BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 21, 2008) – The LSU Tigers led all teams with 14 players selected to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, announced today.

            Florida was the only other SEC team with double figure selections with ten.  There were first, second and third-teams selected for this year’s coaches pre-season squad.

            had nine players selected to the three squads followed by Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina with eight and Tennessee had seven.  Kentucky had five selections while Ole Miss and Mississippi State had four each, Arkansas had three and Vanderbilt had two.

            Florida led all schools with five first-team selections followed by LSU and Tennessee with four each.  Alabama, Auburn, , Ole Miss and South Carolina each had two players selected to the first-team while Arkansas, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt each had one first-team selection.

            Eleven of the 12 SEC teams had first-team selections and every conference school has representatives on the All-SEC squad.

            There were six unanimous first-team selections to the squad.  The group includes a quartet of offensive linemen – Alabama’s Andre Smith, Arkansas Jonathan Luigs, Ole Miss’ Michael Oher and Tennessee ’s Anthony Parker.  Other unanimous choices were running back Knowshon Moreno, Ole Miss defensive lineman Greg Hardy and Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes.  Since coaches cannot vote for their own players, unanimous choices were listed on 11 of the 12 ballots.

            Of the 81 student-athletes named to the first, second and third teams, six are sophomores, 35 are juniors and 40 are seniors. 

            Ole Miss offensive lineman Michael Oher, Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs and Mississippi State defensive back Derek Pegues were repeat first-team selections from the 2007 Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team.

            This is the fifth year of the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team.  It is released in advance of the 2008 SEC Football Media Days, which will be held July 23-25, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.   Media in attendance at SEC Football Media Days will vote on the All-SEC Team and a predicted order of finish for the league.

            The entire listing of the 2008 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is below:

2008 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM

(#-Ties / *-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

TE           Cornelius Ingram                     Florida                     6-4           223          Sr.            Hawthorne, Fla.

OL           *Andre Smith                          Alabama                  6-5           340          Jr.            Birmingham, Ala.

OL           *Michael Oher                        Ole Miss                 6-5           318          Sr.            Memphis, Tenn.

OL           *Anthony Parker                    Tennessee               6-3           305          Sr.            Jonesboro, Ga.

OL           Herman Johnson                     LSU                         6-7           351          Sr.            Olla, La.

C             *Jonathan Luigs                      Arkansas                 6-4           314          Sr.            Little Rock, Ark.

WR          Percy Harvin                           Florida                     5-11         178          Jr.            Virginia Beach, Va.

WR          Kenny McKinley                   South Carolina        6-0           182          Sr.            Mableton, Ga.

QB          Tim Tebow                             Florida                     6-3           232          Jr.            Jacksonville, Fla.

RB           *Knowshon Moreno                                  5-11         207          So.           Belford, N.J.

RB           Arian Foster                            Tennessee               6-1           215          Sr.            San Diego, Calif.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

TE           Richard Dickson                     LSU                         6-3           237          Jr.            Ocean Springs, Miss.

OL           Ciron Black                             LSU                         6-5           314          Jr.            Tyler, Texas

OL           Tyronne Green                       Auburn                    6-2           307          Sr.            Pensacola, Fla.

OL           #Ramon Foster                       Tennessee               6-6           325          Sr.            Henning, Tenn.

OL           #Lee Ziemba                           Auburn                     6-8           288          So.           Rogers, Ark.

OL           #Mitch Petrus                         Arkansas                 6-4           305          Sr.            Carlisle, Ark.

OL           #Garry Williams                     Kentucky               6-3           300          Sr.            Louisville, Ky.

C             #Antoine Caldwell                  Alabama                  6-3           292          Sr.            Montgomery, Ala.

C             #Brett Helms                          LSU                         6-2           283          Sr.            Stuttgart, Ark.

WR          Demetrius Byrd                      LSU                         6-2           195          Sr.            Miami, Fla.

WR          Mohamed Massaquoi                                 6-2           198          Sr.            Charlotte, N.C.

QB          Matthew Stafford                                       6-3           237          Jr.            Dallas, Texas

RB           Anthony Dixon                       Mississippi State    6-1           240          Jr.            Jackson , Miss.

RB           Ben Tate                                 Auburn                    5-11         215          Jr.            Newark, Md.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

TE           Jared Cook                              South Carolina        6-5           242          Jr.            Suwanee, Ga.

OL           Phil Trautwein                        Florida                     6-6           301          Sr.            Voorhees, N.J.

OL           Jim Tartt                                 Florida                     6-3           300          Sr.            Sochoppy, Fla.

OL           John Jerry                               Ole Miss                 6-5           350          Jr.            Batesville, Miss.

OL           Anthony Strauder                   Mississippi State     6-3           290          Sr.            Natchez , Miss.

C             Josh McNeil                           Tennessee                6-4           280          Jr.            Collins, Miss.

WR          Lucas Taylor                           Tennessee               6-0           185          Sr.            Carencro, La.

WR          Brandon LaFell                       LSU                         6-3           194          Jr.            Houston, Texas

QB          John Parker Wilson                 Alabama                  6-2           213          Sr.            Hoover, Ala.

RB           Keiland Williams                     LSU                         5-11         223          Jr.            Lafayette, La.

RB           Terry Grant                            Alabama                   5-10         188          So.           Lumberton , Miss.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

DL           *Greg Hardy                           Ole Miss                 6-4           265          Jr.            Millington, Tenn.

DL           Sen’Derrick Marks                 Auburn                    6-1           288          Jr.            Mobile, Ala.

DL           Tyson Jackson                        LSU                         6-5           292          Sr.            Edgard, La.

LB           *Brandon Spikes                     Florida                      6-3           245          Jr.            Shelby, N.C.

LB           Rico McCoy                           Tennessee                6-1           215          Jr.            Washington, D.C.

LB           Darry Beckwith                      LSU                         6-1           232          Sr.            Baton Rouge, La.

LB           Dannell Ellerbe                                            6-1           232          Sr.            Hamlet, N.C.

DB          Eric Berry                               Tennessee                5-11         195          So.           Fairburn, Ga.

DB          Derek Pegues                          Mississippi State     5-10         196          Sr.            Batesville, Miss.

DB          #Rashad Johnson                    Alabama                  6-0           187          Sr.            Sulligent, Ala.

DB          #Captain Munnerlyn              South Carolina        5-9           185          Jr.            Mobile, Ala.

DB          #D.J. Moore                           Vanderbilt               5-10         182          Jr.            Spartanburg , S.C.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

DL           Ricky Jean-Francois               LSU                         6-3           281          Jr.            Miami, Fla.

DL           Geno Atkins                                               6-1           290          Jr.            Pembroke Pines, Fla.

DL           #Jeremy Jarmon                      Kentucky               6-3           277          Jr.            Collierville, Tenn.

DL           #Peria Jerry                             Ole Miss                 6-2           290          Sr.            Batesville, Miss.

LB           Jasper Brinkley                       South Carolina        6-2           275          Sr.            Thomson, Ga.

LB           Rolando McClain                    Alabama                   6-4           255          So.           Decatur, Ala.

LB           Eric Norwood                         South Carolina        6-1           270          Jr.            Acworth, Ga.

LB           #Tray Blackmon                     Auburn                    6-2           220          Jr.            LaGrange, Ga.         

LB           #Jamar Chaney                       Mississippi State    6-1           236          Sr.            Fort Pierce, Fla.

DB          Emanuel Cook                         South Carolina        5-10         214          Jr.            Riviera Beach, Fla.

DB          Asher Allen                                                 5-10         198          Jr.            Tucker, Ga.

DB          Trevard Lindley                      Kentucky                6-0           175          Jr.            Hiram, Ga.

DB          Jerraud Powers                       Auburn                    5-9           188          Jr.            Decatur, Ala.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

DL           Antonio Coleman                    Auburn                    6-2           250          Jr.            Mobile, Ala.

DL           #Antwain Robinson                Arkansas                 6-2           258          Sr.            Little Rock, Ark.

DL           #Kirston Pittman                    LSU                         6-4           254          Sr.            Garyville, La.

DL           #Jeff Owens                                                6-3           298          Sr.            Sunrise, Fla.

LB           Rennie Curran                                             5-11         220          So.           Snellville, Ga.

LB           Micah Johnson                       Kentucky                6-2           250          Jr.            Ft. Campbell, Ky.

LB           Braxton Kelley                        Kentucky               6-0           230          Sr.            LaGrange, Ga.

DB          #Reshard Langford                  Vanderbilt               6-2           208          Sr.            Tanner, Ala.

DB          # Jones                            LSU                         6-3           222          So.           Baton Rouge, La.

DB          #Major Wright                        Florida                      6-0           194          So.           Miramar, Fla.

DB          #Joe Haden                             Florida                      5-11         180          So.           Ft. Washington, Md.

DB          #Wondy Pierre-Louis             Florida                     6-0           182          Jr.            Naples, Fla.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

PK           Colt David                              LSU                         5-9           175          Sr.            Grapevine, Texas

P              Ryan Shoemaker                     Auburn                     6-0           192          So.           Birmingham, Ala.

RS           Brandon James                        Florida                    

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

PK           Ryan Succop                           South Carolina        6-3           224          Sr.            Hickory , N.C.

P              Ryan Succop                           South Carolina        6-3           224          Sr.            Hickory , N.C.

RS           Javier Arenas                          Alabama                  5-9           193          Jr.            Tampa, Fla.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

Pos.         Name                                       School                     Ht.           Wt.          Class       Hometown

PK           Leigh Tiffin                             Alabama                  6-1           198          Jr.            Muscle Shoals, Ala.

P              Brian Mimbs                                               5-11         205          Sr.            Dublin, Ga.

RS           Trindon Holliday                    LSU                         5-5           159          Jr.            Zachary, La.