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Football Earns More Postseason Honors This Week
12/15/2022 4:01:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – As the Southern Miss football team continues its preparations for its Saturday afternoon LendingTree Bowl appearance, the school enjoyed several players earn postseason recognition this week.
The Golden Eagles will meet Rice at Whitney Hancock Stadium in Mobile, Ala., at 4:45 p.m., and can be seen on ESPN as well as heard on an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network by Learfield.
Tickets for the game can be purchased by going online at SouthernMissTickets.com, by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office by 5 p.m., Friday.
The Golden Eagles had a total of 11 players recognized, including Jay Stanley who was picked as a second-team All-America pick by the Action Network. The other two listings were by Phil Steele's Magazine and PFF.
Here is a look of the Golden Eagles listed on the different postseason awards lists:
Action Network All-America
2nd Team
Jay Stanley - S
Phil Steele's All-Sun Belt Conference
2nd Team
Frank Gore, Jr. – RB
Jay Stanley – S
Mason Hunt – P
3rd Team
Jason Brownlee – WR
Santrell Latham – LB
Malik Shorts – S
Briggs Bourgeois – K
Natrone Brooks – PR
4th Team
Gerquan Scott – OG
Jalen Williams - DT
Daylen Gill - LB
PFF All-Sun Belt Conference
1st Team
Frank Gore, Jr. – RB
Santrell Latham – LB
Jay Stanley – S
Mason Hunt - P
3rd Team
Jason Brownlee – WR
The Golden Eagles will meet Rice at Whitney Hancock Stadium in Mobile, Ala., at 4:45 p.m., and can be seen on ESPN as well as heard on an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network by Learfield.
Tickets for the game can be purchased by going online at SouthernMissTickets.com, by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office by 5 p.m., Friday.
The Golden Eagles had a total of 11 players recognized, including Jay Stanley who was picked as a second-team All-America pick by the Action Network. The other two listings were by Phil Steele's Magazine and PFF.
Here is a look of the Golden Eagles listed on the different postseason awards lists:
Action Network All-America
2nd Team
Jay Stanley - S
Phil Steele's All-Sun Belt Conference
2nd Team
Frank Gore, Jr. – RB
Jay Stanley – S
Mason Hunt – P
3rd Team
Jason Brownlee – WR
Santrell Latham – LB
Malik Shorts – S
Briggs Bourgeois – K
Natrone Brooks – PR
4th Team
Gerquan Scott – OG
Jalen Williams - DT
Daylen Gill - LB
PFF All-Sun Belt Conference
1st Team
Frank Gore, Jr. – RB
Santrell Latham – LB
Jay Stanley – S
Mason Hunt - P
3rd Team
Jason Brownlee – WR
Players Mentioned
2026 National Signing Day Press Conference with Blake Anderson
Wednesday, February 04
Southern Miss 2026 National Signing Day
Wednesday, February 04
Christian Ostrander Preseason Press Conference
Monday, January 19
Blake Anderson Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 15











