University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Football Featured in National Preseason Magazines
7/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Southern Miss Football Featured in National Preseason Magazines
The national preseason publications of Athlon?s, Lindy?s, Preview Sports, The Sporting News and Street & Smith?s have released their college football previews for the upcoming season. The following is a list of the respective magazine?s projections and honors given to the Golden Eagles:
Athlon?s
Team National Ranking: 37th
Predicted Conference USA Finish: 3rd
Preseason All-C-USA: Derrick Nix, Torrin Tucker, Rod Davis, Chad Williams
Lindy?s
Team National Ranking: 38th
Top Rated Running Backs: 24 ? Derrick Nix
Predicted Conference USA Finish: 3rd
C-USA Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Nix
C-USA Top 10 Talent: 4. Derrick Nix, 6. Chad Williams, 7. Rod Davis
All-C-USA First Team: Derrick Nix, Roy Magee, Chad Williams
All-C-USA Second Team: Torrin Tucker, Terrell Paul, Rod Davis
Preview Sports
Predicted Conference USA Finish: 3rd
Preseason All-C-USA: Chad Williams
The Sporting News
National Ranking: 41
All-American Position Rankings:
Running Backs ? 23. Derrick Nix; Free Safety ? 10. Chad Williams
Predicted Conference USA Finish: 3rd
All-C-USA: Derrick Nix, Torrin Tucker, Rod Davis, Roy Magee, Chad Williams
Street & Smith?s
Honorable-Mention All-Americans: Jeff Kelly, Derrick Nix, Rod Davis, Roy Magee, Chad Williams
Predicted Conference USA Finish: 3rd
All-C-USA: Derrick Nix, Chad Williams
