2013 Big South Media Day

[bjtheflamesfan]

Preseason Poll

1. Coastal Carolina
2. Liberty
3. Gardner-Webb
4. Charleston Southern
5. VMI
6. Presbyterian

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Matt Hazel, WR Coastal Carolina

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Quinn Backus, LB Coastal Carolina

OFFENSE
QB - Josh Woodrum, Liberty - R-Soph.
RB - Teddy Allen, Charleston Southern - Sr.
RB - Lorenzo Taliaferro, Coastal Carolina - Sr.
WR - Matt Hazel, Coastal Carolina - Sr.
WR - Kenny Cook, Gardner-Webb - R-Jr.
WR - Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina - Sr.
TE - Seth Cranfill, Gardner-Webb - R-Jr.
OL - Chad Hamilton, Coastal Carolina - R-Jr.
OL - Jamey Cheatwood, Coastal Carolina - R-Sr.
OL - Hunter Steward, Liberty - R-Sr.
OL - Will Lucas, VMI - Sr.
OL - Drew Herring, Coastal Carolina - R-Sr.

DEFENSE
DL - Preston Pemasa, Gardner-Webb - Sr.
DL - Matt Goods, Gardner-Webb - R-Sr.
DL - Cory Freeman, Liberty - R-Sr.
DL - Francis Bah, Liberty - R-Sr.
LB - Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina - Jr.
LB - Tanner Burch, Gardner-Webb - Jr.
LB - Nick Sigmon, Liberty - R-Jr.
LB - Mike McClure, Coastal Carolina - Sr.
DB - Walt Aikens, Liberty - R-Sr.
DB - Elijah Lee, Charleston Southern - Sr.
DB - Kevin Fogg, Liberty - R-Sr.
DB - Johnnie Houston, Coastal Carolina - R-Sr.

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - John Lunsford, Liberty - Soph.
P - Grant Bowden, Liberty - Sr.
LS - Hudson Smith, Gardner-Webb - R-Sr. (tie)
LS - Richard Wright, Liberty - R-Sr. (tie)
KR - J.J. Hubbard, Gardner-Webb - Jr.
PR - Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina - Sr.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

I have to assume CCU and Liberty were neck and neck for the Top spot?

[bjtheflamesfan]

I have to assume CCU and Liberty were neck and neck for the Top spot?

Very...Liberty and Coastal split the 15 first place votes (CCU with 9 Liberty with 6) and the difference was only 4 points between the two:


2013 Preseason Poll (first-place votes) -- Points
1. Coastal Carolina (9) -- 84
2. Liberty (6) -- 80
3. Gardner-Webb -- 58
4. Charleston Southern -- 39
T-5. VMI -- 27
T-5. Presbyterian -- 27

Liberty and Coastal both each have 10 players on the preseason all conference team. Gardner Webb is the only other team with more than 5 (7). Charleston Southern has two, VMI has 1 and Presbyterian has 0.

[kdinva]

Keydets will go 3-2..........have 4 or 5 guys on the post season all-conf. team........

[rokamortis]

In a bit of a headscratcher - someone gave the Flames a 3rd place vote.