CLEVELAND - College football
guru Phil Steele named 10 ULM Warhawks to his annual All-Sun Belt Team on
Wednesday. Defensive end Ken Dorsey, safety Darius Prelow and kick returner
Luther Ambrose were all first-team selections.
Dorsey finished fourth in the
conference with 13.5 tackles for loss and ninth with 4.5 sacks. The senior from
New Orleans led all ULM defensive linemen with 45 tackles and was tied for the
team lead with seven quarterback hurries. Dorsey - a converted linebacker - led
the Sun Belt with 11.5 tackles for loss during league play. He finished his
career with 26.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.
Prelow was a dangerous weapon
for the Warhawks in the secondary both against the pass and the run. The senior
from Shreveport, La., finished the season tied for 23rd in the NCAA with four
interceptions and was fifth among Sun Belt defensive backs with 77 tackles on
the year. Prelow came up with 11 tackles at Iowa and intercepted passes against
Florida State, Arkansas State, Western Kentucky and Grambling State. He
finished his career with six interceptions and 232 tackles.
The ULM defense finished
eighth in the NCAA in rush defense after allowing only 100.0 yards per game and
22nd in total defense after allowing only 326.2 yards a contest - the Warhawks
finished second in the Sun Belt in total defense by 0.5 yards per game or six
yards total. ULM established a new Sun Belt record with its rushing yards
allowed this season.
Ambrose, who was named to the
SI.com All-America team on Tuesday, took over the kickoff return duties in week
five and exploded into one of the top returners in the NCAA. Ambrose led the NCAA in returns of 40 or
more yards with six and in returns of 50 or more yards with four. He returned a
pair of kickoffs for touchdowns to set the ULM school record for a
single-season and career (3).
He became ULM's career leader
in kickoff return yards with his 100-yard return for a touchdown at North Texas
and became the first player to ever return a kick for a touchdown against FIU
with his 98-yard dash down the sideline. Ambrose finished the season fifth in
the NCAA averaging 31.2 yards per return.
Wide receiver Brent Leonard,
offensive lineman Anthony Montgomery, defensive end Troy Evans and linebacker
Jason Edwards were all named to the second team. Running back Jyruss Edwards,
wide receiver Tavarese Maye and offensive lineman Ryan McCaul were selected to
the third team.
