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Georgia Southern Tabbed as SoCon Favorite

By Matthew Osborne
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The SoCon has released its preseason projected stadings and All-SoCon Team.

2012 SoCon Football Preseason Media Poll

1. Georgia Southern (25)

2. Wofford (4)

3. Appalachian State (1)

4. Chattanooga

5. Furman

6. Samford

7. Elon

8. The Citadel

9. Western Carolina

 

2012 Preseason All-SoCon First Team

 

Offense

QB – Jamal Jackson, Appalachian State

RB – Jerodis Williams, Furman

RB – Eric Breitenstein, Wofford

OL – Mike Sellers, The Citadel

OL – Dakota Dozier, Furman

OL – Dorian Byrd, Georgia Southern

OL – Ryan Dudchock, Samford

OL – Jake Miles, Wofford

TE – Colin Anderson, Furman

WR – Aaron Mellette, Elon

WR – Kelsey Pope, Samford

 

Defense

DL – Chris Billingslea, The Citadel

DL – Josh Lynn, Furman

DL – Brent Russell, Georgia Southern

DL – Josh Williams, Chattanooga

LB – Jeremy Kimbrough, Appalachian State

LB – Wes Dothard, Chattanooga

LB – Alvin Scioneaux, Wofford

DB – Demetrius McCray, Appalachian State

DB – Greg Worthy, Furman

DB – Deion Stanley, Georgia Southern

DB – D.J. Key, Chattanooga

 

Specialists

PK – Cameron Yaw, Samford

P – Cass Couey, The Citadel

RS – Fabian Truss, Samford

 

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - RB Eric Breitenstein, Wofford

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - DT Brent Russell, Georgia Southern
 

Matthew Osborne - With an extensive background in both writing and high school recruiting, Matt serves as the Editor and Director of Recruiting for Southern Pigskin. Once serving as the South Region Senior Scout for a national scouting service, Matt is very familiar with the top football prospects in the south. If it is a weekend in the fall, you can rest assured that Matt is on the road watching some of the top high school and college games in the region. To keep up with all of the latest recruiting news in the south, be sure to follow Matt on Twitter: @MattOsborneSP. You can email him at matt@southernpigskin.com.