Dec. 16, 2009
CONWAY, S.C. -- Coastal Carolina University football's Josh Norman (Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood) was named Associated Press Third Team All-American, announced today by the organization. Norman is the 13th player in Coastal Carolina's seven years of football to earn All-American honors and the fifth to garner honors from the Associated Press.
A First Team All-Big South selection at cornerback, the sophomore shattered the league record and tied for second in the nation in interceptions with eight and ranked third in interceptions per game nationally at 0.73 per game. He also led the league with 15 pass breakups and tied for eighth nationally at 1.36 a contest. Norman also tied for 18th in the league among defensive backs and 40th overall in the Big South in tackles. Norman earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week from two publications after tying a Big South record with three interceptions in the win over Gardner-Webb. He is currently tied for third on Coastal's career interceptions list with 10. Norman had a season-high six tackles on three separate occasions (at Kent State, at Stony Brook, at Clemson), while also having a pair of interceptions to go with five tackles at Towson.
2009 Associated Press FCS All-America Team
First team
Offense
Quarterback - Armanti Edwards, senior, 6-foot, 185 pounds, Appalachian State.
Running backs - Deji Karim, senior, 5-11, 205, Southern Illinois; Pat Paschall, senior, 6-0, 198, North Dakota State.
Linemen - Derek Hardman, senior, 6-6, 300, Eastern Kentucky; Matt McCraken, senior, 6-3, 300, Richmond; Vladimir Ducasse, senior, 6-5, 330, Massachusetts; Jeff Hansen, senior, 6-4, 292, Montana State; Kyle Mutcher, senior, 6-3, 300, Weber State.
Tight end - Clay Harbor, senior, 6-4, 243, Missouri State.
Wide receivers - Terrell Hudgins, senior, 6-2, 235, Elon; Marc Mariani, senior, 6-0, 185, Montana.
All-purpose player - Matt Szczur, junior, 5-11, 195, Villanova.
Kicker - Matt Bevins, sophomore, 6-2, 185, Liberty.
Defense
Linemen - James Ruffin, senior, 6-4, 265, Northern Iowa; Arthur Moats, senior, 6-2, 250, James Madison; Austen Lane, senior, 6-6, 250, Murray State; Dane Fletcher, senior, 6-2, 242, Montana State.
Linebackers - Brandin Jordan, senior, 5-11, 230, Southern Illinois; J.C. Sherritt, junior, 5-10, 220, Eastern Washington; Mike Morales, senior, 6-0, 230, UC Davis.
Backs - Terrell Whitehead, senior, 6-2, 200, Norfolk State; Mark Legree, junior, 6-0, 200, Appalachian State; Jeromy Miles, senior, 6-2, 215, Massachusetts; Josh Morris, senior, 6-0, 180, Weber State.
Punter - Jonathan Plisco, freshman, 6-0, 200, Old Dominion.
Second team
Offense
Quarterback - Dominic Randolph, senior, Holy Cross.
Running backs - Chase Reynolds, junior, Montana; Toddrick Pendland, senior, McNeese State;
Linemen - Benjamin Ijalana, junior, Villanova; Mario Acitelli, senior, Appalachian State; Johnny Culbreath, junior, South Carolina State; James Williams, senior, Harvard; Austin Steichen, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight end - Scott Sicko, senior, New Hampshire.
Wide receivers - Tysson Poots, junior, Southern Utah; Buddy Farnham, senior, Brown.
All-purpose player - LeRoy Vann, senior, Florida A&M.
Kicker - Craig Camay, senior, Chattanooga.
Defense
Linemen - Danny Batten, senior, South Dakota State; Tim Knicky, senior, Stephen F. Austin; Adrian Tracy, senior, William & Mary; Larry Hart, senior, Central Arkansas.
Linebackers - Matt Cohen, senior, Lehigh; Tyler Santucci, senior, Stony Brook; George Howard, senior, Morgan State.
Backs - Charles Graves, senior, Delaware; Jason House, junior, Southern; Patrick Stoudamire, senior, Western Illinois; T.J. Heath, junior, Jacksonville State.
Punter - Jon Vanderwielen, senior, Idaho State.
Third team
Offense
Quarterback - Matt Nichols, senior, Eastern Washington.
Running backs - James Mallory, senior, Central Connecticut; Kyle Minett, junior, South Dakota State.
Linemen - Dorian Brooks, senior, James Madison; Will Rackley, senior, Lehigh; Levi Horn, senior, Montana; Joe Gibbs, senior, Tennessee-Martin; Austin Howard, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight end - John Sheffield, senior, Yale.
Wide receivers - Jason Caldwell, senior, Fordham; Juamorris Stewart, senior, Southern.
All-purpose player - Taiwan Jones, sophomore, Eastern Washington.
Kicker - Zach Kutch, senior, Illinois State.
Defense
Linemen - Christian Anthony, senior, Grambling State; Tim Kukucka, senior, Villanova; Josh Beard, senior, Chattanooga; Mychal Savage, senior, Youngstown State.
Linebackers - Wes McDermott, sophomore, Morehead State; Jake Lewko, senior, Penn; Jacque Roman, senior, Appalachian State.
Backs - Anthony Beck, senior, Prairie View A&M; Justin Rogers, junior, Richmond; Korey Lindsey, junior, Southern Illinois; Josh Norman, sophomore, Coastal Carolina.
Punter - Jahmal Blanchard, senior, Hampton.
