![]() ![]() As a graduate transfer from Colorado State, he guided the Dukes to an 8-3 record in their first season in the Sun Belt and at the FBS level. ![]() The West Palm Beach, Fla., product also ranked second in the Sun Belt with a 169.0 passing efficiency (5th nationally), 25 touchdowns (18th nationally) and 269.7 passing yards per game (21st nationally). He led the Chanticleers to their second Sun Belt East Division title over the past three seasons, becoming the first Sun Belt football student-athlete to three-peat as the conference’s Player of the Year.Ĭenteio led the Sun Belt and ranked seventh nationally with 19.4 points responsible for per game, while ranking second in the conference and 14th in the nation with 309.0 yards of total offense per game. The Indian Trail, N.C., native also ranked third in the Sun Belt with 275.4 yards of total offense per game and 257.1 passing yards per game. McCall paced the Sun Belt and ranked second in the nation with a 176.10 passing efficiency, while ranking second in the conference and 21st in the nation with 16.7 points responsible for per game. James Madison, which went 8-3 in its first FBS season, and Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship Game participants Coastal Carolina and Troy were the only programs to earn “of the Year” accolades. James Madison graduate student quarterback Todd Centeio was named the Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year Troy senior linebacker Carlton Martial was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year Coastal Carolina redshirt freshman wide receiver Jared Brown was picked as the Freshman of the Year and Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was honored as the Coach of the Year. The honors were voted upon by the conference’s 14 head coaches and select media representatives. Two-time defending champion App State was picked to win the Sun Belt Championship.Story Links NEW ORLEANS - Coastal Carolina redshirt junior quarterback Grayson McCall became the first-ever three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year to headline the 2022 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards and All-Sun Belt Teams announced Thursday. Louisiana was picked to be the West Division representative with seven first place votes. The Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll has the App State MountaineersĪt the top of the East Division with nine first place votes. LB – Trajan Stephens-McQueen, Georgia State RS – Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern ![]() ![]() Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Carlton Martial (Troy, Junior)Ģ020 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Football TeamsĭL – Raymond Johnson III, Georgia SouthernĭB – Kenderick Duncan Jr, Georgia Southern Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Zac Thomas (App State, Senior) The junior was named a Walter Camp Preseason first team All-American this summer after wrapping up the 2019 season by being named Sun Belt All Conference. He enters the 2020 season as the nation’s active leader in career forced fumbles per game (0.25) and fourth in tackles for loss per game (1.13). Martial became just the 12th player and first underclassman in the last 20 years at the FBS level to finish a season with at least 100 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions. Last year, Thomas was 225-for-359 for 2,718 yards, 28 TDs and 6 INTs, while rushing for 440 yard and 7 TDs. Thomas led the Mountaineers to the 20 Sun Belt championships and back-to-back New Orleans Bowl titles. NEW ORLEANS - The Sun Belt Conference announced its 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Football teams and individual awards Tuesday, as voted by the 10 SBC head football coaches and selected media representatives.Īpp State senior quarterback Zac Thomas was tabbed as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Troy’s junior linebacker Carlton Martial was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. ![]()
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