Mason Mosby, a 6-0, 210-pound senior linebacker from Hernando, Miss., was named the 2008 SCAC Defensive Player of the Year.  Mason led the SCAC in both tackles (118) and tackles per game (13.1) this season. Through the end of the regular season, he was second in the nation in both solo and total tackles per game. The SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week in Week 2, Mason finished the season with 66 solo and 52 assisted tackles and forced three fumbles. He also had four sacks, seven tackles for loss and two interceptions. Mosby is the second consecutive Defensive Player- of-the-Year selection from Rhodes, following teammate and fellow linebacker Desmond Hendricks.

Joining Mosby on the 1st team All SCAC Defensive are LB Desmond Hendricks and DB Tom Oliver.
Rhodes landed two players on the Second Team All SCAC Offense. Senior RB Charles Hoggard and Sophomore OL Joey Hollenbeck . Hoggard finished 4th in the SCAC in rushing with 799yds.
The following players were Honorable Mention All SCAC- Andy Boucher (Jr., DB), Chip Hilley (Sr., DB), Nick Margello (Sr., OL), Marc Mattioli (Sr., DL), Brad Muller (Sr., TE)

2008 SCAC Football Honors:

2008 SCAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year
Juan Joseph Millsaps Sr. QB 6-2 188 Edgard, La.

2008 SCAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year
Mason Mosby Rhodes Sr. LB 6-0 210 Hernando, Miss.

2008 SCAC Football Special Teams Player-of-the-Year
Michael Galatas Millsaps So. KR 5-9 159 Lacombe, La.

2008 SCAC Football Newcomer-of-the-Year
Shane Bowser Millsaps Fy. RB 5-8 190 Pass Christian, Miss.
Tyler Osterman Centre Fy. QB 6-1 180 Monroe, Ohio

2008 SCAC Football Coach-of-the-Year
Mike DuBose Millsaps 11-0 overall / 7-0 SCAC (1st place) / NCAA Playoffs

2008 All-SCAC First Team Offense
Linemen (Six selected)
Casey Ellinger DePauw Sr. 6-4 299 Des Peres, Mo.
Wade Lytal Trinity Sr. T 6-2 277 Houston, Texas
John Shivers Millsaps Sr. 6-1 278 Somerville, Ala.
Andres Wallace Millsaps Sr. 6-0 300 Boynton Beach, Fla.
Allen Wise Austin Jr. T 6-3 250 Dallas, Texas
Ian Yearwood DePauw Sr. C 6-1 255 Brownsburg, Ind.

Wide Receivers (Four selected)
Riley Curry Trinity Sr. WR 6-0 188 Sugar Land, Texas
Alex Koors DePauw So. WR 6-3 170 Indianapolis, Ind.
Eric McCarty Millsaps Sr. WR 6-0 186 Grand Prairie, Texas
Michael Galatas Millsaps So. WR 5-9 159 Lacombe, La.

Offensive Backs (Three selected)
Chris Baer Trinity Sr. RB 6-0 211 Shiner, Texas
Ross Hasten Austin Sr. HB 5-11 190 Lewisville, Texas
*Walter Arrington Birmingham So. RB 5-7 175 Bessemer, Ala.
*Shane Bowser Millsaps Fy. RB 5-8 190 Pass Christian, Miss.
*Jonathan Pinque Centre Fy. RB 5-10 175 Athens, Ala.
*Three players tied for the final offensive back position.

Quarterback (One selected)
Juan Joseph Millsaps Sr. QB 6-2 188 Edgard, La.

Place-Kicker (One selected)
Taylor Russolino Millsaps So. PK 6-0 170 Metairie, La.

2008 All-SCAC First Team Defense
Linemen (Five selected)
Denarold Anderson Millsaps Sr. 6-0 250 Edgard, La.
Jeremy Character Sewanee Jr. NG 6-2 315 Marietta, Ga.
Michael McNelis DePauw Sr. DE 6-0 235 Indianapolis, Ind.
*Ryan Johnson Trinity Sr. 6-0 235 Houston, Texas
*Jeremy Jones Birmingham So. DE 6-0 210 Loganville, Ga.
*Will Smith Trinity Sr. DE 6-0 216 Dallas, Texas
*Three players tied for the final two defensive linemen positions.


Linebackers (Four selected)
Lee Klein Millsaps Jr. LB 5-11 219 Lakeshore, Miss.
Adam Hay Centre Sr. LB 6-2 220 Cincinnati, Ohio
Desmond Hendricks Rhodes Sr. LB 6-1 235 Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mason Mosby Rhodes Sr. LB 6-0 210 Hernando, Miss.

Defensive Backs (Five selected)
Marcus Harris Millsaps Sr. DB 5-9 175 Vicksburg, Miss.
Jonathan Brooks Millsaps Sr. DB 5-8 175 Roxie, Miss.
Matt Finke Austin Sr. CB 5-9 175 Denison, Texas
*Chalankis Brown Sewanee So. DB 5-10 170 Millbrook, Ala.
*Jacob Hanberry Millsaps Sr. DB 6-1 177 Cut Off, La.
*Tom Oliver Rhodes Sr. DB 5-9 160 Austin, Texas
*Three players tied for the final two defensive back positions.

Punter (One selected)
William Lawrimore Millsaps Jr. P 5-8 169 Tampa, Fla.

2008 All-SCAC Second Team Offense
Linemen
Brian Coxen Centre Sr. T 6-2 270 Louisville, Ky.
Jordan Hooten Trinity Sr. G 6-0 231 Robinson, Texas
Eric Lundorf DePauw Sr. 6-2 257 Granger, Ind.
Dane Spoelker Centre So. C 6-0 254 Louisville, Ky.
Dan Fox Centre Jr. G 5-10 280 Deltona, Fla
Joey Hollenbeck Rhodes So. T 6-2 265 Canton, Miss.


Wide Receivers
Bryan Mulligan DePauw Jr. WR 5-11 180 Elmhurst, Ill.
Chris Coleman Trinity Sr. WR 5-11 190 Lampasas, Texas
Raymece Savage Millsaps Sr. WR 5-9 197 Monroe, La.
Evan Coachman Austin So. SE 6-2 200 Frisco, Texas


Offensive Backs
Sean Farrell Colorado Jr. FB 6-2 217 Houston, Texas
Charles Hoggard Rhodes Sr. RB 5-10 200 Greenville, N.C.
David Langston Birmingham So. RB 6-1 185 Holt, Fla.

Quarterbacks
Spud Dick DePauw Jr. QB 5-11 175 Indianapolis, Ind.
Tyler Osterman Centre Fy. QB 6-1 180 Monroe, Ohio
Joe Thigpen Birmingham So. QB 6-2 220 Crestview, Fla.
Bryant Wilson Trinity Sr. QB 6-4 191 Plano, Texas

Place-Kickers
Jordan Havercamp DePauw Jr. PK 6-0 171 Indianapolis, Ind.
Peter Licalzi Trinity Sr. PK 5-9 150 Houston, Texas
Andrew Gould Sewanee Sr. PK 5-10 170 Chatsworth, Ga.





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2008 All-SCAC Second Team Defense
Linemen
Alex Fitch DePauw Jr. DE 6-3 230 Long Grove, Ill.
Tim Groh Centre Jr. DE 6-2 224 Lebanon, Ohio
Ian Rivero Colorado Jr. DE 6-2 240 Miami, Fla.
Tyler Doane DePauw So. DT 6-0 245 Valparaiso, Ind.
Ryan Huffman DePauw So. DT 6-0 230 Carmel, Ind.

Linebackers
Scooter Means Austin Sr. LB 6-0 227 Denison, Texas
Cap White Millsaps Sr. LB 5-10 210 Natchez, Miss.
Kyle Coats Trinity Jr. LB 5-8 189 Georgetown, Texas
Dennis Grebe Trinity Jr. LB 6-0 231 Bay City, Texas
Brian Sneed Centre Jr. LB 6-0 189 Hendersonville, Tenn.
David Kelley Birmingham So. LB 5-11 212 Marietta, Ga.
Andrew Walters Sewanee Fy. LB 6-0 185 Huntsville, Ala.

Defensive Backs
Zack Sloan Centre Jr. CB 5-11 196 Lebanon, Ind.
Alex Ubelhart Centre Sr. S 6-3 217 Louisville, Ky.
Bobby Adamson Trinity Jr. S 6-1 175 Nacogdoches, Texas
Stuart Rast Sewanee Jr. DB 5-7 145 Atlanta, Ga.
Sean Swallen Centre Jr. S 6-0 198 Cincinnati, Ohio
Steve Valdiserri DePauw Fy. DB 5-9 164 Indianapolis, Ind.
Brendan Ross Colorado Jr. FS 5-11 194 Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tyler Brantley Sewanee Sr. SS 6-2 195 Athens, Ga.

Punters
Martin Golobic Colorado Sr. P 6-2 175 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Drew Jackson Birmingham Sr. P 6-2 217 Oneonta, Ala.
Josh Willis Austin So. P 5-11 165 Conway, Ark.

2008 All-SCAC Honorable Mention
Austin: Andy Braly (Jr., QB), Austin Light (So., OT), Zach Mamot (Sr., RB), Marcos Rosalez (Fy., DT), Andy Stowe (Jr., LB); Birmingham-Southern: Luke Chapman (Fy., WR), Bobby Gray (Jr., DL), Jonathan Jones (So., OL), Brad Stockdale (So., DB), Tay Walker (Jr., WR); Centre: Alex Becker (Jr., OL), Graham Herron (Jr., DL), Tyler Hinkel (Sr., WR), Neil Murphy (Sr., DL), Jacob Vaughn (Sr., LB); Colorado College: Alpha Anders (So., DL), Buddy Ferriera (Sr., LB), Chris Jarmon (Fy., OL), Mike Wendorf (So., DB/KR/PR), Josh Underwood (Sr., LB); DePauw: Tarren Collins (Jr., LB), Brayden Dahlstrom (So., WR), Jon Ellis (Fy., RB), Chris Gasbarra (Sr., WR), Marc Hoeppner (Sr., SS); Millsaps: Burt Pereira (Sr., WR/QB), Michael Sims (Sr., DB), Chris Skinner (So., RB), Marcus Stokes (Sr., DL), Adam Williams (So., OL); Rhodes: Andy Boucher (Jr., DB), Chip Hilley (Sr., DB), Nick Margello (Sr., OL), Marc Mattioli (Sr., DL), Brad Muller (Sr., TE); Sewanee: Bruce Bentley (Sr., WR), Bakari Faulkner (Jr., DE), Karl Rogers (Jr., DL), Ben Scott (Sr., C), Patrick Shelton (Jr., QB); Trinity: Jeff Carapetyan (Jr., DL), Al Furlow (Jr., RB), Josh Hooten (Jr., OL), Ronald Satterthwaite (Sr., DL), Shawn Thompson (Sr., WR)