Nov. 23, 2010
Chants on the 2010 All-Big South Team
CONWAY - After leading Coastal Carolina to its fourth league title and second playoff berth in its eighth year as a program, Chanticleer head coach David Bennett was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year in a vote consisting of the league coaches and media representatives, while sophomore linebacker Andrae Jacobs was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and was one of 12 Chanticleers selected to the All-Big South team.
Jacobs was one of five Chanticleers named first team All-Big South, along with junior tight end David Duran, senior safety Dominique Davenport, junior corner back Josh Norman and senior long snapper Danny Bonifas. Being honored as second team selections were senior quarterback Zach MacDowall, senior running back Eric O'Neal, senior wide receiver Brandon Whitley, senior offensive lineman Seth Smalls, senior offensive lineman Jamey Cheatwood, senior defensive lineman Kent Harper and freshman punt returner Niccolo Mastromatteo. It was also announced Wednesday that junior safety Marcus Lott was named to the Big South All-Academic Football Team, owning a 3.86 cumulative GPA in middle grades education.
NOTE: Coastal fans will get a bonus Chanticleer Call-In Show this Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 at Logan's Roadhouse. As always, fans can be there in person, listen on ESPN 93.9 "The Team" or listen online. Fans can also call in at 877-264-5371 or email at askthecoach@coastal.edu.
This marks the second time Bennett has been tabbed Big South Coach of the Year, also being honored in 2004. Jacobs becomes the first Chanticleer to be named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. The Tabor City, N.C., native joins Patrick Hall (2004) and Tyler Thigpen (2006) as the Big South Offensive Players of the Year, Jerome Simpson as the 2004 Big South Freshman of the Year and Josh Hoke as both the Football and Big South Overall Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2006.
Bennett earns his second Big South Coach of the Year award after leading Coastal Carolina to a share of the Big South championship - the school's fourth Conference title in eight years of existence, as well as claiming the league's first-ever automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. He led the Chanticleers to a 5-1 league record, including the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2006 with a 45-31 win over No. 11 Liberty in Week 11. Bennett's squad rebounded from a 1-4 overall start to win five of its last six games en route to the team's first winning season since 2006. In conference games, the Chanticleers led the Big South in scoring defense, kickoff returns and punt returns, as well as ranking second in scoring offense, passing offense and passing defense. Overall, Coastal Carolina is among the nation's leaders in fewest sacks allowed (seven), is 13th in scoring offense (33.0) and 19th in passing efficiency (138.41). The Chanticleers finished the season with a four-game winning streak - reaching 30 points in each contest, and posted the largest margin of victory in a Big South game with its 70-3 win over Charleston Southern in the season finale. In addition, Coastal Carolina returned three interceptions for touchdowns in 2010, tying the Big South single-season record, and scored 30 points in three-straight Conference road games for the first-time in school history.
Jacobs is the first Coastal Carolina player to be honored as the conference's Defensive Player of the Year. He finished the regular-season ranked second in the Big South with a career-high 97 tackles - fourth-most on the CCU single-season list -(8.8 per game), having ranked first (eight weeks) or second (three weeks) in the conference in tackles all season, while having 25 more stops than the next closest player on the team. He also recorded 11.0 tackles-for-loss (tied for third in the Big South) and two sacks on the year. The Big South Defensive Player of the Week for Week 10 against VMI, Jacobs posted five double-digit tackle games, including a career-high 14 at then-No. 11 Richmond. He also recorded 13 stops (nine solo) against Georgia Southern. Jacobs had a tackle-for-loss in nine of 11 games played, including a string of seven consecutive games with a stop behind the line. His play helped Coastal lead the league and rank 14th nationally in tackles-for-loss, as well as finish first in scoring defense in conference games en route to a share of the Big South championship.
David Duran and Josh Norman each make their second appearance in as many years on the All-Big South first team. All honorees for 2010 are first-time All-Big South selections.
#40 Andrae Jacobs - 1st Team Linebacker
GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS SK-YDS INT-YDS-TD PBU QBH FR-YDS FF BLK
11 46 51 97 11.0-29 2.0-8 0-0-0 1 2 0 1 0
Ranked first (eight weeks) or second (three weeks) in the Big South in tackles all season ... Ended second in the league (8.82 per game) while leading the team ... His 97 stops, fourth best on CCU season top 10, was 25 more than the next closest player on the team (Desmond Steward with 72) ... One time Big South Defensive Player of the Week honoree ... Ranked third in the Big South in TFL with 11, while ranking 58th nationally in tackles and 84th nationally in TFL ... Had 10 or more tackles five times, including a career-high 14 at Richmond with a forced fumble and 12 at Gardner-Webb ... His play helped Coastal lead the league and rank 14th in nation in TFL, while ranking second in the league and 41st in the nation in sacks.
#18 David Duran - 1st Team Tight End
GP REC YDS AVG TD AVG/G
11 32 446 13.9 2 40.5
For the second straight year, led all Big South tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards ... Ranked fourth in the nation among tight ends in receptions prior to Saturday, where he only played one quarter before leaving the game with an injury ... Overall, ranks 11th in the Big South in receiving yards (40.5) and 12th in receptions (2.91) ... Caught at least four passes in five games, including five for 86 yards in the Liberty win.
#36 Dominique Davenport - 1st Team Defensive Back
GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS SK-YDS INT-YDS-TD PBU QBH FR-YDS FF BLK
11 32 28 60 3.5-7 0-0 4-66-1 5 0 0 0 0
Ranks second in the Big South in interceptions and 39th nationally with four ... Ranks fourth on the team and 18th in the league in tackles (5.5 avg) ... One time Big South Defensive Player of the Week honoree, getting 11 tackles with an INT return for a TD at Gardner-Webb ... Also had picks at West Virginia, at Richmond and at Presbyterian ... Ranks seventh among Big South defensive backs in tackles.
#24 Josh Norman - 1st Team Defensive Back
GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS SK-YDS INT-YDS-TD PBU QBH FR-YDS FF BLK
11 34 18 52 3.0-7 0-0 1-0-0 7 0 0 1 1
Ranks fifth on the team in tackles (4.7) and 28th in the league ... Was fourth in the Big South in PBU with 7, marking the third straight year Norman has produced seven PBU in a season ... Blocked a field goal in the Delaware State game, which was returned by a teammate 94 yards for a TD ... Had a huge game in the Liberty win, getting 12 tackles and two key PBU (one on fourth down and one in the endzone, both covering Summers) ... Led the team with eight tackles in the season finale ... Also had a big game at West Virginia, getting six tackles, including a TFL and forcing a fumble near the goal line to give CCU the ball.
#65 Danny Bonifas - 1st Team Long Snapper
Preseason all-conference pick by the coaches ... Has been the starting short snapper for four years and long snapper for a year and a half ... Played a key role in the career and season success of placekicker Justin Durham ... Recovered a fumble in the Liberty win.
#10 Zach MacDowall - 2nd Team Quarterback
GP ATT COMP INT PCT YDS TD EFF AVG/G RUSH NET AVG TD TOFF AVG/G
11 308 190 12 61.7 2340 20 139.14 212.7 86 307 3.6 8 2647 240.6
Two-time Big South Player of the Week and two-time National Player of the Week selection ... Ranks 11th in the NCAA in points responsibility (15.45 ppg), accounting for 28 TDs this season ... Ranks 20th in the NCAA in passing efficiency, 25th in total offense ... In Coastal's four-game run to end the season, MacDowall completed 67.9 percent of his passes, averaging 273.3 yards per game with 11 TDs and just three INTs, adding four rushing TDs over the span. When Coastal was 2-5, MacDowall had nine TDs and nine picks completing just 58.3 percent of his passes. His pass efficiency was 116.98 and threw for just 178 .7 ypg. Over Coastal's stretch run, all versus league opponents, he completed 67.9 percent of passes with 11 TDs and 3 picks averaging 273.3 ypg with efficiency rating of 179.61. He also rushed for four TDs, including the game-winner in OT at Gardner-Webb to spark the last three-game run of dominance.
#22 Eric O'Neal - 2nd Team Running Back
GP RUSH GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD AVG/G REC YDS AVG TD APURP AVG/G
11 158 756 46 710 4.5 6 64.5 27 216 8.0 2 948 86.2
Ranks fourth in the Big South and 70th in the NCAA in rushing yards per game (64.55) ... Only averaged 14.36 rushing attempts per game, but averaged 4.5 yards per carry ... In the one game he rushed for over 20 times, a win over Liberty, he rushed for 102 yards on 24 attempts ... Had 121 all-purpose yards at Richmond, rushing for 97 on 16 attempts and having 24 receiving yards on four catches.
#25 Brandon Whitley - 2nd Team Wide Receiver
GP REC YDS AVG TD AVG/G
11 38 523 13.8 6 47.5
Tied for second in the Big South with six TD receptions ... Played a key role in MacDowall's strong finish, hauling in eight passes for 144 yards in the Liberty win and five for 70 yards in the Charleston Southern win ... Finished the season eighth in the Big South in both receptions (3.45) and receiving yards (47.5) ... His 38 receptions ranks third behind Jerome Simpson's 61 and 41 on the CCU season list while his 523 yards ranks fourth behind Simpson's 1,077, 697 and 527 ... Also had a big game at Richmond, getting 101 yards on six receptions and two TDs.
#68 Seth Smalls - 2nd Team Offensive Line
Started all 11 games at left guard in 2010 and has 40 career starts, including 11 as a redshirt freshman... Helped Coastal allow just seven sacks, tied for best in the Big South (with Liberty) and tied for fourth nationally ... Coastal had four games without allowing a sack, including at West Virginia, and did not allow more than one sack in any one game ... Helped Coastal rush for 22 TDs, second-best in the Big South behind Stony Brook's 26, and pass for 23 TDs, second best in the Big South behind Liberty's 26.
#72 Jamey Cheatwood - 2nd Team Offensive Line
The only new player on Coastal's front five, which had three returning starters and four lettermen ... As the starting left tackle, graded out tops among the CCU front five for the season ... Helped Coastal allow just seven sacks, tied for best in the Big South (with Liberty) and tied for fourth nationally ... Stat is key in that Coastal had allowed 25 in 2009 and '08 with Cheatwood being the new member of the group ... Coastal had four games without allowing a sack, including at West Virginia, and did not allow more than one sack in any one game ... Helped Coastal rush for 22 TDs, second-best in the Big South behind Stony Brook's 26, and pass for 23 TDs, second best in the Big South behind Liberty's 26.
#58 Kent Harper - 2nd Team Defensive Line
GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS SK-YDS INT-YDS-TD PBU QBH FR-YDS FF BLK
11 22 19 41 10.0-50 5.0-38 0-0-0 0 4 1-0 0 0
Entered the season as the back-up to preseason all-conference pick Quinton Davis ... Took over as a starter after Davis suffered a season-ending injury in the first half of game three (Georgia Southern) ... Harper finished third in the league and 72nd in the national in sacks (5.0) and seventh in the league in tackles for losses (10.0) ... His play helped Coastal lead the league and rank 14th in nation in TFL, while ranking second in the league and 41st in the nation in sacks.
#20 Niccolo Mastromatteo - 2nd Team Punt Returner
KR YDS AVG TD LONG
29 218 7.5 1 91
Set the Big South record with 29 punt returns (26 being the previous best) with teams punting 67 times - returned 43.3 percent of punts, not counting fair catches ... Set a Big South record with a 91-yard punt return and 1225 yards in punt returns in the season finale ... The TD marked the second-longest scoring play in school history ... Ranks 42nd in the nation with his average of 7.5 yards per return.
2010 ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mike Brown, R-Jr., QB, Liberty
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Andrae Jacobs, Soph., LB, Coastal Carolina
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Preston Pemasa, DL, Gardner-Webb
COACH OF THE YEAR David Bennett, Coastal Carolina
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Michael Coulter, Jr., QB, Stony Brook
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE OFFENSE
QB Mike Brown, R-Jr., Liberty
RB Miguel Maysonet, Soph., Stony Brook
RB Brock Jackolski, Jr., Stony Brook
WR Chris Summers, R-Jr., Liberty
WR Gerald Stevenson, Sr., Charleston Southern
WR James Perry III, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb
TE David Duran, Jr., Coastal Carolina
OL Paul Fenaroli, Sr., Stony Brook
OL Alex Stadler, R-Sr., Liberty
OL Corey O'Daniel, Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL Justin Vargas, R-Sr., Liberty
OL Brian Crew, Sr., Stony Brook
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE DEFENSE
DL Preston Pemasa, Fr., Gardner-Webb
DL Terry Adams, R-Sr., Liberty
DL Josh Wine, Sr., VMI
DL Asa Chapman, Jr., Liberty
LB Andrae Jacobs, Soph., Coastal Carolina
LB A.J. Gross, R-Jr., VMI
LB Kyle O'Donnell, R-Sr., Liberty
LB Chris Patrick, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
DB Arin West, Sr., Stony Brook
DB Josh Norman, Jr., Coastal Carolina
DB Charles James, R-Soph., Charleston Southern
DB Dominique Davenport, Sr., Coastal Carolina
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Matt Bevins, Jr., Liberty
P Mike Larsson, Jr., Liberty
LS Danny Bonifas, Sr., Coastal Carolina
KR Gerald Stevenson, Sr., Charleston Southern
PR Michael Rainey-Wiles, Sr., VMI
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE OFFENSE
QB Zach MacDowall, Sr., Coastal Carolina
RB Eric O'Neal, Sr., Coastal Carolina
RB Patrick Hall, Sr., Gardner-Webb (tie)
RB Trandon Dendy, R-Sr., Presbyterian College (tie)
WR Matt Brevi, Jr., Stony Brook
WR Brandon Whitley, Sr., Coastal Carolina
WR B.J. Hayes, R-Jr., Liberty
TE Josh Miller, Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL Seth Smalls, Sr., Coastal Carolina
OL Jordan Lancaster, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
OL Soeren Wendland, R-Sr., Liberty
OL Jamey Cheatwood, R-Fr., Coastal Carolina
OL Jamie Dunaway, Soph., Gardner-Webb
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE DEFENSE
DL Damiso Alexander, R-Sr., VMI
DL Kent Harper, Sr., Coastal Carolina
DL Patrick Bannon, Sr., Liberty
DL Joel Walton, Sr., Charleston Southern
LB Craig Richardson, Soph., Stony Brook
LB Jeffery Williams, Sr., Gardner-Webb
LB Derek Brown, Sr., Presbyterian College
LB Doncel Bolt, Sr., Liberty
DB Cedric McDowan, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb
DB Justin Bethel, Jr., Presbyterian College
DB Byron Allen, R-Jr., VMI
DB Bryce Nixon, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Wesley Skiffington, R-Soph., Stony Brook
P Patrick Morgano, Soph., Presbyterian College
LS Hudson Smith, Fr., Gardner-Webb
KR Brock Jackolski, Jr., Stony Brook
PR Niccolo Mastromatteo, Fr., Coastal Carolina
BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC FOOTBALL TEAM
Brad Sweatt, Soph., LB, Charleston Southern
Marcus Lott, Jr., DB, Coastal Carolina
Dami Teniola, Sr., LB, Gardner-Webb
Matt Bevins, Jr., K, Liberty
Myron Gary, Sr., QB, Presbyterian College
Michael Coulter, Jr., QB, Stony Brook
Chaz Jones, Jr., RB, VMI
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