MOBILE, Ala. – Seven University of South Alabama football players – Riley Cole, Kawaan Baker, Jalen Tolbert, Jacob Shoemaker, Keith Gallmon, Gi'Narious Johnson and Jack Brooks – have been named to one of the four preseason all-Sun Belt Conference teams by Phil Steele Publications.
Cole, a second-team selection, earned honorable mention all-league honors from the coaches and media a season ago after being credited with 59 total stops, including nine behind the line of scrimmage — the second-highest total on the team. The 6-foot-3 senior linebacker posted his best outing of 2019 against Troy where he led all players with a career-best 11 tackles in the annual "Battle For The Belt" contest.