Saturday, July 24, 2010

10 Gators Selected to 2010 SEC Media Days Preseason All-SEC Football Team

The defending SEC Eastern Division Champion Florida Gators had 10 representatives on the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Media Days Football Team in a vote of media attending the 2010 SEC Football Media Days, held July 21-23 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. The SEC Media Day-record 177 voters selected the Gators to win the SEC East and play the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Football Championship Game on Dec. 4 in Atlanta. The Gators were on 17 of the ballots for the winner of the SEC Championship Game and were on 153 ballots to win the Eastern Division. Filling out the Eastern Division, Georgia was voted to finish second, followed by South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Florida had three first-team selections. Senior center Mike Pouncey was the lone offensive selection, while senior linebacker Brandon Hicks and senior safety Ahmad Black were named to the first-team defense. The Gators led the conference with seven second-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Marcus Gilbert and Carl Johnson led UF’s second-team offense selections, while senior defensive lineman Justin Trattou , junior cornerback Janoris Jenkins and junior safety Will Hill were second-team defense selections. The second team was rounded out by senior punter Chas Henry on special teams and junior Chris Rainey , who was selected as an all-purpose player.

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