[Rooster Cogburn]

Mike Brown Offensive player of the year for the Big South!

Brown is the second back-to-back winner of the Conference's Offensive Player of the Year award following a record-setting season in his first year as the Flames' starting quarterback. Brown leads the nation in total offense with a Big South single-season record 346.4 yards per game, finishing the season with 3,810. He amassed 300 yards of offense in a game seven times, including three games over 400 -- which is a Conference record for a season and a career. Brown was the first quarterback in League history to pass for at least 200 yards in every game during the season and reached 300 yards passing in three contests in 2010. A finalist for the Walter Payton Award, Brown surpassed 100 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in a game twice this season, as well as becoming the first Big South quarterback to gain 150 yards on the ground (160) and 300 yards in the air (334) in the same game against Stony Brook in the season finale. He finished the year 223-of-351 passing for 2,956 yards (second-most in a season in League history) and 23 touchdowns (tied for second). He threw at least three touchdowns in a game four times this season -- including in a record three consecutive games. A five-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week honoree in 2010, Brown also rushed for 854 yards this season, the second-highest single-season total for a quarterback in Conference annals, and during the season became the first player in Big South history with 1,000 career rushing, passing and receiving yards. He led Liberty to a share of the Big South championship and earned National Player of the Week honors on two different occasions.

Brown received 18 first-place votes and 37 points, ahead of runner-up Zach MacDowall (Coastal Carolina), who received one first-place vote and 12 points.

Mike Brown, Chris Summers, Alex Stadler, Justin Vargas, Terry Adams, Asa Chapman, Kyle O'Donnell, Matt Bevins and Mike Larsson First Team All-Conference!

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
QB - Mike Brown, R-Jr., Liberty
RB - Miguel Maysonet, Soph., Stony Brook
RB - Brock Jackolski, Jr., Stony Brook
WR - Chris Summers, R-Jr., Liberty
WR - Gerald Stevenson, Sr., Charleston Southern
WR - James Perry III, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb
TE - David Duran, R-Jr., Coastal Carolina
OL - Paul Fenaroli, Sr., Stony Brook
OL - Alex Stadler, R-Sr., Liberty
OL - Corey O'Daniel, Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL - Justin Vargas, R-Sr., Liberty
OL - Brian Crew, Sr., Stony Brook

DEFENSE
DL - Preston Pemasa, Fr., Gardner-Webb
DL - Terry Adams, R-Sr., Liberty
DL - Josh Wine, Sr., VMI
DL - Asa Chapman, Jr., Liberty
LB - Andrae Jacobs, Soph., Coastal Carolina
LB - A.J. Gross, R-Jr., VMI
LB - Kyle O'Donnell, R-Sr., Liberty
LB - Chris Patrick, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
DB - Arin West, Sr., Stony Brook
DB - Josh Norman, Jr., Coastal Carolina
DB - Charles James, R-Soph., Charleston Southern
DB - Dominique Davenport, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Matt Bevins, Jr., Liberty
P - Mike Larsson, Jr., Liberty
LS - Daniel Bonifas, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina
KR - Gerald Stevenson, Sr., Charleston Southern
PR - Michael Rainey-Wiles, Sr., VMI

SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
QB - Zach MacDowall, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina
RB - Eric O'Neal, Sr., Coastal Carolina
RB - Patrick Hall, Sr., Gardner-Webb (tie)
RB - Trandon Dendy, R-Sr., Presbyterian College (tie)
WR - Matt Brevi, Jr., Stony Brook
WR - Brandon Whitley, R-Sr., Coastal Carolina
WR - B.J. Hayes, R-Jr., Liberty
TE - Josh Miller, Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL - Seth Smalls, Sr., Coastal Carolina
OL - Jordan Lancaster, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
OL - Soeren Wendland, R-Sr., Liberty
OL - Jamey Cheatwood, R-Fr., Coastal Carolina
OL - Jamie Dunaway, Soph., Gardner-Webb

DEFENSE
DL - Damiso Alexander, R-Sr., VMI
DL - Kent Harper, Sr., Coastal Carolina
DL - Patrick Bannon, Sr., Liberty
DL - Joel Walton, Sr., Charleston Southern
LB - Craig Richardson, Soph., Stony Brook
LB - Jeffery Williams, Sr., Gardner-Webb
LB - Derek Brown, Sr., Presbyterian College
LB - Doncel Bolt, Sr., Liberty
DB - Cedric McGowan, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb
DB - Justin Bethel, Jr., Presbyterian College
DB - Byron Allen, R-Jr., VMI
DB - Bryce Nixon, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Wesley Skiffington, R-Soph., Stony Brook
P - Patrick Morgano, Soph., Presbyterian College
LS - Hudson Smith, Fr., Gardner-Webb
KR - Brock Jackolski, Jr., Stony Brook
PR - Niccolo Mastromatteo, Fr., Coastal Carolina

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Brad Sweatt, Soph., LB, Charleston Southern
Marcus Lott, Jr., DB, Coastal Carolina
Dami Teniola, Sr., LB, Gardner-Webb
Matt Bevins, Jr., K, Liberty
Myron Gary, Sr., QB, Presbyterian College
Michael Coulter, Jr., QB, Stony Brook
Chaz Jones, Jr., RB, VMI

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Brown, R-Jr., QB, Liberty

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Andrae Jacobs, Soph., LB, Coastal Carolina

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Preston Pemasa, DL, Gardner-Webb

COACH OF THE YEAR
David Bennett, Coastal Carolina

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Michael Coulter, Jr., QB, Stony Brook

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[Cider Jim]

How does Chris Summers NOT finish 2nd in the Offensive Player of the Year?

[BigAl57]

How does Chris Summers NOT finish 2nd in the Offensive Player of the Year?

my thinking exactly

[Chris Lang]

One nomination per team. You couldn't vote for him.

[Sly Fox]

And I'm guessing Zach was the vote we couldn't cast for our own candidate. No?

[Chris Lang]

You can vote for your own athletes/teams. There have been unanimous votes before.

[olldflame]

Which means the vote for McDowell no doubt came from a CCU homer.

[BJWilliams]

Even though MacDowall couldnt carry Mike Brown's jock (even though Coastal won this year)

[LUnpretty11]

Even though MacDowall couldnt carry Mike Brown's jock (even though Coastal won this year)

And MacDowall threw for 382 yards and 3 TD's + 1 rushing....

[olldflame]

McDowell played lights out against us. The award isn't for one game. He got one vote, but that was one more than he should have gotten.

[Del Flame]

Passing:
Mike 223 comp, 351 att, 63.5%, 2,956 yards, 23 TDs, 11 ints, 268.7 yards per game
Zach 190 comp, 308 att, 61.7%, 2,340 yards, 20 TDs, 12 ints, 212.7 yards per game

Rushing:
Mike 160 carries, 854 yards, 9 TDs, 77.6 yards per game
Zach 86 carries, 307 yards, 8 TDs, 27.9 yards per game

Totals:
Mike 3,810 yards, 32 TDs, 346.3 yards per game
Zach 2,647 yards, 28 TDs, 240.6 yards per game

Big South Player of Week Awards:
Mike 5
Zach 2

Big South Player of the Year:
Mike!

[SuperJon]

MacDowell is a good quarterback. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either a complete idiot or a complete homer. He didn't originally go to Wake Forest for nothing.

[Del Flame]

MacDowell is a good quarterback. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either a complete idiot or a complete homer. He didn't originally go to Wake Forest for nothing.

I think he is a good QB - just comparing the numbers for this year. I'd be surprised if he doesn't get a look.