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  2023 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jalen Buckley, RB, Western Michigan,...Buckley was one of just two freshmen in the nation to reach 1,000 yards rushing, with the Aurora, Ill., native finishing with 1,003. Buckley averaged 5.3 yards per carry and also finished with 10 touchdowns on the ground. He is the 10th Bronco to win the MAC Freshman of the Year award, tops in the conference. Eight of his 10 touchdowns came in MAC play, while rushing for 692 yards in the eight games. He finished the season with four 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 196 against Toledo. Three of the four came in MAC play. - MAC Football

rSo/2027 RB Jalen BuckleyWestern Michigan
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  Linebacker Donald Willis, who started five games for the Gophers football team in 2022, announced Tuesday night on Twitter that he's entering his name into the transfer portal. Willis, 6-2 and 220 pounds, played in 37 games in his Gophers career, collecting 46 tackles and breaking up two passes. He made 19 tackles in 2022, including four in the Pinstripe Bowl win over Syracuse, and was considered to be in the mix to receive more playing time after the transfer of Braelen Oliver to Georgia Tech. Instead, he'll look elsewhere for playing time with two years of eligibility remaining. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

rSr/2025 OLB Donald WillisWestern Michigan
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  Virginia Tech running back Keshawn King tweeted Wednesday that he has entered the transfer portal. King rushed for a team-high 443 yards on 74 carries in nine games as a fourth-year junior last fall. He ran for three touchdowns. He led the team with an average of 6.0 yards per carry. He made eight starts last season. He led the Hokies with 680 all-purpose yards last fall. He had 20 catches for 127 yards and one touchdown. He returned six kickoffs for 100 yards. King ran for 340 yards and two touchdowns on 79 carries in 11 games as a freshman in 2019. After playing in just three games in 2020, he ran for 117 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries in nine games in 2021. - Roanoke Times

rSr/2024 RB Keshawn KingWestern Michigan
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  Virginia Tech running back Keshawn King tweeted Wednesday that he has entered the transfer portal. King rushed for a team-high 443 yards on 74 carries in nine games as a fourth-year junior last fall. He ran for three touchdowns. He led the team with an average of 6.0 yards per carry. He made eight starts last season. He led the Hokies with 680 all-purpose yards last fall. He had 20 catches for 127 yards and one touchdown. He returned six kickoffs for 100 yards. King ran for 340 yards and two touchdowns on 79 carries in 11 games as a freshman in 2019. After playing in just three games in 2020, he ran for 117 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries in nine games in 2021. - Roanoke Times

rSr/2024 RB Keshawn KingWestern Michigan
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  Tate Hallock will remain in Michigan to continue his college football career. The former Michigan State redshirt junior safety announced his transfer commitment to Western Michigan via Twitter on Monday. He entered the portal last week after graduating in December and has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Hallock, 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, had five tackles and a forced fumble in 18 career games over four seasons with the Spartans while playing primarily on special teams. - Kalamazoo Gazette

rSr/2025 SS Tate HallockWestern Michigan
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  2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: DB: Armani Adams, Florida Atlantic,...Honorable mentions were bestowed to: LaJohntay Wester as both wide receiver and as a punt returner; offensive lineman Nick Weber, who started a program record 48-consecutive games at center for the Owls; safety/nickel and team co-captain Teja Young; safety Armani Adams, punter Riley Thompson, and long snapper Nicholas Marino, who has provided all but one long snap for the Owls over the last three seasons. - Florida Atlantic Football

rSr/2025 SS Armani-Eli AdamsWestern Michigan
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: Defensive Back - Keni-H Lovely, Western Michigan,...Middle linebacker Corvin Moment and cornerback Keni-H Lovely were both named Third Team All-MAC. Lovely led the Broncos with three interceptions, including a pick-six against Toledo. Lovely also had 32 tackles and two pass breakups. - Western Michigan Football

rSr/2024 CB Keni-H LovelyWestern Michigan
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: Linebacker - Corvin Moment, Western Michigan,...Middle linebacker Corvin Moment and cornerback Keni-H Lovely were both named Third Team All-MAC. Moment had 49 tackles in MAC play, including eight for loss and 5.5 sacks. - Western Michigan Football

rSr/2023 ILB Corvin MomentWestern Michigan
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Linebacker - Zaire Barnes, Western Michigan,...The Western Michigan football team landed seven players on the All-Mid-American Conference team, led by First Team All-MAC selection linebacker Zaire Barnes. Barnes had 61 total tackles in MAC play, with 2.0 for loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception and five pass breakups. Barnes also had one forced fumble and a team-best three fumble recoveries. - Western Michigan Football

rSr/2023 OLB Zaire BarnesWestern Michigan
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  2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Jaden Nixon (KR/PR, OFoY),...Eight more Cowboys were recognized as honorable mentions for their performances during the 2022 season, including Tyler Lacy, Jabbar Muhammad, Jaden Nixon, Brennan Presley, Spencer Sanders, Jake Schultz, Jake Springfield and Hunter Woodard. Tanner Brown and Jason Taylor II both received votes as the Big 12 Special Teams and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. - Oklahoma State Football

rJr/2026 RB Jaden NixonWestern Michigan
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  2022 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Zurak, Butler,...Zurak, a redshirt junior from Cleveland, Ohio, is the second Butler athlete to claim the league's special teams honor since the award was established in 2015. He joins Guy DiBalsamo, who claimed a share of the inaugural award in 2015. Zurak led all PFL kickers with 72 points scored in 2022, connecting on 36-of-37 PATs and 12-of-15 field goals. He also handled punting duties for the Bulldogs and led the league with a 41.78 average, including seven kicks of 50-plus yards. His 56-yard game-winning field goal at San Diego is the second-longest field goal made in the FCS this season. - Pioneer Football League

rSr/2025 K Luka ZurakWestern Michigan
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  Western Michigan's Nick Mihalic set the school record for punts with 14 against Toledo, the most in an FBS game since Central Michigan's Jack Sheldon punted 15 times against the Rockets in 2018. Mihalic also set the WMU career record with 242 punts, and his 71 for the season are the ninth-most in the FBS. - AP College Football

rSr/2023 P Nick MihalicWestern Michigan
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  NOV 14 PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL GEICO DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nate Norris, Lehigh, Sr., LB, Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South,...Norris set a career-high with 14 tackles and secured Lehigh's 36-33 victory over Colgate with an interception in the game's final seconds...He recorded 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack for a Lehigh defense that held Colgate to 114 rushing yards...Norris also broke up a pass in the win against the Raiders. - Patriot League Football

rSr/2024 ILB Nate NorrisWestern Michigan
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  NOV 7 NEC FOOTBALL PRIME PERFORMER: Kenneth Womack, SHU (WR, Jr.),...Womack caught for 100-plus yards for the second time this season, racking up 123 receiving yards on eight receptions in Sacred Heart's overtime defeat at Duquesne. The junior wide receiver corralled a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Marquez McCray to force overtime with 1:22 left in regulation. - NEC Football

rSr/2025 WR Kenneth WomackWestern Michigan
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  NOV 7 FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Luka Zurak, Butler, PK/P, R-Sr., 6-0, 188, Cleveland,...Zurak kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired to lift Butler past San Diego 26-23 in the Pioneer Football League. As the Bulldogs ended a nine-game losing streak in the series, Zurak was 4 of 5 on field goals, also connecting from 32, 21 and 44 yards before his final kick was one yard shy of the school record. He added two extra points in scoring 14 points, averaged 47 yards on two punts and handled kickoffs. Honorable Mention: Santo Dunn, RB/KR/PR, Alabama State; Orlando Fernandez, PK, Mississippi Valley State; Ethan Gettman, PK/P, Bryant; D'Ago Hunter, KR/PR, Towson; Tyler Larco, PK/P, UT Martin; Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne, RB/KR, Marist; Matt Noll, P, Delaware State; Jerry Rice, PK, VMI; Jacob Roberts, LB, North Carolina A&T; Ian Wheeler, KR, Howard; Abraham Williams, KR, Weber State; Isaiah Wooden, KR, Southern Utah. - STATS FCS Football

rSr/2025 K Luka ZurakWestern Michigan
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