[RagingTireFire]

2008 Big South season awards have been handed out.
(Thanks to SmallCollegeFB on AGS for the heads up.)

http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArtic ... ID=3623206

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Jennings, Sr., RB, Liberty

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jeffrey Williams, Soph., LB, Gardner-Webb

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Edwin Gowins, RB, Stony Brook

COACH OF THE YEAR
Danny Rocco, Liberty

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jacob Rochester, Sr., LB, VMI

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
QB - Brock Smith, Sr., Liberty
RB - Rashad Jennings, R-Sr., Liberty
RB - Edwin Gowins, Fr., Stony Brook
WR - Dobson Collins, Sr., Gardner-Webb
WR - Dominic Bolden, Sr., Liberty
WR - Gerald Stevenson, Soph., Charleston Southern
TE - Josh Miller, Soph., Gardner-Webb
OL - Mike Godsil, Sr., Liberty
OL - Demario Deese, Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL - Britt Leggett, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina
OL - Steve Council, Sr., Stony Brook
OL - Britt Stone, R-Sr., Liberty

DEFENSE
DL - Jake Killeen, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
DL - James Harris, Sr., Stony Brook
DL - Phillip Oboh, Jr., Coastal Carolina
DL - Adam McKinney, Sr., Presbyterian
LB - Jeffrey Williams, Soph., Gardner-Webb
LB - Nick Hursky, Sr., Liberty
LB - Antwan Thomas, Sr., Presbyterian
LB - D.J. Rice, Sr., Coastal Carolina
DB - Daniel Cooke, Sr., Gardner-Webb
DB - Philip Ashley, Jr., Charleston Southern
DB - Kent Hicks, R-Sr., Liberty
DB - Cedric McGowan, Jr., Gardner-Webb

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Ryan Gates, Fr., Gardner-Webb
P - Ben Erdman, Soph., Coastal Carolina
LS - Dan Pope, R-Sr., Liberty
KR - Gerald Stevenson, Soph., Charleston Southern
PR - Dominic Bolden, Sr., Liberty

SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
QB - Tim Maypray, Jr., VMI
RB - Conte Cuttino, Jr., Stony Brook
RB - Howard Abegesah, Jr., VMI
WR - Jonathan Crawford, R-Sr., Liberty
WR - James Perry III, R-Fr., Gardner-Webb
WR - Brandon Clark, Sr., Presbyterian
TE - Corey Rasberry, R-Sr., Liberty
OL - Lawrence Lovell, Sr., Stony Brook
OL - Alex Bragg, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
OL - George Handler, R-Jr., VMI
OL - James Boatright, Soph., VMI
OL - Corey O’Daniel, Soph., Gardner-Webb

DEFENSE
DL - Justin Witzmann, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
DL - Kevin Richard, R-Sr., Liberty
DL - Jordan Woods, Fr., Gardner-Webb
DL - Colin Dugan, Sr., Liberty
LB - Marty Patterson, Soph., Gardner-Webb
LB - Andrew McKain, R-Jr., Charleston Southern
LB - Tyler Santucci, Jr., Stony Brook
LB - A.J. Gross, R-Fr., VMI
DB - Ryan Greiser, Sr., Liberty
DB - Anthony McKnight, Sr., Presbyterian
DB - Pat Calvary, Sr., Liberty
DB - Chris Richards, Jr., Stony Brook

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - John Paglia, Soph., Charleston Southern
P - Bryson Summers, Sr., Presbyterian
LS - Travis Ludden, Sr., VMI
KR - Dominic Bolden, Sr., Liberty
PR - Dobson Collins, Sr., Gardner-Webb

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Justin Witzmann, R-Sr., DL, Charleston Southern
Derrick Frasier, Soph., LB, Coastal Carolina
Daniel Cooke, Sr., DB, Gardner-Webb
Ryan Greiser, Sr., DB, Liberty
Antwan Thomas, Sr., LB, Presbyterian
Jeff Santos, Jr., OL, Stony Brook
Jacob Rochester, Sr., LB, VMI

RJ becomes the first person in conference history to win Off POY multiple times and Coach becomes the first to thrice win Coach of the Year.

In terms of numbers, we had the most spots on the All-Conference teams with 16. Coastal had the fewest with 4.

[jcmanson]

Can we rename the Coach of the Year award the Danny Rocco award?

[jcmanson]

Chris Rocco got the shaft

[Fumblerooskies]

OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION BY THE FLAMES...

[ALUmnus]

The first thing that comes to mind is, that's awesome. The next thing is, man, all those seniors.

[bigsmooth]

congrats to the guys on their awards. well deserved!