GSC PRESEASON All-GSC TEAM (pdf)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A year after winning five league games and finishing in second place in the Gulf South Conference en route to a memorable run to the NCAA national championship game, the UWF football team was picked second in the 2018 GSC Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the league office Thursday.
 
Additionally, a record six Argonauts – Samuel Antoine, Antoine Griffin and Ishmel Morrow on offense, Marvin Conley and Andre Duncombe, Jr. on defense, and Austin Williams on special teams – were named to the preseason all-GSC team by the league's nine head coaches.
 
Antoine was the starting left tackle for the second half of the season and the junior helped the Argos average 348 yards of total offense in 2017.

Griffin was a second team all-GSC selection a year ago when he hauled in 63 receptions for 898 yards and four touchdowns. He is the leading returning receiver in the GSC in four categories. The senior also led the GSC with a 15.8 yards per punt return average.
 
Morrow, who redshirted the 2017 season, returns for his senior campaign after an All-America season in 2016. He led the GSC during the program's inaugural year with 1,035 receiving yards and eight touchdowns which also resulted in First Team All-Region and First Team All-GSC honors. 

Conley is looking to add to his impressive resume which saw him earn All-America honors last season. The senior had four interceptions and returned a pair of them for scores to lead the GSC. He also led the league with 104 tackles, including 59 solo stops.
 
Duncombe ended 2017 with 60 tackles, including 32 solos, while adding five sacks. The junior also had four interceptions, three pass break-ups and three quarterback hurries.
 
As a sophomore, Williams made an immediate impact in his first year at UWF, breaking the league record with 27 field goals. He added 45 extra points for a school-record 126 points that propelled him to All-America and First Team All-GSC plaudits.

Defending champion West Alabama earned six first place votes and was picked first with 62 total points, narrowly ahead of the Argonauts with 59 points. UWF garnered three first place votes, marking the first time in program history that has occurred.

West Georgia and Delta State – the other two teams from the GSC to advance in the NCAA playoff – came in third and fourth, followed by Valdosta State and Florida Tech, respectively. League newcomer North Greenville was chosen in seventh with Mississippi College and Shorter in the final two spots.
 
UWF will open fall camp on Monday, Aug. 6 and conduct its first practice in full pads four days later. All practices will take place on campus at Pen Air Field.
 
The Argos will play their season opener at home against Carson-Newman on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7:00 p.m. Single-game and season tickets are on sale by visiting GoArgos.com/ticketreturn or calling 850-474-ARGO.
 
2018 GSC FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Pl. School – Points (First Place Votes)
1. West Alabama (6) –62
2. West Florida (3) – 59
3. West Georgia – 44
4. Delta State – 41
5. Valdosta State – 38
6. Florida Tech – 32
7. North Greenville – 24
8. Mississippi College – 16
9. Shorter – 8