Most of the college football pre-season magazines focus primarily on the FBS conference teams but there are a couple that do a pretty good job with covering the FCS conferences. The Sporting News has a page for each league, including the Independent schools, of which Georgia State is until the 2012 season. The year’s publication features a write-up on the Panthers, South Alabama and Texas-San Antonio and the players to watch include GSU’s RB Travis Evans, Jaguars LB Enrique Williams and the Roadrunner’s QB Eric Soza. We will see both Williams and Soza this season. Another magazine that does a nice job with the FCS coverage is Phil Steele’s college preview. In this year’s issue there are nine Panthers recognized. Punter Bo Schlechter was named to the magazine’s preseason All-America fourth team after averaging 44.5 yards per punt during the Panthers’ inaugural season. Three standouts from the Georgia State offense were named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent team in sophomore running back Travis Evans, sophomore wide receiver Danny Williams and senior guard Joseph Gilbert. Defensive lineman Christo Bilukidi and outside linebacker Jake Muasau, both seniors, were named to the first-team defense. GSU also had two special teams performers honored in Schlechter and sophomore return specialist Albert Wilson. Senior tight end Arthur Williams and senior offensive tackle Clyde Yandell were recognized as Players to Watch among independent teams. Georgia State football opens the season Friday night September 2 vs. Clark Atlanta in the Georgia Dome. (WCFO-AM 1160 and WMLB-AM 1690)
The AJC was reporting that Georgia State football had picked up two transfers from the University of Kentucky. They are running back Donald Russell and tight-end Alex Smith. Russell rushed for 430 years and three touchdowns last season.
Alan Fowler, a recent men’s golf graduate, has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. The honor was recently announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is the second straight year that Fowler has been selected. He concluded his career this past April finishing in the top 20 at the CAA Championship for the fourth year in a row.
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