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Former Texas A&M QB Zach Calzada is headed back to SEC for the 2025 season

The Kentucky Wildcats have landed a commitment from former Texas A&M and Incarnate Word QB Zach Calzada

Texas A&M won’t face Kentucky during the 2025 college football season. Still, a familiar face is headed back to the SEC as quarterback Zach Calzada will transfer to Lexington and compete for the starting QB job with the Wildcats and veteran head coach Mark Stoops.

Calzada’s journey is truly documentary-worthy. The former Texas A&M quarterback has just completed his best collegiate season after two full years at Incarnate Word, where he threw for 3,744 yards, achieved 35 touchdowns, and recorded only nine interceptions this season.

Calzada’s 2021 season with the Aggies was cemented in history after leading Texas A&M to one of the program’s most significant wins over No. 1 ranked Alabama after a 3-2 start to the year. Calzada’s impressive play in the pocket showed his potential as a Power 5 starter.

While his future with the Aggies could have been extended if it wasn’t for Texas A&M’s loaded 2022 quarterback room, Calzada briefly transferred to Auburn before injuries and poor play led him to fix his issues with Incarnate Word.

At 6-4 and 200-plus pounds, Calzada’s arm talent is undeniable and will more than likely lead to earning the starting quarterback job for a Kentucky team in desperate need of a reliable option under center.

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The best Duke basketball photos from Tuesday’s win over Incarnate Word

Check out the best Duke basketball photos from Tuesday’s game against Incarnate Word.

Tuesday’s gritty victory over Incarnate Word served as a solid reminder of the depth in Duke’s freshman class.

The Blue Devils struggled to pull away from the Cardinals for the first 15 minutes as superstar freshman [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag]Ā made just two of his eight shots. The superstar forward anchored last week’s victories with 20-point double-doubles, but as he struggled to generate similar production on the offensive end against UIW, Duke looked a little stuck in the mud.

Two other first-year players stepped up to pull the team out of slump. Center [autotag]Khaman Maluach[/autotag] scored 10 points in the final 6:09 of the opening half, part of his team-leading 17 for the night, and [autotag]Isaiah Evans[/autotag] rattled home four 3-pointers off the bench after the break.

It all came together in the end for the home team, and when time expired, the Blue Devils could celebrate a fourth straight win.

Check out some of the best photos from an up-and-down night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Former Texas A&M QB Zach Calzada is coming off a career game with Incarnate Word

Former Texas A&M quarterback Zach Calzada may have an NFL future ahead of him

Former Texas A&M quarterback Zach Calzada will never have to pay for another drink in College Station after helping the Aggies defeat Alabama during the 2021 season when the Crimson Tide was ranked as the No. 1 team in the country.

During his two seasons at Texas A&M under former head coach Jimbo Fisher, Calzada’s big arm garnered interest from several other blue-blood programs, including the Georgia Bulldogs.

Still, Fisher ultimately won the recruiting battle. After only appearing in several games during his first two seasons, Calzada took over the starting job after current Georgia Tech starting QB Haynes King was injured in a game against Colorado.

After finding his footing, Calzada led the Aggies to a four-game win streak after defeating Alabama. However, the team ultimately lost a road game to Ole Miss, which would have likely vaulted the A&M into the playoff conversation.

Due to the return of Haynes King and then freshman quarterback Conner Weigman, Calzada initially transferred to Auburn for a year before settling with Incarnate Word during the 2023 season, where he has thrived ever since.

Finishing 2023 with 2,598 passing yards and 19 touchdowns, Calzada’s 2024 season is even more impressive after six games, including a career-high 5 passing touchdowns and 270 yards in Saturday’s win over Nicholls.

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Calzada’s 6-4 200-plus pound frame, paired with one of the strongest arms in college football, will likely garner scouting attention at the next level.

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Former Wisconsin cornerback transfer commits to Incarnate Word

Former Wisconsin cornerback transfer commits to Incarnate Word

Former Wisconsin cornerback A.J. Tisdell announced his transfer commitment to Incarnate Word on Friday.

Tisdell entered the transfer portal on April 26 after spending only the 2023 season with the Badgers.

Related:Ā Big Ten football 2024 season win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice

The former three-star recruit was 247Sports’ No. 796 player in the class of 2023, No. 81 cornerback and No. 124 recruit from his home state of Texas. He originally committed to Wisconsin in June of 2022, back when Paul Chryst was still head coach. The cornerback opted to stay committed once Luke Fickell took over after the 2022 season.

He now transfers to an Incarnate Word program that went 8-2 in 2023 in its first season under head coach Clint Killough.Ā The FCS program boasts three Southland Conference Championships since 2018 and is established as one of the better programs at its level of college football.

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Missouri girls basketball team’s winning streak reaches 131 games; has not lost since February 2020

Incarnate Word girls basketball stretched its winning streak to 131 games as it won the championship. It has not lost a game in four years.

Many, many things about life have changed since February 2020, but one thing remains the same: Incarnate Word girls basketball wins. And wins. And wins.

Last weekend, the Red Knights won the Class 6 girls basketball championship, extending their winning streak to an unbelievable 131 games. The last time they lost was Feb. 8, 2020, a four-year stretch for the high school athlete.

It’s the team’s seventh championship in a row.

Incarnate Word’s Abbie Sextro (35) holds the championship trophy following a Class 6 state championship girls basketball game between Kickapoo and Incarnate Word, Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

This one was particularly special, as Incarnate Word played with the mantra “win for Dan” after head coach Dan Rolfes was hospitalized after suffering what was described as a medical emergency the night before, according toĀ MaxPrepsĀ and theĀ St. Louis American.

Incarnate Word forced 18 turnovers in the 53-43 win over Kickapoo (Springfield, Mo.). Kaylynn Janes, who never lost a game in her career, scored 16 points, while Peyton Hill led the team with 17. Nevaeh Caffey recorded a line of seven points, 10 rebounds and four steals, according to the STL American.

The Red Knights finished this season 31-0. The year before, they went 32-0. In both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, they posted a record of 29-0, which takes us to their most recent loss, the 2019-20 season, in which they went 27-4. After that loss on Feb. 8, 2020, Incarnate Word won the final 10 games, including the championship.

The entire run has been spectacularā€”a 28-2 championship season in 2019; a title run in 2018 saved by an overtime victory in the semifinals as the team went 28-5; a record of 27-4 the year before, and in 2016, a 28-5 season that ended in the semifinals.

But that 2016 game was just a blip, as they had won three straight titles from 2012-13 through 2014-15.

According to MaxPreps, the Red Knights broke the Missouri consecutive wins of 124 on Feb. 12. Rolfes won his 700th game as a coach in the quarterfinals.

Incarnate Word fans hold up signs honoring head coach Dan Rolfes, Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. Rolfes experienced a medical emergency following a semifinal game Friday and was unable to coach the championship game.

2024 NFL draft prospect: Washington State QB Cam Ward

After transferring from Incarnate Word, Cam Ward displayed a lot of talent, but has some things he needs to clean up.

Welcome to SKOL Search!

This series will be your guide to the 2024 draft class. From scouting reports to mock drafts and exploring different scenarios, we will be covering the NFL draft and the future of the Minnesota Vikings from all angles.

We are getting a head start this year by looking at the talent projected to be available in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft. Why start in the summer? Itā€™s a good way to see how the players grow from year-to-year and we will be looking at players from a Vikings perspective.

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Saints to work out former LSU, Incarnate Word QB Lindsey Scott Jr.

The Saints plan to work out Incarnate Word quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr., a late-round draft prospect whose college career began at LSU:

This is interesting: the New Orleans Saints plan to put former Incarnate Word quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. through a workout ahead of the 2023 NFL draft, per FOX San Antonio’s Chuck Miketinac, who reports that Scott is finishing up rehab from an offseason knee scope procedure.

Scott previously participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after completing 70.9% of his pass attempts for 4,686 yards and scoring 60 touchdown passes while adding 712 rushing yards and 11 touchdown runs for UIW in the Southland Conference, though he also threw 8 interceptions and fumbled 9 times.

That was Scott’s seventh and final season of college eligibility. His college career started by being recruited out of Zachary High School to play for former LSU Tigers head coach Les Miles; when Miles left in 2017, Scott transferred to East Mississippi Community College, Missouri, and Nicholls (where he threw to former Saints undrafted free agent wideout Dai’Jean Dixon) before making his way to Incarnate Word.

Now he’s projected to be a priority free agent signing after the 2023 NFL draft, though it’s possible Scott gets picked in the sixth or seventh round if he continues to do well in the pre-draft process. Many teams like the Saints defer to their veteran scouts and respected position coaches to stump for prospects they favor in the draft’s final rounds — so if Scott can make a strong impression in his upcoming workout, maybe someone in New Orleans makes the case for him on draft day.

The Saints could use another quarterback to develop behind Derek Carr, seeing as Jameis Winston is entering the last year of his contract as Carr’s backup, and someone line Scott might be a good long-term fit. That’s how former Saints backup Trevor Siemian got his start once upon a time with the Denver Broncos.

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Former Auburn quarterback Zach Calzada finds transfer destination

Calzada never played a down for Auburn in his one-year stint with the team.

Former Tigers quarterback [autotag]Zach Calzada[/autotag] has found his new home.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Tuesday that Calzada plans on transferring to Incarnate Word. The Cardinals will be Calzada’s third team in his college career, following Texas A&M and Auburn.

To say Calzada’s Auburn tenure was uneventful may be selling it short ā€” he never played a game for the Tigers in the one season he was on the roster for Bryan Harsin. Calzada came to the Plains after a season at Texas A&M in 2021, but his tenure was marred by a shoulder injury that required surgery and thus he never saw the field where quarterbacks T.J. Finley and Robby Ashford got playing time over the course of the season. It would seem that coach Hugh Freeze didn’t have Calzada in his plans, as he entered the transfer portal and now has subsequently found a landing spot with Incarnate Word.

Incarnate Word is an FCS team, but it’s quite a successful one. The Cardinals made the FCS Championship semifinals and lost a close game to the North Dakota State Bison. Calzada, with SEC experience at Texas A&M, should be a valuable addition to the Cardinals’ roster.

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USC grad assistant moves to Incarnate Word

If you are following the coaching carousel, you are noticing that Lincoln Riley and Mike Leach disciples are relocating to specific schools, Incarnate Word being one of them.

Conner McQueen joined the USC staff in January of 2022 as a graduate assistant working with the quarterbacks. He spent the previous two seasons (2020-21) at Oklahoma as an offensive analyst.

McQueen, 29, was a backup quarterback and a holder on placekicks at Texas A&M from 2012 to 2016.

McQueen was a backup to former Heisman Winner Johnny Manziel, plus quarterbacks Kenny Hill and Matt Joeckel. He also played with Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans and was coached by Kevin Sumlin, Jake Spavital and Kliff Kingsbury.

Clint Killough was hired as Incarnate Word’s head coach on December 15, 2022, to replace G.J Kinne after Kinne was hired as the head coach at Texas State.

You can see that a few programs are magnets for Lincoln Riley and Mike Leach disciples. North Texas, Washington State, and Incarnate Word are three of them. Eric Morris, previously at Washington State and Incarnate Word, recently was hired as head coach at North Texas. USC lost a staffer to North Texas. Now it is losing one to Incarnate Word. People with ties to either Riley or Leach — if not both — are circulating among a few programs, looking for the right fit and a catapult for their careers.

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Former LSU QB takes center stage in FCS playoffs

Lindsey Scott Jr. has taken the road less traveled, but he’s lighting up the scoreboard for a championship contender.

It’s been awhile since many LSU fans have heard the name “[autotag]Lindsey Scott Jr.[/autotag]”

This is a guy who arrived at LSU before [autotag]Myles Brennan[/autotag] did.

The past seven years have taken Scott on a journey. His career began at LSU before he took the JUCO route. He was then back in the SEC at Missouri. He didn’t play there and transferred back to his home state, playing for Nicholls.

After a stint there, he’s now at Incarnate Word and he’s put on a show.

In Incarnate Word’s high-scoring FCS playoff win, Scott took center stage, totaling six touchdowns and leading the offense in a 66-point performance. The final score, 66-63, was the highest-scoring game in FCS playoff history.

Scott threw for 219 yards and ran for 166 more.

It’s nice to see Scott’s career getting an ending such as this. He’s a guy who wasn’t highly recruited but gave it a shot at a couple of SEC programs. He’s dealt with injuries but finally found solid footing.

Scott and UIW now advance to the FCS semifinals where they will face North Dakota State.

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