COMPLETE PRESEASON POLL & ALL-GSC SELECTIONS

BIRMINGHAM –A year removed from a 6-5 season that saw the team miss the NCAA Playoffs, the UWF football team was picked fourth in the 2019 GSC Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the league office Thursday.
 
Additionally, three Argonauts – Samuel Antoine on offense, Trent Archie and Andre Duncombe, Jr. on defense – were named to the preseason all-GSC team by the league's nine head coaches.
 
Antoine has been named All-GSC each of the last two years and returns for his senior season at tackle. The third-year player from Weston, Fla. has helped anchor an offensive line that averaged 351.4 yards of total offense over the past two seasons.

Archie, who sat out the 2018 season, has averaged 93 tackles in his two previous stints on the field as a safety and nickelback. The Mobile  Ala. product was the 2016 GSC Defensive Freshman of the Year and a Second Team All-Region selection. 

Duncombe is a preseason honoree for the second-consecutive year and has 169 career tackles as an Argo. The linebacker from Miami, Fla. has a school-record 33.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 quarterback sacks.
 
Defending national champion Valdosta State earned the maximum eight first place votes and was picked first with 64 total points, just ahead of West Georgia with 55 points. West Alabama was chosen third with 49 points, just ahead of the Argos with 44 points, which included the only other first place vote.

Florida Tech and Delta State came in fifth and sixth, respectively. The final three positions were the same as last year's poll, with North Greenville, Mississippi College and Shorter in the final three spots.
 
UWF will open fall camp on Monday, Aug. 12 and conduct its first practice in full pads four days later. All practices will take place on campus at Pen Air Field. The Fan Day scrimmage will take place on Thursday, Aug. 22.
 
The Argos will play their season opener on the road against Carson-Newman on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Single-game and season tickets are on sale by visiting GoArgos.com/FootballTix or calling 850-474-ARGO.
 
2019 GSC FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Pl. School – Points (First Place Votes)
1. Valdosta State – 38
2. West Georgia – 44
3. West Alabama (6) –62
4. West Florida (3) – 59
5. Florida Tech – 32
6. Delta State – 41
7. North Greenville – 24
8. Mississippi College – 16
9. Shorter – 8