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QUINTON MORGAN
HEAD COACH - 2ND SEASON
Photo by Na'Tianna Stocker, @LivingatLU
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Langston University head football coach Quinton Morgan was selected as the CSFL coach of the year as leading the Lions to a 10-0 undefeated regular season and a home playoff berth in the NAIA Football Championship Series. It was the first time since 1973 that the Lions finished the regular season undefeated.
Jamarae Finnie (SR/Tacoma, Wash.) was selected as the CSFL Defensive Player of the Year, racking up 64 total tackles, 33 solo with 7.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss; the senior defensive linemen currently ranks 10th in the NAIA in total tackles for loss.
James Cox (SO/Hammond, La.) was selected as the CSFL Newcomer of the Year after tallying 55 total tackles, 40 solo to go along with 1.5 sacks. 6.5 tackles for loss and one interception that was returned for a touchdown.
Jaylen Lowe (JR/Collinsville, Okla.) got the nod for the CSFL Athlete of the Year after serving the 2017 season as both quarterback and punter for the Lions; the junior signal caller finished 101-of-171 for 1,116 passing yards for 11 touchdowns with 353 yards on the ground and five scores. On special teams, he finished with a 36.5 punting average on 67 punts for the year.
Dennis Gafford (FR/Houston, Texas) was honored with the CSFL Freshman of the Year award after finishing with 32 total tackles, 27 solo with one tackle for loss in his first season with the Lions.
Cedric Jackson (JR/Marrero, La.), Christopher Carillo (JR/Midland, Texas), Eugene Fuller (SO/Stockbridge, Ga.) and Michael Smith (SR/Compton, Calif.) in addition to Finnie were selected to the All-CSFL first team for their efforts during the 2017 season.
Jackson finished with 522 receiving yards on 37 catches with five touchdowns; he led the Lions in every receiving statistical category.
Fuller finished four on the team in total tackles with 52 including 25 solo, one sack, one interception and two tackles for loss.
Smith was second on the team in total tackles with 56 while finishing with 42 solo tackles, three interceptions and six tackles for loss; he finishes his Langston career with 73 total tackles, one sack, six tackles for loss and three interceptions.
Timothy Whitfield, Trevin Carson (JR/Midwest City, Okla.), Tyler Bess (SR/Hollis, Okla.), Peter Gordon (JR/Del City, Okla.), Jeffry Reed (JR/Ardmore, Okla.) in addition to Cox were all selected to the All-CSFL second team.
Whitfield led the Lions in rushing for the season with 535 yards on 95 carries with seven touchdowns.
On the defensive side Bess finished with 27 total tackles with three sacks, Gordon accumulated 48 total tackles to go along with three sacks and Reed tallied 19 total tackles and two interceptions.
11 athletes were named All-CSFL honorable mention which includes Milton Harper (SR/Tulsa, Okla.), Tyree Hanson (JR/Los Angeles, Calif.), Glenn Irons (JR/New Orleans, La.), Michael Andrade (JR/New Orleans, La.), Darrell Hill, Jr. (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Domonick Foy (SR/New Orleans, La.), Jay Hura (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Eric Jackson (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Joel Thurman (SO/Nashville, Ark.), Bryon Forte (FR/Houston, Texas), Dontre' Searcy, Malik Argue (SR/New Orleans, La.), Terrance Grimsley (JR/Lawton, Okla.), Quincy Warren(FR/Fort Worth, Texas), Traveon, Miller, Dejon Cash (SO/Inglewood, Calif.), Charles Harvin III (SO/Denver, Colo.), Aric Cormier (FR/Orange, Texas), James Caligone IV (JR/Tulsa, Okla.) in addition to Lowe, Jackson and Gafford.
Harper and Fuller were also named to the CSFL Champions of Character which consists of student-athletes that best emplify the five core values of the NAIA, which are: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
Additionally, Max Benson, Demontre Burkhalter, Croey Myers, Daylon Person (SO/Watts, Calif.), Joel Thurman, Justin Wade (SO/Baton Rouge, La.) were named to the CSFL All-Academic team in addition to Carson, Finnie, Hill, Jr, and Lowe. To be selected as an All-Academic performer, you must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and have completed 12 hours of coursework at their current institution.
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Jamarae Finnie (SR/Tacoma, Wash.) was selected as the CSFL Defensive Player of the Year, racking up 64 total tackles, 33 solo with 7.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss; the senior defensive linemen currently ranks 10th in the NAIA in total tackles for loss.
James Cox (SO/Hammond, La.) was selected as the CSFL Newcomer of the Year after tallying 55 total tackles, 40 solo to go along with 1.5 sacks. 6.5 tackles for loss and one interception that was returned for a touchdown.
Jaylen Lowe (JR/Collinsville, Okla.) got the nod for the CSFL Athlete of the Year after serving the 2017 season as both quarterback and punter for the Lions; the junior signal caller finished 101-of-171 for 1,116 passing yards for 11 touchdowns with 353 yards on the ground and five scores. On special teams, he finished with a 36.5 punting average on 67 punts for the year.
Dennis Gafford (FR/Houston, Texas) was honored with the CSFL Freshman of the Year award after finishing with 32 total tackles, 27 solo with one tackle for loss in his first season with the Lions.
Cedric Jackson (JR/Marrero, La.), Christopher Carillo (JR/Midland, Texas), Eugene Fuller (SO/Stockbridge, Ga.) and Michael Smith (SR/Compton, Calif.) in addition to Finnie were selected to the All-CSFL first team for their efforts during the 2017 season.
Jackson finished with 522 receiving yards on 37 catches with five touchdowns; he led the Lions in every receiving statistical category.
Fuller finished four on the team in total tackles with 52 including 25 solo, one sack, one interception and two tackles for loss.
Smith was second on the team in total tackles with 56 while finishing with 42 solo tackles, three interceptions and six tackles for loss; he finishes his Langston career with 73 total tackles, one sack, six tackles for loss and three interceptions.
Timothy Whitfield, Trevin Carson (JR/Midwest City, Okla.), Tyler Bess (SR/Hollis, Okla.), Peter Gordon (JR/Del City, Okla.), Jeffry Reed (JR/Ardmore, Okla.) in addition to Cox were all selected to the All-CSFL second team.
Whitfield led the Lions in rushing for the season with 535 yards on 95 carries with seven touchdowns.
On the defensive side Bess finished with 27 total tackles with three sacks, Gordon accumulated 48 total tackles to go along with three sacks and Reed tallied 19 total tackles and two interceptions.
11 athletes were named All-CSFL honorable mention which includes Milton Harper (SR/Tulsa, Okla.), Tyree Hanson (JR/Los Angeles, Calif.), Glenn Irons (JR/New Orleans, La.), Michael Andrade (JR/New Orleans, La.), Darrell Hill, Jr. (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Domonick Foy (SR/New Orleans, La.), Jay Hura (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Eric Jackson (SR/Oklahoma City, Okla.), Joel Thurman (SO/Nashville, Ark.), Bryon Forte (FR/Houston, Texas), Dontre' Searcy, Malik Argue (SR/New Orleans, La.), Terrance Grimsley (JR/Lawton, Okla.), Quincy Warren(FR/Fort Worth, Texas), Traveon, Miller, Dejon Cash (SO/Inglewood, Calif.), Charles Harvin III (SO/Denver, Colo.), Aric Cormier (FR/Orange, Texas), James Caligone IV (JR/Tulsa, Okla.) in addition to Lowe, Jackson and Gafford.
Harper and Fuller were also named to the CSFL Champions of Character which consists of student-athletes that best emplify the five core values of the NAIA, which are: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
Additionally, Max Benson, Demontre Burkhalter, Croey Myers, Daylon Person (SO/Watts, Calif.), Joel Thurman, Justin Wade (SO/Baton Rouge, La.) were named to the CSFL All-Academic team in addition to Carson, Finnie, Hill, Jr, and Lowe. To be selected as an All-Academic performer, you must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and have completed 12 hours of coursework at their current institution.
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