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July 25th, 2014, 10:30 AM
MEAC Announces 2014 Preseason All-MEAC Awards

NORFOLK, Va., July 25, 2014 - Howard quarterback Greg McGee was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Norfolk State linebacker Lynden Trail was awarded preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors by the MEAC head football coaches and sports information directors.

McGee, the defending Co-Player of the Year, led the MEAC in total offense last season accumulating 272.9 yards. He ranked second in the MEAC in passing yards with 198.2. McGee completed 59 percent of his passes last season (228-385) while compiling a 16 to 12 touchdown to interception ratio in 12 games. A true dual threat McGee ran for 896 yards, third best in the conference, with three rushing touchdowns.

McGee, was also highly ranked nationally during his junior campaign; his total offensive yardage ranked him 19th in the country, while his 19 completions per game ranked him 31st in the NCAA. Last year he earned Player of the Week honors twice.

Senior Lynden Trail recorded 94 tackles last season on a Spartan defense that ranked fourth in scoring defense and fifth in overall defense in the conference.

A great pass rusher, Trail recorded the second most sacks for the Spartans (8.5), fifth best in the MEAC. He also registered 12.5 tackles for a loss. He intercepted two passes, posted eight pass breaks, and blocked two field goal attempts during the 2013 season. To his credit, Trail also forced five fumbles and recovered two of them. He finished tied at the number one position in the nation with 0.42 forced fumbles per game.

In January, Trail was named Black College All-American by SBN Sports. Additionally, Trail was awarded first-team Division I FCS All-American and was a first-team All-MEAC performer last season.

Listed below are the 2014 MEAC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-MEAC teams:


2014 Predicted Order of Finish
(First Place Votes in Parenthesis)
School Points
1. Bethune-Cookman 487
2. South Carolina State 457
3. North Carolina A&T 338
4. Howard 309
5. Delaware State 229
6. Norfolk State 225
7. Hampton 200
8. North Carolina Central 187
9. Morgan State 148

** Florida A&M and Savannah State are not eligible for post season competition therefore is not listed on the above prediction order


2014 Football All-Conference Preseason Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Greg McGhee, Howard Defensive Player of the Year: Lynden Trail, Norfolk State



Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



QB

Greg McGhee

Sr.

Howard

Pittsburgh, Pa.



RB

Tarik Cohen

So.

N.C. A&T

Bunn, N.C.










RB

Anthony Philyaw

So.

Howard

Los Angeles, Ca.



WR

Milton Williams III

Sr.

Delaware State

Washington, D.C.



WR

Desmond Lawrence

Sr.

N.C. A&T

Durham, N.C.



TE

Kris Drummond

Sr.

Savannah State

Washington D.C.



C

Andrew Edouard

Sr.

Bethune-Cookman

Philadelphia, Pa.



OL

Domanic Wilson

r-Sr.

S.C. State

Lake City, S.C.



OL

Willie Robinson

r-Sr.

N.C A&T

Clinton. Md.



OL

Darren Pinnock

Sr.

Morgan State

Miami, Fla



OL

Devin Flowers

r-Sr.

S.C. State

Charlotte, N.C.



OL

Toree Boyd

So.

Howard

Miami, Fla.



DEFENSE











Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



DL

LeBrandon Richardson

Jr.

Bethune-Cookman

Miami, Fla.



DL

Miles Grooms

Jr.

Hampton

Richmond, Va



DL

Alex Glover

Jr.

S.C. State

Charlotte, N.C.



DL

Andrew Carter

Sr.

S.C. State

Hamlet, N.C.



LB

Lynden Trail

r-Sr.

Norfolk State

Miami, Fla.



LB

D’Vonte Grant

Grad.

North Carolina A&T

Charlotte, N.C.



LB

Tavarus Dantzler

Sr.

Bethune-Cookman

Homestead, Fla.



DB

Darrin Marrow

r-Sr.

Norfolk State

Virginia Beach, Va.



DB

Cameron Alston

r-Sr.

Howard

North Augusta, S.C.



DB

Mike Jones

So.

N.C. Central

Baltimore,Md.



DB

Marquis Drayton

Jr.

Bethune-Cookman

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.



P

Lawrence Forbes

r-So.

Morgan State

Upper Marlboro, Md.



PK

Anthony Prevost

r-So.

Hampton

Chesterfield, Va.



RS

Adrian Wilkins

r-Jr.

N.C. Central

Forest City, N.C.


















Second Team







OFFENSE











Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



QB

Quentin Williams

r-Sr.

Bethune-Cookman

Tampa, Fla.



RB

Lamont Brown III

r-So.

Morgan State

Suffolk, Va.



RB

Justin Taylor

r- Jr.

S.C. State

Atlanta, Ga.



WR

Joseph Cervalo

r-Sr.

Delaware State

Venice



WR

Thomas Martin

r-So.

Morgan State

Naples, Fla.



TE*

James Lynch

r-Jr.

Norfolk State

Darby, Pa.



TE*

Temarrick Hemingway

r-Jr.

S.C. State

Loris, SC



C

Ronald Canty

r-Sr.

N.C. A&T

Chester, S.C.



OL

John Smith

r-Jr.

Howard

Atlanta. Ga.



OL

Jerron Searles

Jr.

Delaware State

Atlantic City, N.J.



OL

Keonte Cash

So.

Florida A&M

Miami, Fla.



OL

Justin Myler

r-Sr.

Norfolk State

Woodbridge, Va.



OL

Chris Pressley

Sr.

N.C. Central

Upper Marlboro, Md.




DEFENSE







Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



DL

Rodney Gunter

Sr.

Delaware State

Lake Hamilton, Fla.



DL

Damon Gresham-Chisolm

Jr.

Howard

Covington, GA



DL

Ronnie Barrow

Sr.

Bethune-Cookman




DL
DL

Demarco Bisbee
Javon Hargrave

r-Jr.
Jr.

Morgan State
S.C. State

Lansing, Mich.
Salisbury, NC



LB

Joshua Thorne

Jr.

Hampton

Oxon Hill, Md.



LB

Cody Acker

Sr.

Morgan State

Landover, Md.



LB

Marquis Smith

So.

Savannah State

Prince Georges County, Md.



DB

Khambrel McGee

Sr.

Hampton

Miami, Fla.



DB

Devonte Johnson

Sr.

Florida A&M

Tallahassee, Fla.



DB

Tony McRae

Jr.

N.C. A&T

Laurinburg, N.C.



DB*

Patrick Aiken

r-So.

Florida A&M

Pembroke Pines, Fla.



DB*

Keenan Lambert

r-Sr.

Norfolk State

Norfolk, Va.



P

Christian Faber-Kinney

r-So.

Hampton

Williamsburg, Va.



PK

Chase Varnadore

Sr.

Florida A&M

Tallahassee, Fla.



RS

Tony McRae

Jr.

N.C. A&T

Laurinburg, N.C.















Third Team







OFFENSE











Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



QB

Damien Fleming

Sr.

Florida A&M

Jacksonville, Fla.



RB

Jorrian Washington

r-Sr.

Hampton

Los Angeles, Ca.



RB

Dae-Hon Cheung

Sr.

Delaware State

Coatesville, Pa.



WR

DennisRowe

r-Sr.

S.C. State

Columbia, S.C.



WR

Jhomo Gordon

Sr.

Bethune-Cookman

Palm Bay, Fla.



TE
TE*

Nathan Scruggs
Nate Ingram

r-Jr.
Graduate

N.C. Central
Howard

Jacksonville, Fla.
Sicklerville, N.J.



C

Erick Dickerson

r-So.

S.C. State

Goose Creek, SC



OL

Mike Phillips

Jr.

Norfolk State

Virginia Beach, Va.



OL

Clevonne Davis

Jr.

N.C. Central

Miramar, FL



OL

Afolabi Ayangbayi

So.

Savannah State

Union, NJ



OL

Ryan Templeton

Sr.

Florida A&M

Chicago, Ill















DEFENSE







Pos.

Name

Cl.

School

Hometown



DL

Michael Neal

Jr.

N.C. A&T

Greensboro, N.C.



DL

Daniel Pinnix

Jr.

N.C. A&T

High Point, N.C.



DL

Deon King

Jr.

Norfolk State

Reston, Va



DL

George Riddick

Sr.

Norfolk State

Suffolk, Va.










LB

Justin Hughes

Jr.

S.C. State

Virginia Beach, Va.



LB

Marcell Coke

Sr.

Norfolk State

Orlando, Fla.



LB

Justin Dixon

Jr.

Savannah State

Duluth, Ga.



DB

Ronald Robinson

Sr.

Delaware State

Jersey City, N.J.



DB

Julien David

Sr.

Howard

Coral Springs, FL



DB

Ryan Smith

r-So.

N.C. Central

Upper Marlboro, Md.



DB
DB
P

Greg Brown
DeShaun Summers
Domnic Frescura

So.
Jr.
So.

Savannah State
Morgan State
N.C. A&T

Tucker, Ga.
Hampton, *Va.
South Pasadena, CA



PK

Cody Jones

So.

N.C. A&T

Gastonia, N.C.

WestCoastAggie
July 25th, 2014, 11:04 AM
This year will be interesting with A&T finally having a coherent and consistent QB play and offense.

eaglesdare
July 25th, 2014, 05:06 PM
I truly believe NCCU will surprise this year. We had as many passing touchdowns as return touchdowns last year, surely Billerman can do better.

WileECoyote06
July 25th, 2014, 11:07 PM
Wow! Another NCCU poster! Welcome!

I think this will be the year A&T gets it all together. THey have a favorable schedule with their most difficult opponents at home, SCSU at a neutral site and they don't play BCU. THey could finish with 9 to 10 wins, and only one conference loss.

813Jag
July 26th, 2014, 06:52 AM
What's the outlook for A&T this year? Gonna check them out at the MEAC/SWAC challenge this year.

eaglesdare
July 26th, 2014, 07:10 AM
Thanks WileECoyote06! With Cohen A&T should be able to control conference games, really curious to see how they look vs. Coastal Carolina. I look forward to avenging last seasons embarrassment in Greensboro. Adrian Wilkins could be the HBCU Desmond Howard this season.