Marshall named to SBN Sports Black College All-American

NORMAL – Alabama A&M's Vernon Marshall was recently selected to the Sheridan Sports Network All-American team.

If anyone epitomizes the term student-athlete, it's Vernon Marshall.

Majoring in elementary education, he holds a 3.7 grade point average, the highest on the Bulldogs' football team, and is set to graduate on schedule this spring with the Bulldogs Class of 2013.

He's a two-time All-Southwestern Athletic Conference choice and was an integral part of Bulldogs' team which made history with a 6-0 start, earning the school's FCS Top 25 poll before finishing 7-4.

He finished the season second win the SWAC with 101 tackles, including 47 solos, 54 assists and two sacks.

"He is deserving of this award because he is an excellent student-athlete," head coach Anthony Jones said. "He does the right things to get better on and off the field as it shows with his GPA and stats. He is the kind of kid every coach wants on their team."

"Congratulations to Vernon," Jones continued.

The 2012 SBN All-American Team is led by eleven players from Winston-Salem State, Tennessee State and Alabama State, respectively. The TSU Tigers and WSSU Rams each had four members of their respective squads selected to the team. Individually, Winston-Salem State University quarterback Kameron Smith is the “SBN Sports Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year,” University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff defensive lineman Brandon Thurmond is the “SBN Sports Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year” and Winston-Salem State University Head Coach Connell Maynor is the “SBN Sports Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year.”

The SBN Black College All-American Awards (BCAA) recognizes and celebrates the academic and athletic achievements of student athletes who play football at America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The complete list is below:

Position	Name	School	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
QB	Kameron Smith	Winston-Salem State	5-11	190	Sr.	Garner, NC
RB	Daronte McNeil	Elizabeth City State	6-2	220	Sr.	Elizabeth City, NC
RB	Trabis Ward	Tennessee State	5-10	200	Jr.	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
WR	Rico Richardson	Jackson State	6-1	185	Sr.	Natchez, MS
WR	Travis Tarpley	Delaware State	5-7	175	Sr.	Danville, VA
TE	A.C. Leonard	Tennessee State	6-4	245	So.	Jacksonville, FL
OL	Sherman Carter	Tennessee State	6-3	300	Sr.	La Vergne,TN
OL	Terrance Hackney	Bethune-Cookman	6-6	310	So	Chapel Hill, NC
OL	Terren Jones	Alabama State	6-7	320	Sr.	Ft. Walton Beach, FL
OL	Markus Lawrence	Winston-Salem State	6-4	290	Sr.	Charlotte, NC
OL	Christopher Tolbert	Tuskegee	6-5	290	Jr.	Birmingham, AL
PK	Chase Varnadore	Florida A&M	5-11	170	So.	Tallahassee, FL
DL	Brad Davis	Elizabeth City State	6-1	245	Sr.	Charlotte, NC
DL	Joseph LeBeau	Jackson State	6-1	245	Sr.	New Orleans, LA
DL	LeBrandon Richardson	Bethune-Cookman	6-2	255	So.	Miami, FL
DL	Brandon Thurmond	Arkansas- Pine Bluff	6-2	260	Sr.	Augusta, GA
LB	Carlos Fields, Jr.	Winston-Salem State	6-2	220	Jr.	Henderson, NC
LB	Keith Pough	Howard	6-3	225	Sr.	Orangeburg, SC
LB	Bill Ross	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	6-2	240	Sr.	Wetumpka, AL
DB	Vernon Marshall	Alabama A&M	5-11	188	Sr.	Birmingham, AL
DB	Steven Godbolt III	Tennessee State	6-1	180	So.	Cross City, FL
DB	Kejuan Riley	Alabama State	6-1	208	Sr.	Wetumpka, AL
DB	Malcolm Rowe	Winston-Salem State	6-2	200	Sr.	Fayetteville, NC
P	Bobby Wenzig	Alabama State	6-2	180	Jr.	San Diego, CA
RS	Tyron Laughinghouse	St. Augustine's	6-3	175	Sr.	Greenville, NC

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Players Mentioned

#6 Vernon Marshall: DB; 5' 11"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#6 Vernon Marshall
: 5' 11"; Senior
: DB

Players Mentioned

#6 Vernon Marshall

Players Mentioned

#6 Vernon Marshall