Florida State placed three members on the preseason All-ACC football team announced Wednesday. Two come from their highly touted defensive unit voted on by the media. Center Alec Eberle, Jr., a redshirt junior, was the sole representative from the offensive side of the ball. Despite missing spring practice due to hip surgery, Eberle will anchor an offensive line still under construction.
Perhaps this will strike you as familiar. But the University of Florida finds itself in the same position as a year ago. Last year, the Gators also had only one player on the first-team preseason All-SEC team, a defensive back. Despite that, Florida became one of the early-season surprises in the SEC. This year, Jalen Tabor is the only Gator on the first-team all-SEC team. The Gators on the second team were offensive linemen Martez Ivey and David Sharpe, defensive…
Junior cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III of Tampa has made another preseason all-conference team. This time, it is the SEC preseason all-conference team, and Hargreaves is the one Gator on the first team. On the second team are defensive end Jonathan Bullard and linebacker Antonio Morrison. On the third team are wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and running back Kelvin Taylor. Alabama and LSU each placed 10 members on the team, the SEC announced. Every one of the 14 SEC schools placed at…
