Nov. 29, 2000
PROVIDENCE, RI - Boston College senior offensive guard Paul Zukauskas, sophomore running back William Green and senior kicker Mike Sutphin were named to the 2000 all-BIG EAST Conference first team today as the league released its postseason awards.
The Eagles had a total of seven players honored as senior offensive guard Paul LaQuerre, sophomore center Dan Koppen, senior offensive tackle Michael Cook and senior tight end Robert Ellis were all named to the second team.
The seven selections for the Eagles were the most on all-BIG EAST teams since the 1994 Boston College squad had eight selections. The Boston College offensive line had four of its five starters earn some sort of BIG EAST recognition.
Fresh off its first outright BIG EAST Championship since 1994, Miami has earned accolades in four of five conference individual awards. Seniors Santana Moss (offensive and special teams player of the year) and Dan Morgan (defensive player of the year) were recognized, while head coach Butch Davis was named BIG EAST coach of the year. Pittsburgh's Antonio Bryant and Lee Suggs of Virginia Tech also shared offensive honors, while West Virginia's Grant Wiley was named BIG EAST rookie of the year.
All selections are made by the league's head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
2000 BIG EAST FOOTBALL AWARDS
BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
ANTONIO BRYANT, PITTSBURGH, Sophomore, WR, 6-2, 180, Miami, Fla./Miami
Northwestern
SANTANA MOSS, MIAMI, Senior, WR, 5-10, 180, Miami, Fla./Carol City
LEE SUGGS, VIRGINIA TECH, Sophomore, RB, 6-0, 201, Roanoke, Va./William Fleming
BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
**DAN MORGAN, MIAMI, Senior, LB, 6-3, 245, Coral Springs, Fla./Taravella
BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
**SANTANA MOSS, MIAMI, Senior, PR, 5-10, 180, Miami, Fla./Carol City
BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
GRANT WILEY, WEST VIRGINIA, Freshman, LB, 6-1, 230, Trappe, Pa./Perkiomen
Valley
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
BUTCH DAVIS, MIAMI - 50-20 (.714) - Sixth season
2000 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Junior College
WR Santana Moss Miami 5-10 180 Sr. Miami, Fla./Carol City
WR Antonio Bryant Pittsburgh 6-2 185 So. Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern
OT Dave Kadela Virginia Tech 6-6 287 Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Coffman/Fork Union MA
OG JoaquinGonzalez Miami 6-5 290 Jr. Miami, Fla./Columbus
C Jeff McCurley Pittsburgh 6-5 290 Sr. Enon Valley, Pa./Mohawk
OG Paul Zukauskas Boston College 6-6 306 Sr. Weymouth, Mass./Boston College HS
OT Bryant McKinnie Miami 6-9 330 Jr. Woodbury, N.J./Woodbury/Lackawanna JC
TE Jeremy Shockey Miami 6-5 240 So. Ada, Okla./Ada/NE Oklahoma JC
QB Ken Dorsey Miami 6-5 195 So. Orinda, Calif./Miramonte
RB Lee Suggs** Virginia Tech 6-0 207 So. Roanoke, Va./William Fleming
RB William Green Boston College 6-1 215 So. Atlantic City, N.J./Holy Spirit
PK Mike Sutphin Boston College 6-2 197 Sr. Ellicott City, Md./Loyola Academy
KR/PR Santana Moss Miami 5-10 180 Sr. Miami, Fla./Carol City
DEFENSE
DL Damione Lewis** Miami 6-3 295 Sr. Sulphur Springs, Texas/Sulphur Springs
DL Dwight Freeney**Syracuse 6-1 245 Jr. Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield
DL David Pugh Virginia Tech 6-3 271 Jr. Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County
DL Bryan Knight Pittsburgh 6-2 230 Jr. Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's
LB Dan Morgan** Miami 6-3 245 Sr. Coral Springs, Fla./Taravella
LB M. Greenwood Syracuse 6-1 234 Sr. Freeport, N.Y./Freeport
LB Clifton Smith Syracuse 6-2 254 So. Freeport, N.Y./Freeport
LB Ben Taylor Virginia Tech 6-2 226 Jr. Bellaire, Ohio/Bellaire
CB Will Allen Syracuse 5-10 190 Sr. Syracuse, N.Y./Corcoran
CB Mike Rumph Miami 6-2 200 Jr. Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic
S Edward Reed Miami 6-0 190 Jr. Destrehan, La./Destrehan
S Al Blades Miami 6-2 205 Sr. Plantation, Fla./Plantation
P Freddie Capshaw Miami 5-11 180 So. Rock Springs, Wyo./Rock Springs
** - unanimous selection
2000 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Junior College
WR Reggie Wayne Miami 6-1 195 Sr. Marrero, La./John Ehret
WR Khori Ivy West Virginia 6-3 195 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community
OT Matt Lehr Virginia Tech 6-2 285 Sr. Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge
OG Paul LaQuerre Boston College 6-3 292 Sr. West Barnstable, Mass./West
Barnstable
C Dan Koppen Boston College 6-3 288 So. Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall
OG Rich Mazza Rutgers 6-3 280 Sr. Bethlehem, Pa./Notre Dame
OT Michael Cook Boston College 6-5 325 Sr. Walpole, Mass./Walpole
TE Browning Wynn Virginia Tech 6-3 230 Jr. Jonesville, Va./Lee
TE Robert Ellis Boston College 6-5 253 Sr. Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee
QB Michael Vick Virginia Tech 6-1 214 So. Newport News, Va./Warwick
RB James Jackson Miami 5-11 215 Sr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central/Fork
Union MA
RB Avon Cobourne West Virginia 5-9 195 So. Cherry Hill, N.J./Holy Cross
PK Carter Warley Virginia Tech 5-11 184 Fr. Richmond, Va./Fork Union
KR/PR André Davis Virginia Tech 6-1 199 Jr. Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
DEFENSE
DL Duke Pettijohn Syracuse 6-2 251 Sr. Mattapan, Mass./West Roxbury
DL Russell Newman Temple 6-2 253 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast
DL Chad Beasley Virginia Tech 6-5 277 Jr. Gate City, Va./Gate City
DL Eric Downing Syracuse 6-4 306 Sr. Paterson, N.J./Coffeyville CC
DL Rickie Simpkins Syracuse 6-3 302 Sr. Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King
LB Gerald Hayes Pittsburgh 6-3 235 So. Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Tech
LB LeVar Talley Temple 5-11 223 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
LB Wesley RobertsonRutgers 6-2 225 Sr. Camden, N.J./Woodrow Wilson
CB Leonard Myers Miami 6-0 200 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard
CB R. Whitaker Virginia Tech 5-9 193 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor
S Ramon Walker Pittsburgh 6-0 195 So. Akron, Ohio/John R. Buchtel
S Cory Bird Virginia Tech 5-10 219 Sr. Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest
P Mark Fazzolari West Virginia 6-0 190 So. Washington, Pa./Chartiers Houston
Ties in the voting created additional positions for offensive player of the year, linebacker (first team), defensive line (second team) and tight end (second team).
