Update with Vandy, on a good note, three Commodores - linebacker Chris Marve, all-purpose runner Warren Norman and cornerback Casey Hayward - have earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference recognition in Phil Steele's College Football 2010 Preview. Marve, the SEC's top tackler back from the 2009 season, was named to the magazine's second team squad. Norman, who broke several league return records as a freshman last year, was named as second team kick returner and fourth team running back. Hayward was named as a fourth team cornerback. The preview recently hit newsstands. It offers an in-depth look at teams in every Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) conference, including Vanderbilt in the ultra-tough SEC. Marve, a junior from Memphis, is the first SEC player in a decade to post at least 100 total tackles as a freshman and sophomore. In 2009, the inside linebacker ranked as the league's second leading tackler, averaging 10.1 stops per game. The league's coaches voted the two-year starter to their second team All-SEC defense. Norman, a sophomore from Stone Mountain, Ga., was one of five players in the league named to Phil Steele's All-SEC teams at multiple positions. In 2009, Norman produced one of the most productive freshman campaigns in SEC history. He topped the conference with 1,951 all-purpose yards, breaking Herschel Walker's former freshman SEC record. He also broke an SEC single-season record with 1,050 kickoff return yards, and matched a league mark by returning three kicks for touchdowns. Norman also ranked seventh in the league with 783 rushing yards, the second highest freshman total in team history. Following the remarkable campaign, coaches rewarded Norman as the unanimous SEC Freshman of the Year, just the second Commodore to receive that honor. He also was named to numerous Freshman All-America teams. As a first-year starter in 2009, Hayward was stellar playing opposite All-SEC performer and recent NFL draft pick Myron Lewis. Hayward, from Elko, Ga., set single-season career highs with 58 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, nine defensed passes and a pair of interceptions. The Commodores, coming off a disappointing 2-10 season after going 7-6 in 2008 and capturing the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, were not represented to Phil Steele's preseason All-America squad.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Vandy's Marve, Norman, Hayward earn preseason honors in Phil Steele's College Preview
Update with Vandy, on a good note, three Commodores - linebacker Chris Marve, all-purpose runner Warren Norman and cornerback Casey Hayward - have earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference recognition in Phil Steele's College Football 2010 Preview. Marve, the SEC's top tackler back from the 2009 season, was named to the magazine's second team squad. Norman, who broke several league return records as a freshman last year, was named as second team kick returner and fourth team running back. Hayward was named as a fourth team cornerback. The preview recently hit newsstands. It offers an in-depth look at teams in every Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) conference, including Vanderbilt in the ultra-tough SEC. Marve, a junior from Memphis, is the first SEC player in a decade to post at least 100 total tackles as a freshman and sophomore. In 2009, the inside linebacker ranked as the league's second leading tackler, averaging 10.1 stops per game. The league's coaches voted the two-year starter to their second team All-SEC defense. Norman, a sophomore from Stone Mountain, Ga., was one of five players in the league named to Phil Steele's All-SEC teams at multiple positions. In 2009, Norman produced one of the most productive freshman campaigns in SEC history. He topped the conference with 1,951 all-purpose yards, breaking Herschel Walker's former freshman SEC record. He also broke an SEC single-season record with 1,050 kickoff return yards, and matched a league mark by returning three kicks for touchdowns. Norman also ranked seventh in the league with 783 rushing yards, the second highest freshman total in team history. Following the remarkable campaign, coaches rewarded Norman as the unanimous SEC Freshman of the Year, just the second Commodore to receive that honor. He also was named to numerous Freshman All-America teams. As a first-year starter in 2009, Hayward was stellar playing opposite All-SEC performer and recent NFL draft pick Myron Lewis. Hayward, from Elko, Ga., set single-season career highs with 58 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, nine defensed passes and a pair of interceptions. The Commodores, coming off a disappointing 2-10 season after going 7-6 in 2008 and capturing the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, were not represented to Phil Steele's preseason All-America squad.
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