Saturday, July 26, 2008

Three from NSU are first-team preseason picks

Norfolk State University head football coach Pete Adrian has the Spartans knocking on the championship door (Mark's Digital Photography).

NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk State's Jamar Johnson, Jamien Banks and Terrell Whitehead were selected to the preseason All-MEAC first team, chosen by conference coaches and sports information directors Friday. The Spartans never have had as many as three players receive first-team preseason honors under coach Pete Adrian, entering his fourth season.

Johnson, a redshirt senior from Lake Taylor High, led the Spartans in every major receiving category last season with 42 receptions for 565 yards and six touchdowns. Banks, a redshirt senior, started all 11 games at left guard. Whitehead, a junior defensive back from Kempsville High, ranked sixth nationally with six interceptions.

Norfolk State's Don Carey, Dennis Marsh and Jeremy Wicker are second-team picks.

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