Anthony Nelson leaps for the endzone |
Anthony Nelson has been named an ESPN Academic All-American. The CAA website has more here.
Nelson had a heck of a year for the Minutemen.
- 12-74 yards rushing 6.3 AVE
- 61-820 yards receiving 4 TD's
- 4-103 yards punt returns 25.5 AVE
- 9-242 yards kick returns 26.9 AVE
1. Massachusetts....... 11 16 236 0 14.8
Compare Anthony's average with highly touted Richmond returner Justin Rogers.
1. Justin Rogers....... RICH SR 11 15 186 0 54 12.4
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Andrew Gaddess previews this Saturday's first round playoff games. Interesting factoid: Lehigh, the Patriot League champion is going against #16 Northern Iowa. The Mountain Hawks played two CAA teams this year and lost by a combined total of 66-10.
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Spencer Ridenhour, a Penn State transfer, who had a brief career with the Minutemen, is in trouble again.