Evans and West Highlight 2012 Preseason All-CAA Football Squad
New Hampshire linebacker Matt Evans and Towson running back Terrance West highlight the 2012 Preseason All-CAA Football squad announced as part of the league's Media Day event Wednesday.
Towson, following its first-ever CAA Football Championship in 2011, is favored to repeat according to a vote of the league's 11 head coaches and media relations personnel.
See the full list of Preseason All-CAA Football honorees as well as the predicted order-of-finish below. You can watch highlights of all the athletes honored by clicking on the videos inside of the "Quick Links" box.
Also included in the Quick Links box is a pdf file of the Media Day notes available to those who attend the kickoff event.
CAA Football Media Day Live, a two-hour free broadcast of 2012 CAA Football Media Day on CAAFootball.com,
will highlight the league's annual kickoff event, Wednesday, July 25.
CAA Football Media Day Live will air 10 a.m.-12 p.m., live from M&T
Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., and feature each of the league's head
coaches as well as selected student-athletes from around the league.
Not only will CAA Football and FCS fans around the country be able to
watch the free show previewing the upcoming 2012 season, but they will
also have the opportunity to interact with each other and the league
regarding media day. CAA Football will run a CoverItLive blog on CAAFootballblog.com in conjunction with the internet broadcast, and will also post updates throughout the day using its Twitter and Facebook feeds. The official twitter hashtag for the 2012 CAA Football Media Day and Media Day Live broadcast is #CAAFBmd. Official tweets will include this hashtag and all media and fans are asked to use it in their tweets related to the event.
Be sure to logon to CAAFootball.com and visit Media Day Central to find the link for the live broadcast as well as other helpful links pertaining to the event.
| 2012 CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR |
| Position |
Name |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
School |
| Running Back |
Terrance West |
Sophomore |
5-11 |
223 |
Towson |
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| 2012 CAA FOOTBALL
PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Position |
Name |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
School |
| Linebacker |
Matt Evans |
Senior |
6-0 |
226 |
New Hampshire |
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| 2012 CAA FOOTBALL
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM |
| OFFENSE |
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| Position |
Name |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
School |
| Quarterback |
Taylor Heinicke |
Sophomore |
6-1 |
190 |
Old Dominion |
| Running Back |
Andrew Pierce |
Junior |
5-11 |
200 |
Delaware |
| Running Back |
Terrance West |
Sophomore |
5-11 |
223 |
Towson |
| Fullback |
Brian Barlow |
Senior |
6-3 |
260 |
James Madison |
| Wide Receiver |
Nick Mayers |
Senior |
5-7 |
175 |
Old Dominion |
| Wide Receiver |
Maurice McDonald |
Senior |
6-0 |
180 |
Maine |
| Wide Receiver |
Nihja White |
Senior |
6-2 |
205 |
Delaware |
| Tight End |
Justin Perillo |
Junior |
6-4 |
250 |
Maine |
| Offensive Line |
Ricky Archer |
Junior |
6-2 |
278 |
New Hampshire |
| Offensive Line |
Chris Howley |
Senior |
6-3 |
285 |
Maine |
| Offensive Line |
Dan Shirey |
Senior |
6-2 |
280 |
Villanova |
| Offensive Line |
Josh Spearin |
Senior |
6-4 |
290 |
Maine |
| Offensive Line |
Earl Watford |
Senior |
6-4 |
290 |
James Madison |
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| DEFENSE |
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| Position |
Name |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
School |
| Defensive Line |
Frank Beltre |
Senior |
6-3 |
250 |
Towson |
| Defensive Line |
Chris Burnette |
Senior |
6-4 |
290 |
Old Dominion |
| Defensive Line |
Michael Cole |
Junior |
6-2 |
250 |
Maine |
| Defensive Line |
Antoine Lewis |
Junior |
6-3 |
275 |
Villanova |
| Linebacker |
Matt Evans |
Senior |
6-0 |
226 |
New Hampshire |
| Linebacker |
Darius McMillan |
Senior |
5-11 |
210 |
Richmond |
| Linebacker |
Stephon Robertson |
Junior |
5-11 |
215 |
James Madison |
| Linebacker |
Craig Wilkins |
Senior |
6-2 |
230 |
Old Dominion |
| Linebacker |
Paul Worrilow |
Senior |
6-0 |
230 |
Delaware |
| Safety |
Jordan Dangerfield |
Senior |
5-11 |
200 |
Towson |
| Safety |
Brian Thompson |
Senior |
5-11 |
215 |
William and Mary |
| Cornerback |
Travis Hawkins |
Junior |
5-10 |
195 |
Delaware |
| Cornerback |
B.W. Webb |
Senior |
5-11 |
180 |
William and Mary |
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| SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| Position |
Name |
Year |
Height |
Weight |
School |
| Return Specialist |
Dae'Quan Scott |
Junior |
5-9 |
190 |
James Madison |
| Placekicker |
Sean Baner |
Junior |
6-1 |
195 |
Delaware |
| Punter |
Jonathan Plisco |
Senior |
6-0 |
210 |
Old Dominion |
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| 2012 CAA FOOTBALL
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (first-place votes) |
| 1. Towson (12) |
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| 2. Old Dominion (7) |
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| 3. James Madison (1) |
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| 4. New Hampshire (2) |
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| 5. Delaware |
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| 6. Maine |
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| 7. William and Mary |
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| 8. Villanova |
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| 9. Richmond |
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| 10. Rhode Island |
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| 11. Georgia State |
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