From UofL
A total of 10 University of Louisville football players were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team on Monday afternoon by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
The Cardinals, who were 9-3 in their first season in the ACC, had one first team selection in junior safety Gerod Holliman, who led the nation in interceptions.
Senior outside linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin and senior offensive tackle Jamon Brown were named to the second team, while junior cornerback Charles Gaines, senior wide receiver DeVante Parker and junior defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins were voted to the third team. Senior offensive linemen Jake Smith and John Miller were named honorable mention as well as senior defensive end B.J. Duboseand sophomore linebacker Keith Kelsey.
The Coaches’ All-ACC Team will be announced Dec. 10.
Holliman, who is a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski and Jim Thorpe Awards, broke the ACC record and tied the NCAA record for interceptions in a season (14) when he picked off Kentucky’s Patrick Towles on the last throw of the game. Holliman recorded interceptions in nine games and had multiple picks in four games, including a career-best three interceptions versus Boston College.
Mauldin, who was a second-team all-conference pick last season, finished with a career-best 45 tackles, and ranks in the top-60 nationally in sacks and tackles for loss. Mauldin is second on the team with 6.5 sacks and leads the team with 13.0 tackles for loss.
Brown has started 31-straight games at tackle and logged 40 career starts since taking over the tackle position in 2011.
A first team all-conference selection last season, Gaines recorded 32 tackles and registered a pair of interceptions, while totaling a team-high nine pass break-ups.
Despite playing only three conference games and just five games on the season, Parker was second on the team with 35 receptions for 735 yards and five touchdowns. He registered four 100-yard games, including a career-high 214 yards in a loss to No. 2 Florida State. Parker tied the school record for career receiving touchdowns with 33 when he tallied three in the 44-40 win over Kentucky on Saturday.
Rankins had his best season on the defensive line, recording a career-high 48 tackles. He led the team with 7.0 sacks and was second on the squad with 12.5 tackles for loss.
Smith and Miller were selected honorable mention after starting all 12 games. Smith has made 50 career starts at guard and center, while Miller has started 31-straight games at guard.
Dubose and Kelsey, who were key performers on one of the nation’s top defenses, earned honorable mention accolades. Dubose totaled 38 tackles and was fifth on the team with 4.0 sacks. Kelsey leads the Cardinals with a career-best 78 stops and recorded four games with seven or more tackles.
Louisville is awaiting its fifth consecutive postseason bowl bid, which is expected to be announced on Sunday. The Cardinals concluded the regular season at 9-3overall, 5-3 in the ACC.
From ACC
Atlantic Division champion Florida State leads the 2014 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Team announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
The defending national champion and nationally-second-ranked Seminoles placed 17 members on the squad, including 10 first-team selections, as voted upon by 55 ACSMA members. Coastal Division runner-up Duke had nine players selected, including four on the first team. Eight student-athletes were chosen from Virginia, while Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech followed with seven and Clemson, Louisville and Miami each placed six student-athletes on the squad.
Each of the ACC’s 14 football member schools placed at least one player on the first-, second- or third teams.
The All-ACC offensive first team features a number of national leaders at their positions, including the reigning Heisman Trophy winner in Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and Seminoles offensive lineman Cameron Erving, the ACC’s two-time Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient.
The first team also boasts the ACC’s top two rushers in Pitt’s James Conner (fourth nationally with 1,675 yards and second nationally with an ACC-record 24 rushing touchdowns) and Miami’s Duke Johnson (11th nationally with 1,520 yards and 13 total TDs).
FSU’s Winston, who leads the ACC in passing yardage (3,250 yards) and total offense (302.3 yards per game) is joined on the first team by Seminole teammate Rashad Greene, who leads the league in receiving (1,183 yards on 86 catches). The All-ACC first-team receiving corps features two other repeat performers from the 2013 squad in Duke’s Jamison Crowder (78 receptions for 942 yards) and Pitt’s Tyler Boyd (69 catches for 1,149 yards and eight TDs).
Crowder was also selected to the first team as a kick returner and is one of three players who earned All-ACC honors at two positions. FSU’s Erving was chosen at both first-team offensive tackle and second-team center. Pitt’s Boyd was selected as a first-team receiver and a second-team kick returner.
The defensive first team features Louisville safety Gerod Holliman, who tied a national record with 14 interceptions in the Cardinals’ 12 regular-season games. One of the defensive end spots is manned by Clemson grad student Vic Beasley, who leads the ACC this season with 11 quarterback sacks and leads all active FBS players in career sacks with 32. The first team also includes the ACC’s leading tackler in Duke linebacker David Helton (10.4 per game).
The kicking game is well-represented with 2013 Lou Groza Award winner Roberto Aguayo of Florida State (22-of-24 field goals, 49-of-49 on extra points) earning a spot on first team. NC State punter Wil Baumann, who ranks seventh nationally with a 45.3 average per kick, was voted first team at his position.
Twenty-two student-athletes chosen to the 2014 All-ACC Football team by ACSMA are repeat selections from last season.
2014 All-ACC Football Team
(As voted upon by ACSMA; Listed by position and total points)
1st Team Offense
WR Rashad Greene, Sr., Florida State…….. 157
WR Jamison Crowder, Sr., Duke ……………. 150
WR Tyler Boyd, So., Pitt ……………………….. 149
TE Nick O’Leary, Sr., Florida State ………. 131
T Cameron Erving, Sr.-R., Florida State 133
T T.J. Clemmings, Sr.-R, Pitt………………… 90
G Laken Tomlinson, Sr.-R, Duke ………… 114
G Tre’ Jackson, Sr., Florida State ………. 121
C Andy Gallik, Sr.-R, Boston College ….. 105
QB Jameis Winston, So.-R, Florida State 142
RB James Conner, So., Pitt …………………… 164
RB Duke Johnson, Jr., Miami ………………. 159
K Roberto Aguayo, So.-R, Florida State.. 153
Sp. Jamison Crowder, Sr., Duke ……………… 86
2nd Team Offense
WR Phillip Dorsett, Sr.-R, Miami……………… 96
WR Mike Williams, So., Clemson…………………… 84
WR Artavis Scott, Fr., Clemson ……………… 80
TE Clive Walford, Sr.-R, Miami ……………. 101
T Ereck Flowers, Jr., Miami …………………. 69
T Jamon Brown, Sr., Louisville ……………. 50
G Shaquille Mason, Sr., Georgia Tech… 102
G Josue Matias, Jr., Florida State………… 48
C Cameron Erving, Sr.-R, Florida State…. 71
QB Marquise Williams, Jr., North Carolina. 89
RB Zach Laskey, Sr., Georgia Tech…………… 69
RB Dalvin Cook, So., Florida State …………. 63
K Ian Frye, Jr.-R, Virginia……………………… 67
Sp. Tyler Boyd, So., Pitt ………………………… 58
3rd Team Offense
WR DeAndre Smelter, Sr.-R, Georgia Tech…………. 72
WR DeVante Parker, Sr., Louisville…………… 62
WR Ryan Switzer, So., North Carolina …….. 54
TE Bucky Hodges, Fr.-R, Virginia Tech …… 38
T Sean Hickey, Sr., Syracuse………………… 48
T (tie)Bobby Hart, Sr., Florida State…………… 42
(tie)Seth Betancourt, Sr.-R, Boston College 42
(tie)Takoby Cofield, Sr.-R, Duke………………. 42
G Landon Turner, Jr., North Carolina …… 42
G Matt Rotheram, Sr.-R, Pitt………………. 42
C Matt Skura, Jr.-R, Duke ……………………. 44
QB Justin Thomas,So., Georgia Tech………. 35
RB Kevin Parks, Sr., Virginia…………………… 60
RB Jon Hilliman, Fr., Boston College……….. 51
K Ross Martin, Jr., Duke……………………….. 48
Sp. DeVon Edwards, So., Duke ………………. 48
Honorable Mention/Offense (20 or more points):
QB–Brad Kaaya, Miami (21). RB–Shadrach Thornton, NC State (33); Synjyn Days, Georgia Tech (24). WR–Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech (24); Mack Hollins, North Carolina (20). TE–Cam Serigne, Wake Forest (25). T–Bryan Chamberlain, Georgia Tech (40); Ian Silberman, Boston College (35); G–David Beasley, Clemson (39); Bobby Vardaro, Boston College (34); John Miller, Louisville (31); Jon Feliciano, Miami (30); Kalon Davis, Clemson (28). C–Shane McDermott, Miami (36); Freddie Burden, Georgia Tech (35); Jake Smith, Louisville (26). PK–Ammon Lakip (32), Clemson; SP–Rashad Greene, Florida State (37); Darius Jennings, Virginia (28); Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (23); Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech (20).
1st Team Defense
DE Vic Beasley, Sr.-R, Clemson …………….. 159
DE Mario Edwards Jr., Jr., Florida State …. 112
DT Eddie Goldman, Jr., Florida State …….. 129
DT Grady Jarrett, Sr., Clemson ……………… 127
LB Denzel Perryman, Sr., Miami …………… 145
LB David Helton, Sr., Duke …………………… 104
LB Stephone Anthony, Sr., Clemson ……………….. 101
CB Kendall Fuller, So., Virginia Tech ……… 119
CB P.J. Williams, Jr., Florida State …………. 105
S Gerod Holliman, So.-R Louisville ……… 132
S Jalen Ramsey, So., Florida State ………… 92
P Wil Baumann, Sr., NC State ……………… 108
2nd Team Defense
DE Dadi Nicolas, Jr.-R, Virginia Tech ………. 101
DE Eli Harold, Jr., Virginia……………………….. 65
DT Adam Gotsis, Jr., Georgia Tech…………………… 48
DT Tylor Harris, Jr., Wake Forest…………….. 43
LB Terrance Smith, Jr.-R, Florida State ……. 82
LB Lorenzo Mauldin, Sr., Louisville …………. 79
LB(Tie)Henry Coley, Sr.-R, Virginia …………….. 68
LB(Tie)Quayshawn Nealy, Sr.-R, Georgia Tech 68
CB Garry Peters, Sr., Clemson ………………… 63
CB Maurice Canady, Jr., Virginia ……………… 56
S Jeremy Cash, Jr.-R, Duke …………………… 83
S Quin Blanding, Fr., Virginia………………… 71
P Alex Kinal, Jr.-R, Wake Forest …………….. 86
3rd Team Defense
DE Sheldon Rankins, Jr., Louisville……………. 45
DE Ken Ekanem, Jr., So.-R, Virginia Tech….. 40
DT Corey Marshall, Jr.-R, Virginia Tech ……. 41
DT Connor Wujciak, Jr., Boston College …… 41
LB Reggie Northrup, Jr., Florida State……… 54
LB Cameron Lynch, Sr., Syracuse……………. 45
LB Max Valles, So., Virginia…………………….. 45
CB Ronald Darby, Jr., Florida State………….. 51
CB Charles Gaines, Jr.-R, Louisville …………. 47
S Anthony Harris, Sr., Virginia………………. 56
S Jamal Golden, Jr., Georgia Tech………….. 43
P Justin Vogel, So., Miami …………………… 40
Honorable Mention/Defense (20 or more points):
DE–Art Norman, NC State (25); KeShun Freeman, Georgia Tech (23); Anthony Chickillo, Miami (21); B.J. Dubose, Louisville (20); DT–Olsen Pierre, Miami (38); David Dean, Virginia (37); Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech (33); Nigel William, Virginia Tech (29); Thomas Teal, NC State (27); Ethan Farmer, North Carolina (22); Josh Banks, Wake Forest (20). LB–Brandon Chubb, Wake Forest (30); P.J. Davis,. Georgia Tech (25); Josh Keyes, Boston College (22); Keith Kelsey, Louisville (20). CB–Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest (45); D.J. White, Georgia Tech (40); Merrilll Noel, Wake Forest (34); Brian Walker, North Carolina (27); MacKensie Alexander, Clemson (22). S–Deon Bush, Miami (36); DeVon Edwards, Duke (26); Robert Smith, Clemson (20), P–Will Monday, Duke (29); Riley Dixon, Syracuse (23).
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