--- Tusculum College quarterback Bo Cordell has been named the 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Super Region Two Offensive Player of the Year. Cordell and tight end Wesley Powell earned All-Region first team honors, while linebacker Brian Alexander and receiver Justin Houston garnered second team recognition.

The Daktronics All-Region Team is selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) who represent Division II football schools in the region. These players represent some of the finest student-athletes in the Gulf South, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic and South Atlantic Conferences, as well as three independent institutions.

Tusculum's four honorees are tied for the fifth most in the region. Regional finalist North Alabama leads all schools with eight selections, including Region Defensive Player of the Year Tavarius Wilson. SAC members Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry are tied for second with six selections each, while West Alabama was fourth with five picks. Tusculum, Carson-Newman, Mars Hill and UNC Pembroke are tied for fifth with four selections each.

Cordell becomes the second Pioneer in program history to be named Daktronics Region Player of the Year. He joins quarterback Corey Russell, who garnered Region Player of the Year accolades in 2008. This also marks the second time Cordell has been named to the Daktronics All-Region Team first team (2010).

Cordell, a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (DII National Player of the Year), has wrapped up one of the most prolific careers ever by a collegiate signal caller. The Cincinnati, Ohio native (Indian Hill HS) owns 15 NCAA Division II records, including career passing yards (16,265 - 4th all NCAA divisions), career completions (1,397 - 3rd all NCAA divisions), career pass attempts (2,187 - 3rd all NCAA divisions) career total offensive yards (16,432 - 4th all NCAA divisions) and total offensive plays in a career (2,572 - 2nd all NCAA divisions).

Cordell was also named the 2013 SAC Offensive Player of the Year last month, becoming the first TC player to earn the honor multiple times in his career (2010 & 2013). He is also one of only four players in league history to earn Offensive Player of the Year distinction on more than one occasion, along with: Todd Cunningham (Presbyterian - 1999, 2000, 2001), Tommy Laurendine (Lenoir-Rhyne - 1988, 1999) and Jonas Randolph (Mars Hill - 2009, 2011).

Cordell leads the South Atlantic Conference in six statistical categories this season including: passing yards (3,920 - 4th in NCAA II), passing yards per game (356.4 ypg - 4th in NCAA II), points responsible for (178 - 32nd in NCAA II), points responsible for per game (16.2 ppg - 37th in NCAA II) and total offense (365.1 ypg - 4th in NCAA II). Cordell's 3,920 passing yards are the third-most in school history and fifth-best in SAC history, while his 4,020 total offensive yards are third most in both the TC and SAC record books. Cordell has completed 25 touchdown passes in 2013, which are the third most by a Tusculum player and eighth-most by a SAC quarterback. He owns 13 South Atlantic Conference football records, including career touchdown passes (112) and touchdowns responsible for (127), marks he established in his collegiate finale last month against Mars Hill University.

Powell becomes only the second Tusculum tight end to earn Daktronics All-Region first team recognition. The a 6-10 junior from Titus, Ala. (Elmore County HS), finished third on the team with 38 receptions for 520 yards (8th in SAC) and four touchdowns. He averaged 47.3 receiving yards per game (9th in SAC), including a career-best 110 yards on seven grabs against Mars Hill. In his 31 career outings, he has made 81 receptions for 853 yards and seven touchdowns.

Alexander, a senior from Union Point, Ga., finished second in the conference with his 126 tackles, which are the second most in Tusculum history. The two-time All-SAC linebacker averaged 11.5 tackles per game, which is the second-best average in the league and 11th in the country. He recorded 10 or more tackles on seven occasions in 2013, including a career-high 20 stops at Carson-Newman. He also tallied 18 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage in a home win against Catawba. The Greene County (Ga.) HS product finished the season with six tackles for loss and three sacks, while forcing a fumble and blocking a kick. Alexander will leave Tusculum as the program's all-time leader in tackles with 366 stops to his credit. He is also seventh in career tackles for loss (36) and sacks (13) as he posted double-digit tackles on 15 occasions.

Houston, a sophomore from Cleveland, Tenn., led the conference in receptions per game, averaging 11 catches per game, which is presently the second highest average in the nation (NCAA II). Houston also leads the SAC in all-purpose yards per game (191.40 ypg - 10th in NCAA II) and is second in the conference in receiving yards per game (134.7 ypg - 4th in NCAA II) and eighth in total receiving yards (1,347 - 9th in NCAA II). Houston's season totals in receptions (110), receiving yards (1,347) and all-purpose yardage (1,914) are all single-season records at Tusculum. He has also tallied seven touchdown catches and returned a kickoff for a program-best 99-yard return for a score earning him SAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Earlier this year, he established a school single-game record with 317 all-purpose yards at Brevard. For his career, Houston has made 150 receptions (6th in TC history) for 1,740 yards (8th in TC history) and 11 touchdowns for the Bradley Central High School graduate.