{"id":4926,"date":"2019-11-21T00:12:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2019-11-21T00:12:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:12:49","slug":"seu-football-lands-16-on-all-mid-south-sun-division-all-conference-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/11\/21\/seu-football-lands-16-on-all-mid-south-sun-division-all-conference-list\/","title":{"rendered":"SEU &#8211; Football Lands 16 on All-Mid-South Sun Division All-Conference List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"900\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image_handler-11-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nSoutheastern claimed over a quarter of the spots on the Mid-South Conference All-Sun Division teams, and added two special awards.<br><br>Fire quarterback&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2374\">Cooper Jones<\/a>&nbsp;was selected as the Craig Mullins MSC Sun Offensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the division&#8217;s head coaches. Jones passed for a school-record 2,584 yards and 26 touchdowns this season. He led all Mid-South passers in yards per game at 287.1, and was second in total offense per game.<br><br>This marks the fourth time in six seasons Southeastern had the league&#8217;s offensive player of the year.<br><br>Defensive tackle&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2408\">Loobert Denelus<\/a>&nbsp;was named the Sun Division Freshman of the Year, registering 38 total tackles with 14 for loss. His eight sacks ranks fifth in the Mid-South, and his average of .9 per game ranks fourth.<br><br>Denelus is the program&#8217;s third freshman of the year, but the first on the defensive side.<br><br>Joining Jones and Denelus on the All-Sun Division First-Team were offensive linemen&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2368\">Mike Davis<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2367\">Ryan Dalton<\/a>, wide receiver&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2463\">Eugene Witherspoon<\/a>, running back&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2359\">Bryan Bell<\/a>, linebacker&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2378\">Nico Moreno<\/a>, and defensive backs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2389\">Chris Thompson<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2381\">Cory Rahman<\/a>.<br><br>Bell and Rahman are now two-time first team selections. Davis was a second team selection last season.<br><br>The second team saw, center&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2362\">Scott Carman<\/a>, tight end&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2391\">Adam Toombs<\/a>, running back&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2379\">Lorine Parker<\/a>, defensive lineman&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2386\">Phillip Smith<\/a>, defensive backs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2641\">Nnamdi Umeakuana<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2632\">Tyrail Davis<\/a>, and punter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2375\">David Larson<\/a>&nbsp;honored.<br><br>Toombs was also a second team selection in 2018, as was Larson at kicker.<br><br>The Fire finished the 2019 season with an 8-1 record and were ranked 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in the final NAIA-AFCA Top 25 Poll of the regular season.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southeastern claimed over a quarter of the spots on the Mid-South Conference All-Sun Division teams, and added two special awards. 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