All-OVC Honors

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Eastern Illinois Duo of Lora and Babers Highlight 2012 OVC Football Honors
http://ovcsports.com/news/2012/11/20/FB_1120121639.aspx

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Illinois took home two of the four major 2012 postseason OVC football awards while Southeast Missouri State won the other two in voting conducted by league head coaches and sports information directors.

2012 All-OVC Football Team
OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Erik Lora (WR), Eastern Illinois
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Blake Peiffer (LB), Southeast Missouri
OVC Freshman of the Year: Scott Lathrop (QB), Southeast Missouri
OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year: Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois


FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Casey Brockman, Murray State
RB - Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Trabis Ward, Tennessee State
WR - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois
WR - Quentin Sims, UT Martin
TE - A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State
C - Sherman Carter, Tennessee State
OG - Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois
OG - Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State
OT - Aaron Adams, Eastern Kentucky
OT - Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Artavious Dowdelll, Eastern Illinois
DL - Robert Knowles, Eastern Kentucky
DL - DeMitrio Tyson, Jacksonville State
DL - Montori Hughes, UT Martin
LB - Anthony Brown, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Blake Peiffer, Southeast Missouri
LB - Ben Johnson, UT Martin
DB - Nick Beard, Eastern Illinois
DB - Brooklyn Fox, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Tylor Brock, Southeast Missouri
DB - Steven Godbolt, Tennessee State

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Cameron Berra, Eastern Illinois
P - Chad Zinchini, Tennessee Tech
RS - Walter Powell, Murray State

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
QB - Derek Carr, UT Martin
RB - Jake Walker, Eastern Illinois
RB - Levi Terrell, Southeast Missouri
WR - Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky
WR - Walter Powell, Murray State
TE - Sam Hendricks, Eastern Illinois
C - Kevin Kapellas, Eastern Illinois
OG - Justin Meredith, Eastern Kentucky
OG - Tori Mobley, Jacksonville State
OT - Patrick Ford, Eastern Kentucky
OT - Roderick Tomlin, Murray State

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Roosevelt Holliday, Eastern Illinois
DL - Pat Wertz, Eastern Illinois
DL - Shawn Shupperd, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Antonio Harper, Tennessee State
DL - DJ Roberts, UT Martin
LB - Ichiro Vance, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Kevin Hamlin, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Nick Thrasher, Tennessee State
DB - Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Brandon Stanley, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tennessee State
DB - Thad Williams, UT Martin

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State
P - James Satterfield, UT Martin
RS - Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech
RS - Jason McNair, UT Martin

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
RB - Reco Williams, Austin Peay
LB - LeQuince McCall, Eastern Illinois
DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State
RB - Jaamal Berry, Murray State
QB - Scott Lathrop, Southeast Missouri
TE - A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State
TE - Joe Bowens, Tennessee State
WR - Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech
RS/RB - Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech
P - Chad Zinchini, Tennessee Tech
WR - Jeremy Butler, UT Martin

Note: The All-Newcomer team is comprised of first-year players in the OVC - that can be either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or first-year transfers. The team consists of 11 total players and is not voted on by position. There were 14 players on the All-OVC second-team (2 QB’s, 5 DL’s, 2 RS’s) due to ties in voting.

[TTUEagles]

As far as TTU players...I have no problems with this - our punter was outstanding all year...You go 3-8, you don't deserve many all conference accolades.

[EKU Toss Sweep]

Obviously some good receivers in the OVC this year when Tyrone Goard is 2nd team WR. He may not get the touches that others get in a pass happy attack, but the guy can play and should do so next year for a paycheck.

The OVC is deeper talent wise than it has been in years and that was evident in better OOC results for 2012. Things are looking up in the OVC.