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Majors Land Thirteen on 2011 All-SCAC Team

SUWANEE, Ga. – In a season where the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) may have been more balanced – top to bottom – the Majors were still able to name 13 players to the 2011 All-SCAC Football Team and earn one of the SCAC's major awards. 

 

Jeff Milner, a 6-0, 225-pound freshman defensive end from Birminghan, Ala., finished the 2011 campaign with 15 total tackles (eight solo), five tackles for loss and four sacks, which tied for third in the SCAC and was tops among all first-year players as he was named SCAC Co-Newcomer-of-the-Year. He also had two quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles. Milner had arguably his best game of the season against SCAC champion Trinity. The first-year lineman finished with three tackles, which included two sacks for a total loss of 13 yards, and one forced fumble as the Majors dropped a narrow 10-3 decision to the Tigers.

Six Majors were named to the All-SCAC First Team including junior offensive lineman Nathan Quick, junior wide receiver Jason O'Rear, sophomore defensive lineman Joiner Stewart, senior defensive end Will Derrick, junior linebacker Jeb White, and senior defensive back Jordan Nolan.

Quick, out of Covington, La., was named First Team All-SCAC for the second year in a row as he had a tremendous season on the offensive line. He was the anchor of a line that featured four newcomers. 

Out of Mandeville, La., O'Rear finished the season with 46 catches for 775 yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 16.8 yards per catch and 77.5 yards per game. 

Stewart had an impressive second year on the defensive line as he picked up 35 tackles and four and half tackles for loss. He was also a turnover machine as he had an interception, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in 2011. 

Derrick finished fifth on the team in tackle in 2011 with 41. Out of Houston, Texas, Derrick picked up a forced fumble, a sack and a half, and six tackles for loss.

For the third consecutive year, the Millsaps Majors have had the league leader in tackles as White earns All-SCAC honors. He was all over the field this season as he picked up 97 tackles on the season along with a forced fumble and two and a half tackles for loss. 

Rounding out the first teamers was Nolan out of Hardin, Texas. Along with being invited to the Division III All-Star Game, Nolan was third on the team with 70 tackles along with two tackles and four and a half tackles for loss. He also defended eight passes while breaking up six.

Two Majors were named to the Second Team All-SCAC in senior tight end Tony Bellan and junior punter Stephen Gates.

Rounding out the Majors on the All-SCAC Honorable Mention Team was junior cornerback Greg Blasiar, sophomore safety Jonathan Moore, sophomore center Kyle Skene, sophomore running back Thomas Theriot, and sophomore defensive end Alex Stewart. 

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