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2B Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
SPORTS
RED
■ Continued from 1B
do,” Griffin said.
Tamori Plantin (14 points)
quickly broke the scoreless
tie with a layup off a bounce
pass 10 seconds from the
opening tip, and the Lady
Spartans jumped out to a 6-0
lead out the gates.
Blackwell knocked down
the first of two first-quar
ter 3s to put the Lady Red
Elephants on the board at
the 6:29 mark. And from
there, the hosts clawed
back as Blackwell’s second
trey made it 8-all midway
through the period, then a
Teasley layup gave Gaines
ville its first lead at 12-10.
GAC mixed in a half-court
trap at times to force seven
Gainesville turnovers in the
period. Meanwhile, Kaleigh
Addie (16 points) scored
the final five points for the
visitors in the frame. She
drained a 3 before snatch
ing a defensive board and
finished with a basket on the
other end to give the Lady
Spartans a 21-18 lead at the
buzzer.
Blackwell scored 10 of
Gainesville’s 12 second-
quarter points, but GAC’s
Ava Irvin made a 3 to beat
the buzzer to keep the
Lady Spartans up 35-30 at
halftime.
Gainesville will look to
keep that positivity going
at home for the next two
games, beginning with
Southwest Atlanta Christian
for a 6 p.m. tipoff Friday
night in Gainesville.
EAST
■ Continued from 1B
Jackson on the same
possession.
“He can block shots from
anywhere,” Thompson said.
“.. He changes the game
for us. He makes us a bet
ter team, and his effort was
really high.”
East Hall’s strong defen
sive performance allowed
the team to hold a two-point
advantage after one quarter,
but the Vikings still struggled
to pull away.
A pair of goal tending calls
against Rucker got the Tro
jans back to within a point
early in the second frame,
but a flurry of three makes
from Curry brought the
Vikings out of the offensive
rut and kept them ahead on
the scoreboard.
“Taking big shots for my
team, I’m just helping them
out,” Curry said. “And they
tell me to go with it, so I go
with it. They get me going.”
East Hall briefly looked
like it would take command
of the game, but a 5-0 run
from the Trojans to end the
half brought North Hall to
within a point going into the
break.
Both teams brought the
same high level of defense
into the third quarter, with
neither managing to find
any room until late in the
frame. But a timely 7-0 run
from the Vikings gave them
a bit of separation as they
carried a four-point lead
into the final eight minutes
of regulation.
But when East Hall
needed a basket most, it
turned to its playmakers
in Curry and Rucker, and
the duo delivered. After
driving toward the basket,
Curry dished the ball back
to Rucker who buried a mid
range jumper to tie things
up and send the game to
overtime.
The teams exchanged
buckets to start the extra
period, but East Hall locked
down defensively from
there. One more Rucker
block and some timely
offensive rebounding from
Hill were enough to give the
Vikings their first region win
of the year.
NORTH HALL GIRLS 51,
EAST HALL 45: Maci Gil
lespie scored 11 points and
grabbed six steals as North
Hall fought back from a two-
point, halftime deficit to get
the win at home against East
Hall. After jumping out to an
early lead over the Vikings,
things appeared to take a
turn for the worse when the
Trojan forward Grace Hol-
lifield, who scored seven
quick points to start the
game, went down with an
apparent ankle injury. North
Hall coach Kristi House said
after Hollifield was forced
out of the game, the team
turned to Gillespie’s leader
ship to keep things on track.
Gillespie seemed to take
the message to heart. After
falling into a two-point hole
heading into halftime, she
led the charge as the Trojans
came back to outscore East
Hall by seven in a clutch
third quarter performance.
Hollifield was eventu
ally able to come back into
the game, and played a key
role in locking things down
defensively.
SCORES
■ Continued from 1B
FLOWERY BRANCH
GIRLS 59, WEST HALL 25:
The Lady Falcons were led
by Caroline Wysocki with
22 points. Also in double
figures, Ashley Woodroffe
scored 18 points and Ashlee
Locke added 11 for Flowery
Branch (3-1). For West Hall,
Kinsey Wilson scored eight.
On Friday, Flowery
Branch hosts Chestatee at 7
p.m.
JOHNSON BOYS 69,
OGLETHORPE COUNTY
49: Jonathan Williams led
the Knights with 21 points,
while Jesse Harbin scored
13.
DAWSON COUNTY
GIRLS 70, FANNIN
COUNTY 44: Clemson
signee Kaylee Sticker fin
ished with a team-high 23
points for the Lady Tigers.
Outscoring their opponent
in every quarter, Dawson
County (4-2) was assisted by
Sophia D’Oliveira with 11
points and Rachel Swafford
with seven. Racking up six
points each were Shyla Shef
field, Marlie Townley and
Maddie Anglin for Dawson
County.
Dawson County hosts
Greater Christian Atlanta
at 7 p.m. on Friday in
Dawsonville.
CHEROKEE CHRIS
TIAN GIRLS 38, LANIER
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
28: Madison Hughes had 12
points for the Lady Light
ning, while Ashley Avery
had eight points and six
assists. Also chipping in for
Lanier Christian (3-4), Lexie
Robertson finished with four
points and six steals.
Lanier Christian Acad
emy visits Westminister in
Atlanta on Friday.
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Football/NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New England
9
3
0
.750
331
259
Miami
6
6
0
.500
244
300
Buffalo
4
8
0
.333
178
293
N.Y. Jets
3
9
0
.250
243
307
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Houston
9
3
0
.750
302
235
Indianapolis
6
6
0
.500
325
279
Tennessee
6
6
0
.500
221
245
Jacksonville
4
8
0
.333
203
243
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Pittsburgh
7
4
1
.625
346
282
Baltimore
7
5
0
.583
297
214
Cincinnati
5
7
0
.417
286
371
Cleveland
4
7
1
.375
266
312
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Kansas City
10 2
0
.833
444
327
L.A. Chargers
9
3
0
.750
340
249
Denver
6
6
0
.500
276
262
Oakland
2
10
0
.167
220
367
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Dallas
7
5
0
.583
247
223
Philadelphia
6
6
0
.500
258
266
Washington
6
6
0
.500
233
257
N.Y. Giants
4
8
0
.333
267
315
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New Orleans
10 2
0
.833
419
269
Carolina
6
6
0
.500
304
306
Tampa Bay
5
7
0
.417
318
355
Atlanta
4
8
0
.333
296
333
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Chicago
8
4
0
.667
344
241
Minnesota
6
5
1
.542
275
270
Green Bay
4
7
1
.375
281
287
Detroit
4
8
0
.333
254
316
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
y-L.A. Rams
11
1
0
.917
419
298
Seattle
7
5
0
.583
319
259
Arizona
3
9
0
.250
175
310
San Francisco
2
10
0
.167
255
336
y-clinched division
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 28, Washington 13
Thursday’s game
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday’s games
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
New England at Miami, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Denver at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP
Matt Moore on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Promoted Paul Hoover
to field coordinator. Named Jonathan Erlichman
process and analytics coach and Justin Su’a
mental skills coach.
TEXAS RANGERS — Named Oscar Marin bull
pen coach, Callix Crabbe assistant hitting coach
and Regan Wong physical therapist. Promoted
Jacob Newburn to assistant trainer.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed S Ibraheim
Campbell on injured reserve. Signed LB Kendall
Donnerson from the practice squad and Ss
Tray Matthews and Jason Thompson to the
practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed WR Justin
Hunter on injured reserve.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS — Announced QB Cole Kelley
will transfer.
MISSISSIPPI — WR A.J. Brown will enter
the NFL draft.
OHIO STATE — Announced the retirement
of football coach Urban Meyer. Promoted co
offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ryan
Day to head coach, effective at the end of
the season.
STOCKTON — Named John Bancheri row
ing coach.
Football/college
FCS playoffs schedule
Quarterfinals
Friday’s games
Maine (9-3) vs. Weber State (10-2), 8 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Colgate (10-1) at North Dakota State (12-
0), Noon
South Dakota State (9-2) at Kennesaw State
(11-1), 2 p.m.
UC Davis (10-2) at Eastern Washington (10-
2), 4 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Dec. 14 or Saturday, Dec. 15
TBD
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 5
At Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Semifinal winners, Noon
Division II playoff schedule
Semifinals
Saturday’s games
Notre Dame (Ohio) (13-0) at Valdosta State
(12-0), Noon
Ferris State (14-0) at Minnesota State-
Mankato (13-0), 3 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Dec. 15
At McKinney, Texas
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
Basketball/college
Men’s Top 25
Tuesday’s results
1. Gonzaga (8-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Washington, Wednesday.
2. Kansas (7-0) beat Wofford 72-47. Next: vs.
New Mexico State, Saturday.
3. Duke (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Hartford,
Wednesday.
4. Virginia (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. VCU,
Sunday.
5. Michigan (8-0) at Northwestern. Next: vs.
South Carolina, Saturday.
6. Nevada (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20
Arizona State, Friday.
7. Tennessee (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
1 Gonzaga, Sunday.
8. Auburn (7-1) beat UNC Asheville 67-41.
Next: vs. Dayton, Saturday.
9. Kentucky (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Seton
Hall, Saturday.
10. Michigan State (7-2) did not play. Next: at
Florida, Saturday.
11. Florida State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs.
UConn, Saturday.
12. Wisconsin (8-1) did not play. Next: at
Marquette, Saturday.
13. Texas Tech (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Wednesday.
14. North Carolina (6-2) did not play. Next: vs.
UNC Wilmington, Wednesday.
15. Virginia Tech (6-1) did not play. Next: vs.
VMI, Wednesday.
16. Kansas State (6-1) did not play. Next: at
Tulsa, Saturday.
17. Buffalo (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Le
Moyne, Wednesday.
18. Iowa (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa
State, Thursday.
19. Ohio State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Illinois, Wednesday.
20. Arizona State (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 6 Nevada, Friday.
21. Villanova (6-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Temple, Wednesday.
22. Mississippi State (7-1) beat McNeese
90-77. Next: vs. Clemson, Saturday.
23. Maryland (7-1) did not play. Next: at
Purdue, Thursday.
24. Nebraska (7-1) did not play. Next: at
Minnesota, Wednesday.
25. Furman (9-0) beat Elon 98-74. Next: at
South Carolina Upstate, Saturday.
Top 25 schedule
Today’s Games
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Washington, 11 p.m.
No. 3 Duke vs. Hartford, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Texas Tech vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff,
7:30 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington,
9 p.m.
No. 15 Virginia Tech vs. VMI, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Buffalo vs. Le Moyne, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Ohio State vs. Illinois at the United
Center, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Villanova vs. Temple, 8:30 p.m.
No. 24 Nebraska at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 18 Iowa vs. Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Maryland at Purdue, 7 p.m.
TODAY ON TV
BASKETBALL
■ NBAG-league: Iowa
Wolves at Raptors 905,
11 a.m., ESPNU
■ Lafayette at Connecticut,
6 p.m., ESPNU
■ Ohio at Xavier, 6:30 p.m.,
FS1
■ Hartford at Duke, 7 p.m.,
ESPN2
■ NBA: Wizards at Hawks,
7:30 p.m., FSSE
■ NBA: 76ers at Raptors,
8 p.m., ESPN
■ VCU at Texas, 8 p.m.,
ESPNU
■ Temple at Villanova,
8:30 p.m., FS1
■ North Carolina
(Wilmington) at North
Carolina, 9 p.m., ESPN2
■ TCUatSMU, 10 p.m.,
ESPNU
■ NBA: Spurs at Lakers,
10:30 p.m., ESPN
■ Washington at Gonzaga,
11 p.m., ESPN2
SOCCER
■ Premier League: Manchester United vs. Arsenal, 2:55 p.m., NBCSN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL I Heisman Trophy
Looking to finish strong
CARLOS OSORIO I The Associated Press
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) runs for a touchdown ahead of Kansas cornerback
Shakial Taylor (8) as Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (2) looks on during the second
half of the game Nov. 17 in Norman, Oklahoma.
While baseball is his future, Murray has
dazzled at quarterback for Oklahoma
Associated Press
Oklahoma’s Kyler Mur
ray pulled off an impressive
triple play during a brutal
30-hour stretch in April.
On a Friday night, he
played center field for the
Sooners’ baseball team. The
next day, he played quarter
back in the football team’s
spring game. After that, he
played another baseball
game Saturday night.
It was a mental and physi
cal grind for Murray, but his
dedication to both sports has
paid off. Two months later,
the Oakland A’s selected
him in the first round of
the Major League Baseball
draft. He chose to continue
playing football, and after
posting one of the most
impressive statistical sea
sons in FBS history, he was
named a Heisman Trophy
finalist on Monday.
Murray easily could have
quit football after being
drafted, but his reason for
returning offers a window
into his mentality. After a
disappointing freshman sea
son at Texas A&M in 2015,
he transferred to Oklahoma.
He sat out a year because
of transfer rules, then waited
last season behind Heisman
winner Baker Mayfield.
Murray’s sudden rise in
baseball left him facing the
possibility that his last sig
nificant football memories
would come from the rough
year at Texas A&M.
He wasn’t having it.
“I’ve been playing this
game my whole life,” he
said. “To leave this game
with a bad taste in my
mouth after my freshman
year at A&M is just not who
I am. I’ve worked my whole
life for this, and we’re here.
So for me, leaving after get
ting drafted was never an
option. And they (the A’s)
knew that. They gave me the
opportunity to do what I’m
doing. I’m thankful.
“For the people that say
I’m crazy for doing it (com
ing back), it’s (quitting) just
not who I am. I’ve played
this game since I was 4 years
old. I love this game, and I
couldn’t go out like that.”
Instead, he goes out with
a 205.7 passer efficiency rat
ing, which would be an FBS
record. He has rushed for
892 yards to lead the fourth-
ranked Sooners to a Big
12 title and a College Foot
ball Playoff meeting with
Alabama.
None of Murray’s success
has surprised Tom West-
erberg, his coach at Allen
(Texas) High School who
watched him go 43-0 and
win three state titles. Even
with the time off between
his freshman year and this
season, Westerberg thought
Murray had the tools to pick
up where he left off in high
school, especially under
Oklahoma coach Lincoln
Riley’s direction.
“I always thought he could
do it,” said Westerberg, who
now coaches at Barbers Hill
(Texas). “He’s doing what
he did in high school at the
college level. Knowing him
and his confidence, with the
right situation with the right
surrounding cast — and he
Heisman
Ceremony
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
TV: ESPN
is totally in the right place —
when that gets around him,
it’s pretty dang good. ”
Murray’s decision to
return and play football
gave Oklahoma a rare ath
lete who excels in football
and another sport. Kirk
Gibson was a star receiver
at Michigan State and a first-
round draft pick in base
ball who famously helped
the Los Angeles Dodgers
win the 1988 World Series.
Florida State cornerback
Deion Sanders is a Pro Foot
ball Hall of Famer who also
played in the majors. Flor
ida State quarterback Char
lie Ward won the Heisman
in 1993 before enjoying an
11-year NBA career.
But the comparison most
often made is to Bo Jackson,
the Auburn running back
who won the Heisman in
1985 and eventually played
in the NFL and was an MLB
All-Star. Murray and Okla
homa even revisited the
famed Jackson photo with
the baseball bat and shoul
der pads and did a “Kyler
Knows” video that included
famous Oklahomans, simi
lar to the “Bo Knows” Nike
campaign.
Oklahoma baseball coach
Skip Johnson said it took a
lot of cooperation between
the football and baseball
staffs to help Murray elevate
his game to elite levels in
both sports.
Ohio State’s Meyer
says he’ll retire
after Rose Bowl
Ohio State coach Urban
Meyer abruptly announced
his retirement Tuesday, cit
ing health concerns and a
difficult year that included
a three-game suspension
over his handling of
domestic violence
allegations against a
now-fired assistant
coach.
He will step down
after the Rose Bowl
on Jan. 1.
Meyer is leav
ing at the top of his
profession after
three national champion
ships in a career spanning
three decades, the last seven
years at Ohio State, where
he has an 82-9 record. The
54-year-old Meyer has an
arachnoid cyst in his brain
that causes severe head
aches, and he had shown
obvious effects of being in
pain on the sideline this
season. At a packed
news conference, Meyer
explained that the head
aches became severe last
season during Ohio State’s
game at Penn State and have
become a persistent prob
lem this season.
But he didn’t blame only
his health for stepping away.
Meyer said he believed
he could no longer
coach the way he
has from the early
days at Bowling
Green to Utah, Flor
ida and, finally, with
the Buckeyes.
Meyer said leav
ing would have been
more difficult if the
program wasn’t
healthy.
The Buckeyes are 12-1
after winning the Big Ten
championship and Meyer
said he felt good about his
replacement: Assistant
coach Ryan Day will take
over as the 25th coach of
the storied program where
Meyer won a national title
in 2014 after two at Florida
(2006,2008).
It was Day who led the
Buckeyes when Meyer was
suspended before the sea
son opener over his role in
the handling of assistant
coach Zach Smith, who was
accused by his ex-wife of
domestic abuse.
Meyer said he knew about
the allegations against Smith
— grandson of former Ohio
State coach Earle Bruce —
but wasn’t sure they were
true and kept Smith on staff
because no criminal charges
were filed. The university
cited that lapse in suspend
ing Meyer after an investi
gation. A report issued by
an investigative committee
left a lasting stain, detail
ing behavior by Meyer that
could have taken down a
coach of lesser stature. The
investigation showed he
tolerated bad behavior for
years from Smith, including
domestic-violence accusa
tions, drug addiction, lies
and other acts that directly
clash with the values Meyer
touts publicly.
All-ACC
Coach of the Year
Dino Babers, Syracuse, and Dabo Swinney,
Clemson (tie).
Offensive Player of the Year
Travis Etienne, Clemson.
Defensive Player of the Year
Clelin Ferrell, Clemson.
Newcomer of the Year
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson.
First team
Offense
Quarterback — Ryan Finley, North Carolina
State, 6-4,212, sr., Phoenix.
Running back — AJ Dillon, Boston College,
6-0, 245, soph., New London, Connecticut;
u-Travis Etienne, Clemson, 5-10, 200, soph.,
Jennings, Louisiana.
Tackles — u-Mitch Hyatt, Clemson, 6-5,
305, sr., Suwanee, Georgia; Tyler Jones, North
Carolina State, 6-3, 306, sr., Stone Mountain,
Georgia.
Guards — Parker Braun, Georgia Tech, 6-3,
280, jr., Hallsville, Texas; Chris Lindstrom, Boston
College, 6-4, 310, sr., Dudley, Massachusetts.
Center — Garrett Bradbury, North Carolina
State, 6-3,300, sr., Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tight end — Tommy Sweeney, Boston
College, 6-5,260, sr., Ramsey, New Jersey.
Wide receiver — Kelvin Harmon, North
Carolina State, 6-3, 214, jr., Palmyra, New
Jersey; Olamide Zaccheaus, Virginia, 5-8,190,
sr., Philadelphia.
All-purpose player — Greg Dortch, Wake
Forest, 5-9,170, soph., Richmond, Virginia.
Kicker — Andre Szmyt, Syracuse, 6-1, 195,
fr., Vernon Hills, Illinois.
Defense
Defensive ends — Brian Burns, Florida State,
6-5, 231, jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida; u-Cle-
lin Ferrell, Clemson, 6-5, 260, jr., Richmond,
Virginia.
Defensive tackles — Dexter Lawrence,
Clemson, 6-4, 340, jr., Wake Forest, North
Carolina; u-Christian Wilkins, Clemson, 6-4,
300, sr., Springfield, Massachusetts;
Linebackers — Joe Giles-Harris, Duke, 6-2,
240, jr., Nyack, New York; Germaine Pratt, North
Carolina State, 6-3, 140, sr., High Point, North
Carolina; Shaquille Quarterman, Miami, 6-1,
235, jr., Orange Park, Florida.
Cornerbacks — Hamp Cheevers, Boston
College, 5-10, 180, jr., Trenton, Florida;
Bryce Hall, Virginia, 6-3, 200, jr., Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
Safeties — Andre Cisco, Syracuse, 6-0,199,
fr., Valley Stream, New York; Juan Thornhill,
Virginia, 6-1, 200, sr., Altavista, Virginia.
Punter — Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse, 5-9,
197, jr., Valrico, Florida.
Second Team
Offense
Quarterback — Eric Dungey, Syracuse, 6-4,
226, sr., Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Running back — Travis Homer, Miami, 5-11,
205, jr., West Palm Beach, Florida; Qadree
Ollison, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 225, sr., Niagara Falls,
New York.
Tackles — Tremayne Anchrum, Clemson, 6-2,
290, jr., Powder Springs, Georgia; Stefano Millin,
Pittsburgh, 6-5,300, sr., Massillon, Ohio.
Guards — Phil Haynes, Wake Forest, 6-4,
310, sr., Raleigh, North Carolina; John Simpson,
Clemson, 6-4, 320, jr., North Charleston, South
Carolina.
Center — Justin Falcinelli, Clemson, 6-4,
305, sr., Middletown, Maryland.
Tight end — Brevin Jordan, Miami, 6-3,245,
fr., Las Vegas.
Wide receivers — Tee Higgins, Clemson,
6-4, 200, soph., Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Jakobi
Meyers, North Carolina State, 6-2, 203, jr.,
Lithonia, Georgia.
All-purpose player — Deon Jackson, Duke,
6-0,225, soph., Atlanta.
Kicker — Christopher Dunn, North Carolina
State, 5-8,177, fr., Lexington, North Carolina.
Defense
Defensive ends — Zach Allen, Boston
College, 6-3,285, sr., New Canaan, Connecticut;
Alton Robinson, Syracuse, 6-4, 249, jr.,
Converse, Texas.
Defensive tackles — Ricky Walker, Virginia
Tech, 6-2, 300, sr., Hampton, Virginia; Gerald
Willis III, Miami, 6-4,300, sr., New Orleans.
Linebackers — Ryan Guthrie, Syracuse, 6-2,
224, sr., Cumming, Georgia;
Cole Holcomb, North Carolina, 6-1, 235,
sr., New Smyrna Beach, Florida; Tre Lamar,
Clemson, 6-4,250, jr., Roswell, Georgia.
Cornerbacks — Essang Bassey, Wake Forest,
5- 10, 185, jr., Columbus, Georgia; Trayvon
Mullen, Clemson, 6-2,190, jr., Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.
Safeties — Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest,
6- 1, 200, sr., Stone Mountain, Georgia; Jaquan
Johnson, Miami, 5-11,195, sr., Miami.
Punter — Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech,
6-0,245, soph., Alcolu, South Carolina.
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