All-MAC Teams Announced

So, the All-MAC teams were announced today in advance of the finals coming up this weekend from Ford Field.  BG had four players on the 3 All-MAC teams, which I guess is about what you would expect for our record.

The highest ranked player was Scott Miller, who was 2nd team at WR and noted on twitter that he had been overlooked again.  For my money, he's a first-team player, though the players who did make it can make the same claim.  It was Miller's third time as All-MAC.

The others were on the 3rd team.  They included Andrew Clair for the second straight year, Jack Kramer for the first time and Marcus Milton for the first time.

For my money, Brandon Harris was an all-MAC performer as was Jerry McBride, but I do get that the team wasn't very good and you are only going to get so many guys on the All-MAC team.  Also, the players who did make it were all solid performers as well.

Here are the specialty award winners, none of which can be argued with, in my mind.  In particular, Lance Leipold deserves Coach of the Year for what he has done to build that program.

2018 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year:  Lance Leipold, Buffalo
Offensive Player of the Year:  QB Tyree Jackson, Buffalo
Defensive Player of the Year:  DE Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR/PR Diontae Johnson, Toledo
Freshman of the Year:  RB Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner:  DE Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois