Lineman named to 3rd preseason All-America team
8/1/2014 3:09:00 PM | Football
Sam Houston offensive tackle Donald Jackson III has been named to a third preseason FCS All-America squad.
The 6-2, 274-pound junior industrial technology major from Kilgore is a third team selection on the College Sports Madness.Com All-America squad. He also was selected to both the Sports Network and BeyondSports.com preseason teams earlier this summer.
Jackson earned first team All-Southland Conference honors in 2013. He has started 25 games in the offensive line during his career.
The junior is one of seven Southland Conference student-athletes to earn a spot on the College Sports Madness' preseason All-America list.
Several other Bearkats have drawn preseason honors this summer. Punter Lachlan Edwards, senior tight end Shane Young and kicker Luc Swimberghe all earned spots on the 2014 College Football Performance Awards FCS award watch lists for their respective positions.
Sam Houston State opens the 2014 football season at Cheney, Washington, when the Bearkats take on Eastern Washington in a nationally-televised contest on ESPN Saturday, August 23.
The new “FCS Kickoff” will be the only college game of the day and will open ESPN's 2014 college football coverage.
Eastern Washington, the Bearkats' opponent in both team's season opener on ESPN August 23 in Cheney, Wash, placed five players on the All-America squad including first team quarterback Vernon Adams.
The Bearkats open their 2014 home schedule Saturday August 30 by hosting Alabama State. Sam Houston will play five contests in Huntsville at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium this fall.
Season tickets for all five games at Bowers Stadium plus the “Battle of the Piney Woods” at Reliant Stadium in Houston Nov. 1 are now on sale online at www.gobearkats.com and at the SHSU athletic ticket office located in the Ron Mafrige Field House.
Single game tickets for Sam Houston's Sept. 6 game at LSU's Tiger Stadium, the “Battle of the Piney Woods” Nov. 1 and all five home games at Bowers also are now available.
Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
The Bearkats will play five home games at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium this fall. Season tickets for all five games plus the “Battle of the Piney Woods” matchup with SFA at Reliant Stadium in Houston Nov. 1 are available online at www.gobearkats.com or at the SHSU athletic ticket office in the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
The 2014 College Sports Madness.Com preseason All-America picks:
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Offensive Player of the Year |
Defensive Player of the Year |
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Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington |
Tony Bell, Tennessee-Martin |
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First Team |
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Offense |
Defense |
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QB |
Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington |
DL |
Zach Hodges, Harvard |
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RB |
Zach Zenner, South Dakota State |
DL |
Davis Tull, Chattanooga |
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RB |
DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State |
DL |
Zack Wagenmann, Montana |
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WR |
Sam Ajala, Fordham |
DL |
Mike Reilly, William & Mary |
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WR |
Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington |
LB |
Tony Bell, Tennessee-Martin |
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WR |
Stephen Barnette, Richmond |
LB |
Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina |
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TE |
MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois |
LB |
Ronnie Hamlin, Eastern Washington |
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OL |
Chad Hamilton, Coastal Carolina |
LB |
Nick Dzubnar, Cal Poly |
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OL |
Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State |
DB |
Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tennessee State |
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OL |
Cole Caruthers, Central Arkansas |
DB |
Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State |
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OL |
Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois |
DB |
Jaquiski Tartt, Samford |
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OL |
Mason Halter, Fordham |
DB |
Jacob Hagen, Liberty |
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K |
Anthony Prevost, Hampton |
P |
Kyle Loomis, Portland State |
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KR |
Xavier Roberson, SE Louisiana |
PR |
Ellis Henderson, Montana |
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Second Team |
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Offense |
Defense |
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QB |
John Robertson, Villanova |
DL |
Ryan Delaire, Towson |
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RB |
Keshaudas Spence, Sacred Heart |
DL |
James Cowser, Southern Utah |
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RB |
David Johnson, Northern Iowa |
DL |
Xavier Williams, Northern Iowa |
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WR |
DeAndre Carter, Sacramento State |
DL |
Andrew Carter, South Carolina State |
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WR |
Zach Vrass, North Dakota State |
LB |
Isiah Corbett, SE Louisiana |
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WR |
Adam Drake, Eastern Illinois |
LB |
Kourtney Berry, Alabama State |
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TE |
R.J. Rickert, Northern Arizona |
LB |
Lyden Trail, Norfolk State |
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OL |
Jack Rummells, Northern Iowa |
LB |
Stephen Hodge, Fordham |
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OL |
Clay DeBord, Eastern Washington |
DB |
Tye Smith, Towson |
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OL |
Antione Everett, McNeese State |
DB |
Harlan Miller, SE Louisiana |
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OL |
Bruce Johnson, Maine |
DB |
Colten Heagle, North Dakota State |
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OL |
Zack Johnson, North Dakota State |
DB |
Dean Marlowe, James Madison |
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K |
Warren Handrahan, Samford |
P |
Stephen Shaw, Montana |
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KR |
Shawn Johnson, Montana State |
PR |
Kevin Johnson, Lamar |
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Third Team |
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Offense |
Defense |
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QB |
Bryan Bennett, SE Louisiana |
DL |
Evan Kelly, Richmond |
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RB |
Gabe Manzanares, UC Davis |
DL |
Jeff Covitz, Bryant |
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RB |
Shephard Little, Eastern Illinois |
DL |
O.J. Le'iatua Mau, Gardner-Webb |
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WR |
Tyler Boyd, Stephen F. Austin |
DL |
Troy Moore, Sacred Heart |
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WR |
Kenny Cook, Gardner-Webb |
LB |
Tosin Aguebor, Mercer |
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WR |
Michael Johnson, Delaware |
LB |
Austin Hasquet, Northern Arizona |
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TE |
Faysal Shafaat, Chattanooga |
LB |
Carlton Littlejohn, North Dakota State |
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OL |
Austin Gund, Richmond |
LB |
Christian Kuntz, Duquesne |
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OL |
Josh Wineberg, Western Carolina |
DB |
J.D. Roussel, Sacred Heart |
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OL |
Robert Booker, Missouri State |
DB |
Matt Hermanson, Montana |
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OL |
Mitch Hanson, Liberty |
DB |
Mike Armiento, Colgate |
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OL |
Donald Jackson, Sam Houston State |
DB |
Donald Payne, Stetson |
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K |
Thomas Kinney, Southern Illinois |
P |
Eric Enderson, Delaware |
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KR |
Adrian Wilkins, North Carolina Central |
PR |
Antwan Eddie, Robert Morris |
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