Month: December 2020

On Wednesday Auburn RB Tank Bigsby was said to be hopeful for the bowl game, while teammate RB DJ Williams has looked good in bowl practice. Georgia RB James Cook will not play in their bowl due to a death in his family. Oklahoma TE Austin Stogner returned to action in the Cotton Bowl, as did Wisconsin RB Jalen Berger in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

Notable players entering the transfer portal were QB Ryan Hilinski (South Carolina), while Colorado State TE Trey McBride announced he would return next season.

Declaring for the NFL Draft were RB Mekhi Sargent (Iowa), WR Jacob Harris (UCF), and TE Cary Angeline after the bowl (NC State).

Injuries & Updates from December 30:

QBs:

• Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina – enters transfer portal
• Jack Lindsey, Arkansas – enters portal as grad transfer

RBs:

• Jalen Berger, Wisconsin – returned to action in Wed bowl
• Tank Bigsby, Auburn – hopeful for bowl game
• FB/TE Tory Carter, LSU – declares for NFL draft
• James Cook, Georgia – will miss the bowl due to a death in his family
• Isaac Guerendo, Wisconsin – inactive for Wed bowl
• Mekhi Sargent, Iowa – declares for the NFL Draft
• Nakia Watson, Wisconsin – inactive for Wed bowl
• DJ Williams, Auburn – looking good in practice leading up to bowl

WRs & TEs:

• TE Cary Angeline, NC State – will play in bowl then declare for NFL Draft
• Danny Davis, Wisconsin – DNP in Wed bowl
• Donavon Greene, Wake Forest – returned to action in Wed bowl
• Jacob Harris, UCF – declares for the NFL Draft
• Jadon Haselwood, Oklahoma – DNP in Wed bowl
• TE Zac Lefebvre, Buffalo – enters transfer portal
• TE Trey McBride, Colorado State – will return next season
• Kendric Pryor, Wisconsin – DNP in Wed bowl
• TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma – unexpectedly returned to action in Wed bowl
• Deven Thompkins, Utah State – withdraws from transfer portal
• Wisconsin – Stephan Bracey & Adam Krumholz inactive for Wed bowl

On Wednesday notable players unexpectedly not playing were Ryan Daly (St Joe’s), Chase Johnson (Dayton), RJ Nembhard (TCU), Jason Preston (Ohio, lower body) and Andre Gustavson (Richmond).

Suffering injuries on Wednesday were Trey Wertz (Notre Dame, ankle), Justin Smith (Arkansas, ankle), Jaren Holmes (St Bonaventure, back spasms), and Manny Bates (NC State, knee).

Returning to action after missing time, all for covid-related reasons, were DJ Funderburk (NC State), Francisco Farabello (TCU), Greg Foster & Cameron Brown (Saint Joe’s), Dwon Odom (Xavier) & Tyler Polley (UConn).

In injury updates, Isaiah Cottrell (West Virginia) is out for the season with a torn Achilles, Marcus Bagley (Arizona State) is healthy after his calf injury but teammate Taeshon Cherry will be out for a week. Connor Crabtree (Richmond) is out 10-12 weeks with a fracture in his foot and Joey Brunk (Indiana) had back surgery and will continue to be out indefinitely. Cincinnati saw Mamoudou Diarra return from opting out but Rapolas Ivanauskas has now decided to opt out.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 30:

• Braelee Albert, Vanderbilt – DNP (ankle), out 2-3 weeks
• Mustapha Amzil, Dayton – started in season debut – 22 points
• Marcus Bagley, Arizona State – is completely healthy after calf injury
• Manny Bates, NC State – suffered apparent knee injury in the first half Wed night, came back out with knee sleeve but returned to the locker room and the team announced he was done for the night, will get MRI
• Khalif Battle, Temple – DNP again (hamstring)
• Josaphat Bilau, Wichita State – DNP (knee), should be available Sat.
• Boston College – Frederick Scott, Luka Kraljevic DNP again
• Clevon Brown, Vanderbilt – DNP again (ab strain)
• Joey Brunk, Indiana – had back surgery and will continue to be out indefinitely
• Cincinnati – Mamoudou Diarra rejoins the team but Rapolas Ivanauskas has opted out
• Taeshon Cherry, Arizona State – out for a week (covid-related)
• Isaiah Cottrell, West Virginia – will miss the remainder of the season with a torn Achilles tendon suffered in Tuesday’s game
• Connor Crabtree, Richmond – out 10-12 weeks with a fractured foot
• Ryan Daly, St Joseph’s – DNP, had cast on left hand, described as a thumb injury
• Dayton – Elijah Weaver & RJ Blakney DNP with injuries suffered in practice
• Ibrahima Diallo, Ohio State – DNP, knee injury in practice
• Francisco Farabello, TCU – returned to action off bench – 3 pts/33 mins
• Daniel Foster, Nevada – still two weeks away from debut (shoulder)
• Andre Gustavson, Richmond – DNP, groin, day to day
• Jermaine Harris, Rhode Island – played after banged up last game – 8 pts/27 mins
• Jaren Holmes, St Bonaventure – started but left after 1 minute with back spasms
• Musa Jallow, Ohio State – DNP (expected, contact tracing)
• Chase Johnson, Dayton – is stepping away from basketball
• Jared Kimbrough, LaSalle – DNP again
• Oscar Lopez, DePaul – DNP (knee injury last game)
• Dieonte Miles, Xavier – DNP again (undisclosed)
• NC State – DJ Funderburk (21 points/30 mins), Chase Graham, Ebenezer Dowuona were all available after missing time in covid-protocols
• RJ Nembhard, TCU – DNP, groin injury
• Dwon Odom, Xavier – returned to action (covid) – 4 pts/15 mins
• Chuba Ohams, Fordham – DNP (expected, knee)
• Tyler Polley, UConn – returned to action (covid-related) – 5 pts/16 mins
• Justin Smith, Arkansas – suffered an apparent ankle injury in the first half Wed. and came back out the bench with a boot on his foot
• St Joseph’s – Greg Foster & Cameron Brown returned to action in the starting lineup (covid-related), Myles Douglas made his season debut
• Mikal Starks, Georgia – warmed up but DNP again
• Jalen Tate, Arkansas – started after dealing with ankle injury last game
• Aaron Thompson, Butler – DNP again (knee)
• Trey Wertz, Notre Dame – suffered a sprained ankle in the first half and was ruled out for the rest of the game

Transfer Updates from Dec 30:

• Justin Winston, St. Bonaventure – enters transfer portal – 3.0 ppg/2 games

On Tuesday Oklahoma WR Jadon Haselwood was reported to be out for their bowl game while teammate TE Austin Stogner also is not expected to play. Oregon RB CJ Verdell is hopeful to play in the bowl, while Tulsa RB TK Wilkerson is not listed on the depth chart again this week.

Auburn WR Anthony Schwartz reportedly will opt out of the bowl game, but Army QB Tyhier Tyler says he will play. In Tuesday bowls Miami QB D’Eriq King and Texas QB Sam Ehlinger were both knocked out of the games with injuries.

Notable players entering the transfer portal were New Mexico State RB Naveon Mitchell and Cal WR Jeremiah Hawkins. Announcing transfer destinations were QB Logan Bonner (Arkansas State to Utah State), QB Ethan Garbers (Washington to UCLA)

Declaring for the NFL Draft were WR Tre Nixon (UCF), RB Jaret Patterson (Buffalo), RB Greg McCrae (UCF), and WR Racey McMath (LSU).

Injuries & Updates from December 29:

QBs:

• Logan Bonner, Arkansas State – will transfer to Utah State
• Sam Ehlinger, Texas – ruled out for the rest of the game at the start of the second half with a shoulder injury
• Ethan Garbers, Washington – announces transfer to UCLA
• D’Eriq King, Miami – exited the first half of the bowl game with a right leg injury, came back out with crutches and a brace on his leg
• Sam Noyer, Colorado – may need offseason shoulder surgery
• Fred Payton, Coastal Carolina – announces transfer to Mercer
• Brandon Peters, Illinois – will return next season
• Nick Starkel, San Jose State – will return next season
• Tyhier Tyler, Army – says he will play in the bowl game after leaving last game due to injury

RBs:

• Brittain Brown, UCLA – will return next season
• LD Brown, Oklahoma State – played in Wed. bowl game
• Greg McCrae, UCF – declares for the NFL Draft
• Sean McGrew, Washington – will return next season
• Naveon Mitchell, New Mexico State – enters transfer portal
• Jaret Patterson, Buffalo – declares for the NFL Draft
• CJ Verdell, Oregon – is hopeful to play in the bowl game
• TK Wilkerson, Tulsa – is again not on the depth chart for the bowl game
• Charles Williams, UNLV – will return next season

WRs & TEs:

• Tarik Black, Texas – DNP in bowl game
• Kelvontay Dixon, Texas – played in the bowl Tues.
• Jadon Haselwood, Oklahoma – reportedly did not travel for the bowl
• Jeremiah Hawkins, Cal – enters transfer portal
• Racey McMath, LSU – reported to have signed with an agent and will enter the NFL Draft
• Tre Nixon, UCF – declares for the NFL Draft
• Brenden Schooler, Texas – was ruled out in the first half of the bowl game with an ankle injury
• Anthony Schwartz, Auburn – reportedly is expected to opt out of the bowl game, which matches up with some social media I’ve seen making it look like he was not with the team this week
• La’Vontae Shenault, Colorado – DNP in bowl, suspended
• TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma – reportedly not expected to play in bowl
• TE Jared Wiley, Texas – did not appear to play in the bowl game

Unexpectedly not playing on Tuesday were Ron Harper (Rutgers) due to an ankle injury, Alexis Yetna (South Florida), Jay Jay Chandler (Texas A&M), Antonio Gordon (Kansas State), and Shareef O’Neal (LSU). West Virginia’s Isaiah Cottrell suffered a lower leg injury.

Notables returning to action after missing time were Adam Flagler (Baylor), Savion Flagg (Texas A&M), Elijah Joiner (Tulsa), John Petty (Alabama), and Javonte Smart (LSU). Kevin McCullar (Texas Tech) made his season debut. Still sitting out included Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga), Chris Lykes & Kameron McGusty (Miami), and Ethan Anderson (USC).

In injury updates, Jermaine Harris (Rhode Island) is expected to be available Wednesday, but Musa Jallow (Ohio State) will be out. For UConn Tyler Polley is ready to go, and Akok Akok is getting close.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 29:

• Ethan Anderson, USC – DNP again (back), unlikely to play this week
• Khalif Battle, Temple – not expected to play Wed. with lingering hamstring injury
• Jay Jay Chandler, Texas A&M – DNP, did not travel Tuesday
• Isaiah Cottrell, West Virginia – left the game in the first half Tuesday with a lower leg injury and was ruled out. In postgame it was said that “it doesn’t look good” and he would get an MRI
• Malcolm Dandridge, Memphis – returned to action (knee)- 2 pts/10 mins
• Savion Flagg, Texas A&M – returned to action off the bench (conc. prot.) – 4 pts/28 mins
• Adam Flagler, Baylor – returned to action – 10 pts/16 mins
• Antonio Gordon, Kansas State – DNP, covid-related
• Jermaine Harris, Rhode Island – will be available Wednesday, dealing with bunions and being managed in practice
• Ron Harper, Rutgers – DNP Tuesday with an ankle injury, not in a boot
• Hayden Hefner, Texas A&M – DNP again
• Musa Jallow, Ohio State – will miss Wednesday’s game due to contact tracing
• Elijah Joiner, Tulsa – returned to action in the starting lineup
• Kansas State – Kaosi Ezeagu & Montavious Murphy – DNP again
• Alex Lomax, Memphis – returned to action (thumb) – 5 pts/20 mins
• Drake London, USC – will focus on football and will not play basketball this season
• Chris Lykes, Miami – DNP again, in a boot, has not been able to practice yet
• Mawot Mag, Rutgers – returned to action (ankle) – 0 pts/1 min
• Kevin McCullar, Texas Tech – season debut on Tuesday (ankle) – 11 pts/12 mins
• Keith McGee, New Mexico – is still day to day with an ankle injury
• Kameron McGusty, Miami – DNP again, has returned to limited practice
• John Ojiako, Virginia Tech – DNP again after being described as available on Tuesday morning
• Shareef O’Neal, LSU – DNP, walking boot in warmups
• John Petty, Alabama – returned to action off the bench – 13 pts/27 mins
• James Rojas, Alabama – returned to action – 2 pts/9 mins
• Javonte Smart, LSU – returned to action in the starting lineup
• Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga – DNP again (leg)
• Khadim Sy, Ole Miss – returned to action – 0 pts/6 mins
• Cameron Tyson, Houston – returned to action – 0 pts/4 mins
• Hunter Tyson, Clemson – DNP again
• UConn – Akok Akok is close to returning, Tyler Polley is ready to go
• USC – Josh Morgan (transfer) & Reese Waters (midseason enrollee) made their season debuts
• Wake Forest – Emmanuel Okpomo, Miles Lester, Quadry Adams & Grant van Beveren are newly unavailable Thursday
• Washington State – DJ Rodman and Tony Miller are “on the mend” but too early to tell status for this week’s games
• Alexis Yetna, South Florida – DNP on Tuesday with a lower leg strain, “will not be out too long”, not related to previous injuries
• Jacob Young, Rutgers – Started after suffering hip injury last game

Transfer Updates from Dec 29:

• Tyrell Jones, Auburn – announces transfer to South Alabama

On Monday came news that Wisconsin RB Jalen Berger sounds good for the bowl game but teammate WRs Danny Davis & Kendric Pryor appear doubtful. Florida WR Jacob Copeland will miss his bowl game due to a positive covid test. For Ohio State QB Justin Fields and WR Chris Olave sound ready to go this week. Cincinnati RB Gerrid Doaks is getting his leg healthy and is working toward being able to play. Ole Miss teammates RB Jerrion Ealy & WR Braylon Sanders do not yet appear ready to return for their bowl. Colorado WR La’Vontae Shenault was suspended for their bowl game.

Notable players entering the transfer portal were USC RB Markese Stepp, Vanderbilt RB Jamauri Wakefield and Ohio WR Shane Hooks. Announcing transfer destinations were WR Marcus Fleming (Nebraska to Maryland).

Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim, FIU RB D’Vonte Price, Memphis TE Sean Dykes, Washington TE Cade Otton & Virginia Tech TE James Mitchell announced they would return next season.

Declaring for the NFL Draft were WR Trevon Grimes (Florida), WR Kadarius Toney (Florida), WR Simi Fehoko (Stanford), WR Rico Bussey (Hawaii), and WR Antonio Nunn (Buffalo).

Injuries & Updates from December 28:

QBs:

• Justin Fields, Ohio State – thumb injury will be good by Friday’s bowl

RBs:

• Jalen Berger, Wisconsin – has been practicing and sound good to go
• Gerrid Doaks, Cincinnati – leg is feeling good and is working to get healthy for the bowl game
• Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss – has not practiced since lower body injury last game
• Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota – will return next season
• D’Vonte Price, FIU – will return next season
• Markese Stepp, USC – entered the transfer portal
• Jamauri Wakefield, Vanderbilt – enters transfer portal

WRs & TEs:

• Stanley Berryhill, Arizona – commits to transfer to Ball State
• Rico Bussey, Hawaii – declares for the NFL draft
• Jaquayln Crawford, Arkansas – former Oklahoma transfer is eligible to play in the bowl game
• Jacob Copeland, Florida – reports he has tested positive for Covid and will not play in the bowl game
• Danny Davis, Wisconsin – has not done much in practice, sounds unlikely to play
• TE Sean Dykes, Memphis – will return next season
• Simi Fehoko, Stanford – declares for the NFL draft
• Marcus Fleming, Nebraska – announces transfer to Maryland
• Trevon Grimes, Florida – declares for NFL draft and will skip bowl game
• Shane Hooks, Ohio – enters transfer portal
• TE James Mitchell, Virginia Tech – will return next season
• Antonio Nunn, Buffalo – declares for NFL Draft
• Chris Olave, Ohio State – pictured in practice Sunday, QB Justin Fields spoke Monday as if he will be back as well
• TE Cade Otton, Washington – returning next season
• Kendric Pryor, Wisconsin – has not done much in practice, sounds unlikely to play
• TE Brady Russell, Colorado – not able to return for the the bowl
• Braylon Sanders, Ole Miss – does not appear ready to return after lower body injury last game
• Vontae Shenault, Colorado – suspended for violation of team policies and will not play in the bowl game
• TE Jack Stoll, Nebraska – declares for NFL draft
• Kadarius Toney, Florida – declares for NFL Draft and opts out of bowl game
• West Virginia – WRs Bryce Ford-Wheaton & Sam James, & TE TJ Banks are back on the depth chart after being unavailable last game (covid)

On Monday night Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs did not play due to a right leg injury tweaked in the second half of the Virginia game, Andrew Nembhard got the start. Suggs will be a gametime decision on Tuesday. Michigan State moved Aaron Henry to the bench but he actually led the team in scoring and minutes played – 11 points/28 minutes. In the final minutes of the game Colorado’s McKinley Wright received attention from a trainer and left the game after going down with an apparent right leg/ankle issue. It did not look serious as he was sitting by himself soon after testing it out but is worth monitoring.

In injury updates, John Petty & James Rojas should play for Alabama on Tuesday, and Alex Lomax & Malcolm Dandridge should also be back for Memphis. Jacob Young (Rutgers) is dealing with a hip bruise but the team is hopeful he can go. Aaron Thompson (Butler) is still questionable for Wednesday. San Jose State’s Seneca Knight chose to opt out of the remainder of the season due to covid concerns.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 28:

• Alabama – John Petty & James Rojas will be available for Tuesday’s game after missing last game for what seemed like disciplinary measures
• Ben Carlson, Wisconsin – DNP again (upper body)
• Tristan da Silva, Colorado – DNP again (back)
• Kansas State – Kaosi Ezeagu & Montavious Murphy are unlikely to play Tuesday, although Murphy has resumed practicing and might be able to return Saturday
• Seneca Knight, San Jose State – opts out of the rest of the season due to covid concerns
• Oscar Lopez, DePaul – did not practice Monday, will have MRI on knee Tuesday
• Caleb McConnell, Rutgers – has been able to participate in recent practices (back), no timetable for return, was originally going to medically redshirt
• Kevin McCullar, Texas Tech – GTD again on Tuesday
• Memphis – Alex Lomax & Malcolm Dandridge are healthy for Tuesday
• Dwon Odom, Xavier – practiced Monday and will be available Wed. (covid-related)
• Rutgers – Cliff Omoruyi remains out (knee), Jacob Young is dealing with hip bruise, did non-contact work in practice, is hopeful to play
• Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga – sat out Monday with a right leg injury
• Aaron Thompson, Butler – remains questionable, worked out lightly on Monday
• Au’Diese Toney, Pitt – expected to play Tuesday (ankle) – prior to game postponement

Transfer Updates from Dec 28:

• Jalen Gibbs, Mount St Mary’s – enters transfer portal – 16.5 ppg this year
• Brandon McKissic, UMKC – enters transfer portal – 15.8 ppg this year
• Jameer Nelson Jr, George Washington – reported to be leaving the program – 8.4 ppg this season
• Brendan Wenzel, Utah – enters transfer portal – 0.0 ppg in 2 games this year

On Sunday Romeo Weems & Darious Hall made their season debuts for DePaul after missing the season opener due to covid-protocols. Vanderbilt Myles Stute‘s returned to action but Clevon Brown was unavailable due to a practice injury.

In injury updates, Miami’s Rodney Miller will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 27:

• Clevon Brown, Vanderbilt – DNP Sunday, suffered a hip/groin injury in practice, could be an ab strain or sports hernia
• DePaul – Jaylen Butz, Keon Edwards, & Markese Jacobs DNP again
• Darious Hall, DePaul – season debut – 6 pts/21 mins (2OT)
• Oscar Lopez, DePaul – left the game in the 2nd half after going down in pain after apparently banging knees, was worked on by the trainer, did not return and could be seen on crutches on the sideline
• Issac McBride, Vanderbilt – got his first start of the season – 0 points/18 minutes
• Rodney Miller, Miami – will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury
• Myles Stute, Vanderbilt – returned to action – 16 points/19 minutes
• Romeo Weems, DePaul – season debut – 21 pts/34 mins (2OT)

Transfer Updates from Dec 27:

• Chris Knight, Dartmouth – will grad transfer to Loyola Chicago – 14.8 ppg last season

On Sunday Oklahoma State WR Tylan Wallace made it sound like he will play in the bowl game (assuming he is healthy?), while teammate RB LD Brown has been moving around better in practice leading up to the bowl.

Notable players entering the transfer portal were RB Drake Anderson (Northwestern). Announcing transfer destinations were QB Rocky Lombardi (Michigan State to Northern Illinois), QB JT Shrout (Tennessee to Colorado) and QB Bailey Zappe (Houston Baptist to Western Kentucky).

Declaring for the NFL Draft were RB CJ Marable (Coastal Carolina), and WR Brandon Smith (Iowa).

Injuries & Updates from December 27:

QBs:

• Rocky Lombardi, Michigan State – announces transfer to Northern Illinois
• JT Shrout, Tennessee – announces transfer to Colorado
• Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist – will transfer to Western Kentucky

RBs:

• Drake Anderson, Northwestern – enters transfer portal
• LD Brown, Oklahoma State – “moving around better in practice” leading up to the bowl
• CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina – declares for the NFL Draft
• Marcus Williams, App State – will return next season

WRs & TEs:

• Yusuf Ali, MTSU – withdrew name from transfer portal
• TE Chris Barrett, Liberty – enters transfer portal
• Keke Chism, Missouri – announces he will return next season
• Brandon Smith, Iowa – declares for the NFL Draft
• Jalen Virgil, App State – will return next season
• Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State – says playing in the bowl game is the right way to go out

On Saturday Caleb Mills (Houston) was back in action after dealing with ankle injuries but Javonte Smart did not play for LSU due to covid protocols. Robbie Beran (Northwestern) played off the bench after an ankle injury last game, and Terrence Clarke (Kentucky) moved to playing off the bench as he deals with an ankle injury.

Jordan Miller (George Mason) came off the bench after serving a two-game suspension, and for LSU Shareef O’Neal was back in action, but Byran Penn-Johnson is away from the team for personal reasons right now.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 26:

• Robbie Beran, Northwestern – did not start after ankle injury last game but played off the bench – 2 pts/18 mins, Anthony Gaines started – also 2 pts/18 mins
• Keion Brooks, Kentucky – DNP again (calf)
• Joey Brunk, Indiana – DNP again (back)
• Terrence Clarke, Kentucky – moved to the bench after missing practice this week with an ankle issue – 0 pts/16 mins, Devin Askew started
• Cam’Ron Fletcher, Kentucky – DNP, suspended
• Jordan Miller, George Mason – returned to action off the bench after serving a two-game suspension – 6 pts/20 mins
• Caleb Mills, Houston – returned to action in first game since Nov 29 (ankle) – 12 pts/25 mins
• Shareef O’Neal, LSU – returned to action – 3 pts/11 mins
• Bryan Penn-Johnson, LSU – DNP, is away from the team for the foreseeable future for personal reasons
• Javonte Smart, LSU – DNP, on “tail-end” of covid protocols
• Cameron Tyson, Houston – DNP (expected)
• Trendon Watford, LSU – started in his return to action 22 pts/34 mins

Transfer Updates from Dec 26:

• N/A

Saturday morning brought the tragic news that Utah RB Ty Jordan died after an apparent accidental shooting. On Friday Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson did not suit up for the bowl game after previous reports were that he was expected to play. Missing Saturday’s bowl games were Liberty WR CJ Yarbrough & UTSA RB Brenden Brady. Looking ahead, Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz should be good for their bowl game.

Notable players entering the transfer portal were QB Jordan McCloud (South Florida) WR Warren Thompson (Florida State), and QB Darriel Mack announced he would transfer from UCF to Old Dominion.

Declaring for the NFL Draft was RB Javonte Williams (UNC), while Miami QB D’Eriq King announced he would return next season.

Injuries & Updates from December 25-26:

QBs:

• D’Eriq King, Miami – will return next season
• Darriel Mack, UCF – announces transfer to Old Dominion
• Jordan McCloud, South Florida – will enter the transfer portal
• Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – good to go for bowl game
• Kevin Thomson, Washington – will not return to Washington as he will pursue the pros
• Malik Willis, Liberty – started the bowl game after having Covid

RBs:

• Brenden Brady, UTSA – was inactive for Sat. bowl
• Ty Jordan, Utah – tragically passed away due to an accidental shooting
• Brenden Knox, Marshall – DNP in Friday bowl after opting out for NFL (expected)
• Jaret Patterson, Buffalo – a pregame report came out saying he might see limited time in the Friday bowl, then at gametime he was announced by the broadcast to be out. In postgame it was shared that once arriving at the bowl there were hesitations about how he was feeling so he was held out as a precaution.

WRs & TEs:

• De’Corian Clark, UTSA – was inactive for Sat. bowl
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – DNP in Sat. bowl, boot on foot
• Willie Johnson, Marshall – was inactive for Friday bowl
• Xavier Lane, Western Kentucky – DNP in bowl game
• TE Tre McKitty, Georgia – confirmed to have opted out for the bowl
• Tykee Ogle-Kellogg, UTSA – was inactive for Sat. bowl
• Warren Thompson, Florida State – enters transfer portal
• Dayton Wade, Western Kentucky – returned to action in Saturday bowl
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – did not travel for the Saturday bowl game