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Three Montana State football players and another from Montana have been named to The Sports Network’s preseason FCS All-America team.
Bobcats senior defensive tackle Zach Minter was selected to the first team, while senior linebacker Jody Owens was a second-team pick. Junior quarterback DeNarius McGhee made the third team. Grizzlies offensive lineman Danny Kistler was also second-team selection.
Minter registered 10 tackles-for-loss for the Bobcats last season, including 7½ sacks. Owens led MSU’s defense with in tackles with 105, including 17 for loss. McGhee, who will be a junior in 2012, threw for 2,799 yards and 24 touchdowns while leading the Bobcats to a 10-3 record and a share of the Big Sky Conference title.
Kistler, a junior guard, heads up a Griz offensive line that helped the team lead the Big Sky in scoring last season at 33.9 points per game. Montana also finished third in rushing last year with an average of 210.9 yards per game while sharing the league title with MSU.
In all, 14 players from the Big Sky Conference were named to the team. Leading the list is Southern Utah’s Brad Sorensen, who was named first-team quarterback. SUU center Gavin Farr also made the first team.
Two other Big Sky players earned first-team honors. Eastern Washington wide receiver Nicholas Edwards, an All-American in 2011, is on the first team offense, along with Portland State kicker Zach Brown, a consensus All-American in 2011.
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Bobcats senior defensive tackle Zach Minter was selected to the first team, while senior linebacker Jody Owens was a second-team pick. Junior quarterback DeNarius McGhee made the third team. Grizzlies offensive lineman Danny Kistler was also second-team selection.
Minter registered 10 tackles-for-loss for the Bobcats last season, including 7½ sacks. Owens led MSU’s defense with in tackles with 105, including 17 for loss. McGhee, who will be a junior in 2012, threw for 2,799 yards and 24 touchdowns while leading the Bobcats to a 10-3 record and a share of the Big Sky Conference title.
Kistler, a junior guard, heads up a Griz offensive line that helped the team lead the Big Sky in scoring last season at 33.9 points per game. Montana also finished third in rushing last year with an average of 210.9 yards per game while sharing the league title with MSU.
In all, 14 players from the Big Sky Conference were named to the team. Leading the list is Southern Utah’s Brad Sorensen, who was named first-team quarterback. SUU center Gavin Farr also made the first team.
Two other Big Sky players earned first-team honors. Eastern Washington wide receiver Nicholas Edwards, an All-American in 2011, is on the first team offense, along with Portland State kicker Zach Brown, a consensus All-American in 2011.
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