6 Hurricanes Earn Preseason All-America Honors From The Sporting News
June 4, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – Six University of Miami Hurricanes football players are mentioned as either first- or second-team All-America selections by The Sporting News magazine in its upcoming 2002 College Football preseason magazine. The magazine ranks the defending national champion Hurricanes fourth in its preseason rankings behind Oklahoma, Florida State and Texas.
Four Hurricanes – junior wide receiver Andre Johnson, senior defensive end Jerome McDougle, senior defensive tackle William Joseph and punter Freddie Capshaw – are first-team honorees. Two others – senior center Brett Romberg and senior quarterback Ken Dorsey – are on TSN’s Preseason Second Team.
Miami’s schedule includes three teams ranked in the top 10 of TSN’s Preseason Top 25 – Florida State (No. 2), Tennessee (No. 7) and Florida (No. 8). The Hurricanes open the 2002 football season on Saturday, Aug. 31, against Florida A&M. Tickets are on sale now. Fans may call 1-800-GO-CANES to speak with a ticket representative.
THE SPORTING NEWS 2002 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAMOffenseWR Andre Johnson, Miami (Fla.), Jr.WR Darius Watts, Marshall, Jr.TE Trent Smith, Oklahoma, Sr.C Al Johnson, Wisconsin, Sr.G Montrae Holland, Florida State, Sr.G Derrick Dockery, Texas, Sr.T Brett Williams, Florida State, Sr.T Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia, Sr.QB Rex Grossman, Florida, Jr.RB Onterrio Smith, Oregon, Jr.RB Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, So.
DefenseE Jimmy Wilkerson, Oklahoma, Jr.E Jerome McDougle, Miami (Fla.), Sr.T William Joseph, Miami (Fla.), Sr.T Darnell Dockett, Florida State, Jr.OLB Boss Bailey, Georgia, Sr.MLB E.J. Henderson, Maryland, Sr.OLB Michael Boulware, Florida State, Jr.CB Dennis Weathersby, Oregon State, Sr.CB Eugene Wilson, Illinois, Sr.SS Mike Doss, Ohio State, Sr.FS Ken Hamlin, Arkansas, Jr.
SpecialistsK Seth Marler, Tulane, Sr.P Freddie Capshaw, Miami (Fla.), Sr.KR Nathan Vasher, Texas, Jr.
SECOND TEAMOffenseWR Charles Rogers, Michigan State, Jr.WR Lee Evans, Wisconsin, Sr.TE Doug Zeigler, Mississippi, Sr.C Brett Romberg, Miami (Fla.), Sr.G Derrick Roche, Washington State, Sr.G Todd Wike, Maryland, Sr.T Tony Pashos, Illinois, Sr.T Mike Saffer, UCLA, Sr.QB Ken Dorsey, Miami (Fla.), Sr.RB Cedric Benson, Texas, So.RB Bruce Perry, Maryland, Jr.
DefenseE Dewayne White, Louisville, Jr.E Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, Jr.T Tommie Harris, Oklahoma, So.T Ian Scott, Florida, Jr.OLB Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn, Jr.MLB Bradie James, LSU, Sr.OLB Jarrod Penright, Texas A&M, Sr.CB Marlin Jackson, Michigan, So.CB Derrick Strait, Oklahoma, Jr.SS Troy Polamalu, USC, Sr.FS Dexter Reid, North Carolina, Jr.
SpecialistsK Damon Duval, Auburn, Sr.P Steve Mullins, Utah State, Sr.KR Luke Powell, Stanford, Sr.
THE SPORTING NEWS PRESEASON 2002 TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS1. Oklahoma2. Florida State3. Texas4. MIAMI5. Georgia6. Washington State7. Tennessee8. Florida9. Colorado10. Ohio State11. Nebraska12. Washington13. Louisville14. Marshall15. Michigan16. Penn State17. LSU18. USC19. Auburn20. Oregon21. Virginia Tech22. Purdue23. Michigan State24. N.C. State25. Oregon State
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