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Five Arkansas State football players have been tabbed Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference and the Red Wolves are predicted to finish fourth in the conference according to the league's 2008 preseason coaches poll, announced Monday at the Sun Belt's annual Football Media Days in New Orleans.
Junior running back Reggie Arnold (Little Rock, Ark.), senior tight end David Johnson (Pine Bluff, Ark.) and senior offensive lineman Matt Mandich (Hattiesburg, Miss.) all represented ASU on the offensive team, while junior defensive end Alex Carrington (Tupelo, Miss.) and senior linebacker Ben Owens (Bearden, Ark.) were named to the defensive squad.
ASU's five players on the 28-man squad tied Troy for the second most among all the schools. Florida Atlantic had a league-high eight players named to the team, including Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Rusty Smith (Jr., QB) and Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Frantz Joseph (Sr., LB). Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe each had three players on the team, while North Texas and Middle Tennessee both had two players.
ASU received 39 points, just seven fewer than third-place Monroe, in the preseason coaches poll. Florida Atlantic received six of the eight first place votes and a league-high 62 points, while Troy was picked to finish second with 51 points and one first-place vote. Louisiana-Monroe picked up the final first-place vote and finished with 46 points in the voting.
Middle Tennessee was picked fifth with 32 points, Louisiana-Lafayette sixth with 26 points, North Texas seventh with 19 points and Florida International eighth with 13 points.
The ASU football team kicks off its 2008 season at Texas A&M on Aug. 30 and will host Texas Southern in its home opener on Sept. 6. For ticket information, contact the ASU Box Office at 870-972-ASU1 or the Red Wolf Club at 870-972-2401. Ticket information can also be found online at astateredwolves.com.
2008 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team
Offense
QB: Rusty Smith (FAU, Jr.)
RB: Reggie Arnold (ASU, Jr.)
RB: Tyrell Fenroy (ULL, Sr.)
WR: Cortez Gent (FAU, FAU, Jr.)
WR: Casey Fitzgerald (NT, Sr.)
TE: David Johnson (ASU, Sr.)
TE: Zeek Zacharie (ULM, Sr.)
OL: Matt Mandich (ASU, Sr.)
OL: Nick Paris (FAU, Sr.)
OL: Chris Fisher (ULL, Jr.)
OL: Kelvin Drake (NT, Jr.)
OL: Dion Small (Troy, Sr.)
Defense
DL: Alex Carrington (ASU, Jr.)
DL: Robert St. Clair (FAU, Sr.)
DL: Jervonte Jackson (FAU, Sr.)
DL: Kenny Mainor (Troy, Sr.)
LB: Ben Owens (ASU, Sr.)
LB: Frantz Joseph (FAU, Sr.)
LB: Boris Lee (Troy, Jr.)
DB: Tavious Polo (FAU, So.)
DB: Corey Small (FAU, Sr.)
DB: Greg James (ULM, Jr.)
DB: Alex Suber (MT, Sr.)
DB: Sherrod Martin (Troy, Sr.)
DB: Tavares Williams (Troy, Sr.)
Special Teams
P: Scott Love (ULM, Jr.)
PK: Drew Edmiston (ULL, Sr.)
RS: Desmond Gee (MT, Jr.)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rusty Smith (FAU, Jr., QB)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Frantz Joseph (FAU, Sr., LB)
Preseason SBC Poll
1. FAU (6), 62 points
2. Troy (1), 51 points
3. ULM (1), 46 points
4. ASU, 39 points
5. MT, 32 points
6. ULL, 26 points
7. NT, 19 points
8. FIU, 13 points
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