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Scouting Clemson

Clemson Tigers
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Head Coach: Brad Brownell (438-275 overall)
In his 15th Season at Clemson (271-190: .588)

Schedule (Record: 7-1)
11/04 Charleston So. W 91-64
11/08 Saint Francis W 88-62
11/12 Eastern Ky. W 75-62
11/17 at Boise St. L 71-84
11/21 Radford W 79-51
11/25 vs San Francisco W 70-55
11/26 vs Penn St. W 75-67
11/29 Florida A&M W 86-58
12/3 Kentucky (Littlejohn Coliseum: 9,000)

Game Info: Kentucky at Clemson: 9:30pm EST
This game is part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
TV: ESPN (Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: UK Sports Radio (Tom Leach and Jack Givens)
Streaming: ESPN+, ESPN App

Probable Starters
#1 G Chase Hunter 6-4 202 Gr 16.4pts, 3.0reb, 2.4ast, 1.6blk, 46.5% 3fg
#4 F Ian Schieffelin 6-8 240 Sr 12.5pts, 11.6reb, 3.6ast, 1.1stl, 1.0blk, 22.2% 3fg
#0 C Victor Lakhin 6-11 245 Rs-Sr 11.1pts, 5.4reb, 1.3ast, 1.3stl, 1.4blk, 27.3% 3fg
#7 F Chauncey Wiggins 6-10 216 Jr 9.8pts, 2.9reb, 1.0ast, 40.0% 3fg
#11 G Jaeden Zackery 6-1 218 Gr 8.0pts, 2.8reb, 2.9ast, 1.9stl, 33.3% 3fg

Key Reserves
#2 G Dillon Hunter 6-3 192 Jr 6.4pts, 2.9reb, 38.1% 3fg
#10 G Del Jones 6-2 187 Fr 5.5pts, 1.9reb, 1.3ast, 31.6% 3fg
#6 F Myles Foster 6-7 245 Gr 4.1pts, 2.9reb, 66.7% 3fg
#3 G Jake Heidbreder 6-5 180 Rs-Jr 3.7pts, 0.7reb, 0.7ast, 53.8% 3fg
#14 C Christian Reeves 7-2 253 Rs-So 1.9pts, 1.6reb, no 3pt threat

Team Statistics
Points per game 79.4
Points allowed 62.9
Scoring margin +16.5
Field goal pct .477
FG% allowed .408
3-point FG pct .398
3FG% allowed .326
Free throw pct .730
Rebounds per game 37.8
Rebounds allowed 30.9
Rebounding margin +6.9
Assists per game 14.8
Turnovers per game 11.1
Assist/turnover ratio 1.3
Steals per game 8.0
Blocks per game 3.1

KenPom Stats
Overall Offense: #36
Overall Defense: #24
Best Numbers
Offensive Block %: #15 (they don’t get blocked)
3pt%: #17 (39.8%)
Off Reb%: #37
Effective FG%: #56
Worst Numbers
FTA/FGA: #216 (they don’t get to the line)
3pt% defense: #160
Defensive Block%: #160
2pt%: #149

Analysis: On Tuesday night at 9:30pm EST, Kentucky travels to Clemson for the primetime matchup on ESPN for night 1 of the ACC/SEC Challenge. This will be UK’s first true road game on the young season, though the Cats have played away from home, on a neutral court in Atlanta, against Duke back on November 12. Kentucky enters the game at 7-0 with an average win of 96.7-68.1 for a 28.6 margin, though these numbers have been compiled mostly at home and against inferior competition. UK’s toughest challenge to date came against Duke, which ended in a 77-72 victory. As for Clemson, they’ve played a few tougher teams than UK's home schedule, though they did suffer a loss in their lone true road game at Boise State by a score of 84-71. The Tigers have played 2 other games on neutral courts (at Daytona Beach, FL) against a couple better teams. They beat San Francisco 70-55 and they beat Penn St 75-67. It should be noted, Boise State has since lost 61-63 to #127 Boston College on a neutral court. Regardless, there is no question, this will be Kentucky’s 2nd toughest game to date, given that it's their first true road game and against a major conference foe.

Looking at Clemson, the first thing that jumps out at me is the fact that they were an Elite 8 team last season and return 3 key starters from that team. They’ve been a solid team for 2 consecutive seasons. And though they lost 2 starters and a 3rd key player from last year’s team, their size, rebounding, and 3pt shooting percentage this season are very impressive. They are expected to finish 4th overall in the ACC according to their preseason media vote. Looking at their starting 5, they put 3 guys 6-8 and taller on the floor. Considering this, it’s no wonder they are strong on the boards, grabbing 36% of their offensive rebounds and averaging a +7 rebounding advantage overall. By the numbers, their strongest offensive stat is their 3pt shooting. They average 39.8% from 3, which is #17 in the nation, although, they don’t shoot a huge number of threes. Because of their size advantage over most opponents, they are more of an inside-out attack offensively. They’re also very solid defensively. They don’t have any huge defensive efficiency numbers, though they don’t have any glaring deficiencies, either.

Looking at Clemson’s personnel, their leading scorer is #1 Chase Hunter, a 6-4 202lb Graduate shooting guard who averages 16.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.6 blocks, and shoots 46.5% from 3. He does a little bit of everything for the Tigers. The big man who is averaging a double-double is #4 Ian Schieffelin a 6-8 240lb Senior power forward averaging 12.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steal, 1.0 blockk, and shooting 22.2% from 3. He’s another stat stuffer for the Tigers and will definitely require UK’s full attention. He even leads the team in assists from the power forward position. The center for Clemson is #0 Victor Lakhin, a 6-11 245lb Rs-Sr averaging 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.4 blocks, and shooting 27.3% from 3. Between Schieffelin and Lakhin, it's easy to see why Clemson’s offense is inside-out, despite their excellent numbers from 3. The 3rd big man, who actually plays small forward, is #7 Chauncey Wiggins, a 6-10 216lb Junior averaging 9.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and shooting 40.0% from 3. He’s really tough for most teams to guard because of his height and length and his ability to make threes. The point guard for the Tigers is #11 Jaeden Zackery, a 6-1 218lb Graduate averaging 8.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals, and shoots 33.3% from 3.

From the bench, their leading scorer is #2 Dillon Hunter a 6-3 192lb Junior (brother of Chase) averaging 6.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and shooting 38.1% from 3. Also from the bench, a back-up point guard is #10 Del Jones , a 6-2 187lb Freshman averaging 5.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and shooting 31.6% from 3. The back-up power forward is #6 Myles Foster a 6-7 245lb Graduate averaging 4.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and shooting 66.7% from 3 (though he’s only shot 2-3 on the season. The backup at small forward is #3 Jake Heidbreder , a 6-5 180lb Redshirt-Junior averaging 3.7 points and shooting 53.8% from 3. The back-up center is #14 Christian Reeves a 7-2 253lb Redshirt-Sophomore averaging 1.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and has played in every game, but only about 6 minutes.

I think some of the respect Clemson has received from various services is because of that Elite 8 run they made last season. The problem they have right now is that they got the attention of college basketball, but they lost PJ Hall, Joseph Girard, and RJ Godfrey from that Elite 8 team. PJ Hall may be the best player who has ever played at Clemson, he's definitely one of the best. He averaged 18.3 points, led the team in blocks and steals, and was 2nd in rebounds. And then they lost Girard who made 105 threes last season while shooting 41.3% and also shot 93.5% from the FT line. Godfrey didn’t score like those 2, but he was a defensive stopper, which we all know is vitally important to a good team. All of that to say, I think the numbers still need to catch up for Clemson. On a neutral court, I think UK wins by 10+. Still, they will be tough to beat at home, I have no doubt. And it is UK’s first true road game with a brand new team facing a solid defensive squad. The thing I love about our team is our experience. It will be very important in this game. KenPom predicts Clemson to win a one-point game 77-76. Haslametrics (77-76) have the Tigers winning by one point as well. Bart Torvik says UK 76-Clemson 75) and EvanMiya says UK 77- Clemson 76. So, the numbers guys are split. I think UK will face a tough test and it will be close to the end, but ultimately the Cats get the win.

My Prediction: Kentucky 81 Clemson 76

Football Football Notebook


I was told that after the player meeting yesterday the feeling among most around the program is that Stoops is likely to be back next year.

The people I initially spoke with about this came from the perspective of "well yeah, where else would he go," and that is still the word I am hearing. Iowa has been the one that folks have talked about but unless that opens up the question remains. When it comes to the money, my understanding is there are good reasons for why would stay for it beyond just wanting to cash the biggest check possible.

Looking at Clemson’s stats

I don’t know if they score enough to beat us. We average 17ppg more than they do. If we are cold from three again it could be a long night for us, but only if they sag off. If they don’t, we should burn them in the paint like we did GA State. Their big is their second best player so it would be nice to have BG back to give him a different look and help tire him out. They aren’t as deep as us either. If Butler or Oweh can limit their lead guard to his average, I think we win fairly easily. I don’t think our bunch is going to lose composure in front of a hostile crowd. Should be a fun game!

*** Official CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest - Week 14 ***

Welcome to the CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest. Each week the odds are gathered from the Oddstrader web page (usually on Sunday night) and posted in a thread on CatsIllustrated (which we will hopefully get pinned for convenience). This contest runs for the entire football season (the bowls are treated as one really long week).

There are several ways to win: there are weekly winners, the person with the highest cumulative point total after the season is over is the overall winner but we recognize the contestants that have the most correct picks also.

How do you get points? Select the underdog (second team listed in each game) and have that team pull the upset. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reward but the longer the odds.

Some rules that we need to keep things running smoothly:

1) You should make your pick before the first game of the week has kicked off. Your pick may be invalidated otherwise. I can't know with the new Rivals format that you didn't delete a pick that didn't win and then post a pick from a later game in hopes of getting a winner. You can change your pick before the first game of the week has started by editing your pick or deleting the old pick and making a new post. To change your pick after the first kick off of the week, leave the original post alone, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick in that new post. I'll verify that you can change it manually.

2) If you make your pick after the first game of the week kicks off, it may be invalidated. Make your pick before the first kickoff of the day or pick a game that is played on a later date. I might post that you can make picks a bit later in that day in the "Don't forget to..." thread, but don't count on it.

3) If you pick the favored team instead of the underdog, we all laugh at you. Ok, we don't but you can't expect to get points in SUP for that.

4) You can appeal an invalidation by posting in that week's thread, include what you think is wrong.

5) Don't edit your picks after the first game of the week has kicked off.

Understand that a perl script is scoring this, if you make the spelling of the teams intentionally obtuse or you are just really bad at spelling, your pick might be missed. If you want to tell us all about the underdogs you thought you might choose and then tell us about the one you finally did pick, you might be surprised which one the script finds.

So your post should look something like:
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Purdue

*** Everyone hates the Irish right?
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Don't put any other team name in your post with your SUP pick without putting an '***' in front of it. Everything after the '***' will be ignored. My program may find the wrong name if you don't. Once you post your pick, you can post in the thread any comment you like. Your first post is your pick (if I can find your pick).

Because the scoring is done by a script and not by hand, if you feel a mistake was made in scoring your SUP, post that on that Week's thread. We'll try to get it resolved quickly. The scripts are far from perfect and VegasOdds also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.

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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 14:

Thursday, Nov. 28

TULANE 14 Memphis

Friday, Nov. 29

OHIO 14½ Ball State
BOWLING GREEN 3 Miami (OH)
COLORADO 16½ Oklahoma State
WISCONSIN 2 Minnesota
BOISE STATE 20½ Oregon State
EAST CAROLINA 1½ Navy
SOUTH ALABAMA 1½ Texas State
OLE MISS 26½ Mississippi State
Liberty 2½ SAM HOUSTON STATE
COLORADO STATE 6½ Utah State
SAN JOSE STATE 2½ Stanford
IOWA 5½ Nebraska
GEORGIA 19½ Georgia Tech
UCF 8½ Utah

Saturday, Nov. 30

ARMY 7½ UTSA
CLEMSON 3 South Carolina
North Texas 10½ TEMPLE
Tennessee 10½ VANDERBILT
Connecticut 10½ MASSACHUSETTS
Duke 4½ WAKE FOREST
OHIO STATE 20½ Michigan
Illinois 7½ NORTHWESTERN
TEXAS TECH 3½ West Virginia
BAYLOR 1½ Kansas
Louisville 3½ KENTUCKY
Louisiana 9½ LOUISIANA-MONROE
WESTERN MICHIGAN 6½ Eastern Michigan
Coastal Carolina 1 GEORGIA STATE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 8½ Middle Tennessee
South Florida 4½ RICE
TROY 17 Southern Miss
BOSTON COLLEGE 3½ Pittsburgh
Old Dominion 3½ ARKANSAS STATE
NORTH CAROLINA 4 North Carolina State
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 13½ Central Michigan
Miami (FL) 10½ SYRACUSE
CHARLOTTE 3½ UAB
MICHIGAN STATE 1½ Rutgers
Arizona State 8½ ARIZONA
UCLA 10½ Fresno State
Florida Atlantic 1½ TULSA
SMU 13½ California
MISSOURI 3½ Arkansas
ALABAMA 11½ Auburn
PENN STATE 24½ Maryland
Notre Dame 6½ USC
WESTERN KENTUCKY 2½ Jacksonville State
NEW MEXICO STATE 2½ UTEP
LOUISIANA TECH 12½ Kennesaw State
TCU 2½ CINCINNATI
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 Appalachian State
WASHINGTON STATE 17½ Wyoming
Florida 14½ FLORIDA STATE
LSU 6½ Oklahoma
INDIANA 28½ Purdue
Texas 5½ TEXAS A&M
IOWA STATE 3 Kansas State
OREGON 19½ Washington
VIRGINIA TECH 7½ Virginia
JAMES MADISON 3½ Marshall
UNLV 18½ Nevada
BRIGHAM YOUNG 12½ Houston
Air Force 3½ SAN DIEGO STATE
New Mexico 1½ HAWAII
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Underdog Winners - Week #13:

Georgia State : 20.5 points
OKLAHOMA : 13.5 points
OREGON STATE : 12.5 points
FLORIDA : 10.0 points
KENNESAW STATE : 8.5 points
APPALACHIAN STATE : 7.0 points
UAB : 6.5 points
Air Force : 3.5 points
New Mexico State : 3.5 points
East Carolina : 3.0 points
DUKE : 3.0 points
KANSAS : 2.5 points
WEST VIRGINIA : 2.5 points
AUBURN : 2.5 points
BOSTON COLLEGE : 2.5 points
Marshall : 2.5 points
Georgia Southern : 2.5 points
Illinois : 1.0 points

Correct Underdog Picks - Week #13:

Georgia State: secrules3

OKLAHOMA: jrburt

OREGON STATE: jwcat30, Chad Rock, Uk##1, Roe07, Bryguy

FLORIDA: CGblue, Catapult, Hang_Time_2, warrior-cat, ukalum1988, CrimsonCats, rockycard, *CatinIL*

KENNESAW STATE: TheBlueCat

APPALACHIAN STATE: bigbluemist, MAYHOO22

AUBURN: howercat



Nobody picked: UAB, Air Force, New Mexico State, East Carolina, DUKE, KANSAS, WEST VIRGINIA, BOSTON COLLEGE, Marshall, Georgia Southern, Illinois



Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #13:

67.5 : Roe07

67.0 : BC_Wader
65.0 : warrior-cat
56.5 : Chad Rock

56.0 : docholiday51
51.5 : bigbluemist
48.5 : stinger11723
48.0 : Blueisbest
46.5 : howercat
45.5 : RedLotMudcat
45.5 : secrules3
45.0 : jrburt
44.0 : TheBlueCat
43.5 : CrimsonCats

40.5 : blubo
39.0 : Hang_Time_2
39.0 : WalterTheHippo
38.5 : BeardedKatFan
38.0 : maysvilleky
35.0 : cat tat2
35.0 : rockycard
34.0 : gamecockcat
33.5 : Larry00
32.0 : number8please
29.5 : *CatinIL*
29.5 : BurgLife
28.5 : Caveman Catfan
28.0 : kywildcatsfannumber1
26.0 : jwcat30
25.5 : Bryguy
25.0 : CGblue

25.0 : tdjohnsky
24.5 : M4CAT
23.5 : Catapult
23.0 : pumpedupcats
22.0 : MAYHOO22
20.0 : ArtLaibsGhost
19.0 : catben
19.0 : Old_Red
17.5 : Burgcatfan
17.5 : GrandePdre
17.5 : jimmy cowboy
16.0 : TuckyFB
16.0 : YardCat
14.5 : TOMCATS1990
14.5 : ukalum1988
14.0 : kybloo92
13.5 : pappy52
13.5 : RocknRollCats
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : Uk##1
12.0 : Short-Dawg-69
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
8.0 : Ken Cat
7.5 : JSgorocks
7.0 : billoliver40
6.5 : bluecoon1
5.5 : Creed Bratton
3.0 : Nuke99m



Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #13:

7 : BC_Wader
7 : Blueisbest
7 : howercat
6 : bigbluemist

6 : docholiday51
6 : gamecockcat
6 : Roe07
6 : TheBlueCat

5 : ArtLaibsGhost
5 : BeardedKatFan
5 : Caveman Catfan
5 : Chad Rock
5 : CrimsonCats
5 : jrburt

5 : maysvilleky
5 : number8please
5 : warrior-cat
4 : *CatinIL*
4 : Bryguy
4 : BurgLife
4 : cat tat2
4 : Hang_Time_2
4 : kywildcatsfannumber1
4 : Larry00
4 : MAYHOO22
4 : Old_Red
4 : secrules3
4 : stinger11723
3 : blubo
3 : CGblue
3 : jwcat30

3 : RedLotMudcat
3 : rockycard
3 : Short-Dawg-69
3 : WalterTheHippo
2 : blubud
2 : Catapult
2 : catben
2 : GrandePdre
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : JSgorocks
2 : Ken Cat
2 : kybloo92
2 : M4CAT
2 : pappy52
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : tdjohnsky
2 : TOMCATS1990
2 : ukalum1988
2 : YardCat


Underdog Winners:

Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Week 7: 15
Week 8: 15
Week 9: 10
Week 10: 16
Week 11: 11
Week 12: 14
Week 13: 18

Season Average for Underdog Winners: 13.5


Correct Underdog Picks:

Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Week 7: 10
Week 8: 18
Week 9: 9
Week 10: 23
Week 11: 9
Week 12: 9
Week 13: 19

Season Average for Correct Picks: 15.5

Total Picks Made:

Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Week 7: 51
Week 8: 54
Week 9: 51
Week 10: 46
Week 11: 42
Week 12: 45
Week 13: 44

Season Average for Total Picks: 51.4


Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #13:

Uk##1


*** Edited to fix the Florida odds error.
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Portal Entries Thread

In a bid. to save us from 800 threads about every non-UK player entering the portal, figured it would be better to just make 1 thread for them. I'll try to add as many current as I can, but then feel free to add the others you see below.

Of course if it's a notable transfer with connections it may be worthy of a thread, but here is a post for everyone else. Everybody always forgets the insane amount of portal entries that are about to happen. And we will see about a 50-1 thread-to-actualcommit ratio.

QB:
Mikey Keene - Fresno State - 70% 2892yds, 18 TD 11 INT this season as a JR
John Mateer - Washington State - 65% 3150yds, 29 TD 7 INT this season as a SO
Chris Parson - Miss State - All freshman SEC, forced into starting duties as freshman
Miller Moss - USC - 64% 2555yds, 18 TD 9 INT this season as a JR
Anthony COlandra - Virginia - 62% 4000yds, 26 TD 20 INT in first 2 seasons
Malachi SIngleton - Arkansas - Beat Tennessee as a true freshman off the bench this year, 4*
Thomas Castellanos - Boston College - 61% 1300yds 18 TDs 5 INTs this season as a JR (47 TDs total last 2years)
Ethan Hampton - NIU - 58% 1600yds 12 TD 6 INT this season as a SR
Kaidon Salter - Liberty - 56% 1800yds 15 TDs 6 INT this season as a SR
Tyriq Starks - FAU - 62% 550 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT in 4 games
Noah Kim - Coastal Carolina - backup after transferring in from Michigan State (started a few games there)
Chubba Purdy - Nevada - Non-viable option
Daniel Kaelin - Nebraska - Freshman backup

RB:
Ahmad Hardy - ULM - 1351yds, 13 TDs as a true freshman this year
DJ Braswell - South Carolina - Only a freshman, played a few snaps, 4* last year
Michael Allen - UNLV - 5.7ypc, 108 yds in 3 games before sitting rest of the season. 2 seasons prior as backup at NC State
Rodney Hammond - Pitt - 1500 yards, 14 TDs in 4 seasons

WR:
KC Concepcion - NC State - 1655yds, 18 TDs in his first 2 seasons
Caulin Lacy - UofL - TOp 3 in receiving in 23, injured most of this year at UofL
Jospeh WIlliams - Tulsa - 450 yards, 5 TDs in just the last 4 games as a freshman
CJ Daniels - LSU - 148 catches 2434 yards in 4 seasons at LSU
Andy Jean - Florida - 4* freshman
Tyler Morris - Michigan - 248yds, 2 TDs this season
Camden Brown - Auburn - 26 catches 289yds this season
Cyrus Allen - Texas A&M - 18 catches 269yds this season, 700+ at La Tech the year before
Jayden Ballard - Ohio State - 11 catches, 63 yards in 4 seasons

TE:
Reid Mikeska - South Carolina - Redshirt freshman
Juice Vereen - NC State - Redshirt freshman, 4 catches 65 yards

OT:
Naeer Jackson - FIU - 2 year starter, no sacks allowed

OL:
Aki Ogunbiyi - Texas A&M -Mostly backup, started 8 games over 4 years
Matthew Wykoff - Cal - 3 year starter, played all interior spots at some point in college.

IDL:
Gabriel Brownlow - Texas A&M - 22 5* who hasn't seen much action
Cole Brevard - Purdue - 38 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks in 4 seasons
Jamaal Whyce - South Carolina - No PT in 3 seasons

DE:
Jimari Butler - Nebraska - 65 tackles, 7.5 sacks in 3 seasons
Santana Hopper - App State - 36 tackles, 5 sacks this year as a SO
Owen Ostroski - Tulsa - 8 TFL, 3 sacks this year, Grad Transfer
Vincent Jackson - Nebraska - Played some in reserve duties this year as a redshirt freshman. Just 1 tackle.

OLB/EDGE:
DaShawn Womack - LSU - 5* Freshman
Phoenix Jackson - Fresno State - 48 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 4 Sacks, 2 INTs, 4 PDs
Princewell U - Nebraska - 35 tackles 7.5 TFL,2 sacks in first 2 seasons
Demon Clowney - Charlotte - 59 tackles, 10 TFL, 5 sacks last 2 seasons
Kelby COllins - Florida - 29 tacks, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks in first 2 seasons

LB:
Harold Perkins - LSU - Highly touted LB, tore ACL early in the season after 16 tackles
Andrew Jones - Grambling State - SWAC DPOY, 122 tackles, 3 sacks this year
Brady Anderson - San Diego St - 16 tackles, 2 TFL this year

S:
Jordan Allen - LSU - starter before injury this year
Micah Harper - BYU - 3rd leading tackler 2 years ago, missed last season, and played sparingly this year.
Tawfiq Byard - USF - 54 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 INT this season as a sophmore

CB:
Julian Humphrey - Georgia - started 10 games this year
Jakeem Jackson - Florida - Starting as a freshman before injury
Trae Tomlinson - RIchmond - 7 PDs as a sophmore, started every game since he was a freshman.
Malcolm Greene - Virginia - 5 year backup; 4 PDs, 2 INTs

ATH:
Kiael Kelly - Ball State - Do it all guy. Played CB, starting QB last year, plays receiver. Hasn't mastered 1 position, but a great athelete

Starting QB for a undefeated team quits due to breach of contract.....

QB Matthew Sluka to exit UNLV, says 'representations' not upheld

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LAS VEGAS -- Matthew Sluka, the starting quarterback for undefeated UNLV, announced Tuesday night on social media he will not play in any more games this season.
Sluka said he will instead use his redshirt year.
"I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled," Sluka posted on X. "Despite discussions, it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future. I wish my teammates the best of luck this season and hope for the continued success of the program."

The senior has completed 21 of 48 passes for 318 yards and six touchdowns with one interception for the Rebels (3-0) this season. He also has rushed 39 times for 286 yards and a score.
In a 23-20 win over Kansas on Sept. 13, Sluka led the Rebels on an 18-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Kylin James scoring on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left. Sluka rushed for 113 yards in the game.

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UNLV is scheduled to host Fresno State (3-1, 1-0) in its Mountain West Conference opener Saturday.
The senior transfer spent the first four years of his college career at FCS program Holy Cross, where he is first in career pass efficiency (147.4), second in career rushing yards (3,583), second in career rushing touchdowns (38), fifth in career passing yards (5,916) and fifth in career passing touchdowns (59).
He rushed for an NCAA Division I quarterback record 330 yards in a loss to Lafayette in 2023.
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