Bailey, Bosher, Fox, Harris Named First Team All-ACC
Nov. 30, 2009
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six University of Miami football players have earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Junior defensive tackle Allen Bailey, junior placekicker Matt Bosher, sophomore cornerback Brandon Harris and senior offensive tackle Jason Fox each were named All-ACC first team. The association has selected the official All-ACC football team since 1953, the first year of the conference.
Miami had four first team selections in 2005 as Tyrone Moss, Eric Winston, Kelly Jennings and Devin Hester earned honors.
Linebackers junior Colin McCarthy and senior Darryl Sharpton earned second team All-ACC honors while Bosher was selected as the second team punter. Senior defensive tackle Joe Joseph, senior safety Randy Phillips and junior offensive guard Orlando Franklin each earned honorable mention.
Bailey finished the regular season with a team-high 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks. He ranked fourth in the ACC in sacks and tied for seventh in tackles for loss. He finished the regular season with 32 tackles (17 solo, 15 assisted). He led all ACC defensive tackles tackles for loss and sacks. He also had two forced fumbles.
Bosher was selected All-ACC first team as a kicker and All-ACC second team as a punter. He connected on 14-of-16 field goals and now has made 12 in a row which is the second-best streak in school history in a career and in a single-season. He ranked third in the ACC in field goal percentage (87.5). He was a perfect 48-of-48 in PAT’s, which were the most in the ACC and ranks as the second-best mark in a single season. He has now made 88 consecutive extra-point attempts, which is the third-best streak in a career at Miami. In ACC action, he tied for the league-lead going 32-of-32 in PAT’s. Overall, he made 10-of-11 field goals of 30-plus yards. He earned All-ACC Specialist of the Week honors twice and was a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week. As a punter, Bosher led the ACC in conference games averaging 42.9 yards per punt on 30 punts in eight games. Overall, he averaged 42.7 yards per punt in 12 games for the Hurricanes. He had at least one punt of 50-plus yards in eight of 12 games and had 22 of 45 punts downed inside the 20-yd line.
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Fox was a two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after wins against Oklahoma and Virginia. Through 11 games, he graded out at 96 percent with 20 pancake blocks and four lumberjacks and allowed just one sack on the season from his left tackle position. He helped a Miami offense rack up more than 4,500 yards which is the most since the 2004 season (4,593 yards) as the Miami offense is in line to become just the eighth team in school history to gain 5,000 yards in a season. He graded out at 95 percent or higher 10 of the 11 games. He started 11 games for Miami this season and now has 47 career starts, which is the third-most all-time by a Miami player.
Harris led the ACC in passes broken up (14) and passes defended (16). He tied for fifth nationally in passes defended per game (1.33). He is third on the team with 52 total tackles (37 solo, 15 assists), forced two fumbles and intercepted two passes. He was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award given to the nation’s top defensive back.
McCarthy finished the regular season as Miami’s second-leading tackler with 88 tackles (49 solo, 39 assisted) and ranked second with 9.5 tackles for loss. He averaged 8.6 tackles in eight ACC games, which was the third-best average. He had at least 10 tackles in four of the eight ACC games.
Sharpton led the defense during the regular season with 91 total tackles (55 solo, 36 assisted) and ranked third in tackles for loss (7.0). He was a two-time ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after his performance against Duke and USF in back-to-back weeks as he set and matched his career-high of 12 tackles in both games. He ranked seventh in the ACC with a 7.6 tackles per game average this season. He averaged 7.5 tackles per game against ACC opponents. He recorded his first career interception and returned it 73 yards for his first career touchdown in win over Duke.
Franklin graded out at 93 percent with 51 pancake blocks and helped anchor the left side of the offensive line while starting all 12 games (11 at left guard, one at left tackle). He picked up a career-high 10 pancake blocks in the win over Duke. He earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after his start at tackle against USF. He helped a Miami offense rack up 4,950 yards which is the most since the 2004 season (4,593 yards) as the Miami offense is in line to become just the eighth team in school history to gain 5,000 yards in a season with an upcoming bowl game.
Joseph had his best season as a Hurricane finishing with a career-high 28 tackles. He was the second-leading tackler among defensive lineman and finished as the team’s 10th-best tackler with 12 solo and 16 assisted tackles. He also had 5.5 tackles for loss.
Phillips was Miami’s fourth leading tackler with 46 tackles (31 solo, 15 assisted) in just nine games played. He tied for the team-lead with two interceptions and recovered two fumbles.
