11/20/09- Martin Manson, rSr, Southern Connecticut State, 5-09, 165 2009 EAST COAST ALL-STAR BOWL INVITE: Three members of the Southern Connecticut State University football team – seniors Jarom Freeman (Peekskill, N.Y.), Martin Manson (Bloomfield, Conn.) and Jerome Pinckney (Ellenwood, Ga.) – have been selected to take part in this year’s East Coast Bowl. The game, which will be played in Petersburg, Va. on Saturday, November 28, annually features the best Division I-FCS, II, III and NAIA players in the nation. Manson, who capped his career as a four-time All-Conference pick, also earned First-Team honors for the third straight season at defensive back. He became just the second Owl in program history to capture All-NE-10 accolades four times, joining Sir Snowden (2001-04) with that honor. He finished the season ranked fifth on the team with 37 tackles and was fourth with 24 solo stops. Manson added two interceptions, a fumble recovery and three passes defended. - Southern Connecticut State football
11/20/09- Kyle Wilson, rSr, Boise State, 5-10, 186 SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: The Broncos have shown some vulnerability the past two weeks, allowing 53 points to opposing offenses. That's the same number they allowed in the previous four games. Most concerning, they weren't sound against the run against Idaho. Utah State and Nevada, the next two opponents, are run-oriented teams. Still, the Broncos are clearly the best defensive team in the WAC and they have forced 27 turnovers this season. PLAYERS TO WATCH: CB Kyle Wilson was interception-less three weeks ago. Now he has one in each of the past three games including two for touchdowns.
11/20/09- Quintez Smith, Sr, Shaw, 6-0, 187 2009 HBCU BOWL INVITE: The HBCU Bowl announced this week that Shaw’s Dwayne Moss, De’Andre Okonji, and Quintez Smith have been named to the East Team in the First Russell Athletic HBCU Bowl. “These young men earned this recognition, and we’re happy that they will have the opportunity not simply to play, but also to go through a combine that will expose them to scouts from various professional leagues,” said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. In addition to the game on Dec. 19, the players will take part in a series of tests and workouts for scouts from the NFL, CFL, UFL, and Arena League 2. The game will be held at the Cramton Bowl in Montomgery, AL at 2 p.m and broadcast nationally on CBS College Sports. The three Bears will be part of an East Team comprised of players from the NCAA Division II’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the NCAA FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They will face a West Team comprised of athletes from the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Smith, a cornerback from Dublin, Ga., was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as being selected First Team All-CIAA. He also earned Division II Defensive Player of the Week honors for his record setting performance against Elizabeth City State, where he bested the former mark on interception return yards with 194 yards for three touchdowns. On the season, he had four interception returns for touchdowns, as well as two fumble returns for touchdowns. He was third on the team in tackles with 49 and had 4.5 tackles for a loss as well as nine interceptions. - The Philly Tribune
11/20/09- Jareed Gaines, Fr, Stonehill, 5-10, 180 NORTHEAST-10 CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: A duo of defensive backs earned Freshman of the Year honors this year that include Saint Anselm College’s Ethan Sylvain (East Montpelier, Vt.) and Stonehill College’s Jareed Gaines (Lumberton, N.J.). Gaines filled the stat sheet in his first year of play at Stonehill. He finished the year with 51 tackles and also recorded three sacks. Gaines had six tackles for a loss and recovered two fumbles including one for a touchdown to go along with a blocked kick. In addition, Gaines was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team. - Northeast-10 football
11/19/09- Perrish Cox, Sr, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 198 SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: Improvement has been steady for the Cowboys. The defense makes correct reads and is often in the right place, while capable of big plays. CB Perrish Cox was the star of the Texas Tech win, intercepting two passes and also breaking up three passes. Oklahoma State allowed a respectable 307 yards through the air, holding Texas Tech far below its 400-yard average, which ranked second nationally. PLAYERS TO WATCH: CB Perrish Cox - The senior was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after grabbing two interceptions against Texas Tech and also breaking up three passes.
11/19/09- Jalil Brown, Jr, Colorado, 6-1, 205 SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: The unit is playing well enough to keep the Buffs in games, a far cry from early in the season when Colorado gave up yards in massive chunks and was victimized by big plays. Colorado allowed a respectable 310 yards in the loss at Iowa State, though RB Alexander Robinson pounded away for his third 100-yard game and kept his offense on the field, rushing 30 times. The Buffs are often good at quick work, producing 44 three-and-outs during the season. LB Jeff Smart played sparingly in the Iowa State game because of a stinger he's dealt with for the past three weeks. The injury causes numbness in one of his arms. PLAYERS TO WATCH: CB Jalil Brown ranks fourth in the Big 12 in passes defended, averaging 1.1 per game. He has two interceptions and nine breakups.
11/19/09- Devin McCourty, rSr, Rutgers, 5-11, 190 Joe Lefeged learned the value of preparation last year while playing next to Rutgers' star safety Courtney Greene. "He could diagnose plays before they even started, based on what the offensive lines was doing or how the receivers were lining up," Lefeged said. "He was calling out plays before they even happened on the field." Greene has moved on to the NFL, but his kind of meticulous preparation has continued. Lefeged, a junior strong safety, has learned how to do many of the things Greene excelled at, while senior cornerback Devin McCourty has become perhaps not only the team's best defensive player, but its leader. "Devin gets us together at night to watch film after meetings, and that really helps in practice," Lefeged said. McCourty, who's staked his claim as the Big East's top cornerback this season, also draws high praise from head coach Greg Schiano. "I think he prepares incredibly hard, and I am talking one of the top five I have been around, either college or pro," Schiano said Monday. "He works very hard at it and practices very hard. Every day he goes out there, he is playing a football game in practice. So then it is no mystery that when he gets in the games, he makes plays." - Brian Bennett, ESPN
11/19/09- Micah Hill, Sr, Midwestern State, 5-10, 182 LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOUTH DIVISION CO-DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR: Micah Hill, Midwestern State, has been selected Co-Defensive Back for the 2009 college football season in voting by the South Division coaches. Hill gained co-defensive back of the year after making 47 tackles with two sacks. The CDS Preseason All-America also had four interceptions and seven pass breakups this season. - Midwestern State football
11/18/09- Pierre Desir, rFr, Washburn, 6-1, 187 2009 ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM: DB: Pierre Desir, Fr., Washburn, has been selected All Mid-America Conference First Team for the 2009 college football season. Redshirt freshman Pierre Desir, who led the league in interceptions with seven was the other Ichabod to receive first team all-MIAA. - Washburn football
11/17/09- Deshawn Shead, rSo, Portland State, 6-2, 195 Jerry Glanville has resigned after three years as head coach of the Portland State Vikings. This past season, Portland State went 2-9 overall and 1-7 in the Big Sky Conference. Over Glanville’s tenure the Vikings went 9-24. Glanville, who coached in the NFL and was known for his 3-4 defense as well as a penchant for wearing black, was not available for comment. Portland State athletic director Torre Chisholm said he and Glanville agreed on his resignation late Monday night. He praised Glanville for his commitment. “He brought an energy level and a sense of character to our program,” Chisholm said. “It was infectious. Glanville was hired by the Vikings in 2007 after two seasons as defensive coordinator at Hawaii under June Jones. He was head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986-89 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1990-93. Chisholm said the search for a new head coach would begin immediately, and he hoped to have the position filled by early December. - AP Sports
11/17/09- C.J. Lovett, rSr, Fort Hays State, 6-0, 195 2009 ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM: KR/PR: C.J. Lovett, Sr., Fort Hays State, has been selected All Mid-America Conference First Team for the 2009 college football season. Lovett, a senior from Thornton, Colo., earned All-MIAA honors at two positions for the second consecutive year. Last year, Lovett was a first team selection at defensive back and an honorable mention selection as a kick/punt returner. Lovett finished his career as one of the most prolific players in the history of Fort Hays State football. He set a new career and season record at FHSU in punt returns for touchdowns, tied the school record in career kick returns for touchdowns, and finished with 13 interceptions on defense in his career. Lovett had four kick returns for touchdowns this year (3 punt, 1 kickoff). He led the team in interceptions this year with four and ranked sixth on the team in tackles. D2Football.com tabbed Lovett as a preseason All-American prior to the start of this year. - Fort Hays State football
11/17/09- C.J. Lovett, rSr, Fort Hays State, 6-0, 195 2009 ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM: DB: C.J. Lovett, Sr., Fort Hays State, has been selected All Mid-America Conference Second Team for the 2009 college football season. Lovett, a senior from Thornton, Colo., earned All-MIAA honors at two positions for the second consecutive year. Last year, Lovett was a first team selection at defensive back and an honorable mention selection as a kick/punt returner. Lovett finished his career as one of the most prolific players in the history of Fort Hays State football. He set a new career and season record at FHSU in punt returns for touchdowns, tied the school record in career kick returns for touchdowns, and finished with 13 interceptions on defense in his career. Lovett had four kick returns for touchdowns this year (3 punt, 1 kickoff). He led the team in interceptions this year with four and ranked sixth on the team in tackles. D2Football.com tabbed Lovett as a preseason All-American prior to the start of this year. - Fort Hays State football
11/17/09- Devin McCourty, rSr, Rutgers, 5-11, 190 11/17/09 NFL DRAFT SCOUT RISER: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights haven't had their best season, but the 31-0 shellacking of South Florida in front of a national audience Thursday night spotlighted one of the best players. McCourty led his team with nine tackles, two for loss, forced a fumble on a USF punt return and blocked a punt which led to a field goal. His speed and fluidity in coverage, willingness to support the run and special teams acumen (a not-so-little aptitude scouts and coaches notice) should allow him to be picked earlier than his twin brother, Jason, a sixth-round pick by Tennessee last April. - Chad Reuter, The SportsXchange, NFLDraftScout.com
11/16/09- Ryan Jones, rJr, Northwest Missouri State, 5-11, 195 2009 ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM: DB: Ryan Jones, Jr., Northwest Missouri, has been selected All Mid-America Conference First Team for the 2009 college football season. Jones is tied for the team lead with four interceptions. He’s also credited with eight pass break-ups and his 42 tackles are tied for fourth on the team. - Northwest Missouri football
11/16/09- Joe Haden, Jr, Florida, 5-11, 190 SEC WEEK 11 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Joe Haden, Cornerback, Florida, led Florida with 11 total tackles (10 solos), including a quarterback sack (-9 yards), interception, two forced fumbles and a pass deflection in the Gators’ 24-14 win at South Carolina. The interception, his third of the season, came in the fourth quarter and sealed the win for the Gators. The Florida defense held South Carolina to 247 yards of total offense and forced three Gamecock turnovers. Haden’s sack of Carolina QB Stephen Garcia was one of six by the Gator defense. For the season, Haden is second on the squad with 55 total tackles, including a team-high 44 solo stops. - SEC football
11/16/09- Titus Teague, Fr, Louisville, 5-10, 175 WAC WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Boise State kick returner Titus Young, a junior from Los Angeles, Calif. (University HS), returned three kickoffs for 130 yards in the game against Idaho. After Idaho had scored with 27 seconds left in the first half, Young took the ensuing kickoff deep in the endzone and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. The return tied the school record set by John Broadous (also against Idaho) in 1981. Other special teams nominations included: freshman punter Alex Dunnachie, Hawai'i; freshman kicker Matt Nelson, Louisiana Tech; and junior placekicker Ricky Drake, Nevada. - WAC football
11/16/09- Demond Washington, Jr, Auburn, 5-9, 185 SEC WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Demond Washington, Defensive Back/Return Specialist, Auburn, accounted for a school record 202 kickoff return yards and 229 total return yards for Auburn in a 31-24 loss at Georgia. Following a Georgia TD early in the fourth quarter, Washington returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to tie the score at 24-24. The return was the sixth longest in school history. The 202 kickoff return yards and the 229 total return yards were both the fourth most in SEC single-game history. His 40.4 kickoff return average (5 KOR) is the second-best in SEC history for a single game (min. 4 returns). - SEC football
11/16/09- Emanuel Davis, rSo, East Carolina, 5-11, 190 CONFERENCE USA WEEK 11 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: East Carolina sophomore CB Emanuel Davis tallied a Pirate secondary-high six (five solo) tackles and contributed a pivotal 42-yard interception return for a touchdown during East Carolina's 44-17 Conference USA win at Tulsa. He was also was credited with a team-best three pass breakups. Davis' interception return broke open a 23-17 lead early in the fourth quarter and also sparked a run of 21 defensive points to close the game. The INT was the sixth of his career and second returned for a score (other was vs. Houston in 2008). Davis helped a ECU defensive effort that forced four turnovers and limited the Golden Hurricane to just 30 rush yards (0 in first half) and 266 total yards. - C-USA football
11/16/09- Stephon Gilmore, Fr, South Carolina, 6-1, 188 SEC WEEK 11 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: CB STEPHON GILMORE (South Carolina) - Freshman led the Gamecocks with career-high 10 tackles (six solos) and a pass deflection against Florida. - SEC football
11/16/09- Devin McCourty, rSr, Rutgers, 5-11, 190 BIG EAST WEEK 11 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rutgers cornerback Devin McCourty, who was named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, had a forced fumble on punt coverage and came up with his sixth career blocked kick with a punt block in the Scarlet Knights’ 31-0 win against USF. McCourty also had 36 yards on kickoff returns and registered a team-high nine tackles to help Rutgers to its first shutout of a BIG EAST opponent since 1993. - BIG EAST football
11/16/09- Perrish Cox, Sr, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 198 BIG 12 WEEK 11 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State, DB, Sr, Waco, Texas, intercepted two passes and broke up three more in Oklahoma State’s 24-17 win over Texas Tech. He also recorded four tackles, including one for a three-yard loss. The Cowboys held the Red Raiders more than 100 yards below their season average in total offense. Cox leads the nation in passes defended (2.11) and is a semi-finalist for the Thorpe Award. - Big 12 football
11/16/09- Kendric Burney, rJr, North Carolina, 5-09, 182 ACC WEEK 11 DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Kendric Burney, North Carolina, CB, Jr., 5-9, 190, Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow), intercepted three passes and broke a 29-year old ACC single-game record with 170 interception return yards, including a 77-yard touchdown, in North Carolina’s 33-24 win over No. 12 Miami. Burney’s 170 yards also broke the school-record for interception return yards in a season and upped his career mark to 317, also a new school record. The junior returned his second interception of the game for a 77-yard touchdown, his second career interception return for a score. The 77-yard return is the seventh-longest in school history, while the touchdown tied him with six former Tar Heels who had two career interceptions returned for touchdowns, another school record. Burney returned his third interception of the day 46 yards before losing a fumble to teammate Melvin Williams, who ran the remaining 44 yards for the touchdown. - ACC football
11/16/09- Kendric Burney, rJr, North Carolina, 5-09, 182 ACC WEEK 11 SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Casey Barth, North Carolina, PK, So., 5-11, 180, Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard), extended his streak of made field goals to 13 with boots of 22, 42, 32, and 33 yards against Miami. His 42-yarder in the second quarter matched a career-long and extended the Tar Heels’ lead to six points. Barth has connected on eight field goal attempts in the last two weeks. - ACC football
11/15/09- Joe Haden, Jr, Florida, 5-11, 190 Florida junior cornerback Joe Haden - a potential first-rounder in the eyes of many scouts and analysts - told the Sentinel that he expects to file paperwork for an NFL draft evaluation. The NFL Draft Advisory Board is composed of professional football scouts, experts and general managers to offer opinions on a player's draft stock. Haden has 50 tackles, three interceptions, three sacks and a forced fumble through 10 games, prompting Coach Urban Meyer to call him "one of the best players in the country." - Jeremy Fowler, The Orlando Sentinel
11/14/09- Kendric Burney, rJr, North Carolina, 5-09, 182 Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33-24 on Saturday. Burney fumbled his third interception, but Melvin Williams picked up the loose ball and ran the last 44 yards for a score that gave the Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a two-score lead with about 9 1/2 minutes left. Casey Barth kicked four field goals, including the clincher with 1:57 left, to help North Carolina become bowl-eligible for the second straight year and give Butch Davis yet another win against his former program. Jacory Harris threw four interceptions for the Hurricanes (7-3, 4-3), who have lost all three meetings against Davis since he took over in Chapel Hill in 2007. - AP Sports
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