July 30, 2012. Appalachian State University football led all teams with 10 players that earned recognition on the preseason all-Southern Conference teams that were announced during the league’s Media Day on Thursday.
The Mountaineers’ league-high 10 preseason all-SoCon selections include three first-team honorees: junior quarterback Jamal Jackson (Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta), senior linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough (Decatur, Ga./Cedar Grove) and defensive back Demetrius McCray (Covington, Ga./Newton).
Appalachian’s second-team honorees include sophomore offensive lineman Kendall Lamm (Charlotte, N.C./Butler), junior wide receivers Andrew Peacock (Durham, N.C./Northern Durham) and Tony Washington (High Point, N.C./T.W. Andrews), sophomore defensive lineman Ronald Blair (Greensboro, Ga./Greene County), senior linebacker Brandon Grier (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte), senior defensive back Troy Sanders (Chester, S.C./Chester) and senior punter Sam Martin (Fayetteville, Ga./Starr’s Mill).
The preseason all-SoCon teams are selected by the league’s coaches, with coaches prohibited from voting for their own team’s players.
In the SoCon’s preseason polls, the conference’s coaches picked the Mountaineers to finish second behind Georgia Southern while the league’s media voted Appalachian third behind GSU and Wofford. The Apps received two of the nine first-place votes in the coaches’ poll to finish just six points behind Georgia Southern, who snapped Appalachian’s record-tying string of six-straight SoCon championships last season, and a comfortable nine points ahead of Wofford. The Mountaineers received one first-place nod in the media poll to place just two points behind Wofford.
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2012 Preseason Southern Conference Polls |
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Coaches Poll |
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Media Poll |
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School (First-place votes) |
Points |
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School (First-place votes) |
Points |
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1. |
Georgia Southern (7) |
63 |
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1. |
Georgia Southern (25) |
266 |
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2. |
Appalachian State (2) |
57 |
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2. |
Wofford (4) |
225 |
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3. |
Wofford |
48 |
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3. |
Appalachian State (1) |
223 |
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4. |
Chattanooga |
44 |
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4. |
Chattanooga |
163 |
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5. |
Furman |
36 |
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5. |
Furman |
152 |
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6. |
Samford |
27 |
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6. |
Samford |
105 |
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7. |
Elon |
24 |
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7. |
Elon |
104 |
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8. |
The Citadel |
17 |
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8. |
The Citadel |
79 |
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9. |
Western Carolina |
8 |
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9. |
Western Carolina |
36 |
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2012 Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference Teams |
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First-Team Offense |
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QB |
Appalachian State |
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RB |
Jerodis Williams |
Furman |
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RB |
Eric Breitenstein |
Wofford |
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OL |
Mike Sellers |
The Citadel |
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OL |
Dakota Dozier |
Furman |
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OL |
Dorian Byrd |
Georgia Southern |
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OL |
Ryan Dudchock |
Samford |
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OL |
Jake Miles |
Wofford |
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TE |
Colin Anderson |
Furman |
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WR |
Aaron Mellette |
Elon |
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WR |
Kelsey Pope |
Samford |
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First-Team Defense |
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DL |
Chris Billingslea |
The Citadel |
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DL |
Josh Lynn |
Furman |
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DL |
Brent Russell |
Georgia Southern |
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DL |
Josh Williams |
Chattanooga |
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LB |
Appalachian State |
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LB |
Wes Dothard |
Chattanooga |
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LB |
Alvin Scioneaux |
Wofford |
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DB |
Appalachian State |
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DB |
Greg Worthy |
Furman |
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DB |
Deion Stanley |
Georgia Southern |
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DB |
D.J. Key |
Chattanooga |
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First-Team Specialists |
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PK |
Cameron Yaw |
Samford |
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P |
Cass Couey |
The Citadel |
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RS |
Fabian Truss |
Samford |
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Second-Team Offense |
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QB |
Thomas Wilson |
Elon |
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RB |
Darien Robinson |
The Citadel |
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RB |
Fabien Truss |
Samford |
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OL |
Appalachian State |
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OL |
Blake Debartola |
Georgia Southern |
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OL |
Charlie Sanford |
Samford |
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OL |
Adam Miller |
Chattanooga |
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OL |
Jared Singleton |
Wofford |
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OL |
Calvin Cantrell |
Wofford |
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TE |
Faysal Shafaat |
Chattanooga |
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WR |
Appalachian State |
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WR |
Appalachian State |
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Second-Team Defense |
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DL |
Appalachian State |
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DL |
Derek Douglas |
The Citadel |
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DL |
Tony Thompson |
Elon |
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DL |
Nick Williams |
Samford |
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DL |
Davis Tull |
Chattanooga |
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LB |
Appalachian State |
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LB |
Mitch McGrath |
Furman |
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LB |
Darius Eubanks |
Georgia Southern |
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LB |
Rock Williams |
Western Carolina |
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DB |
Appalachian State |
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DB |
Alvin Hines II |
Samford |
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DB |
Kadeem Wise |
Chattanooga |
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DB |
Nathan Wade |
Furman |
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Second-Team Specialists |
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PK |
Nick Pollard |
Chattanooga |
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P |
Appalachian State |
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RS |
Darreion Robinson |
Georgia Southern |
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