Dec. 7, 2007

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Walter Camp Foundation announced their 2007 Football Championship Subdivision Teams on Friday afternoon, and the Colonels' Ladarius Webb was selected the prestigious list.

"It is a great honor for him and a great accolade for our university," said head coach Jay Thomas. "We are all very proud of him, and I know his team mates are excited for him as well."

Webb was joined on the list by McNeese State's Bryan Smith, who was named to the list at defensive end. Smith and Webb were two of three representatives on the teams from the Southland Conference and the only selections from Louisiana.

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Walter Camp Football Foundation Names 2007 Football Championship Subdivision All America Team UNH QB Ricky Santos a three time All-American

NEW HAVEN, CT - University of New Hampshire senior quarterback Ricky Santos, a three time selection, headlines the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2007 Football Championship Subdivision All-American team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision schools and certified by UHY Advisors, a New Haven based accounting firm.

Santos, the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association Co Offensive Player of the Year, passed for 2,972 yards and 24 touchdowns to help lead UNH (75) to its fourth consecutive FCS playoff berth. For his career, Santos passed for 13,182 yards and 123 touchdowns - both totals are good for third all-time in FCS history.

Joining Santos in the offensive backfield are two CAA running backs - Omar Cuff (Delaware) and Tim Hightower (Richmond). Entering the Blue Hens' FCS semifinal contest at Southern Illinois, Cuff has rushed for 1,759 yards and a nation leading 34 touchdowns. Entering the Spiders' FCS semifinal game at Appalachian State, Hightower has rushed for 1,829 yards and 20 touchdowns.

The 2007 Walter Camp All-American defensive squad includes 11 players who are candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award, presently annually to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Among the defensive standouts include repeat Walter Camp All-Americans Bryan Smith (McNeese State) and Kroy Biermann (Montana). Biermann has recorded 18.5 tackles for loss, including 16 quarterback sacks. Also on the defensive interior is Eric Bakhtiari (University of San Diego), who was named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year after leading the nation with 20 quarterback sacks. Bakhtiari is also one of six finalists - and the lone FCS player - for the Ted Hendricks award which is given to college football's best defensive end.

In the secondary, Tony LaZotte (James Madison), the 2007 CAA Defensive Player of the Year, is being honored for the second time. LaZotte made the 2005 Walter Camp All-American squad. Joining LaZotte in the secondary is Derrick Huff (Eastern Kentucky), who has nine interceptions and was named the 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

In all, players from 10 different conferences and 22 total institutions were represented on the 2007 Walter Camp 1AA All-American team. The Colonial Athletic Association had the most players (7), followed by the Big Sky Conference (4). Five schools - Appalachian State, Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana and North Dakota State - each placed two players on the

2007 Walter Camp All-American team.

Walter Camp, "The Father of American Football," first selected an All-American team in 1889. Camp - a former Yale University athlete and football coach - is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation - a New Haven based all volunteer group - was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting All-American teams for the Football Bowl and Championship subdivisions.

2007 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision

All-American Team OFFENSE

WR Terrell Hudgins Elon University Soph. 62 226 Rocky Mount, NC

WR Ramses Barden Cal Poly Jr. 66 228 Altadena, CA

TE Matt Champa Dayton Sr. 62 219 Sagamore Hills, OH

OL Kerry Brown Appalachian State Sr. 66 310 Marietta, GA

OL Mike Byrne Delaware Sr. 66 295 Lititz, PA

OL Mike Austin Massachusetts Sr. 65 285 Reading, MA

OL Nate Safe North Dakota State Sr. 65 310 Cannon Falls, MN

OL Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa Sr. 65 308 Boone, IA

C Brennan Carvalho# Portland State Sr. 61 310 Kapaa, Hawaii

QB Ricky Santos % New Hampshire Sr. 62 215 Bellingham, MA

RB Omar Cuff Delaware Sr. 510 195 Landover, MD

RB Tim Hightower Richmond Sr. 61 225 Waldorf, MD

PK Dan Carpenter Montana Sr. 62 207 Helena, MT

DEFENSE

DL Kroy Biermann# Montana Sr. 63 241 Hardin, MT

DL Bryan Smith# McNeese State Sr. 63 230 Newton, TX

DL Brian Johnson GardnerWebb Sr. 65 280 San Diego, CA

DL Eric Bakhtiari San Diego Sr. 64 260 Burlingame, CA

LB Kye Stewart Illinois State Sr. 60 210 Nashville, TN

LB Bobby Daly Montana State Jr. 61 215 Helena, MT

LB Jason Hatchell Massachusetts Sr. 60 240 Mullica Hill, NJ

LB Joe Mays North Dakota State Sr. 511 243 Chicago, IL

DB Corey Lynch Appalachian State Sr. 60 205 Cape Coral, FL

DB Tony LeZotte@ James Madison Sr. 60 200 Augusta, GA

DB Ladarius Webb Nicholls State Jr. 511 205 Opelika, AL

DB Derrick Huff Eastern Kentucky Sr. 511 188 Hamilton, OH

P Chris MacDonald Texas State Sr. 64 215 Mesa, AZ

KR Jeremy Gilchrist Hampton Jr. 510 174 Virginia Beach, VA

# 2006 Walter Camp FCS (then Division IAA) All-American selection % 2005and 2006 Walter Camp FCS (then Division IAA) All-American selection @ 2005

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