SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Southern Conference football coaches have selected a 25-player all-freshman team, comprised of 11 offensive, 11 defensive and three special teams players.

 

One of the youngest teams in the nation, Georgia Southern, led the way with seven total selections, including four on defense, two on special teams and one on offense. Appalachian State, Furman and Western Carolina each placed four players on the all-freshman team while The Citadel and Samford each earned two all-freshman team citations. Elon and Wofford both received one spot on the squad.

 

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players in the voting process.

 

 

2008 Southern Conference All-Freshman Football Team

 

All-Freshman Offense

Ben Jorden, Appalachian State

Brian Quick, Appalachian State

Asheton Jordan, The Citadel

David Hendrix, Furman

Tersoo Uhaa, Furman

Adam Urbano, Georgia Southern

Riley Hawkins, Samford

Dustin Taliaferro, Samford

Zack Jaynes, Western Carolina

Quan Warley, Western Carolina

Eric Breitenstein, Wofford

 

All-Freshman Defense

Ed Gainey, Appalachian State

Lanston Tanyi, Appalachian State

Demontrelle Smith, The Citadel

Joshua Jones, Elon

Jordan Griffin, Furman

Ryan Steed, Furman

Dion Dubose, Georgia Southern

Derek Heyden, Georgia Southern

J.B. Shippy, Georgia Southern

K.R. Snipes, Georgia Southern

John Julien, Western Carolina

 

All-Freshman Specialists

Charlie Edwards, Georgia Southern

Adrian Mora, Georgia Southern

Blake Cain, Western Carolina