Blue Ribbon predicts Owls last in Sun Belt
By Marcus Nelson
Another of the quality pre-season publications has released its pre-season Sun Belt Conference predictions and All-Sun Belt team and Owl fans probably aren’t going to like what it has to say.
Blue Ribbon’s pre-season predictions has FAU finishing last – with the added insult of FIU winning the conference.
FAU linebacker David Hinds is the only Owl on the pre-season team.
Here is Blue Ribbon’s pre-season predictions and All-Sun Belt team...
1. Florida International
2. Arkansas State
3. UL-Lafayette
4. Troy
5. Middle Tennessee
6. Western Kentucky
7. Louisiana-Monroe
8. North Texas
9. Florida Atlantic
PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM
OFFENSE
WR – Javone Lawson, Louisiana-Lafayette
WR – Josh Jarboe, Arkansas State
OL – Caylin Hauptmann, FIU
OL – Cyril Lemon, North Texas
OL – Sean Conway, WKU
OL – Adam Smith, WKU
OL – Jaron Odom, Louisiana-Lafayette
QB – Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State
RB – Kedrick Rhodes, FIU
RB – Jyruss Edwards, ULM
TE – Jack Doyle, WKU
DEFENSE
DL – Tourek Williams, FIU
DL – Jamarcus Allen, WKU
DL – Isame Faciane, FIU
LB – David Hinds, FAU
LB – Andrew Jackson, WKU
LB – Winston Fraser, FIU
LB – Nathan Herrold, Arkansas State
DB – Jose Cheeseborough, FIU
DB – Jemarlous Moten, Louisiana-Lafayette
DB – Jonathan Cyprien, FIU
DB – Brynden Trawick, Troy
SPECIALISTS
PK – Brett Baer, Louisiana-Lafayette
KR – Brelan Chancellor, North Texas
P – Will Atterberry, North Texas
PR – Darryl Surgent, Louisiana-Lafayette
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kedrick Rhodes, RB, FIU
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jonathan Cyprien, S, FIU