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PHIL STEELE’S 2009 POSTSEASON AWARDS Phil Steele’s Postseason All-Big East Team CLEVELAND, OH – December 7, 2009 – Phil Steele has released his post‑ season All‑Big East Team. Phil Steele’s Preview is one of the nation’s most informative preseason football magazines and has always provided a preseason All-American team as well as preseason All-Conference teams. Enclosed is a copy of Phil Steele’s 2009 postseason All-Freshmen Team as well as Phil Steele’s postseason All-Big East Team. Please visit PhilSteele.com for a full list of All-Conference teams as well as Phil’s postseason All-American team to be released later this week. The Phil Steele Offices are open Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm ET at 1-866-918-7711. PHIL STEELE’S 2009 POSTSEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM QB Tony Pike, Cincinnati Bill Stull, Pittsburgh Jarrett Brown, West Virginia RB Noel Devine, West Virginia Andre Dixon, Connecticut Joe Martinek, Rutgers RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Jordan Todman, Connecticut Delone Carter, Syracuse WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh Jock Sanders, West Virginia Carlton Mitchell, USF WR Tim Brown, Rutgers Armon Binns, Cincinnati Scott Long, Louisville WR Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati Marcus Easley, Connecticut Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers TE Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh Ben Guidugli, Cincinnati Cameron Graham, Louisville Nate Byham, Pittsburgh C Moe Petrus, Connecticut Robb Houser, Pittsburgh Chris Jurek, Cincinnati OG Art Forst, Rutgers Zach Hurd, Connecticut Josh Jenkins, West Virginia OG John Malecki, Pittsburgh Joe Thomas, Pittsburgh Zach Hermann, USF Ryan Bartholomew, Syracuse OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers Selvish Capers, West Virginia Jeff Linkenbach, Cincinnati OT Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh Mike Hicks, Connecticut Lucas Nix, Pittsburgh KR Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati Trent Guy, Louisville Jordan Todman, Connecticut Devin McCourty, Rutgers PR Robert McClain, Connecticut Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati Trent Guy, Louisville -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM DL George Selvie, USF Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh George Johnson, Rutgers , Rutgers Julian Miller, West Virginia DL Ricardo Mathews, Cincinnati Gus Mustakas, Pittsburgh Arthur Jones, Syracuse Chris Neild, West Virginia DL Mick Williams, Pittsburgh Alex Silvestro, Rutgers LD Scott, Louisville DL Lindsey Witten, Connecticut Jason Pierre-Paul, USF Chandler Jones, Syracuse LB Chris Campa, Louisville Doug Hogue, Syracuse Reed Williams, West Virginia LB Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut JK Schaffer, Cincinnati Derrell Smith, Syracuse Adam Gunn, Pittsburgh Andre Revels, Cincinnati LB Kion Wilson, USF Jon Dempsey, Louisville Greg Lloyd, Connecticut Ryan D’Imperio, Rutgers CB Devin McCourty, Rutgers Robert McClain, Connecticut Dominique Battle, Cincinnati CB Jerome Murphy, USF Brandon Hogan, West Virginia Aaron Berry, Pittsburgh S Robert Sands, West Virginia Aaron Webster, Cincinnati Dom DeCicco, Pittsburgh S Nate Allen, USF Robert Vaughn, Connecticut Joe Lefeged, Rutgers Max Suter, Syracuse K Jake Rogers, Cincinnati Tyler Bitancourt, West Virginia Dan Hutchins, Pittsburgh P Scott Kozlowski, West Virginia Rob Long, Syracuse Desi Cullen, Connecticut Phil Steele’s Postseason All-Big East Team - Press Release 12/7/2009 page 1 of 2 PHIL STEELE’S 2009 POSTSEASON ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM QB Andrew Luck, Stanford Landry Jones, Oklahoma Austyn Carta-Samuels, Wyoming Tom Savage, Rutgers RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Bernard Pierce, Temple , Washington RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech LaMichael James, Oregon Christine Michael, Texas A&M WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, Texas A&M Conner Vernon, Duke Brandon Wimberly, Nevada WR Eric Page, Toledo Tyshon Goode, Kent St Darius Carey, North Texas WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina Antavious Wilson, Marshall Chad Bumphis, Mississippi St TE Orson Charles, Georgia Jack Doyle, WKU Ryan Griffin, Connecticut OL Mario Benavides, Louisville Ben Habern, Oklahoma Peter Konz, Wisconsin OL Barrett Jones, Alabama David DeCastro, Stanford Matt Summers-Gavin, California OL Braden Hansen, BYU Lane Taylor, Oklahoma St Nik Embernate, San Diego St OL Michael Philipp, Oregon St Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas Carson York, Oregon OL Aaron Douglas, Tennessee Nick Speller, Syracuse Chris Barker, Nevada

KR Warren Norman, Vanderbilt Jesse Grandy, Ole Miss Kerwynn Williams, Utah St PR Greg Reid, Florida St Tracy Lampley, Southern Miss Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM DL Aldon Smith, Missouri Taylor Wyndham, Kentucky Will Pericak, Colorado DL Steven Means, Buffalo DL Wilhite, Minnesota Jacobbi McDaniel, Florida St DL Scott Vallone, Rutgers Sean Progar, Northern Illinois Jerel Worthy, Michigan St DL Nick Perry, USC Chandler Jones, Syracuse Omar Hunter, Florida LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College Tanner Brock, TCU JC Percy, Boise St LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin Will Compton, Nebraska Sean Fisher, Nebraska LB Vontaze Burfict, Arizona St Brian Wagner, Akron Travis Freeman, Ball St LB Huldon Tharp, Kansas Steve Greer, Virginia Evan Frierson, Illinois DB Josh Robinson, UCF Kenny Okoro, Wake Forest Corey Broomfield, Mississippi St DB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina Bryan Willis, Troy Shamiel Gary, Wyoming DB John Boyett, Oregon Johnthan Banks, Mississippi St Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut DB Cody Davis, Texas Tech Rashard Hall, Clemson Aaron Grymes, Idaho

K Nick Tausch, Notre Dame Nick Ferrara, Maryland Matt Weller, Ohio Ian Watts, Wyoming P Tress Way, Oklahoma Jeff Locke, UCLA Sean Sellwood, Utah

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