By: Aury St. Germain
2019 Media Day Notes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the third-straight season the Kennesaw State football team was voted as the preseason favorite in the Big South while also capturing a league-high nine preseason all-conference selections, the conference announced on Tuesday.
The Owls received 14-of-20 first-place votes to rank first overall in the Big South Conference Preseason Poll.
Headlining the nine selections on the preseason all-conference team is
Bryson Armstrong, who was voted the Big South Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, an honor he has collected in back-to-back seasons.
After leading a Kennesaw State defense that set a Big South record for points allowed per game (15.4) last season, Armstrong, Desmond Johnson Jr.,
Andrew Butcher,
Dorian Walker and
Cincere Mason each captured a spot on the First Team All-Conference list.
Following an incredible freshman campaign that earned him 2018 Big South Special Teams Player of the Year accolades,
Isaac Foster was named to the 2019 First Team preseason list as a kick returner and a punt returner.
Shaquil Terry is the lone returning starter for the Owls on the offensive side of the ball and is KSU's sole representative as an offensive preseason selection. After running for 575 yards on 78 carries and five touchdowns, he earned a spot on the Honorable Mention list.
Charlie Patrick received a spot on the Preseason Honorable Mention list after finishing third on the team in tackles in 2018 (55) and helping guide a defense that was the first Big South squad to limit five consecutive opponents to 13 points or less.
Kennesaw State finished 11-2 in 2018 and earned a No. 4 national seed in the FCS Playoffs and reached the FCS quarterfinals for the second-straight season. The Owls have won 37 games in their first four seasons, the second most by a start-up program behind Old Dominion.
Stingy at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, KSU is 22-4 at home in four seasons and have won 13 consecutive regular season games at home.
Season tickets are still available to watch the Owls try and secure their third-straight conference championship. Fans can purchase by clicking
HERE or by calling the KSU Department of Athletics office at 470-578-4849.
2019 Big South Football Preseason All-Conference Teams
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Offense
QB Kenji Bahar, R-Sr., Monmouth
RB Juwon Farri, Soph., Monmouth
RB Pete Guerriero, R-Jr., Monmouth
WR Caleb Snead, R-Soph., Campbell
WR Keith Pearson, Jr., Presbyterian
WR Jakobi Byrd, R-Soph., North Alabama
TE Michael Wooten, R-Sr., Campbell
OL Zack Evans, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
OL Jacob Cuddington, R-Sr., Campbell
OL Brandon Leahey, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb
OL Gibril Ghee, R-Sr., Hampton
OL Matt Price, R-Sr., Campbell
Defense
DL Damien Dozier, R-Jr., Campbell
DL John Singleton, R-Soph., Gardner-Webb
DL Desmond Johnson, R-Sr., Kennesaw State
DL Andrew Butcher, Sr., Kennesaw State
LB Bryson Armstrong, R-Jr., Kennesaw State
LB J.D. Sosebee, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
LB Colby Campbell, Jr., Presbyterian
LB Darien Reynolds, Jr., Gardner-Webb
DB Tymere Berry, R-Sr., Monmouth
DB Dorian Walker, Sr., Kennesaw State
DB Cincere Mason, R-Soph., Kennesaw State
DB Dorian Jones, Soph., Campbell
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Matt Mosquera, Sr., Monmouth
P Brad Dennis, R-Sr., Campbell
KR Isaac Foster, Soph., Kennesaw State
PR Isaac Foster, Soph., Kennesaw State
LS Ethan Ray, R-Jr., Charleston Southern
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
QB Christian Lopez, Sr., North Alabama
RB Shaquil Terry, Jr., Kennesaw State
WR Ronald Bell, Gr., Hampton
OL Eli Teeselink, R-Sr., Presbyterian
DL Josh Ramseur, Gr., Gardner-Webb
LB Jarrett Nagy, Soph., Presbyterian (tie)
LB Charlie Patrick, Jr., Kennesaw State (tie)
DB Justin Terry, Jr., Monmouth
PK Colin Gary, R-Sr., Campbell
P Kyle Reighard, R-Sr., Charleston Southern
LS Jackson Hayes, Soph., Campbell
PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kenji Bahar, R-Sr., QB, Monmouth
PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bryson Armstrong, R-Jr., LB, Kennesaw State
2019 Preseason Poll (first-place votes) Points
1. Kennesaw State (14) 134
2. Monmouth (5) 122
3. Charleston Southern (1) 79
4. Campbell 73
5. Gardner-Webb 67
6. Hampton 64
7. Presbyterian College 21
