Student Advantage's FANSonly Network Announces Pre-Season All-American Football Squads
Aug. 14, 2000
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – –
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Several Heisman hopefuls and three Florida State Seminoles highlight the first-team selections on the 2000 FANSonly/Student Advantage Pre-Season All-America Team announced Thursday. There were no unanimous picks among those chosen by Collegiate Sports Information Directors from across the country. Defending national champion Florida State paced the squad by placing end Roland Seymour, cornerback Tay Cody, and safety Derrick Gibson on the defensive first-team. Early Heisman candidates Drew Brees of Purdue, Santana Moss of Miami (Fla.), and LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian, were among the marquee names voted on to the first-team offense.
A prolific quarterback, Brees has been on the Heisman radar screen for two years, having thrown for 3,983 yards and 39 touchdowns in 1998 and 3,909 yards and 25 touchdowns in 1999. Perhaps the nation’s most explosive wideout, Moss could enjoy a breakout season after making 54 catches for 899 yards and six TDs last year. Also an electrifying return man, Moss originally came to Miami to run track, then walked onto the football team. Tomlinson led the nation in rushing last season at 1,850 yards and set an NCAA single-game record of 406 rushing yards against UTEP.
The complete FANSonly/Student Advantage Pre-Season All-America Team is as follows:
1st Team OffenseQB – Drew BreesSeniorPurdueRB – LaDainian TomlinsonSeniorTexas ChristianRB – Deuce McAllisterSeniorMississippiWR – Santana MossSeniorMiami (FL)WR – David TerrellJuniorMichiganTE – Todd HeapJuniorArizona StateC – Dominic RaiolaJuniorNebraskaOG – Steve HutchinsonSeniorMichiganOG – Russ HochsteinSeniorNebraskaOT – Pork Chop WomackSeniorMississippi StateOT – Kareem McKenzieSeniorPenn State
1st Team DefenseDT – Wendell BryantJuniorWisconsinDT – Willie HowardSeniorStanfordDE – Alex BrownJuniorFloridaDE – Roland SeymourSeniorFlorida StateOLB – Keith AdamsJuniorClemsonOLB – Eric WestmorelandSeniorTennesseeILB – Zeke MorenoSeniorSouthern CalCB – Jamar FletcherJuniorWisconsinCB – Tay CodySeniorFlorida StateS – Robert CarswellSeniorClemsonS – Derrick GibsonSeniorFlorida StateK – Jamie RheemSeniorKansas StateP – Nick HarrisSeniorCalifornia2nd Team OffenseQB – Michael VickSophomoreVirginia TechRB – LaMont JordanSeniorMarylandRB – Ricky WilliamsSeniorTexas TechWR – Freddie MilonsJuniorAlabamaWR – Quincy MorganSeniorKansas StateTE – Alge CrumplerSeniorNorth CarolinaC – Paul HoganSeniorAlabamaOG – Brian PolakSeniorUCLAOG – Bill FerrarioSeniorWisconsinOT – Leonard DavisSeniorTexasOT – Jeff BackusSeniorMichigan
2nd Team DefenseDT – Casey HamptonSeniorTexasDT – Ennis DavisSeniorUSCDE – Justin SmithJuniorMissouriDE – Andre CarterSeniorCaliforniaOLB – Saleem RasheedSophomoreAlabamaOLB – Jason GlennSeniorTexas A&MILB – Carlos PolkSeniorNebraskaCB – Fred SmootSeniorMississippi StateCB – Renaldo HillSeniorMichigan StateS – Jerrod CooperSeniorKansas StateS – Tony DriverSeniorNotre DameK – Dan NystromSophomoreMinnesotaP – Dan Hadenfeldt SeniorNebraska
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Student Advantage’s FANSonly Network is currently the largest and fastest-growing site on the Web devoted exclusively to college sports. Through its publishing of Official Athletic Sites for each university, Student Advantage’s FANSonly Network provides online brand management and content delivery to more than 70 university athletic departments and conferences throughout the country.
FANSonly.com serves as the network hub and complement to individual Official Athletic Sites, providing comprehensive information on collegiate sports, including in-depth statistical packages and analysis, information on collegiate recruiting, and team pages on every NCAA Division I. For more information about FANSonly Network, please visit www.fansonly.com.
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