Sun Belt Insider Pre-Season 2012 "All Sun Belt Teams"

Ryan Aplin, QB, Arkansas State

Here is my pre-season Sun Belt Teams for 2012, I want to congratulate all players that made it to my first ever selections. I also want to congratulate my offensive and defensive players of the year.

We all know that the head coach of UL-Lafayette deserves appreciation for the hard work that he has done at UL-Lafayette, and took his time to a post season bowl game and defeated MWC member San Diego State.

My runner up coach of the year is Willie Taggart, the head coach at Western Kentucky. Coach Taggart made sufficient improvements at WKU in the past two years and I congratulate him in a improved 7-5 season. I was disappointed that WKU was not selected for post season play; I want to say to all of my pre-season teams and coaches, Congratulations!

Blaine Gautier, QB ULL 

1^st Team Offense:

·       Ryan Aplin (Arkansas State, Sr., QB)

·       Kendrick Rhodes (FIU, Jr., RB)

·       Trey Clark (South Alabama, Sr., C)

·       Eric Thomas (Troy, Jr., WR)

·       Jack Doyle (Western Kentucy, Sr., TE)

·       Cyril Lemon (North Texas, Sr., OL)

  

1^st Team Defense:

• ·        Don James (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)
• ·       Jake Johnson (South Alabama, Sr. LB)
• ·       Johnathan Cyprien (Florida International, Sr., S)
• ·       Andrew Jackson (Western Kentucky, Jr., LB)
• ·       Tourek Williams (Florida International, Dr., DE)



Jake Johnson, LB South Ala

• ·       Melvin White (UL-Lafayette, Sr., CB)

2^nd Team Offense:

• ·       Blaine Gautier (UL-Lafayette, Sr., QB)
• ·       Benny Cunningham (Middle Tennessee, Sr., RB)
• ·       Demetre Baker (South Alabama, So., RB)
• ·       Adam Smith (Western Kentucky, Sr., OL)
• ·       Brent Leonard (UL-Monroe, Sr., WR)
• ·       Andy Czuprynski (Florida Atlantic, Sr., LG)

2^nd Team Defense

Cameron Blakes, LB, ULM

• ·       Cameron Blakes (UL-Monroe, Sr., LB)
• ·       Tony Davis (Troy, Sr., DE)
• ·       David Hinds (Florida Atlantic, Sr., LB)
• ·       BJ Scott (South Alabama, Sr., S)
• ·       Brynden Trawick (Troy, Sr., DB)
• ·       Zach Orr (North Texas, Jr., LB)

All Sun Belt Special Teams

• ·       K/R John Evans (Western Kentucky, So.)
• ·       K/P Brett Baer (UL-Lafayette, Sr.)
• ·       PR Justin Albert (Troy, Jr.)

Pre-Season Sun Belt Insider Offensive Player of the Year:

• ·       Ryan Aplin (Arkansas State, SR. Quarterback)

Pre-Season Sun Belt Insider Defensive Player of the Year:

• ·       Tourek Williams (Florida International, SR. DE)

Head Coach Mark Hudspeth 

Pre-Season Sun Belt Insider Coach of the Year:

• ·       Mark Hudspeth (UL-Lafayette, Head Coach)

Pre-Season Sun Belt Insider Coach of the Year Runner Up:

• ·       Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky, Head Coach)

Head Coach Willie Taggart 

Pre-season Sun Belt Poll:

·       FIU

·       TROY

·       ARKANSAS STATE

·       UL-LAFAYETTE

·       WESTERN KENTUCKY

·       NORTH TEXAS

·       MIDDLE TENNESSEE

·       UL-MONROE

·       FLORIDA ATLANTIC

·       SOUTH ALABAMA