2013 CSJ FCS Preseason All-America Team Announced
College Sports Journal
News Release
PHILADELPHIA—A pair of former freshman of the year, running back Terrance West of Towson and wide receiver Sean Price of Appalachian State, are among the headliners on the 2013 College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-America team.
West, now heading into his junior year, was the CSJ freshman of the year in 2011, while Price shared those honors last season with Villanova quarterback John Robertson.
College Sports Journal is the only major news organization to select an all-freshman team at the FCS level.
West and Price are among the 21 players from the CSJ 2012 postseason squad to make the preseason unit this year. There were 24 players from the 2012 preseason squad to repeat on this year’s team.
All 13 FCS conferences are represented on the preseason All-America squad, with the Colonial Athletic Association leading the way with 24 players from 10 teams. A total of 105 players were selected on the first, second and third teams from 60 different teams.
There were also 16 players from the Southern Conference, 15 from the Big Sky Conference and 14 from the Missouri Valley Conference selected.
West was one of a team-leading six Towson players to make the squad, one more than two-time defending national champion North Dakota State, which had five players selected, including a high of four first-team picks.
Villanova and Tennessee-Chattanooga had four players named to the unit, while Delaware, Georgia Southern, Maine, Montana, Samford and Tennessee State received three selections.
Eighteen other teams managed to get two players on the team.
Georgia Southern had three players selected and Appalachian State had two picked in the final season of FCS competition for these storied programs, who have combined for nine national championships since 1985.
Even though Georgia Southern and Appalachian State are not eligible for postseason play and conference championships, due to NCAA regulations regarding automatic bids and Football Bowl Subdivision-transitioning, both teams are playing primarily FCS schedules this season and CSJ decided it would not punish the FCS players from the two schools because of the moves.
Both teams will compete in the Sun Belt Conference at the FBS level beginning next season.
Old Dominion is recognized by the NCAA as still being at the FCS level, but the Monarchs are not eligible for the playoffs, have left the CAA and are not competing in an FCS-sanctioned conference before their move to Conference USA in 2014.
ODU, which announced its move before the start of the 2012 season, also is playing five FBS teams among its 12 games in 2013 and is not eligible for All-America honors from CSJ this season.
College Sports Journal has also decided to not allow transitioning teams to be eligible for its top-25 poll, since these teams are not eligible for the playoffs in 2013.
The CSJ preseason top-25 poll will be released early next week.
2013 College Sports Journal FCS Preseason All-America Team
First Team
Offense
QB Jeff Mathews, Senior, Cornell
RB Terrance West, Junior, Towson
RB Zach Zenner, Junior, South Dakota State
RB Shakir Bell, Senior, Indiana State
FB Dominique Swope, Junior, Georgia Southern
AP Jerick McKinnon, Senior, Georgia Southern
WR Jordan Harris, Senior, Bryant
WR Erik Lora, Senior, Eastern Illinois
WR Sean Price, Sophomore, Appalachian State
TE A.C. Leonard, Junior, Tennessee State
T Danny Kistler, Senior, Montana
T Billy Turner, Senior, North Dakota State
G Dakota Dozier, Senior, Furman
G Kadeem Edwards, Senior, Tennessee State
C Chris Elkins, Senior, Youngstown State
Defense
DE Davis Tull, Junior, Tennessee-Chattanooga
DE Colton Underwood, Senior, Illinois State
DT Caraun Reid, Senior, Princeton
DT Zachariah Kerr, Senior, Delaware
DL Michael Cole, Junior, Maine
OLB Alvin Scioneaux, Senior, Wofford
OLB Jordan Tripp, Montana, Senior
ILB Grant Olson, Senior, North Dakota State
ILB Stephon Robertson, Senior, James Madison
LB Tyler Starr, Senior, South Dakota
CB Steven Godbolt, Junior, Tennessee State
CB Marcus Williams, Senior, North Dakota State
SS Jestin Love, Senior, Central Arkansas
FS Dean Marlowe, Junior, James Madison
DB Jordan Love, Senior, Towson
Special Teams
K Cameron Berra, Senior, Eastern Illinois
P Andy Wilder, Senior, Northern Arizona
KR Kevin Fogg, Senior, Liberty
PR Ryan Smith, Senior, North Dakota State
LS Richard Wright, Junior, Liberty
Second Team
Offense
QB DeNarius McGhee, Junior, Montana State
RB Zach Bauman, Senior, Northern Arizona
RB Tim Flanders, Senior, Sam Houston State
RB Andrew Pierce, Senior, Delaware
FB Darien Robinson, Senior, The Citadel
AP Tyler Varga, Junior, Yale
WR Greg Hardin, Senior, North Dakota
WR Walter Powell, Senior, Murray State
WR R.J. Harris, Senior, New Hampshire
TE Justin Perillo, Senior, Maine
T Eric Pike, Senior, Towson
T Bryan Witzmann, Senior, South Dakota State
G Steven Forgette, Senior, Eastern Washington
G Gavin Farr, Senior, Southern Utah
C Dan Shirey, Senior, Villanova
Defense
DE Zach Hodges, Junior, Harvard
DE LaBrandon Richardson, Junior, Bethune-Cookman
DT Antoine Lewis, Senior, Villanova
DT Robert Simpson, Senior, Mississippi Valley State
DL Zach Wagenmann, Junior, Montana
OLB Dorian Bell, Senior, Duquesne
OLB Ronnie Hamblin, Senior, Eastern Washington
ILB Clarence Bumpas, Senior, Northern Colorado
ILB Wes Dothard, Senior, Tennessee-Chattanooga
LB Jeff Williams, Sophomore, Delaware
CB Qua Cox, Senior, Jackson State
CB Bookie Sneed, Senior, Sam Houston State
SS Caleb Schaffitzel, Junior, Missouri State
FS Jaquiski Tartt, Junior, Samford
DB Colton Heagle, Junior, North Dakota State
Special Teams
K Colton Cook, Senior, Southern Utah
P Bobby Wenzig, Senior, Alabama State
KR Fabian Truss, Junior, Samford
PR Niccolo Mastromatteo, Senior, Coastal Carolina
LS Hudson Smith, Senior, Gardner-Webb
Third Team
Offense
QB Gavin McCarney, Senior, Colgate
RB Marcus Coker, Senior, Stony Brook
RB David Johnson, Junior, Northern Iowa
RB Dominique Williams, Senior, Wagner
FB Rakim Sims, Junior, Jackson State
AP Carlton Koonce, Senior, Fordham
WR Tre McBride, Junior, William & Mary
WR Kelsey Pope, Senior, Samford
WR Shane Savage, Senior, Richmond
TE Cameron Brate, Senior, Harvard
T Seamus O’Neill, Senior, New Hampshire
T Kadeem Williams, Senior, Albany
G Dorian Byrd, Senior, Georgia Southern
G Randall Harris, Senior, Towson
C Doug Shaw, Senior, Towson
Defense
DE Jonathan Woodard, Sophomore, Central Arkansas
DE Rakim Cox, Senior, Villanova
DT Derek Douglas, Senior, The Citadel
DT Sullivan Grosz, Senior, Cal Poly
DL Terrence Fede, Senior, Marist
OLB Quinn Backus, Junior, Coastal Carolina
OLB Lynden Trail, Junior, Norfolk State, Junior
ILB Tanner Burch, Junior, Gardner-Webb
ILB Anthony Morales, Senior, Weber State
LB Anthony Brown, Senior, Eastern Kentucky
CB Tye Smith, Junior, Towson
CB Kadeem Wise, Senior, Tennessee-Chattanooga
SS Julien David, Senior, Howard
FS D.J. Key, Senior, Tennessee-Chattanooga
DB Kendall James, Senior, Maine
Special Teams
K Zeb Miller, Senior, North Dakota
P Mark Hamilton, Senior, Villanova
KR Tony Washington, Senior, Appalachian State
PR Sam Hoekstra, Senior, San Diego
LS Chris Highland, Junior, Illinois State
Selections By Conference
Big Sky (9 teams, 15 players): Cal Poly-Sullivan Grosz; Eastern Washington-Steven Forgette, Ronnie Hamblin; Montana-Danny Kistler, Jordan Tripp, Zach Wagenmann; Montana State-DeNarius McGhee; Northern Arizona-Zach Bauman, Andy Wilder; Northern Colorado-Clarence Bumpas; North Dakota-Greg Hardin, Zeb Miller; Southern Utah-Colton Cook, Gavin Farr; Weber State-Anthony Morales.
Big South (3 teams, 6 players): Coastal Carolina-Quinn Backus; Niccolo Mastromatteo; Gardner-Webb-Tanner Burch, Junior, Hudson Smith; Liberty-Kevin Fogg, Richard Wright.
Colonial Athletic Association (10 teams, 24 players): Albany-Kadeem Williams; Delaware-Zachariah Kerr, Andrew Pierce, Jeff Williams; James Madison-Dean Marlowe, Stephon Robertson; Maine-Michael Cole, Kendall James, Justin Perillo; New Hampshire-R.J. Harris, Seamus O’Neill; Stony Brook-Marcus Coker; Richmond-Shane Savage; Towson-Randall Harris, Jordan Love, Eric Pike, Doug Shaw, Tye Smith, Terrance West; Villanova-Rakim Cox, Mark Hamilton, Antoine Lewis, Dan Shirey; William & Mary-Tre McBride.
Ivy League (4 teams, 5 players): Cornell-Jeff Mathews; Harvard-Cameron Brate, Zach Hodges; Princeton-Caraun Reid; Yale-Tyler Varga.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (3 teams, 3 players): Bethune-Cookman-LaBrandon Richardson; Howard-Julien David; Norfolk State-Lynden Trail.
Missouri Valley Football Conference (8 teams, 14 players): Illinois State-Chris Highland, Colton Underwood; Indiana State-Shakir Bell; Missouri State-Caleb Schaffitzel; North Dakota State-Colton Heagle, Grant Olson, Ryan Smith, Billy Turner, Marcus Williams; Northern Iowa-David Johnson; South Dakota-Tyler Starr; South Dakota State-Bryan Witzmann, Zach Zenner; Youngstown State-Chris Elkins.
Northeast Conference (3 teams, 3 players): Bryant-Jordan Harris; Duquesne-Dorian Bell; Wagner-Dominique Williams.
Ohio Valley Conference (4 teams, 7 players): Eastern Illinois-Cameron Berra, Erik Lora; Eastern Kentucky-Anthony Brown; Murray State-Walter Powell; Tennessee State-Kadeem Edwards, Steven Godbolt, A.C. Leonard.
Patriot League (2 teams, 2 players): Colgate-Gavin McCarney; Fordham-Carlton Koonce.
Pioneer Football League (2 teams, 2 players): Marist-Terrence Fede; San Diego-Sam Hoekstra.
Southern Conference (7 teams, 16 players): Appalachian State-Sean Price, Tony Washington; Chattanooga-Wes Dothard, D.J. Key, Davis Tull, Kadeem Wise; The Citadel-Derek Douglas, Darien Robinson; Furman-Dakota Dozier, Senior, OG; Georgia Southern-Dorian Byrd, Jerick McKinnon, Dominique Swope; Samford-Kelsey Pope, Jaquiski Tartt, Fabian Truss; Wofford-Alvin Scioneaux, Senior, OLB.
Southland Conference (2 teams, 4 players): Central Arkansas-Jestin Love, Jonathan Woodard; Sam Houston State-Tim Flanders, Bookie Sneed.
Southwestern Athletic Conference (3 teams, 4 players): Alabama State-Bobby Wenzig; Jackson State-Qua Cox, Rakim Sims; Mississippi Valley State-Robert Simpson, Senior, DT.
Repeat Selections from the 2012 CSJ FCS Postseason All-America Team
Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois
Shakir Bell, Indiana State
Chris Elkins, Youngstown State
Steven Godbolt, Tennessee State
Danny Kistler, Montana
Carlton Koonce, Fordham
J.C. Leonard, Tennessee State
Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
Sean Price, Appalachian State
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Stephon Robertson, James Madison
Alvin Scioneaux, Wofford
Dominique Swope, Georgia Southern
Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
Jordan Tripp, Montana
Davis Tull, Chattanooga
Billy Turner, North Dakota State
Colton Underwood, Illinois State
Dominique Williams, Wagner
Marcus Williams, North Dakota State
Zach Zenner, South Dakota State
Repeat Selections from the 2012 CSJ FCS Preseason All-America Team
Zach Bauman, Northern Arizona
Shakir Bell, Indiana State
Clarence Bumpas, Northern Colorado
Michael Cole, Maine
Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State
Kevin Fogg, Liberty
Mark Hamilton, Villanova
Colton Heagle, North Dakota State
Danny Kistler, Montana
Jestin Love, Central Arkansas
Jeff Mathews, Cornell
DeNarius McGhee, Montana State
Justin Perillo, Maine
Andrew Pierce, Delaware
Caraun Reid, Princeton
Stephon Robertson, James Madison
Shane Savage, Senior, Cornell*
Alvin Scioneaux, Wofford
Tyler Starr, South Dakota
Dominique Swope, Georgia Southern
Fabian Truss, Samford
Terrance West, Towson
Marcus Williams, North Dakota State
Richard Wright, Liberty
*Savage has transferred to Richmond after redshirting in 2012, following a season-ending injury in the second week of the campaign.
