Fannin MAC Player of the Year....Other All-MAC Selections

Big news today.  Harold Fannin, Jr. was named the MAC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.  He was the only choice, but you never know.  He is the first TE in FBS history to be a conference player of the year and the second TE to be offensive player of the year.

He is an all-time Falcon great.  Just a matter of time before he goes in our Hall of Fame, and if he makes All-American, he will go in the Cast of Honor.  And he should be All-American...from AP, as well as all the off-brand lists.  He has proven himself in every way.

In total, BG placed 9 players on the All-MAC team. Five were on first team, our most since 2015, which makes sense.  Miami tied us with 5 first-team picks.

Besides Fannin, first team players were 

• CB Jordan Oladokun
• ILB Joseph Sipp Jr
• RB Terion Stewart
• OL Alex Wollschlaeger

Second team was:

• P John Henderson 

Third team was:

• QB Connor Bazelak
• DL Anthony Hawkins
• CB Jacorey Benjamin.

Congrats to all of these guys who were part of a successful season.  Of the nine of them, 5 were recruited to BG out of high school.

Other awardees were:

2024 MAC Football Postseason Specialty Awards & All-Conference Teams

Coach of the Year:  Tim Albin, Ohio

Defensive Player of the Year:  Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo

Special Teams Player of the Year: Malcolm Gillie, KR, Ball State

Freshman of the Year:  Kadin Semonza, QB, Ball State

Dolac would have been the heavy favorite.  Albin or Lembo would have been good picks for Coach of the Year.

Gabbert was first team QB and Navarro second team.  Hard to argue too much, though I think Bazelak could have been 2nd team.  Navarro plays in a very different system, so it can be difficult to compare.