Matt Casey and William Morris
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Two Named USA College Football Preseason All-America
7/16/2014 10:35:00 AM | Football
2014 USA Colllege Football FCS Preseason All-Americans
ROSELAND, N.J. – A pair of Davidson Wildcats were elected to the 11th USA College Football FCS Pre-season All-American Teams, USA Football Network, Inc. announced Tuesday night, as senior linebacker Matt Casey was elected to the second team defense and junior wide receiver William Morris was named to the third team offense.
The team is selected by a national panel including head coaches, sports information directors, members of the Football Writers Association of America, Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association, New England Football Writers Association and Philadelphia Football Writers, pro football scouts, plus staff journalists of Lindy's Sports Annuals, The Sports Network and USA Football News.
Casey (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) enjoyed a breakout season in his first year as a starter last season, earning a place on the All-Pioneer Football League second team. He made 106 tackles (9.6 per game), which ranks as the fourth-most in a single-season in Davidson history, to lead the team and rank 27th in the nation and fourth in the PFL. Casey also had three stops behind the line, including 2.5 sacks, and made one interception that he returned 17 yards against Marist (Oct. 19). He posted double-digit tackles in four games, making a career-best 13 stops against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sept. 14) and at Dayton (Oct. 5), and 12 tackles at Morehead State (Sept. 28) and vs. Mercer (Nov. 2).
Morris (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) was another breakout performer for the Wildcats, as the sophomore moved into the starting lineup in the second game of the season at wide receiver and nearly set a school single-season record for receiving yards, earning an All-PFL honorable mention. He finished the year with 1,090 yards, the third-most in Davidson history, to lead the PFL and rank ninth in the country with 99.1 yards per game. Morris also ranked second in the league and 28th nationally with 6.1 receptions per game (67 total) and had five touchdowns. He posted five 100-plus receiving yard games with a career-high 188 yards on seven catches and a touchdown at Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 21), and he made a career-high 11 receptions against Marist.
Davidson opens the 2014 season Saturday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. in Richardson Stadium against College of Faith – Charlotte.
ROSELAND, N.J. – A pair of Davidson Wildcats were elected to the 11th USA College Football FCS Pre-season All-American Teams, USA Football Network, Inc. announced Tuesday night, as senior linebacker Matt Casey was elected to the second team defense and junior wide receiver William Morris was named to the third team offense.
The team is selected by a national panel including head coaches, sports information directors, members of the Football Writers Association of America, Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association, New England Football Writers Association and Philadelphia Football Writers, pro football scouts, plus staff journalists of Lindy's Sports Annuals, The Sports Network and USA Football News.
Casey (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) enjoyed a breakout season in his first year as a starter last season, earning a place on the All-Pioneer Football League second team. He made 106 tackles (9.6 per game), which ranks as the fourth-most in a single-season in Davidson history, to lead the team and rank 27th in the nation and fourth in the PFL. Casey also had three stops behind the line, including 2.5 sacks, and made one interception that he returned 17 yards against Marist (Oct. 19). He posted double-digit tackles in four games, making a career-best 13 stops against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sept. 14) and at Dayton (Oct. 5), and 12 tackles at Morehead State (Sept. 28) and vs. Mercer (Nov. 2).
Morris (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) was another breakout performer for the Wildcats, as the sophomore moved into the starting lineup in the second game of the season at wide receiver and nearly set a school single-season record for receiving yards, earning an All-PFL honorable mention. He finished the year with 1,090 yards, the third-most in Davidson history, to lead the PFL and rank ninth in the country with 99.1 yards per game. Morris also ranked second in the league and 28th nationally with 6.1 receptions per game (67 total) and had five touchdowns. He posted five 100-plus receiving yard games with a career-high 188 yards on seven catches and a touchdown at Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 21), and he made a career-high 11 receptions against Marist.
Davidson opens the 2014 season Saturday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. in Richardson Stadium against College of Faith – Charlotte.
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