NEW ORLEANS — With App State Football being voted the preseason favorite in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division and quarterback Joey Aguilar being named the league's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, the Mountaineers had nine players selected for the preseason All-Sun Belt teams announced Monday.
App State led East Division teams with 96 voting points and 12 first-place votes from the league's 14 coaches, followed by James Madison with 79 voting points and two first-place votes. Texas State paced West Division teams with 92 voting points and nine first-place votes, with Troy receiving four first-place votes and Louisiana picking up one.