Player Bio Arcuri (pronounced are-CURE-ee) did not see the field his first two years in East Lansing, first redshirting in 2016 and then missing the entire next season due to injury. The second-team All-Ohio pick as a senior at Olentangy Liberty High School was healthy enough to play in all…
Player Bio Russ is the son of Craig Yeast, who was the SEC’s all-time leader with 208 receptions when he left Kentucky to play nine seasons of professional football in three leagues. The younger Yeast made his own name as a four-star recruit and state Player of the Year as…
Player Bio Hardy spent the first year of his collegiate career at the College of the Siskiyous (66 tackles, nine sacks) before transferring to Montana State. He played in 11 games as a reserve in 2018 (five tackles) before starting four of 15 games for the Bobcats the following season…
Player Bio Kendrick came to Clemson as a top-five receiver prospect nationally and top 30 overall recruit. The South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior played quarterback his final two years at South Pointe High School, which won four straight state titles while Kendrick was there. He…
Player Bio Lake followed in the footsteps of his father, Carnell, to UCLA after a nice career at California’s famed Mater Dei High School. Carnell Lake was a Pro Bowl defensive back who made the league’s All-1990s team. Quentin took off his redshirt to play in the final nine games…
Player Bio Williams was the Class 5 Offensive Player of the Year in Missouri at St. John Vianney High School before arriving in South Bend for the 2019 season. He played in four games that year (4-26-6.5 rushing; 1-3-3.0 receiving) and shed 15 pounds after the season to gain quickness….
Player Bio Durant led Lamar High School to a South Carolina state title as the team’s starting quarterback and free safety his senior year. He attended Palmetto Prep Academy before moving on to South Carolina State. Durant did not play in 2017 but started 10 games the following season (38…
Player Bio Bruss was a finalist for the 2016 Joe Thomas Award, given to the top high school offensive lineman in Wisconsin. He started six games (three at right tackle, three as a blocking tight end) as a redshirt freshman in 2018. Bruss switched positions during 2019 (12 starts at…
Player Bio In 2019, Garrett was a Cliff Harris Award finalist (small college defensive player of the year), first-team Associated Press All-American and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year after tying for the Division II lead with 14 sacks (among 69 tackles, 20.5 for loss) and seven…
Player Bio Skowronek (pronounced sko-RON-eck) is a distant relative of 1947 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack, so it seemed like providence that he wound up in South Bend as a graduate transfer from Northwestern. He suffered an injury in the 2020 opener that cost him two games but returned to…