BIG TEN ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

 

 

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here.

There were questions from the state about whether the Big Ten would even be viable, given its late start and lack of scheduling flexibility. Alas, it ended up postponing the most games of any Power 5 conference, and ended up voting to waive the six-game minimum to allow Ohio State -- which was the best team all season -- to represent the East in the league title game. The Buckeyes were led by quarterback Justin Fields, the best offensive player in the conference, and he led a contingent of OSU players on the two all-league units. Iowa defensive bulwark Daviyon Nixon was a terror inside, while surprising Northwestern dominated defensively, including the best freshman in the conference in Brandon Joseph. Indiana put together its best season in ages, thanks in large part to excitable coach Tom Allen.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                               2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Justin Fields/Ohio State                                                               QB Jack Plummer/Purdue

RB Mo Ibrahim/Minnesota                                                                 RB Trey Sermon/Ohio State

RB Tyler Goodson/Iowa                                                                      RB Jake Funk/Maryland

WR David Bell/Purdue                                                                         WR Chris Olave/Ohio State

WR Jahan Dotson/Penn State                                                           WR Ty Fryfogle/Indiana

WR Garrett Wilson/Ohio State                                                           WR Bo Melton/Rutgers

TE Jake Ferguson/Wisconsin                                                           TE Pat Freiermuth/Penn State

OT Alaric Jackson/Iowa                                                                     OT Peter Skoronski/Northwestern

OT Cole Van Lanen/Wisconsin                                                         OT Nicholas Petit-Frere/Ohio State

OG Kendrick Green/Illinois                                                               OG Cole Banwart/Iowa

OG Wyatt Davis/Ohio State                                                                 OG Mike Miranda/Penn State

 C Tyler Linderbaum/Iowa                                                                   C John Michael Schmitz/Minnesota                                 

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                              2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Kwity Paye/Michigan                                                                     DE Jonathon Cooper/Ohio State

DT Daviyon Nixon/Iowa                                                                       DT Ben Stille/Nebraska

DT Haskell Garrett/Ohio State                                                           DT Jack Heflin/Iowa

DE Chauncey Golston/Iowa                                                               DE Shaka Toney/Penn State

LB Micah McFadden/Indiana                                                             LB Blake Gallagher/Northwestern

LB Pete Werner/Ohio State                                                               LB Antjuan Simmons/Michigan State

LB Jack Sanborn/Wisconsin                                                             LB Olakunle Fatukasi/Rutgers

LB Paddy Fisher/Northwestern                                                       LB JoJo Domann/Nebraska

CB Shakur Brown/Michigan State                                                   CB Tiawan Mullen/Indiana

CB Greg Newsome II/Northwestern                                               CB Shaun Wade/Ohio State

 S Jaquan Brisker/Penn State                                                             S Jamar Johnson/Indiana

 S Brandon Joseph/Northwestern                                                    S Nick Cross/Maryland

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                       2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Charles Campbell/Indiana                                                             K Connor Culp/Nebraska

 P Adam Korsak/Rutgers                                                                   P Brad Robbins/Michigan

RS Aron Cruickshank/Rutgers                                                       RS Giles Jackson/Michigan

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin Fields/Ohio State                     

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Daviyon Nixon/Iowa                                

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Brandon Joseph/Northwestern

COACH OF THE YEAR: Tom Allen/Indiana

 

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here.

In the Atlantic Coast Conference it was pretty much the same old story -- Clemson wins again, though for a change it was pushed. Notre Dame knocked off the Tigers in one of the thrillers of the regular season, but Clemson repaid the Irish with a vengeance in the league title game, leaving no doubt who rules the roost in the ACC. Trevor Lawrence was his usual reliable self, while Irish linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was a game changer and Butkus Award winner. Clemson frosh Bryan Bresee entered the program with a ton of hype but lived up to it, and looks to have a stellar career ahead. North Carolina State was believed to be an afterthought but had one of the better performances of coach Dave Doeren's tenure in Raleigh.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                   2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Trevor Lawrence/Clemson                                                             QB Sam Howell/North Carolina

RB Javonte Williams/North Carolina                                                     RB Michael Carter/North Carolina

RB Travis Etienne                                                                                     RB Khalil Herbert/Virginia Tech

WR Dyami Brown/North Carolina                                                          WR Jaquarii Roberson/Wake Forest

WR Zay Flowers/Boston College                                                         WR Tutu Atwell/Louisville

WR Amari Rodgers/Clemson                                                               WR Emeka Emezie/NC State

TE Hunter Long/Boston College                                                           TE Brevin Jordan/Miami

OT Christian Darrisaw/Virginia Tech                                                   OT Liam Eichenberg/Notre Dame

OT Robert Hainsey/Notre Dame                                                            OT Jackson Carman/Clemson

OG Doug Nester/Virginia Tech                                                              OG Tommy Kraemer/Notre Dame

OG Aaron Banks/Notre Dame                                                                OG Ben Petrula/Boston College

 C Alec Lindstrom/Boston College                                                       C Jimmy Morrissey/Pittsburgh                                       

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                  2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Rashad Weaver/Pittsburgh                                                             DE Patrick Jones II/Pittsburgh

DT Alim McNeil/NC State                                                                       DT Bryan Bresee/Clemson

DT Calijah Kancey/Pittsburgh                                                              DT Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa/Notre Dame

DE Quincy Roche/Miami                                                                        DE Jaelan Phillips/Miami

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/Notre Dame                                  LB Chazz Surratt/North Carolina

LB Payton Wilson/NC State                                                                  LB Cam Bright/Pittsburgh

LB Mike Jones Jr/Clemson                                                                LB Charles Snowden/Virginia

LB Isaiah McDuffie/Boston College                                                   LB James Skalski/Clemson

CB Asante Samuel/Florida State                                                        CB Ifeatu Melifonwu/Syracuse

CB Derion Kendrick/Clemson                                                            CB Andrew Booth Jr/Clemson

 S Divine Deablo/Virginia Tech                                                              S Kyle Hamilton/Notre Dame

 S Nolan Turner/Clemson                                                                      S Damar Hamlin/Pittsburgh

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                          2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Jose Borregales/Miami                                                                     K Christopher Dunn/NC State

 P Kirk Christodoulou/Pittsburgh                                                        P Lou Hedley/Miami

RS Khalil Herbert/Virginia Tech                                                          RS Nykeim Johnson/Syracuse

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Trevor Lawrence/Clemson                  

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/Notre Dame

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Calijah Kancey/Pittsburgh

COACH OF THE YEAR: Dave Doeren/NC State

 

SUN BELT CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

 

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here. 

The Sun Belt Conference is typically one of the more exciting leagues in college football, and this year was no exception. The emergence of Coastal Carolina as a worst-to-first story -- going unbeaten in the process -- was one of the best in America, and its last-minute thriller against BYU is up for game of the year. Chanticleers coach Jamey Chadwell became a household name, and got some attention from Power 5 schools in the process. His quarterback, Grayson McCall, burst onto the scene and played like a wily veteran, and the defense was tough as nails. There were a ton of great skill position players in the league, notably Arkansas State receiver Jonathan Adams Jr, who will be giving NFL defensive backs headaches next season.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                    2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Grayson McCall/Coastal Carolina                                                     QB Levi Lewis/Louisiana

RB CJ Marable/Coastal Carolina                                                             RB Camrun Peoples/Appalachian State

RB Trey Ragas/Louisiana                                                                          RB Elijah Mitchell/Louisiana

WR Jonathan Adams Jr/Arkansas State                                              WR Marcell Barbee/Texas State

WR Jalen Tolbert/South Alabama                                                          WR Sam Pinckney/Georgia State

WR Jaivon Heiligh/Coastal Carolina                                                      WR Kaylon Geiger/Troy

TE Isaiah Likely/Coastal Carolina                                                          TE Roger Carter/Georgia State

OT Max Mitchell/Louisiana                                                                    OT Cooper Hodges/Appalachian State

OT Ken Marks/Louisiana                                                                       OT Jacob Shoemaker/South Alabama

OG Aaron Dowdell/Georgia Southern                                                 OG TJ Fiailoa/Louisiana-Monroe

OG Trey Carter/Coastal Carolina                                                          OG Shamarious Gilmore/Georgia State

 C Noah Hannon/Appalachian State                                                        C Jacob Still/Arkansas State                                           

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                   2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Raymond Johnson III/Georgia Southern                                        DE Demetrius Taylor/Appalachian State

DT Nico Ezidore/Texas State                                                                  DT Will Choloh/Troy

DT CJ Brewer/Coastal Carolina                                                             DT Kevin Pointer/Louisiana-Monroe

DE Tarron Jackson/Coastal Carolina                                                    DE Zi’Yon Hill/Louisiana

LB Carlton Martial/Troy                                                                           LB Blake Carroll/Georgia State

LB Justin Rice/Arkansas State                                                              LB Teddy Gallagher/Coastal Carolina

LB Trey Cobb/Appalachian State                                                           LB Ferrod Gardner/Louisiana

LB Riley Cole/South Alabama                                                                 LB Silas Kelly/Coastal Carolina

CB Shemar Jean-Charles/Appalachian State                                      CB Shaun Jolly/Appalachian State

CB Jarron Morris/Texas State                                                                CB Derrick Canteen/Georgia Southern

 S Keith Gallmon/South Alabama                                                             S Alex Spillum/Coastal Carolina

 S Bralen Trahan/Louisiana                                                                       S Dell Pettus/Troy

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                            2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Noel Ruiz/Georgia State                                                                       K Massimo Biscardi/Coastal Carolina

 P Rhys Burns/Louisiana                                                                         P Seamus O’Kelly/Texas State

RS Jeremiah Haydel/Texas State                                                          RS Chris Smith/Louisiana

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jonathan Adams Jr/Arkansas State

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tarron Jackson/Coastal Carolina 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Grayson McCall/Coastal Carolina

COACH OF THE YEAR: Jamey Chadwell/Coastal Carolina