NEW ORLEANS – Senior placekicker Gavin Patterson and senior punter Corliss Waitman were two of five University of South Alabama football student-athletes to earn preseason all-Sun Belt Conference honors on Friday as the duo was selected to the league's first team as announced by the conference office.
Joining Patterson and Waitman on the all-conference squads were fellow rising senior wide receiver Jamarius Way, senior linebacker Bull Barge and junior defensive lineman Tyree Turner, who each earned second-team accolades.
Patterson – who has also received first-team all-league recognition from Athlon Sports, Lindy's and Phil Steele Publications – converted 16-of-19 field-goal attempts and hit 26-of-27 extra points to lead the team in scoring with 74 points during the 2017 campaign.