A Sea Of Red

Congratulations to Coach Rocco and to all the guys on the list for a great season!

Big South Coach of the Year
Danny Rocco, Liberty


Offensive Player of the Year
Tyler Thigpen, Coastal

Defense Player of the Year
Bryant Johnston, Gardner-Webb

Freshman of the Year
Tim Maypray, VMI

All-Big South First-Team
QB Tyler Thigpen, Coastal
RB Sean Mizzer, VMI
RB Rashad Jennings, Liberty
WR Maurice Price, CSU
WR Jerome Simpson, Coastal
WR Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb
TE Rodney Burgess, Coastal
OL Brad Poston, Coastal
OL Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb
OL Brian Knepple, Coastal
OL Stephen Sene, Liberty
OL Kris King, Gardner-Webb

DL Bryant Johnston, Gardner-Webb
DL Sam Harper, Coastal
DL Dennis Justiniani, CSU
DL Eric Hall, VMI
LB Jada Ross, CSU
LB Manny Rojas, Liberty
LB Jamar Leath, Coastal
LB Mario E Brown, Gardner-Webb
DB Quinton Teal, Coastal
DB CJ Hirschman, CSU
DB Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb
DB Jamaal Walton, VMI

K Hunter Smith, Gardner-Webb
P Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb
KR Wynton Jackson, Liberty
LS James Coble, Coastal

All-Big South Second Team

QB Collin Drafts, CSU
RB Zack Terrell, Liberty
RB Aundres Perkins, Coastal
WR Austin Gaines, Gardner-Webb
WR Brandon Turner, Liberty
WR Kory Alston, Gardner-Webb
TE Chris Luck, Liberty
OL Ricky Howell, CSU
OL Robert Brown, VMI
OL Eddie Pinigis, Liberty
OL Jarrett Winfrey, Liberty
OL Alex Bragg, CSU

DL Thurston Lee, Gardner-Webb
DL Steve Ackley, Liberty
DL Jason Horn, Liberty
DL Ronnie Mason, Coastal
LB Josh Mitchell, CSU
LB Jonna Lee, CSU
LB Stevie Ray Lloyd, Liberty
LB Mike Pavelko, Gardner-Webb
DB Dewitt Myers, CSU
DB EL Estes, Liberty
DB Ryan Greiser, Liberty
DB Okeba Rollinson, CSU

K Barrett Way, VMI
P Adam Peters, VMI
KR CJ Hirschman, CSU
LS Matt Skeen, Gardner-Webb

The numbers:

Coach of the Year:
Rocco, Liberty -- 27 points (11 first-place votes)
Bennett, Coastal -- 20 points (7)
Mills, CSU -- 8 points (1)

Offensive Player of the Year:
Thigpen, Coastal -- 35 points (17)
Drafts, CSU -- 10 points (1)

Defensive Player of the Year:
Johnston, G-W -- 18 points (6)
Ross, CSU -- 17 points (6)
Leath, Coastal -- 11 (4)

Freshman of the Year:
Maypray, VMI -- 23 points, (9)
Montgomery, G-W -- 19 (8 )

All-Big South teams:
Liberty, 14 selections
Gardner-Webb, 13 selections
Coastal, 12 selections
CSU, 11 selections
VMI, 6 selections

All of those second-teamers are sophomores and juniors. They'll move up to first team next year.

Ok ill say if before you know who......how the heck did "D-BO" not get second team kicker returner with 2 returns for TD's on the year?? I am not about to say he is "My Man" or " A Beast" because i might throw up if i see those two lines one more time but i am going to have to look into the stats for CJ Hirshman and see if he deserved it.

Horn made 2nd team? How long was he out for?

Four weeks.

4 first teamers, 10 second teamers and coach of the year.....we finally are getting some love, and much deserved i might add. congrats to coach rocco and the boys.

Bolden wasn't even on the ballot.