OVC Honorees Announced

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2007 ALL-OVC FOOTBALL TEAM AND AWARD WINNERS
OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Allan Holland, Eastern Kentucky
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Derrick Huff, Eastern Kentucky
OVC Freshman of the Year: Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State
OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year: Danny Hope, Eastern Kentucky

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Allan Holland, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Chris Fletcher, Austin Peay
RB - Ademola Adeniji, Eastern Illinois
WR - *%Micah Rucker, Eastern Illinois
WR - *Larry Shipp, Tennessee Tech
TE - DeAngelo Nelson, Murray State
C - Shawn Dedden, Eastern Kentucky
G - Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois
G - Bakahri Thornton, Eastern Kentucky
T - *Anthony Rubican, Eastern Illinois
T - #Sean Dumford, Eastern Kentucky

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - #Pierre Walters, Eastern Illinois
DL - Chris Coy, Eastern Kentucky
DL - John Scott, Jacksonville State
DL - %Shaun Richardson, Tennessee State
LB - *Donald Thomas, Eastern Illinois
LB - *Adam Casper, Southeast Missouri
LB - Josh Yarbrough, UT Martin
DB - Derrick Huff, Eastern Kentucky
DB - *Brandon Gathof, Eastern Kentucky
DB - *Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tennessee State
DB - Maurice Smith, Tennessee Tech

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Gavin Hallford, Jacksonville State
P - Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri
RS - Larry Shipp, Tennessee Tech

* - 1st team All-OVC team in 2006 # - 2nd team All-OVC team in 2006 % - OVC All-Newcomer team in 2006


SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State
RB - %Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Don Chapman, UT Martin
WR - Rod Harper, Murray State
WR - #Jeff Moore, Samford
TE - Stephen Sizemore, Eastern Kentucky
C - Drew Cairo-Gross, Eastern Illinois
G - %Devon May, Jacksonville State
G - Kevin Bannon, UT Martin
T - Cage Major, Austin Peay
T - Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
T - *Adam Hansen, UT Martin

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Cardius Dowell, Eastern Kentucky
DL - John Jackson, Tennessee Tech
DL - *Geoffrey Woods, Tennessee Tech
DL - Ray Williams, UT Martin
LB - George Anderson, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Justin Curry, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Devin Phillips, Jacksonville State
DB - Rashad Haynes, Eastern Illinois
DB - Ke’Andre Sams, Eastern Illinois
DB - Zach Denton, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Derrick Parrott, Murray State

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Taylor Long, Eastern Kentucky
P - Kevin Cook, Eastern Illinois
RS - Maurice Dupree, Jacksonville State

Note: There are three offensive tackles on the second-team All-OVC squad due to a tie in voting.
* - 1st team All-OVC team in 2006 # - 2nd team All-OVC team in 2006 % - OVC All-Newcomer team in 2006

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (RS/RB)
Kevin Cook, Eastern Illinois (P)
Rashad Haynes, Eastern Illinois (DB)
Kevin Mahoney, Eastern Illinois (OG)
Cedric Johnson, Jacksonville State (QB)
Jeff Ehrhardt, Murray State (QB)
Chris Evans, Samford (RB)
Thomas Gray, Samford (OL)
Miles Edwards, Southeast Missouri (WR)
Henry Sailes, Tennessee Tech (RB/RS)
Cade Thompson, UT Martin (QB)

Note: The All-Newcomer team is comprised of first-year players in the OVC - that can be either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or first-year transfers. The team consists of 11 total players and is not voted on by position.

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How did TTU's Derek White (RB) get left off 1st or 2nd team? INJUSTICE!