Wednesday ----Nov 24th, 2010

Anthony Nelson leaps for the endzone

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Anthony Nelson has been named an ESPN Academic All-American. The CAA website has more here.

Nelson had a heck of a year for the Minutemen.

• 12-74 yards rushing 6.3 AVE
• 61-820 yards receiving 4 TD's
• 4-103 yards punt returns 25.5 AVE
• 9-242 yards kick returns 26.9 AVE

Note that UMass was tops in the CAA in punt returns.

1. Massachusetts....... 11    16  236    0  14.8

Compare Anthony's average with highly touted Richmond returner Justin Rogers.

1. Justin Rogers....... RICH SR 11   15  186  0   54  12.4
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Andrew Gaddess previews this Saturday's first round playoff games. Interesting factoid: Lehigh, the Patriot League champion is going against #16 Northern Iowa. The Mountain Hawks played two CAA teams this year and lost by a combined total of 66-10.

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Spencer Ridenhour, a Penn State transfer, who had a brief career with the Minutemen, is in trouble again.