Western Illinois QB Matt Barr, a Walter Payton Award finalist, has been named the Missouri Valley Football Offensive Player of the Year in a vote of league coaches, media and sports information directors. Barr led the league in pass efficiency, total offense, passing yards, passing TDs and touchdowns accounted for.
Meanwhile, for just the second time in league history a pair of Leathernecks share the league's top honors as LB Kyle Glazier has been tabbed as the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Glazier led the league in tackles and spent several weeks leading the nation in tackles. They are the first pair of teammates to share the league's top honors in the same year since 2007, and are just the second pair of Western teammates to earn Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season (the other was during 2000 when RB Charles Tharp and LB Edgerton Hartwell accomplished the feat.)
Indiana State head coach Trent Miles, a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, is the first Sycamore to win the league's top coaching honor in the league's 26-year history as ISU was 6-5 and tied for third place. ISU entered 2010 having won just two of its past 64 games.
During the regular season, Glazier topped 20 tackles in a game twice and had eight games with 10 or more tackles. He has led Western in tackles for three-straight years. The pre-season All-American is a Buck Buchanan Award finalist.
2010 all-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team
(selected by coaches, sports information directors and media panel)
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
QB Matt Barr, Western Illinois
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
LB Kyle Glazier, Western Illinois
‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:
Trent Miles, Indiana State
| First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
High School |
| QB |
Matt Barr |
Western Illinois |
6-2 |
210 |
Sr. |
Belvidere (Ill.) High |
| RB |
Darrius Gates |
Indiana St. |
5-9 |
190 |
Sr. |
Country Club Hills (Ill.) Hillcrest High |
| |
Kyle Minett |
South Dakota St. |
5-10 |
215 |
Sr. |
Ruthton (Minn.) Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High |
| FB |
Brock Lough |
Indiana St. |
6-0 |
220 |
Jr. |
Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo High |
| WR |
Dominique Barnes |
Youngstown St. |
5-11 |
185 |
Sr. |
Southfield (Mich.) High |
| |
Lito Senatus |
Western Illinois |
6-3 |
200 |
Sr. |
Miami (Fla.) Southwest High / College of the Sequoias |
| TE |
Colin Cochart |
South Dakota St. |
6-4 |
260 |
Sr. |
Kewaunee (Wis.) High |
| OL |
David Arkin |
Missouri St. |
6-5 |
302 |
Sr. |
Wichita (Kan.) Kapaun High |
| |
Bryan Boemer |
Southern Illinois |
6-2 |
315 |
Jr. |
St. Louis (Mo.) St. John Vianney High |
| |
Mike Lamphear |
Western Illinois |
6-4 |
275 |
Sr. |
Burr Ridge (Ill.) Hinsdale South High |
| |
Ryan McKnight |
South Dakota St. |
6-1 |
295 |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) Washington High |
| |
Austin Zlab |
UNI |
6-5 |
301 |
Sr. |
Urbandale (Iowa) High |
| PK |
Billy Hallgren |
UNI |
5-11 |
194 |
Sr. |
Coal Valley (Ill.) Moline High |
| |
| DL |
Ben Boothby |
UNI |
6-0 |
280 |
Jr. |
Clinton (Iowa) High |
| |
Eric Brunner |
Illinois State |
6-2 |
285 |
Jr. |
Greendale (Wis.) High |
| |
Matthew Gratzek |
North Dakota St. |
6-2 |
289 |
Sr. |
Argyle (Minn.) Stephen Argyle Central High |
| |
Ben Obaseki |
Indiana St. |
6-3 |
235 |
So. |
Washington (Ind.) High |
| LB |
Derek Domino |
South Dakota St. |
6-3 |
255 |
Sr. |
Spring Lake Park (Minn.) High |
| |
Kyle Glazier |
Western Illinois |
6-1 |
220 |
Sr. |
Geneseo (Ill.) High |
| |
Antoine Wilkinson |
Missouri St. |
6-2 |
237 |
Sr. |
Magnolia (Miss.) Amite County High |
| |
Jamar Thompson |
UNI |
6-4 |
205 |
Sr. |
Andover (Minn.) High |
| DB |
Cole Brodie |
South Dakota St. |
5-10 |
190 |
Sr. |
Dacula (Ga.) High |
| |
E.J. Jones |
Illinois St. |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
Edwardsville (Ill.) High / Univ. of Minnesota |
| |
Korey Lindsey |
Southern Illinois |
6-0 |
190 |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge (La.) Scotlandville Magnet High |
| |
Alex Sewall |
Indiana St. |
6-1 |
210 |
Jr. |
Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township High |
| P |
John Prelvitz |
North Dakota St. |
6-2 |
212 |
Sr. |
Roseau (Minn.) High |
| RS |
Carlos Anderson |
UNI |
5-8 |
172 |
So. |
Blue Springs (Mo.) High |
| |
| |
| Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
High School |
| QB |
Tirrell Rennie |
UNI |
6-0 |
201 |
Jr. |
North Lauderdale (Fla.) Coconut Creek High / Ellsworth C.C. |
| RB |
Jamaine Cook |
Youngstown St. |
5-9 |
195 |
So. |
Cleveland (Ohio) Midpark High |
| |
D.J. McNorton |
North Dakota St. |
5-10 |
203 |
Jr. |
Channelview (Texas) Channelview High |
| FB |
John Goode |
Southern Illinois |
6-2 |
240 |
Jr. |
Olive Branch (Miss.) Christian Brothers High |
| WR |
Jermaine Saffold |
Missouri St. |
6-1 |
205 |
Jr. |
Grandview (Mo.) High / University of Central Missouri |
| |
Tyrone Walker |
Illinois St. |
5-11 |
200 |
So. |
Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter High |
| TE |
Alex Jones |
Indiana St. |
6-3 |
235 |
Jr. |
Centerville (Ind.) High |
| OL |
Pat Burke |
Indiana St. |
6-3 |
320 |
Sr. |
Niles (Ill.) Maine South High |
| |
Bobby Coates |
Youngstown St. |
6-4 |
310 |
Sr. |
Canton (Ohio) Glen Oak High |
| |
Paul Cornick |
North Dakota St. |
6-6 |
305 |
Jr. |
Orono (Minn.) High |
| |
Cal McCarthy |
Illinois St. |
6-2 |
285 |
Jr. |
Shorewood (Ill.) Minooka High |
| |
David Pickard |
Southern Illinois |
6-5 |
300 |
Jr. |
Oak Park (Ill.) High |
| PK |
Stephen Blose |
Youngstown St. |
5-10 |
190 |
Sr. |
Erie (Pa.) Harborcreek High |
| |
| DL |
Colter Boyer |
North Dakota St. |
6-4 |
245 |
Jr. |
Hurley (S.D.) High |
| |
Chance Coda |
Southern Illinois |
6-2 |
240 |
Jr. |
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Grand Rapids Catholic Central High |
| |
Torrance Nicholson |
Youngstown St. |
6-2 |
290 |
Sr. |
Columbus (Ohio) Marion Franklin High |
| |
Mike Stieren |
Western Illinois |
6-1 |
235 |
Sr. |
Springfield (Ill.) Sacred Heart-Griffin High |
| LB |
L.J. Fort |
UNI |
6-1 |
228 |
Jr. |
Waynesville (Mo.) High |
| |
Stephen Franklin |
Southern Illinois |
6-0 |
235 |
Sr. |
Kansas City (Mo.) North Kansas City High |
| |
Josh Howe |
Illinois St. |
6-0 |
235 |
Jr. |
Chicago Heights (Ill.) Marian Catholic High |
| |
Jacolby Washington |
Indiana St. |
6-1 |
235 |
So. |
Delton (Fla.) Deltona Trinity Christian High |
| DB |
Corey Jeske |
South Dakota St. |
6-0 |
200 |
Sr. |
Buffalo (Minn.) High |
| |
Brandian Ross |
Youngstown St. |
6-1 |
195 |
Sr. |
Richmond (Va.) Meadowbrook High |
| |
Skylar Smith |
Missouri St. |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
Springfield (Mo.) Kickapoo High |
| |
J.J. Swain |
UNI |
6-0 |
170 |
So. |
Burnsville (Minn.) Academy of Holy Angels |
| P |
Dean Priddy |
South Dakota St. |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Eden Prairie (Minn.) High |
| RS |
Cole Brodie |
South Dakota St. |
5-10 |
190 |
Sr. |
Dacula (Ga.) High |
Honorable Mention
Illinois State: QB Matt Brown, PK Stephen Fetzer, WR Marvon Sanders • Indiana State: LB Aaron Archie, QB Ronnie Fouch, WR Justin Hilton, DB Calvin Burnett, RS Darrius Gates • Missouri State: RB Chris Douglas, QB Cody Kirby, LB Terian Washington • North Dakota State: WR Warren Holloway, DB Marcus Williams • UNI: RB Carlos Anderson, P Kyle Bernard, DL Darren Branch, LB James Conley, TE Schuyler Oordt • South Dakota State: FB/TE Alex Beyer, WR Tyrel Kool, LB Mike Lien • Southern Illinois: WR Joe Allaria, LB Jayson DiManche, PK Kyle Dougherty • Western Illinois: FB Josh Gabelmann, TE Drew Helt, LB Brandon Kreczmer • Youngstown State: P Nick Liste, OL Eric Rodemoyer, LB John Sasson
Print
Email
RSS
Share