Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Three members of the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Championship team have been named to the 2008 Sports Network All-American Team Tuesday in Philadelphia, PA.
Junior running back Will Ford, Senior offensive lineman Raymond Harrison earned second-team honors, while Senior tight end Octavius Darby was picked honorable mention.
All three earlier were name to the All-MEAC first-team and BoxToRow.com BASN HBCU All-American team. Ford earned Offensive Player of the Year honors this season, while Harrison was named Offensive Lineman of the Year.
SC State compiled a 10-3 overall mark and won the 2008 league championship with an unblemished 8-0 mark to earn the school's first appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Div-1-AA) Championship in 26 years.
South Carolina State lost 38-21 to three-time defending champion Appalachian State in the opening round of the playoffs.
2008 SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Offense
Pos Player School Class
QB Armanti Edwards Appalachian State Junior
RB Herb Donaldson Western Illinois Senior
RB Rashad Jennings Liberty Senior
FB Dane Romero Wofford Senior
WR Ramses Barden Cal Poly Senior
WR John Matthews San Diego Senior
WR Andre Roberts The Citadel Junior
TE Marquez Branson Central Arkansas Senior
T Joel Bell Furman Senior
T Nick Hennessey Colgate Senior
G Colin Dow Montana Senior
G Matthew McCracken Richmond Junior
C Scott Lemn James Madison Senior
Defense
Pos Player School Class
DE Jovan Belcher Maine Senior
DE Greg Peach Eastern Washington Senior
DT Chris Baker Hampton Junior
DT John Faletoese UC Davis Senior
LB Zach East Prairie View Senior
LB Jacque Roman Appalachian State Junior
LB Jason Williams Western Illinois Senior
LB Nathan Williams Murray State Senior
CB K.J. Gerard Northern Arizona Senior
CB William Middleton Furman Senior
S Colt Anderson Montana Senior
S Mark LeGree Appalachian State Sophomore
S Lardarius Webb Nicholls State Senior
Special Teams
Pos Player School Class
PK Taylor Long Eastern Kentucky Senior
P Brett Arnold Massachusetts Senior
KR Kevin Teel Hampton Senior
PR Jeremy Gilchrist Hampton Senior
2008 SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Offense
Pos Player School Class
QB Rodney Landers James Madison Senior
RB William Ford South Carolina State Junior
RB Trevyn Smith Weber State Junior
FB Jared Turcotte Maine Freshman
WR Terrell Hudgins Elon Junior
WR Marc Mariani Montana Junior
WR Tim Toone Weber State Junior
TE Scott Sicko New Hampshire Junior
T Cornelius Lewis Tennessee State Senior
T Brent Russum Montana Senior
G Stephen Field Cal Poly Senior
G Aaron Lockwood Southern Illinois Senior
C Raymond Harrison South Carolina State Senior
Defense
Pos Player School Class
DE Larry Hart Central Arkansas Junior
DE Lawrence Sidbury Richmond Senior
DT Melvin Matthews Grambling Senior
DT Everette Pedescleaux Northern Iowa Senior
LB Bobby Abare Yale Senior
LB Andy Romans Lafayette Senior
LB Cristian Sarmento Northern Colorado Senior
LB Andy Schantz Portland State Senior
CB Cortez Gilbert Appalachian State Junior
CB Domonique Johnson Jackson State Senior
S Tommy Connors Southeastern Louisiana Junior
S Marcus Haywood James Madison Senior
S Jeromy Miles Massachusetts Junior
Special Teams
Pos Player School Class
PK Andrew Wilcox Elon Senior
P Robbie Dehaze Northern Arizona Senior
KR Leroy Vann Florida A&M Junior
PR Scotty McGee James Madison Junior
2008 SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM
Offense
Pos Player School Class
QB *Nathan Brown Central Arkansas Senior
QB *Cameron Higgins Weber State Sophomore
RB David McCarty Albany Junior
RB Josh Vaughan Richmond Senior
FB Dre Gibbs Western Illinois Junior
WR Dominique Edison Stephen F. Austin Senior
WR Cameron Luke Texas State Senior
WR Tony Washington Sacramento State Senior
TE Cody Nakamura Weber State Junior
T Paul Carpenter Weber State Senior
T James Williams Harvard Junior
G Jonathan Compas UC Davis Senior
G Eman Naghavi McNeese State Senior
C Cecil Newton Tennessee State Senior
Defense
Pos Player School Class
DE Greg Miller Villanova Senior
DE James Ruffin Northern Iowa Junior
DT Kyle Hawari Yale Senior
DT Bryce Scanlon Weber State Senior
LB Pierre Banks Appalachian State Senior
LB Endor Cooper Howard Senior
LB Marcellus Speaks Jackson State Senior
LB Jeffrey Williams Gardner-Webb Sophomore
CB *Andrew Berry Harvard Senior
CB Korey Lindsey Southern Illinois Junior
CB *Chris Wynn Penn Senior
S Brandon Gathof Eastern Kentucky Senior
S Beau Hadley Weber State Junior
S Terrell Whitehead Norfolk State Junior
Special Teams
Pos Player School Class
PK Andrew Samson Penn Sophomore
P Doug Spada Southeast Missouri St Junior
KR Larry Warner Southern Illinois Senior
PR Dominic Bolden Liberty Senior
* - Cameron Higgins and Nathan Brown and Andrew Berry and Chris Wynn tied with the same number of votes.
HONORABLE MENTION
Quarterbacks: Cole Bergquist, Montana; Ryan Berry, South Dakota State; Jonathan Dally, Cal Poly; Chris Pizzotti, Harvard; Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross.
Running Backs: Karrington Bush, Texas State; Corey Lewis, Northern Iowa; Toddrick Penland, McNeese State; Chase Reynolds, Montana; David Sinisi, Monmouth; Jordan Scott, Colgate; Jarvarris Williams, Tennessee State.
Fullbacks: John Crone, Richmond; Jhamal Fluellen, Maine; Jon Hall, Cal Poly; Marcus Mailei, Weber State; Contrevious Parks, Stephen F. Austin.
Wide Receivers: Michael Boyle, New Hampshire; Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb; JaRon Harris, South Dakota State; Tysson Poots, Southern Utah.
Tight Ends: Abner Brown, Mississippi Valley State; Octavius Darby, South Carolina State; Clay Harbor, Missouri State; Ben Jorden, Appalachian State.
Tackles: Izzy Bauta, Villanova; Vladamir Ducasse, Massachusetts; Ben Ijalana, Villanova; Kyle Link, McNeese State; Raphael Nguti, Albany; Michael Silva, Richmond; Derek Wooten, Wofford.
Guards: Mario Acitelli, Appalachian State; Jeff Bowen, Texas State; Dorian Brooks, James Madison; Dennis Conley, Hampton; Jeff Hansen, Montana State; Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois.
Centers: Ryan Canary, Maine
