Elon Phoenix NCAA Football News

Appalachian State led all programs with four first-team selections and six overall selections on The Sports Network's 2009 FCS All-America teams, TSN announced on Wednesday.

Last week, Armanti Edwards, the ASU quarterback who graduated on December 13, won his second straight Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player in the country.

NEW YORK - Armanti Edwards, Terrell Hudgins and Deji Karim, the finalists for the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy, highlight The Associated Press All-America team for Division I's second tier.

Quarterback Armanti Edwards, offensive lineman Mario Acitelli and defensive back Mark LeGree were recently named to the 2009 Walter Camp NCAA Division I FCS all-America team.

Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards became the first two-time winner of the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

MacIntyre will be formally introduced at a news conference today. MacIntyre, 44, spent the past two seasons at Duke.

Armanti Edwards, Terrell Hudgins and Deji Karim, the finalists for the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy, highlight The Associated Press All-America team for Division I's second tier.

Three-time selection Terrell Hudgins of Elon headlines the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2009 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team.

Elon's Terrell Hudgins was selected to the Walter Camp FCS All-America team for the third straight year yesterday, and Appalachian State led all programs with three selections -- quarterback Armanti Edwards , offensive lineman Mario Acitelli and defensive back Mark LeGree .

Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, Elon wide receiver Terrrell Hudgins and Southern Illinois running back Deji Karim were announced last week as the three finalists for the 23rd annual Walter Payton Award.

Joshua Jones, Elon University's leading tackler this past football season, is scheduled for knee surgery next week, coach Pete Lembo said.

Holy Cross senior quarterback Dominic Randolph placed fifth in the voting for the 2009 Walter Payton Award, presented annually by the Sports Network to the Most Outstanding Player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

Elon University senior receiver Terrell Hudgins has been named as one of three finalists for the 2009 Walter Payton Award which is presented annually to the top offensive player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision .

Samford cruises past Elon 55-31 Josh Davis scored 12 points and Bryan Friday added 11 points, leading Samford to a 55-31 win over Elon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Elon University lost 16-13 to Richmond on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs despite a fourth-quarter comeback came up just short.

Bobby Bowden says he has not made a decision about his coaching future at Florida State and plans to meet with university officials again today.

For the third time this season, the hand of a University of Richmond football player helped the Spiders hold a late-game lead.

Elon University climbed back into what looked like the driver's seat late in the fourth quarter, but several chances at a go-ahead touchdown fell short and a game-tying field goal by Adam Shreiner was off the mark.

The ninth-ranked Elon Phoenix faced an early deficit, but battled valiantly and had a chance to send the game to overtime before falling 16-13 to the fourth-ranked and fourth-seeded Richmond Spiders in the first round of the 2009 NCAA FCS playoffs.

Eric Warad threw for 140 yards and rushed for a career-high 136 yards to lead Richmond to a 16-13 win over Elon on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision championships.