6 on Saturday. McIvor, a senior, transferred from FCS Abilene Christian, where he had a career-high five touchdowns against Central Arkansas last October. He was 24 for 31 for 305 yards Saturday. He was relieved late in the third quarter by Rodney Tisdale Jr., who threw his first career touchdown on an 8-yard pass to Rodney Sims. Tisdale was 6 for 8 for 94 yards.

K.D. Hutchinson led the 14 Western Kentucky receivers to catch passes with 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five receptions. He made a one-handed catch down the right sideline, rumbling after contact for a 78-yard touchdown. Western Kentucky (2-0, 1-0 Conference USA) went 7-for-7 on their first seven red zone trips, coming away with 45 points. The Hilltoppers' last visit to the red zone late in the game stalled on a fourth-and-4 from the North Alabama 14-yard line. The Hilltoppers had 563 yards to North Alabama's 252, eclipsing 500 yards in each of their first two games to lead Conference USA in yardage. This was North Alabama's season opener. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football

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QB Maverick McIvor, Western Kentucky
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09/03/24 - Maverick McIvor, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 214 (DS#7 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maverick McIvor, Abilene Christian, QB, Grad, 6-2, 210, San Angelo, Texas,...Abilene Christian's third-year quarterback originally signed with Texas Tech as a high school recruit and nearly led a huge upset before his United Athletic Conference team fell 52-51 in overtime. He completed 36 of 51 passes for 506 yards (tying for the second-most in program history) and three touchdowns. Honorable Mention: Efton Chism III, WR, Eastern Washington; Devin Farrell, QB, Rhode Island; Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State; ShunDerrick Powell, RB, Central Arkansas; Daniel Richardson, QB, Florida A&M. - Stats Perform FCS

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QB Maverick McIvor, Western Kentucky
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03/10/23 - Kody Epps, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 5-11, 187 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Without anything else to do this offseason, sidelined by a shoulder injury, Kody Epps has made it a point to sit in on quarterback meetings. It is not something he has ever done before. The wide receiver used to only attend his mandatory meetings and get out. But without the ability to workout, and a new quarterback to mesh with, Epps has decided to go all-in on the scheme side of things. "I just want to hear that dialect. See what they're thinking, see what's going on in there," Epps said. "I want to be as locked in as possible. I definitely want to be someone you can rely on to understand the offense's ins and outs. I'm looking at what the running backs are doing, the linemen are doing, the quarterback is doing."

Epps was the breakout leader in the receivers room last year before he was injured, leading the team with 459 yards and 39 catches. Now, though, there is a fear that him missing spring practice will hinder his ability to jell with new quarterback Kedon Slovis. A lack of connection could bleed into a rocky 2023. And being fair, there is still that fear. But with Epps sitting with Slovis in the film room, there is at least the hope they will form a relationship without practice. "I mean, he's my quarterback, so of course I want to make sure we have a relationship," Epps said. "We got a bond, but it all comes naturally." - Salt Lake Tribune

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WR Kody Epps, Western Kentucky
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03/08/23 - Kody Epps, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky, 5-11, 187 (DS#999 WR) + More +

BYU wide receiver Kody Epps isn't your typical sophomore. Thanks to things like the pandemic and a redshirt year, he is already a veteran in terms of his time as a Cougar since he is in his fourth year. That's one reason why BYU isn't going to rush him back from a shoulder injury, although Epps said with a grin Monday after practice at the indoor practice facility in Provo that if it was up to him he'd be out on the field right now. "My shoulder is doing a lot better than it could have been," Epps said. "It's been a slow process but they've been taking care of me. I've been staying on top of my rehab, nutrition,sleep and all that type of stuff. Those things have been the main emphasis to get my shoulder right." Epps - and many other Cougar players who are recovering from injuries and/or surgeries - aren't just sitting around waiting to heal up.

There are still physical things to be done to be ready to go. "Right now I'm able to do a lot of footwork stuff and work on my legs," Epps said. "I really want to get a lot a lot stronger, a lot heavier with my legs so I can be a lot more explosive and a lot more powerful." Perhaps more important than the conditioning work, however, is for those players to not lose their mental sharpness. "I'm just so locked in like when it comes to meetings and stuff," Epps said. "I just want to be as locked in as possible, and definitely someone that (wide receivers coach Fesi Sitake) can rely on to understand the offense. I look at what the running backs are doing, what the linemen are doing, the quarterbacks reads, everything. I sit in quarterbacks meetings from time to time just to hear that dialogue, see what they're thinking." - Daily Herald

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WR Kody Epps, Western Kentucky
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01/30/23 - Elijah Young, rSr/2025, Western Kentucky, 5-09, 197 (DS#97 RB) + More +

Western Kentucky's football program announced the addition of three more mid-year transfers to the program Monday on the team's Twitter account. Elijah Young, a 5-foot-9, 188-pound running back, joins the Tops after playing the past three seasons at Missouri. This past season, he tallied 19 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown, plus added eight catches for 39 yards and a score. Young's three-year totals at Mizzou were 333 rushing yards and a touchdown on 66 carries, plus 19 receptions for 103 yards and a TD. Young, a Knoxville, Tenn., native, also had six career kickoff returns for Tigers, enters his senior season with two years of eligibility left. - BG Daily News

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RB Elijah Young, Western Kentucky
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01/12/23 - Quincy Burroughs, rJr/2027, Western Kentucky, 6-1, 205 (DS#999 WR) + More +

When first-year offensive coordinator Phil Longo met with reporters recently, he was asked what positions the Wisconsin staff was looking to bolster. Coaches are not allowed to talk publicly about unsigned recruits but Longo identified wide receiver as one position needing more bodies. UW on Wednesday secured a commitment from another transfer wide receiver when Quincy Burroughs announced he plans to transfer from Cincinnati.

Burroughs, 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, did not play as a freshman last season. He is the third wide receiver UW has added since last month, including two from the transfer portal. UW last month signed Trech Kekahuna, who had originally committed to Arizona, and on Tuesday secured a commitment from former Cincinnati wide receiver Will Pauling. Pauling caught 12 passes for 122 yards as a redshirt freshman last season. - Journal Sentinel

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WR Quincy Burroughs, Western Kentucky
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12/22/22 - Austin Reed, rSr/2024, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 220 (DS#11 QB) + More +

Austin Reed passed for four touchdowns and a New Orleans Bowl-record 497 yards, leading Western Kentucky to a 44-23 win over South Alabama. on Wednesday night. It was yet another memorable season-ending performance for Reed, who set Division II title-game records in 2019 by passing for 523 yards and six TDs in West Florida's 48-40 victory over Minnesota State. Reed's bowl total gave him 4,744 yards and 40 touchdowns passing this season, which leads the nation in both categories - for now. Reed entered the the game ranked second nationally in yards passing behind Washington's Michael Penix Jr., who has 4,354 yards passing. Penix plays against Texas in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. Reed's touchdown total puts him three ahead of Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, USC's Caleb Williams and Houston's Clayton Tune, each with 37. Tune and Williams await bowl games, and Stroud could play twice more if Ohio State wins its semifinal match-up with Georgia in the College Football Playoff.

The Hilltoppers also set a New Orleans Bowl record with 522 team yards passing. Receiver Dalvin Smith threw a 25-yard TD pass to Jaylen Hall on a play that started with Reed's backward pass to Smith. South Alabama's Carter Bradley passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns, and was intercepted twice. Much of his production came in the second half with his team down by three or more TDs. Both teams combined for 74 completions, tying an NCAA record for overall completed passes in a bowl game. Two of Reed's scoring strikes went to Malachi Corley, who increased his TD's receiving total to 11 this season. Reed also threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Smith on the game's opening possession and hit tight end Joey Beljan for a 27-yard score on his second series. - Western Kentucky/AP College Football

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QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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12/20/22 - Austin Reed, rSr/2024, Western Kentucky, 6-2, 220 (DS#11 QB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: QB: Austin Reed, WKU,...Reed was one of college football's best passers this season, throwing for 4,249 yards and 36 touchdowns while rushing for eight more. Reed finished second in college football in passing yards, fourth in passing touchdowns and fifth in total offense. - Western Kentucky Football

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QB Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
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12/20/22 - Kahlef Hailassie, rJr/2023, Western Kentucky, 6-1, 193 (DS#47 CB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: DB: Kahlef Hailassie, WKU,...Hailassie made a huge impact for the Tops on the defensive side of the ball by finishing as the team's third-leading tackler with 65 takedowns for the year. Hailassie also finished tied for second at WKU with three sacks this year, and locked down opposing receivers with 10 pass breakups and two interceptions. He also chipped in a fumble recovery. - Western Kentucky Football

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CB Kahlef Hailassie, Western Kentucky
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