The Sun Belt released its 2021 preseason all-conference football teams on Tuesday, featuring a pair of Bobcats.
Texas State junior wide receiver Marcell Barbee and defensive lineman Nico Ezidore were each selected to the All-Sun Belt Second Team. Barbee caught 40 passes last season for 584 yards and 10 touchdowns — a mark that ranked seventh in the FBS. Ezidore collected 66 tackles in 2020, including 13.0 for a loss, along with 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble. Both players were named to the all-conference Third Team at the end of last year.
Coastal Carolina redshirt sophomore quarterback Grayson McCall was chosen as the league’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and was joined by Troy junior linebacker Carlton Martial as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
