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8 unusual facts about Phil Steele


2013 Belk Bowl

College football analyst Phil Steele and CBS Sports writer Jerry Palm (as of December 6) projected that the Tar Heels would be the other team invited to play in the game.

Andre Heidari

He was named First Team All-Pac-12, Sports Illustrated All-American Honorable Mention, and First Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele.

Brandon Kaufman

Before the 2011 season began, he was named to the 28-member Athlon College Football Preview preseason All-America team, a pre-season First Team All-American by Phil Steele’s FCS College Football Preview, one of the top 10 wide receivers in FCS by The Sports Network, one of the top 38 receivers by the College Football Performance Awards, All-Big Sky Conference, and first team All-BSC by Phil Steele.

Kyle Burkhart

In 2009: (Sr.): Started in all 12 games at left tackle, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference USA by coaches and 1st Team All-Conference USA by Phil Steele as well as Rivals Publications...

Larry English

In 2007 English was the Mid-American Conference's MVP and was a consensus choice First-team All-MAC and a Fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele as he recorded 17 tackles for loss–which ranked 18th in the NCAA.

Preston Parker

Rivals.com and Phil Steele awarded him All-ACC second team honors as a wide receiver.

Rodney Hudson

At the end of the season he earned numerous honors such as a Freshman All-America first team selection by College Football News and the Football Writers Association of America and All-ACC third team honors by Phil Steele.

Stedman Bailey

Bailey's production in 2011 earned him second-team All-Big East honors from the conference coaches, as well as first-team all-conference honors from Phil Steele and ESPN.com.



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