Three Bearkats earn All-America honors
1/7/2009 1:00:00 AM | Football
HUNTSVILLE ? Three Bearkat football players earned honorable mention All-America honors this past week from two different news services.
Sam Houston State punter/defensive back Derrick Raymer was an honorable mention selection as a punter by The Sports Network. Quarterback Rhett Bomar and defensive end Chris Brown were both honorable mention selections on The College Sporting News' Fabulous Fifty team.
Raymer punted 44 times this season for an average of 41 yards per punt. He had a long punt of 60 yards and 11 times pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line. Defensively, Raymer had 28 tackles this past season with 4.5 tackles for a loss and three sacks.
Brown earns has second consecutive All-America selection after an honorable mention pick by The Sports Network last season. Brown was fourth on the team with 52 tackles, leading the team with 11 tackles for a loss, nine sacks and forces two fumbles. He finished the season ranked 10th in the nation in sacks.
Bomar passed for 3,355 yards and 27 touchdowns this season. Bomar completed his college career as Sam Houston's all-time leader in passing with 5,564 yards in 19 games and career leader in total offense with 6,159 yards. He is a two-time All-Southland Conference selection and ended the 2008 season ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision total offense (354.2 yards per game) and No. 4 in passing offense (335,5 yards per contest).
Bomar passed for more than 300 yards in nine games during his Bearkat career. He threw for passes of more than 50 yards 10 times including a long of 80 yards. He is one of only 11 players in NCAA FCS history to throw for more than 300 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game (against North Dakota State in 2007).
