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Sources: Several more JMU players heading to portal
More players for local teams will enter the transfer portal, according to CBS Sports writers Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer and 247 Sports, citing sources.
Some of the latest are James Madison running backs Wayne Knight and Ayo Adeyi, cornerback Justin Eaglin, defensive linemen Amar Thomas and Mychal McMullin and tight end Josh Phifer, plus Virginia Tech receiver Cameron Seldon.
Players in the portal can return to their current schools, but they are open to being recruited by others.
Knight emerged as a star as JMU won the Sun Belt and advanced to the College Football Playoff. The 5-foot-7, 190-pound junior ran for 1,373 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, and caught 40 passes for 397 yards. He was the conference championship game MVP before running for 110 yards against Oregon in the College Football Playoff.
Adeyo, a 5-foot-8, 210-pounder, has 2,480 career yards and 17 touchdowns on 383 carries in three seasons for North Texas and then two for JMU.
Thomas, 6-1 and 241 pounds, had 43 tackles (6.5 for loss) and 2.5 sacks this season. McMullin, from Phoebus High, had 32 tackles and a sack this season after compiling 13 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks as a freshman.
Eaglin, a 6-foot-1, 175-pounder, had 35 tackles and five interceptions this year, including one at Oregon in the CFP. Phifer has played in 23 games over two seasons with the Dukes.
Seldon, a former top-80 overall recruit who began college with Tennessee, ranked second on Virginia Tech this year with 23 catches.
Also entering the portal will be UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea, who threw for 3,459 yards this year and was the Mountain West Player of the year after starting for much of 2024 with Virginia. So will Auburn offensive tackle Xavier Chaplin and North Texas guard Johnny Dickson, who both had transferred from Virginia Tech.
JMU receiver Nick DiGennaro, who earlier played for Maryland and starred for Richmond, declared for the NFL draft.
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ODU, NSU hit road for Sunday games
Old Dominion and Norfolk State will play challenging road games Sunday as nonconference play winds down.
The Monarchs (4-9) will head to College Park to face Maryland (6-6), current ODU coach Mike Jones’ last employer as an assistant coach. Starting center Caelum Swanton-Rodger, a former Maryland reserve, is in his second season with the Monarchs. The Terrapins are guided by Buzz Williams, a former head coach for Marquette, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M.
Norfolk State (6-9) will travel to face the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (2-11) in Lafayette. The Spartans were the runners-up in the four-team Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso, Texas, beating UTEP before losing to UC Irvine in the championship game.
The Cajuns’ only victories are over Southeastern Louisiana and Sun Belt foe Louisiana Monroe, a triumph that snapped a 10-game losing streak.
Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas, who grew up in Chesapeake, celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NBA victory Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. BAILEY HILLESHEIM/AP
NBA
Cam Thomas scores 30 in win vs. Wolves
Chesapeake native Cam Thomas scored 30 points in his return after missing 20 games with a left hamstring strain, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the host Minnesota Timberwolves 123-107 Saturday night.
Michael Porter Jr. added 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who had six players score in double figures. Brooklyn (10-19) has won four of five and five of seven.
The Nets, who improved to 7-3 in December, are allowing an NBA-low 103.1 points per game this month.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota (20-12) with 28 points, but the Timberwolves dropped back-to-back games for the third time this season. Minnesota lost 142-138 in overtime Thursday at Denver.
Five players scored in double digits for Minnesota. Jaden McDaniels had 16 points, while Naz Reid and Julius Randle each added 13.
Thomas, who played just less than 20 minutes, scored 12 straight Brooklyn points in the third quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers, for an 89-82 lead. The Brooklyn guard, who starred for Oscar Smith High, Oak Hill Academy and LSU before the Nets drafted him, is averaging 22.3 points on 42.2% shooting in nine games this season.
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