ENGLISH HIGHLIGHTS NINE GOLDEN BEARS PRE-SEASON SELECTIONS
English Named Pre-Season Defensive Player of the Year

ENGLISH HIGHLIGHTS NINE GOLDEN BEARS PRE-SEASON SELECTIONS

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MONTOGOMERY, Ala. -- After a stellar 2013 campaign in which Julantate English finished second in the conference with 90 tackles including 45 solo and 4.5 TFL's he was selected as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) football pre-season Defensive Player of the Year highlighting a league high nine total Miles College pre-season selections as voted on by the SIAC head footbal coaches.

In 2013 English helped lead the Golden Bears to their second SIAC football championship appearance in three years.

Joining English on the first team defense were safety Joe Beckham and defensive lineman Bryshon Jones while offensive linemen Terrence Owens, Aderus Hood and tightend Delarius Webb were first team offense selections. Receiving second team honors were quarterback Demetrice Price, offensive lineman Montell Collins and wide receiver Antonio Pitts.

Last season Beckham led the Golden Bears with four (4) interceptions while adding 41 tackles (23 solo) and five pass-breakups. Jones had a breakout year leading the team with 5.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss. He also added two pass breakups and one forced fumble, fumble recovery and a blocked kick.

Offensively Owens, Hood and Collins anchored an offensive line that helped the Golden Bear attack average 24.8 points per game while finishing with 3,694 yards of total offense. Pitts led Miles College in catches (54), receiving yards (536) and receiving touchdowns with (6) while Webb finished with seven catches for 110 yeards and two touchdowns. Price a transfer from FCS Alabama State, finished the season with a 132.2 quarterback rating while completing 61.1% of his passes, throwing for 789 yards and four touchdowns. He also averaged 4.5 yards per rush, finishing with 152 rushing yards and another four touchdowns on the ground.

The SIAC head football coaches picked Miles College to finish second in the western division and third overall behind Albany State and Tuskegee.

The Golden Bears kick-off the 2014 campaign at home versus CIAA conference foe Shaw University on Saturday, September 6th, at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium in Fairfield, Ala at 6 p.m.

East Division Predicted Order of Finish
Team                     Total Points (First Place Votes)
Albany State            20 (4)
Fort Valley State      17
Benedict                  12
Morehouse              11
Clark Atlanta            8
Paine                        7
 
West Division Predicted Order of Finish
Team                     Total Points (First Place Votes)
Tuskegee                23 (3)
Miles                       21 (2)
Stillman                  17
Kentucky State      14
Lane                       8
Central State          7
 
 
Predicted Overall Champion
1. Albany State                     111 (3)
2. Tuskegee                          103 (5)
3. Miles                                  102 (4)
4. Fort Valley State                87
5. Stillman                               64
6. Kentucky State                   63
 
7. Benedict                             62
8. Morehouse                         56
9. Clark Atlanta                      43
10.Lane                                 42
11. Central State                    31
12. Paine                                28

2014 SIAC PRESEASON FOOTBALL TEAMS
First Team Offense
QB Frank Rivers - Albany State #
RB Jacquise Lockett - Kentucky State
RB Hoderick Lowe - Tuskegee
OL Victor Moli - Albany State
OL Terrence Owens - Miles
OL Matthew Reese - Tuskegee
OL Michael D. Thornton - Tuskegee
OL Aderus Hood - Miles
TE Delarius Webb - Miles
WR Jamion Dunning - Lane
WR Jesse Atkins - Albany State
KR Dondre Purnell - Stillman
K  Zach Holley - Albany State
 
First Team Defense
DL Grover Stewart - Albany State
DL Bryshon Jones - Miles
DL Gabriel Mass - Lane
DL Clarence Christian - Morehouse
LB Julantate English - Miles %
LB Bre'Nard Williams - Clark Atlanta
LB LeRon Furr - Fort Valley State
DB Joe Beckham - Miles
DB Cameron Stallings - Stillman
DB Michael Robinson - Tuskegee
DB Robert Crosby - Stillman
P Austin Casillas - Clark Atlanta
PR Rodney Hall - Benedict
 
Second Team Offense
QB Demetrice Price - Miles
RB Montavious Taylor - Clark Atlanta
RB Phillip Moore - Albany State
OL Montell Collins - Miles
OL Shea Martin - Morehouse
OL Daniel Ford - Kentucky State
OL Brandon Baker - Fort Valley State
OL Michael Brown - Fort Valley State
TE Zach Thomas - Central State
WR Dondre Purnell - Stillman
WR Antonio Pitts - Miles
KR Darius Mitchell - Lane
K Trevor Wylie - Tuskegee
 
Second Team Defense
DL Peter Dele - Stillman
DL Damien Goosby - Albany State
DL Benard Little - Fort Valley State
DL Justin Woods-West - Central State
LB Terry Horton - Kentucky State
LB El' Malik Chinn - Tuskegee
LB Larry Whitfield - Albany State
DB Dewayne Brown - Lane
DB Bryan Walker - Fort Valley State
DB Breon Issac - Fort Valley State
DB Tyrin Thurmon - Tuskegee
P  Ryan Latner - Albany State
PR Adrian Alexander - Albany State

# Pre-Season Offensive Player of the Year
% Pre-Season Defensive Player of the Year
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