Six Football Athletes Named Sporting News All-SEC Selections, Haden Defensive MVP
Thursday, December 17, 2009 | Football
A total of six Florida football players were named to the 2009 Sporting News All-SEC Team, highlighted by junior consensus All-America cornerback Joe Haden (Ft. Washington, Md.), who was named the 2009 Defensive MVP by the publication Thursday.
Florida's tallied three offensive picks, including senior quarterback and William V. Campbell Trophy winner Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.), junior tight end Aaron Hernandez (Bristol, Conn.), the 2009 John Mackey Award winner, and junior center Maurkice Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.), who picked up the 2009 Rimington Award for the nation's best center.
Haden, senior linebacker Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.) and junior defensive end Carlos Dunlap (North Charleston, S.C.) headlined Sporting News' UF defensive selections.
The Gators will cap off the 2009 season with an Allstate Sugar Bowl appearance, when the fifth-ranked Orange and Blue take on No. 3 Cincinnati at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 1, 2010.
SPORTING NEWS' ALL-SEC TEAM
Offensive MVP: Mark Ingram, Alabama
Defensive MVP: Joe Haden, Florida
Coach of the year: Nick Saban, Alabama
Freshman of the year: Warren Norman, Vanderbilt
ALL-SEC OFFENSE
QB Tim Tebow, Florida
RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
RB Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
WR Shay Hodge, Mississippi
WR A.J. Green, Georgia
TE Aaron Hernandez, Florida
OL Ciron Black, LSU
OL Mike Johnson, Alabama
OL Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
OL John Jerry, Mississippi
OL Clint Boling, Georgia
K Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
KR Warren Norman, Vanderbilt
ALL-SEC DEFENSE
DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida
DT Dan Williams, Tennessee
DT Terrence Cody, Alabama
DE Antonio Coleman, Auburn
LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
LB Brandon Spikes, Florida
LB Eric Norwood, South Carolina
CB Joe Haden, Florida
CB Javier Arenas, Alabama
S Eric Berry, Tennessee
S Mark Barron, Alabama
P Drew Butler, Georgia
PR Trindon Holliday, LSU
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