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Christopher and Benjamin’s daddy. UCF football and high school sports reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. USA TODAY Florida Recruiting HQ co-host.
Daytona Beach, FL
Joined September 2009
As @MSDEagles exit the locker room at Daytona Stadium, each player rubs the belly of a banner honoring assistant coach Aaron Feis, one of 17 victims of the Feb. 14 shooting. The banner reads. Fearless.Emotion.Intensity.Sacrifice
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A local chapter of #BYU fans came out to celebrate the signing of @Dom1Henry this morning. @BYUfootball
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Appalachian State RB Darrynton Evans — a @footballCudas grad — gets the call from the @Titans. He’s the 93rd pick in the 2020 #NFLDraft. @AppState_FB @ItzLiveee @DEvans345
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Florida defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong on hand to see 5⭐️ DL commit LJ McCray and Mainland take on Vanguard in a Class 3S semifinal.
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There ya have it. @UniversityHighS running back Lorenzo Lingard (@d1champ99) signs with Miami. A U.S. Army All-American and the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year is the Titans’ first FBS signee.
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#BYU fans, @dom1henry says to “be prepared for the show” when he arrives in Provo. #NSD22 @BYUfootball @NeaseFTBL
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“I had more tackles.” — @19Michael_H .“But I came MVP.” — @Andrew05478857. It’s love, then competition for twin brothers Michael and Andrew Harris, who will go their separate ways to play college football — choosing Maryland and UCF, respectively.
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#UCF tight end Randy Pittman, who entered the transfer portal last week, is visiting Big 12 champion Arizona State.
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Volusia/Flagler's all-time leading rusher, Spruce Creek's Marvin Scott III (@MScott4__) named The News-Journal's Offensive Player of the Year @SCHawksFootball.
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The Master’s Academy has a familiar face coaching RBs and special teams this spring… former @TheMainlandHSFB and @UCF_Football star @ADRIANKILLINS9, who played in the XFL earlier this year.
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#UCF fans, get to know more about @ApopkaFootball 4⭐️ CB commit @MartinezNikai. I spoke to him about his commitment, including why he believes he will be the "standard" for Orlando-area recruits choosing @CoachGusMalzahn and the Knights.
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“I feel like, if anything, we’re probably the most hungry team playing in states this year.”. Florida commit @LJMcCray11 had another sack and brought pressure all night long in @TheMainlandHSFB’s 34-12 win over Vanguard.
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Mainland senior defensive lineman @LJMcCray11 has been chosen the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3S Player of the Year, and a finalist for Mr. Football. Mainland head coach @COACH217ROLAND is the Class 3S Coach of the Year after the Bucs won their first state title in 20 years.
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That… is… game! @TheMainlandHSFB wins 30-23 and will play for the Class 3S football championship in Fort Lauderdale!
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Nease WR Dom Henry, who led Florida high school football with 1,590 receiving yards this fall, is signing with @BYUfootball this morning #NSD22 #BYU @NeaseFTBL @Dom1Henry
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Twin brothers Andrew and Michael Harris, consensus 4⭐️ linebacker recruits at @LBHSfootball, have announced their top 3 schools in an exclusive video interview with USA TODAY. @19Michael_H @Andrew05478857.
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Miami commit Lorenzo Lingard (@d1champ99) leads the Volusia/Flagler area with 1,220 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. in only 6 games.
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DeLand 2020 DB/ATH Avantae Williams (@SlowDownBoy7) presented with his jersey for the @uaallamerica Game on Jan. 2 in Orlando. @DeLandAthletics
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It’s #LSU for Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips 4⭐️LB @DemarioTolan. He sticks with the Tigers despite late pushes from Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee. #GeauxTigers @flrecruitinghq @JonSantucci @acadianasports
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This should come as little surprise. @CanesFootball signee, @UniversityHighS running back Lorenzo Lingard (@d1champ99) named News-Journal Offensive Player of the Year
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St. Augustine 2025 WR @thecarljenkins commits to … #UCF. 60 receptions, 1,172 yards and 15 TDs last season for the Class 3S runner-up Yellow Jackets @SAHSJackets
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Sincere Edwards, Brandon Jacob and DayDay Farmer were among #UCF's top local targets in the 2024 recruiting cycle. A year later, they have all signed to play for the Knights.
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DeLand's Dionte Marks is transferring to #UCF, not Ole Miss, according to his mother. @delandbulldogs @UCF_Football via @dbnewsjournal.
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Down the street from my house, we’ve got signings before sunrise at @LMRamsFootball. #NSD22. QB @12Gunnarsmith going to @USFFootball #USF.K @BoomerColton going to @UCF_Football #UCF
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“I committed to a school. It’s beyond football.”. #UCF’s lone representative in Thursday’s 2025 Under Armour Next All-America Game, @Tonywilliamsfla stuck with the Knights despite coaching turnover and is enrolling this week.
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A handful of reporters are on site at Halifax Health Medical Center awaiting an update on Ryan Newman #NASCAR #Daytona500.
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Mainland has its new football coach — Travis Roland (@COACH217ROLAND) has accepted the job and is returning to his alma mater. @MAINLANDBUCS.
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Here’s the view from the Fox Big Noon Kickoff stage at #UCF ahead of tomorrow’s show and game against Colorado.
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Conroe (Texas) Oak Ridge 4⭐️ RB Frankie Arthur commits to #UCF. No. 5 RB in the 2024 class per 247Sports, and the younger brother of former Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson.
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There it is. #Rockies take @baseball_creek outfielder @veen_zac with the No. 9 pick in the #MLBDraft.
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BUZZER BEATER!!! @MAINLANDBUCS win on a last-second layup by Johnny Brown!!!. Final: Mainland 58, Atlantic 56
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Here’s the commitment announcements for the Harris twins.
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#UCF fans, get to know your new tight end a little bit — @grantstevens88 returned from an ankle injury and helped @NeaseFTBL complete one of Florida’s biggest turnarounds this fall.
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Coronavirus canceled his pro day at #UCF, and he wasn't invited to the #NFLCombine, but @ADRIANKILLINS9 believes he will be picked in next month's draft.
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DeLand's Dionte Marks (@yg_coolieee) fulfills lifelong dream, signs with Florida @GatorsFB @delandbulldogs #NationalSigningDay
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Deltona High and #UCF product Chad Brown (@chadthebeast_21) tells me he will be playing with the Orlando Magic for #NBA Summer League.
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INTERCEPTION. Second play of the half, and Florida commit @SharifDenson snags a late throw over the middle. Bears ball at the Creekside 21.
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More on Lorenzo Lingard (@d1champ99), per a phone conversation . 1/2. He said Florida, UCF, Florida State, Tennessee and Ohio State have reached out. Coaches have asked about his knee, and Lingard said he feel “100%” in his recovery from a left LCL tear and ACL sprain.
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TOUCHDOWN, @ApopkaFootball! #UCF commit @MartinezNikai reads Trujillo all the way, and takes a pick-six 65 yards to the crib. Apopka 7, Bartram Trail 0.4:15 Q1.@FlaHSFootball.
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#UCF lands its fourth consensus 4⭐️ recruit of the 2023 class as Lake Mary DB @MarshallBraeden pulls a fast one and picks the Knights over Nebraska, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin. Massive way to close the month of July. 🎥 @KiddRyno_Rivals
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#UCF and @MAINLANDBUCS standout Adrian Killins Jr. also had contract offers from Arizona, Denver and Pittsburgh before choosing the Eagles, according to his agent, Fred Lyles.
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Eight weeks early, but he's 2 pounds and 8 ounces of pure awesomeness. Christopher Joseph Boyle III.Born at 7:33 p.m. on July 10, 2017
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Fun fact: #UCF coach Scott Frost played for Bill Belichick in 1998-99 with the New York Jets. Frost played safety, and Belichick was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. They will be on opposing sidelines in the Bounce House on Sept. 20, 2025.
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#UCF DT Lee Hunter says he will enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining
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FUMBLE. @LJMcCray11 absolutely destroys Traven Green from the blind side. @Dennisking3rd5 dives on the loose ball at the Rockledge 21. Huge play from the consensus five-star DL.
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Dec. 20, 2023: DayDay Farmer flips from UCF to West Virginia. Dec. 22, 2024: DayDay Farmer expected to transfer to UCF from West Virginia.
West Virginia WR transfer Ric'Darious Farmer is expected to transfer to UCF, @mzenitz and I have learned for @247Sports. Farmer, who caught 6 passes as a true freshman, ranked as a four-star recruit in the 2024 class.
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FINAL: @TheMainlandHSFB 16, @RockFootball1 14. Mainland advances to the Region 3-3S final and will meet Jensen Beach at 7:30 p.m. Friday
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University 2018 RB Lorenzo Lingard (@d1champ99) named Class 8A Player of the Year and a finalist for Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football in a statewide poll.
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#UCF’s first commit for the 2023 class, @Kavencall7 and a big group from @ApopkaFootball are here for the spring game.
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#UCF has landed a commitment from its No. 1 RB target — @3stacygage, a consensus 4⭐️ recruit from Fort Lauderdale powerhouse @STA_Football.
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He's the newest "Hometown Hero" committed to #UCF. Here is our Five Questions interview with Sanford Seminole 2022 LB @KameronMoore25 in which he talks about @T_WILL4REAL's influence, @SanSemAthletics' 2020 state title and the War on I-4.
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Mainland's Travis Roland has been named Football Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers @COACH217ROLAND. In his third season in charge, Roland led the Bucs to a 14-1 record and the program's first FHSAA state championship since 2003.
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"I love it, I ain't gonna lie. I get to put on for my city, and my family won't have to go too far to come out and watch.". #UCF lands its second commitment this weekend: @RockFootball1 linebacker DJ McCormick (@7_djjjj).
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Mainland’s senior wide receiver duo of Brian Jenkins (@begreatbando2) and Nathaniel “Tank” Dell (@T6era1) sign with Alabama A&M @AAMUFOOTBALL @AAMUBulldogs #NSD18
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John Rhys Plumlee has set single-game career highs for completions (23) and passing yards (327). #UCF.
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Spruce Creek 2020 RB Marvin Scott III (@Mscott4__) celebrates signing with Nebraska. @HuskerFBNation @SCHawksFootball
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There it is, New Smyrna Beach. You’ve got two NFL running backs.
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Post-game interview with @COACH217ROLAND (and his kids) after @TheMainlandHSFB defeated Jensen Beach 45-10 in the Region 3-3S final.
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“The relationship I have with @Coach_Martin95 and @CoachGusMalzahn can’t be beat.”. @TheMainlandHSFB 2025 DL @ChrisDaGoat07 toured the country, but plans to bring finesse and power in the trenches close to home at #UCF.
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Cincinnati — like every other Group of 5 team, each and every season — never stood a chance of making the #CFBPlayoff . Say it with me, folks, the system is BROKEN.
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Spring football games 👀. Mainland-Creek.TFA-Deltona.University-Apopka.NSB-DeLand.Matanzas-Clay.FPC-Seabreeze.Rockledge-Atlantic.Lopez-Taylor.
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After spending 44 days in neonatal intensive care, #LittleMan is finally home with his mom and dad. Thank you all for the love and support.
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In the four days of July, #UCF has added commitments from…. 4⭐️ IOL Waltclaire Flynn Jr. 4⭐️ LB Qua Birdsong.4⭐️ TE Kylan Fox.
BREAKING: Four-Star TE Kylan Fox tells me he has Committed to UCF!. The 6’4 220 TE from Loganville, GA chose the Knights over Florida State, Colorado, & Georgia Tech. “I only want elite players to join me… Jaylen Heyward, Lawayne McCoy and Bredell Richardson.”
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Kylan Fox becomes the highest-ranked TE signee in #UCF history, per 247Sports' composite rankings.
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FINAL: @delandbulldogs 30, @MAINLANDBUCS 20. DeLand ends Mainland's 35-game win streak against Volusia/Flagler teams, dating back to 2012. Bellamy (D): 15 rush, 158 yds, TD.Marks (D): 2 catch, 124 yds, 2 TD.Williams (D): 50-yard TD run.McMillian (M): 29 rush, 136 yds, 3 TD.
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Hinshaw said his offense will be multiple tempo, have a hard-nosed, physical running game and throw the football down the field.
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Lake Mary pitcher Keagan Perez relives his no-hitter tonight against University, guaranteeing the Rams a spot in the state baseball playoffs.
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Osceola 4⭐️ DL John Walker (@Johnwal60517678) verbally commits to #UCF. As of now, the 6-foot-3, 310-pounder is the highest rated recruit in school history. An enormous win for the Knights. Walker’s top five included Florida, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State.
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Safe travels and best wishes to the many media members who made the journey from London, including @MichaelBridge_, @kayakaynak97, @jamesmcnicholas, @MirrorDarren, @TomRoddy_, @Matt_Law_DT, @NizaarKinsella and others. Enjoyed meeting and working alongside you all this week.
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He’s here. Benjamin James Boyle, born at 9:14, measuring a colossal (compared to Christopher) 18 inches long and 6 pounds. We love him infinitely. #BabyBenjamin #FamilyOf4
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29 IN A ROW: @TheMainlandHSFB celebrates a win over rival Seabreeze, the District 9-3S title and yet another trip to the FHSAA football playoffs.
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Tomorrow at noon, @UHSTitansFB 3⭐️CB Noble Thomas (@JITRAW1) will announce his college football commitment in an exclusive first-person piece for @DBNJSports and @flrecruitinghq. His top 6: BC, UConn, Iowa St., Oregon St., Mississippi St., West Virginia
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I've done this job for just over a decade, since I was a senior in high school, and I haven't met many better people than @FinleyKayne. Dealt an impossible situation, he fought it head-on with a smile on his face. See you on the other side. Rest in peace.
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I spoke with Killins this evening. He listed 12 teams in total that offered him a contract. Eagles, Cardinals, Broncos, Steelers, Rams, Saints, Jaguars, Bucs, Chiefs, 49ers, Seahawks and Dolphins.
#UCF and @MAINLANDBUCS standout Adrian Killins Jr. also had contract offers from Arizona, Denver and Pittsburgh before choosing the Eagles, according to his agent, Fred Lyles.
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Former @TheMainlandHSFB and #UCF running back @ADRIANKILLINS9 has signed with the #Broncos, his agent Fred Lyles confirms to The News-Journal. @mikeklis was first to report the signing.
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#UCF lands a commitment from Northwest Mississippi's Laparka Langston, one of the top JUCO offensive tackles in the country. Jonesboro, Ga. native . 6-foot-8, 305 pounds.
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Keagan Perez throws a NO-HITTER in the District 2-7A semifinal against top-seeded University. Lake Mary wins 6-0 and advances to face Spruce Creek on Thursday. @LMRams_Baseball @LMHSRams
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Tampa Bay Tech CB Rukeem Stroud officially locked into #UCF's signing class. flipped from Wisconsin in June.
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#UCF has flipped Melbourne Central Catholic 4⭐️ WR Ric’Darious “DayDay” Farmer from Pittsburgh.
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Gus Malzahn: "I should have probably brought that up first (during opening statement). That's the play of the game. To be able to track that guy down, save that and it turns into 3 points, that's winning football.".
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Here’s my #CFBPlayoff guess. 1. Alabama.2. Clemson.3. Ohio State.4. Texas A&M. ——.5. Notre Dame.6. Oklahoma.7. Cincinnati.8. Florida.9. Georgia.10. Indiana.
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Consensus 4⭐️ DB Jaylen Heyward, a Georgia commit and Rockledge teammate of DJ McCormick, is spending the weekend at #UCF. One of the top safeties in the nation.
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#UCF 4⭐️ LB commits @Andrew05478857 and @19Michael_H receive their sweatshirts for the @UANextFootball Game at Camping World Stadium on Jan. 3, 2023. @LBHSAthletics
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Camden County is hiring Mainland’s Travis Roland as its football coach, AD Welton Coffey confirmed to the News-Journal in a phone interview. Named 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year, Roland led the Bucs (14-1) to the FHSAA Class 3S title in his third season in charge.
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Twelve local players named to the Central Florida All-Star Game, held at Lake Brantley High School on Dec. 5
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