AMITY, Maine --- Three Tusculum College football players have been named to the 2011 Consensus Draft Service Division II Preseason All-America Team. Bo Cordell was named the Second Team quarterback, while receivers Deonte' Gist and Rashaad Carter garnered Honorable Mention accolades.
Cordell, a 6-1, 185-pound junior quarterback from Cincinnati, Ohio, earns his third preseason All-America nod. He has previously been recognized by The Sporting News and Lindy's Sports Magazine. He led all NCAA divisions (FBS, FCS, II, III) in total offensive yards per game, passing yards per game and completions per game last season. He was named the 2010 South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and finished fourth in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which recognizes the Division II National Player of the Year.
Cordell was also named the 2010 Tennessee Sportswriters Association's State College Football Player of the Year. He was named the NCAA II National Statistical Champion for total offensive yards per game (425.45 ypg), passing yards per game (423.36 ypg), completions per game (35.82 cpg) and points responsible for per game (26.00 ppg).
The 2010 Daktronics and Football Gazette All-Super Region 2 First Team honoree passed for a school and SAC record 4,657 yards, which was third in NCAA II and fifth most for all NCAA divisions. Cordell threw for 38 touchdowns, a new school single-season mark and the 25th most in NCAA II history. He also established school and SAC records with 394 completions (3rd in NCAA II history), 605 pass attempts (3rd in NCAA II history) and 702 total offensive attempts (3rd in NCAA II history). He was also named to the D2Football.com and Football Gazette All-America teams.
The Indian Hill High School graduate passed for over 400 yards in nine consecutive games this season, which is a new TC, SAC and NCAA II record. He was named SAC Offensive Player of the Week four times this year and twice honored as national offensive player of the week by D2football.com and D2 Sports Insider.
Gist, a 5-9, 175-pound native from Wellford, S.C., earns his second preseason honor, after garnering a spot on the Lindy's Sports All-America squad earlier this month. He accounted for one of the greatest seasons for a receiver in SAC history after earning consensus All-America distinction in 2010. Gist's 1,183 receiving yards are a new school record and the third most in conference history.
The Byrnes High School graduate also established school records with his 96 receptions and 1,713 all-purpose yards. His 154.64 all-purpose yards per game average is 15th in the nation.
The 2010 All-Region and All-SAC First Team honoree averaged a league-best 107.55 receiving yards per game, which were 16th in the nation. His 8.73 receptions per contest were also tops in the league and fourth in the country. Gist tallied 10 or more catches in five games and posted over 100 receiving yards in seven of his 11 contests. The 5-9, 170-pound receiver established a school single-game record with 279 all-purpose yards at Catawba, including a 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Gist finished the season with nine touchdowns, including eight TD receptions.
Carter, a 6-3, 200-pound senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., recorded 1,004 receiving yards last year, which were the second most in TC history, while his 81 receptions were fourth-best in school history. His nine touchdown receptions tied a school single-season record and accounted for 100 receiving yards on five occasions. He also scored a TD in his last four games and nine of 11 contests, while accounting for 100 all-purpose yards eight times in 2010.
The Stephenson High school product enters his final collegiate campaign fifth in school history with 140 career receptions, fifth in career receiving yards (1,872), ninth in yards per reception average (13.37 ypc), fourth in career touchdown receptions (15) and 12th in career all-purpose yards.
Tusculum will kick off the 2011 campaign on Sept. 3 as the Pioneers host West Georgia for a 1 p.m. contest at the Niswonger Sports Complex and Pioneer Field.
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2011 Consensus Draft Services Division II Preseason
All-America Team
First Team Offense
QB - Dane Simoneau, Washburn
RB - Franklyn Quiteh, Bloomsburg
RB - Nic Cooper, Winston-Salem State
WR - Jake Soy, Northwest Missouri
WR - Thomas Mayo, Concord
TE - Tony Carreri, Grand Valley State
OT - Tyler Hendrickson, Concordia-St. Paul
OG - Amini Silatolu,Midwestern St.
C - Jake Hancock, Ferris St.
OG - Garth Heikkinen, Minnesota-Duluth
OT - Joe Long, Wayne St. (Mich.)
K - Michael Ziola, Chadron
KR - Stephan Neville, Stonehill
First Team Defense
DE - Armonty Bryant, East Central
DL - Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern
DL - Brandon Martin, Lenoir-Rhyne
DE - Zach Moore, Concordia-St.Paul
LB - Nate Dreiling, Pittsburg St.
LB - Shawn Loiseau, Merrimack
LB - Alex Whitehill, Fort Hays St.
LB - Chad Kilgore, Northwest Missouri
CB - Darnell Evans, Shaw (So.)
CB - Logan Kerr, Ashland
S - Andre Lyles, Fayetteville St.
S - Harrison Dreiling, Valdosta St.
P - Ronnie Partridge, Stillman
PR - Jordan Simmons, Northwest Missouri
Second Team Offense
QB - Bo Cordell, Tusculum
RB - Akeem Satterfield, Slippery Rock
RB - Tommy Addison, Shepherd
WR - Tyson Williams, West Texas A&M
WR - Charles Johnson, Southwest Baptist
TE - Demetrius Guice, Central Washington
OT - Roy Richard, Ouachita Baptist
OG - Colton Ables, Northeastern St.
OL - Kevin Martin, C.W. Post
OG - Ryan Sullivan, Southeast Oklahoma
OT - Larry Wreidt, West Liberty
K - Jason Fowler, Ouachita Baptist
KR - Tyron Laughinghouse, St. Augustine's
Second Team Defense
DE - Aston Whiteside, Abilene Christian
DT - Randy Colling, Gannon
DT - Andrew Iupati, Humboldt St.
DE - Luke Black, Fairmont St.
LB - Nick Thomas, Wayne St. (Mich.)
LB - Billy O'Connor, C.W. Post
LB - Lee Meisner, CSU-Pueblo
LB - Zach Sheridan, Slippery Rock
CB - Dontae Smith, East Central
S - Shaquille Shedd, Southwest Baptist
S - Dan O'Keefe, Augustana
CB - Nate Robinson, Northwestern State
P - Kevin Berg, Chadron State
PR - Deante Steele, Shepherd
Honorable Mention - Offense
QB - Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines
QB - Cody Haffly, Wingate
QB - Kevin Morton, Kutztown
QB - Mitchell Gale, Abilene Christian
QB - Micah Davis, Delta St.
QB - Kevin Lynch, Southern Connecticut
WR - Gerald Worsham, West Alabama
WR - Deonte' Gist, Tusculum
WR - Joseph Jean-Pierre, Virginia Union
WR - Willie Epps, Southern Connecticut
WR - Brandon Bostick, Newberry
WR - Jerrod Doucet, Colorado Mines
WR - Rashaad Carter, Tusculum
WR - Jon Meadows, West Virginia Wesleyan
RB - Jesse Lewis, CSU-Pueblo
RB - Daronte McNeill, Elizabeth City St.
RB - Josh Renel, Wayne State (Mich.)
RB - Joe Glendening, Hillsdale
RB - Brian Kennedy, Concord
RB - Rustin Dring, Nebraska-Kearney
RB - Tommy Addison, Shepherd
RB - David Carter, Morehouse
TE - Sean McGrath, Henderson St.
TE - Ben Gibbs, Abilene Christian
TE - Ryan Shelley, Southeast Oklahoma
TE - Brian Leonhardt, Bemidji St.
TE - Blake Williamson, California (Pa.)
TE - Greg Frantz, Millersville
OT - Daron Rose, North Alabama
OT - Andrew Gomez, Henderson St.
OT - Adam Robinson, Eastern New Mexico
OT - Brian Folkerts, Washburn
OT - Daryl Kurtz, Bloomsburg
OT - Will Khoury, Wayne St. (Mich.)
OT - Ervin Una Smiley, Western Oregon
OG - Larry McDonald, Fayetteville St.
OG - Jason Slowey, Western Oregon
OG - Kyle Smith, Ouachita Baptist
OG - Logan Freeman, Central Missouri
OG - Ian Saxton, Missouri Southern
OG - Cory Fleisch, Minnesota-Duluth
OG - Tim Hiett, Chadron St.
C - Hector Rodriguez, West Texas A&M
C - Matt Webber, Abilene Christian
C - Cory Immermam, Bemidji St.
C - Chris Steck, Bloomsburg
C - Brandon Link, Concord
K - Kelly Morgan, Western Oregon
K - Aaron Jamieson, Central Missouri
K - Sergio Castillo, West Texas A&M
K - Austin Turner, Fayetteville State
KR - Pat Gondkoff, Humboldt St.
KR - Rafael Thomas, Southern Arkansas
KR - Jeremy Holt, Harding
KR - L.J. McCray, Catawba
Honorable Mention - Defense
DE - Barrington Morrison, Abilene Christian
DE - Todd Storm, Michigan Tech
DE - Tony Johnson, Merrimack
DE - Tim Hume, Cheyney
DE - Timothy Durant, Virginia St.
DL - Jordan Morgan, Ferris St.
DL - Charles Deas, Shaw
DL - Gavin Drake, Western Oregon
DL - Andrew Oney, Central Washington
DL - Johnny Tivao, Texas A&M-Kingsville
DL - Bracy McCoy, Eastern New Mexico
DL - David Bass, Missouri Western
LB - Max Davis, Indianapolis
LB - Kenny Klatt, Findlay
LB - Rocco DeLorenzo, Adams State
LB - Jonathan Poth, Stonehill
LB - Curtis Jackson, Eastern New Mexico
LB - Corey Robinson, Miles
LB - Ronnie Modik, C.W. Post
LB - Rudy Cabral, Mars Hill
DB - Desmond Anderson, New Haven
DB - Keon Robinson, Shepherd
DB - Waylon Kimble, West Georgia
DB - Juan McKeever, Urbana
DB - Eric Walker, Southeastern Oklahoma
DB - Anthony Hooks, Chowan
DB - Don Unamba, Southern Arkansas
DB - Kwaheem Smith, Lincoln (Pa.)
S - Don Hopkins, Bentley
S - Bryce Pelia, Western Oregon
S - O'Hara Fluellen, Lincoln (Mo.)
S - Williams Miles, Ferris St.
S - Creadell Pennon, Central Oklahoma
S - Mike Virgin, Tiifin
P - Chris Hill, West Chester
P - Taylor Accardi, Colorado Mines
PR - Lucas Gonsalves, Western Oregon
PR - Chris Muhammad, Southwest Baptist
PR - Tony Goodman, Chowan
