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Brown, Harris, Matakevich & McManus
CBSSports.com Names Four Temple Owls to its BIG EAST All-Conference Team
12.4.12 | Football, Brandon McManus: All-American Candidate
PHILADELPHIA – CBSSports.com has named four Temple football players to its 2012 BIG EAST All-Conference Team. The network recognized 11 players on offense, 11 players on defense, and five specialists.
Senior RB Montel Harris (Jacksonville, Fla.) represented Temple on offense. The preseason All-American led the nation with 27 career 100-yard rushing games, including five with TU this fall. He led Temple and the BIG EAST in rushing with 1,054 yards and 12 touchdowns on 196 carries on the season. Harris rushed for career highs of 351 yards and seven touchdowns (both school records and BIG EAST records) at Army.
Defensively, true freshman Tyler Matakevich (Stratford, Conn.) earned All-BIG EAST honors at linebacker. The frosh played in all 11 games, starting eight games at Mike linebacker. One of just four true freshmen to earn a starting role for the Owls, Matakevich became the first freshman in school history to record 100 tackles. He led the Temple defense in his inaugural campaign with 101 tackles, including 67 solo stops, three TFL, three break-ups, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.
Senior PK/P Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) was named the conference's best punter. Named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). In 2012, he set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career. In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against Rutgers, and 15 punts longer than 50 yards.
Senior RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.) was named the all-purpose specialist. This fall, Brown played in 10 games with three starts at tailback while handling all return duties. He finished his collegiate career ranked No. 2 in all-purpose yardage (5,272), No. 3 in rushing touchdowns (22), and No. 4 in 100-yard rushing performances (10). In 2012, Brown set the season record for punt return average (14.2) and at No. 12/10 Louisville he set the school record for kickoff return yards (227). Brown finished third in rushing with 372 yards and four touchdowns on 60 carries. He led the Owls with 241 yards on 17 punt returns and 790 yards and a touchdown on 31 kickoff returns.
Temple (4-7 overall, 2-5 BIG EAST) returned to BIG EAST Conference play in football in 2012 for the first time since 2004. The Owls' other sports begin BIG EAST play during the 2013-14 academic year, marking the first time in school history that all TU sports will play in one conference.
Temple football opens the 2013 season on August 31 at No. 1 Notre Dame.
2012 CBSSports.com BIG EAST All-Conference Team
Offense
QB -- Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville (Soph., 6-3, 218)
RB -- George Winn, Cincinnati (Sr., 5-11, 210)
RB -- Montel Harris, Temple (Sr., 5-10, 207)
WR -- Alec Lemon, Syracuse (Sr., 6-2, 202)
WR -- DeVante Parker, Louisville (Soph., 6-3, 205)
TE -- Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (Sr., 6-6, 260)
OL -- Justin Pugh, Syracuse (Jr., 6-5, 297)
OL -- R.J. Dill, Rutgers (Sr., 6-7, 310)
OL -- Chris Jacobson, Pittsburgh (Sr., 6-2, 295)
OL -- Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers (Soph., 6-4, 300)
C -- Mario Benavides, Louisville (Sr., 6-4, 286)
Defense
DL -- Trevardo Williams, Connecticut (Sr., 6-2, 228)
DL -- Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh (Jr., 6-0, 275)
DL -- Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse (Sr., 6-2, 245)
DL -- Dan Giordano, Cincinnati (Sr., 6-4, 260)
LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers (Sr., 6-1, 230)
LB -- Tyler Matakevich, Temple (Fr., 6-1, 220)
LB -- Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut (Soph., 6-3, 235)
DB -- Logan Ryan, Rutgers (Jr., 6-0, 190)
DB -- Calvin Pryor, Louisville (Soph., 6-2, 213)
DB -- Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse (Sr., 5-10, 206)
DB -- Kayvon Webster, South Florida (Sr., 5-11, 198)
Special Teams
P -- Brandon McManus, Temple (Sr., 6-3, 190)
K -- Maikon Bonani, South Florida (Sr., 5-10, 176)
KR -- Ralph David Abernathy IV, Cincinnati (Soph., 5-7, 164)
PR -- Nick Williams, Connecticut (Sr., 5-10, 184)
AP -- Matt Brown, Temple (Sr., 5-5, 165)
Senior RB Montel Harris (Jacksonville, Fla.) represented Temple on offense. The preseason All-American led the nation with 27 career 100-yard rushing games, including five with TU this fall. He led Temple and the BIG EAST in rushing with 1,054 yards and 12 touchdowns on 196 carries on the season. Harris rushed for career highs of 351 yards and seven touchdowns (both school records and BIG EAST records) at Army.
Defensively, true freshman Tyler Matakevich (Stratford, Conn.) earned All-BIG EAST honors at linebacker. The frosh played in all 11 games, starting eight games at Mike linebacker. One of just four true freshmen to earn a starting role for the Owls, Matakevich became the first freshman in school history to record 100 tackles. He led the Temple defense in his inaugural campaign with 101 tackles, including 67 solo stops, three TFL, three break-ups, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.
Senior PK/P Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) was named the conference's best punter. Named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). In 2012, he set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career. In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against Rutgers, and 15 punts longer than 50 yards.
Senior RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.) was named the all-purpose specialist. This fall, Brown played in 10 games with three starts at tailback while handling all return duties. He finished his collegiate career ranked No. 2 in all-purpose yardage (5,272), No. 3 in rushing touchdowns (22), and No. 4 in 100-yard rushing performances (10). In 2012, Brown set the season record for punt return average (14.2) and at No. 12/10 Louisville he set the school record for kickoff return yards (227). Brown finished third in rushing with 372 yards and four touchdowns on 60 carries. He led the Owls with 241 yards on 17 punt returns and 790 yards and a touchdown on 31 kickoff returns.
Temple (4-7 overall, 2-5 BIG EAST) returned to BIG EAST Conference play in football in 2012 for the first time since 2004. The Owls' other sports begin BIG EAST play during the 2013-14 academic year, marking the first time in school history that all TU sports will play in one conference.
Temple football opens the 2013 season on August 31 at No. 1 Notre Dame.
2012 CBSSports.com BIG EAST All-Conference Team
Offense
QB -- Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville (Soph., 6-3, 218)
RB -- George Winn, Cincinnati (Sr., 5-11, 210)
RB -- Montel Harris, Temple (Sr., 5-10, 207)
WR -- Alec Lemon, Syracuse (Sr., 6-2, 202)
WR -- DeVante Parker, Louisville (Soph., 6-3, 205)
TE -- Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (Sr., 6-6, 260)
OL -- Justin Pugh, Syracuse (Jr., 6-5, 297)
OL -- R.J. Dill, Rutgers (Sr., 6-7, 310)
OL -- Chris Jacobson, Pittsburgh (Sr., 6-2, 295)
OL -- Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers (Soph., 6-4, 300)
C -- Mario Benavides, Louisville (Sr., 6-4, 286)
Defense
DL -- Trevardo Williams, Connecticut (Sr., 6-2, 228)
DL -- Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh (Jr., 6-0, 275)
DL -- Brandon Sharpe, Syracuse (Sr., 6-2, 245)
DL -- Dan Giordano, Cincinnati (Sr., 6-4, 260)
LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers (Sr., 6-1, 230)
LB -- Tyler Matakevich, Temple (Fr., 6-1, 220)
LB -- Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut (Soph., 6-3, 235)
DB -- Logan Ryan, Rutgers (Jr., 6-0, 190)
DB -- Calvin Pryor, Louisville (Soph., 6-2, 213)
DB -- Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse (Sr., 5-10, 206)
DB -- Kayvon Webster, South Florida (Sr., 5-11, 198)
Special Teams
P -- Brandon McManus, Temple (Sr., 6-3, 190)
K -- Maikon Bonani, South Florida (Sr., 5-10, 176)
KR -- Ralph David Abernathy IV, Cincinnati (Soph., 5-7, 164)
PR -- Nick Williams, Connecticut (Sr., 5-10, 184)
AP -- Matt Brown, Temple (Sr., 5-5, 165)
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