NORFOLK, Virginia – Six Florida A&M University football players were named to the Preseason All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team during the MEAC Football Media Luncheon here Friday afternoon at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.
The preseason All-MEAC team, selected by the conference’s head coaches and
sports information directors, featured FAMU with four second team selections,
sophomore guard Keonte Cash (Miami, Florida), senior defensive back Devontae
“Terry” Johnson (Tallahassee, Florida), redshirt sophomore Patrick Aiken
(Pembroke Pines, Florida) and senior kicker Chase Varnadore (Tallahassee,
Florida).
The two third team selections from FAMU included senior quarterback Damien
Fleming (Jacksonville, Florida) and senior offensive lineman Ryan Templeton
(Chicago, Illinois).
RATTLERS IN THE HOUSE
FAMU was well represented by a contingent of personalities which included
athletic director Kellen Winslow, Sr., head football coach Earl Holmes, and star
players Chase Varnadore and Devontae “Terry” Johnson.
All four gentlemen were run through a battery of interviews with media
outlets from around the conference during a Media Day session prior to the Noon
Coaches’ Luncheon.
MEAC NOTES
A pair of seniors snagged the Preseason Player of the Year honors, as Howard
quarterback Greg McGhee, the league leader in both passing and total offense,
was the Offensive Player of the Year, while Norfolk State All-America linebacker
Lynden Trail, was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
South Carolina State led all league schools with 10 preseason all-star
selections, tying defending champion Bethune-Cookman (7 selections) for the most
first-team picks: four (4).
Norfolk State was second in the number of overall selections with eight (8),
followed by Bethune-Cookman and MorganState with seven (7) apiece.
BETHUNE PICKED TO WIN
The league’s coaches and SIDs also weighed in on the coming football title
chase, picking Bethune-Cookman to defend their 2013 title, garnering 487 points.
South Carolina State (457 points) was second, followed by North Carolina A&T
(338) and Howard University (309).
2014 MEAC Predicted Order of Finish
# School (Points)
1-Bethune-Cookman (487)
2-South Carolina State (457)
3-North Carolina A&T (318)
4-Howard University (309)
5-Delaware State (229)
6-Norfolk State (225)
7-Hampton (200)
8-North Carolina Central (187)
9-Morgan State (148)
**FAMU and SavannahState are ineligible for the conference title
due to an NCAA postseason ban over the Academic Progress Rate
(APR).
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