Troy University Athletics
Trio of Trojans Named to All-Sun Belt Team
7/19/2010 12:19:19 PM | Football
Troy picked second behind Middle Tennessee
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The four-time defending Sun Belt Conference champion Troy Trojans were picked by league coaches to be right in the hunt for another league crown in 2010.
The Trojans, who became the first Sun Belt team to complete a perfect 8-0 record in league play in 2009, were picked to finish second in 2010, receiving 73 total points, including three first place votes, in a polling of the leagues nine head coaches.
Middle Tennessee picked up 75 total points in the voting, including five first place votes.
The Trojans were also represented on the preseason All-Conference team by a pair of seniors and one sophomore. The preseason team was voted on by the head coaches as well as media representative from each school.
Senior receiver Jerrel Jernigan and senior offensive lineman Tyler Clark, along with sophomore cornerback Bryan Willis, were among the 25 players named to the preseason All-Conference team.
The Blue Raiders led the conference with five players named to the preseason All-Sun Belt team, including preseason offensive player of the year Dwight Dasher at quarterback. North Texas and FIU tied for second with four players each on the preseason squad.
Arkansas State's Bryan Hall was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
The complete preseason All-Sun Belt team as well as the preseason Coached Poll are listed below.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
As voted on by the Sun Belt Head Coaches and Media Representatives
Offense
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Alfred Morris (FAU, Jr., RB)
Lance Dunbar (NT, Jr., RB)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., WR)
Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Sr., WR)
Ladarius Green (ULL, Jr., TE)
Derek Newton (ASU, Sr., OL)
Brad Serirni (FIU, Sr., OL)
Mark Fisher (MT, Sr., OL)
Esteban Santiago (NT, Sr., OL)
Tyler Clark (Troy, Sr., OL)
Defense
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
Troy Evans (ULM, Jr., DL)
Jamari Lattimore (MT, Sr., DL)
Brandon Akpunku (NT, Jr., DL)
Demario Davis (ASU, Jr., LB)
Grant Fleming (ULL, Sr., LB)
Craig Robertson (NT, Sr., LB)
Tavious Polo (FAU, Sr., DB)
Anthony Gaitor (FIU, Sr., DB)
Jeremy Kellem (MT, Sr., DB)
Bryan Willis (Troy, So., DB)
Special Teams
Alan Gendreau (MT, Jr., Place Kicker)
Spencer Ortego (ULL, Sr., Punter)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., Return Specialist)
Offensive Player of the Year
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Defensive Player of the Year
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in Parenthesis
The Trojans, who became the first Sun Belt team to complete a perfect 8-0 record in league play in 2009, were picked to finish second in 2010, receiving 73 total points, including three first place votes, in a polling of the leagues nine head coaches.
Middle Tennessee picked up 75 total points in the voting, including five first place votes.
The Trojans were also represented on the preseason All-Conference team by a pair of seniors and one sophomore. The preseason team was voted on by the head coaches as well as media representative from each school.
Senior receiver Jerrel Jernigan and senior offensive lineman Tyler Clark, along with sophomore cornerback Bryan Willis, were among the 25 players named to the preseason All-Conference team.
The Blue Raiders led the conference with five players named to the preseason All-Sun Belt team, including preseason offensive player of the year Dwight Dasher at quarterback. North Texas and FIU tied for second with four players each on the preseason squad.
Arkansas State's Bryan Hall was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
The complete preseason All-Sun Belt team as well as the preseason Coached Poll are listed below.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
As voted on by the Sun Belt Head Coaches and Media Representatives
Offense
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Alfred Morris (FAU, Jr., RB)
Lance Dunbar (NT, Jr., RB)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., WR)
Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Sr., WR)
Ladarius Green (ULL, Jr., TE)
Derek Newton (ASU, Sr., OL)
Brad Serirni (FIU, Sr., OL)
Mark Fisher (MT, Sr., OL)
Esteban Santiago (NT, Sr., OL)
Tyler Clark (Troy, Sr., OL)
Defense
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
Troy Evans (ULM, Jr., DL)
Jamari Lattimore (MT, Sr., DL)
Brandon Akpunku (NT, Jr., DL)
Demario Davis (ASU, Jr., LB)
Grant Fleming (ULL, Sr., LB)
Craig Robertson (NT, Sr., LB)
Tavious Polo (FAU, Sr., DB)
Anthony Gaitor (FIU, Sr., DB)
Jeremy Kellem (MT, Sr., DB)
Bryan Willis (Troy, So., DB)
Special Teams
Alan Gendreau (MT, Jr., Place Kicker)
Spencer Ortego (ULL, Sr., Punter)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., Return Specialist)
Offensive Player of the Year
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Defensive Player of the Year
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in Parenthesis
| 1. Middle Tennessee | 75 (5) |
| 2. Troy | 73 (3) |
| 3. Arkansas State | 53 |
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette | 49 (1) |
| 5. Florida Atlantic | 45 |
| 6. FIU | 42 |
| 7. Louisiana-Monroe | 32 |
| 8. North Texas | 27 |
| 9. WKU | 9 |
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