GREENVILLE, SC -- The Southern Conference football coaches have named their preseason all-Southern Conference team. The coaches and selected student-athletes are meeting with the media this week in Greenville, SC.
Appalachian State had eight players selected to the first team and a total of 11 players selected overall. Georgia Southern placed 11 players on the two squads including five first-teamers. Furman also placed five players on the first team and had a total of nine players selected.
Also announced today, Appalachian State has been voted by the coaches as the preseason favorite to win the Southern Conference title this season.
OFFENSE
First Team
WR Cecil Moore, East Tennessee State
WR Michael Banks, Western Carolina
TE Willis Sudderth, Furman
OT James Vasquez, Appalachian State
OT Steven Cain, Furman
OT James McCoy, Georgia Southern
OG Joe Patrick, Appalachian State
OG Trevor Kruger, Furman
C Charles Clarke, Georgia Southern
QB Joe Burchette, Appalachian State
RB Jerry Beard, Appalachian State
RB Fred Boateng, Western Carolina
PK Erik Rockhold, Appalachian State
RS Brian Bratton, Furman
Second Team
WR Bear Rinehart, Furman
WR Jason Jones, Chattanooga
OT Craig Howard, VMI
OT Aaron Deal, Chattanooga
OT Caleb Queen, Western Carolina
OG Thomas Pruett, Western Carolina
OG Jared Perdue, The Citadel
OG Reggie Cordy, Georgia Southern
QB Billy Napier, Furman
RB Nate Mahoney, The Citadel
RB Mark Myers, Georgia Southern
PK Danny Marshall, Furman
RS DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State
RS Anthony Williams, Georgia Southern
DEFENSE
First Team
DL Josh Jeffries, Appalachian State
DL Freddy Pesqueira, Georgia Southern
DL Nathan Fuqua, Wofford
DL K.T. Stovall, Appalachian State
LB Joe Scott, Georgia Southern
LB Sam Smalls, Appalachian State
LB Josh Cain, Chattanooga
DB Tony Tiller, East Tennessee State
DB David Young, Georgia Southern
DB Justin Fryer, Western Carolina
DB Rodney Johnson, Furman
DB Kevin Corley, The Citadel
P Jimmy Miner, Wofford
Second Team
DL LeBryan Sperling, Furman
DL Brandon Calton, East Tennessee State
DL Nick McNeil, Western Carolina
DL Matt Kluk, VMI
LB Marco Bryant, East Tennessee State
LB Michael Ward, Georgia Southern
LB Lamar Sales, The Citadel
DB Nygel Rogers, Appalachian State
DB James Young, Georgia Southern
DB Montreal Harkley, East Tennessee State
DB Gerald Sensabaugh, East Tennessee State
P Nate McKinney, Appalachian State