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Minuteman Quartet Collects ECAC Football Accolades
December 14, 2018 | Football
Barr headlines group as defensive player of the year
DANBURY, Conn. - University of Massachusetts football graduate students Bryton Barr and Brice McAllister, redshirt senior Jake Largay and senior Andy Isabella earned placement on the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) awards listing, as announced by the organization on Friday. Barr earned the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year Award and took home a spot on the first team alongside Isabella. Largay and McAllister claimed honorable mention.
Barr finished his seventh season of college football, and second as a starter at middle linebacker for Massachusetts, tied for third-most total tackles (147) and tied for fourth-most tackles per game (12.3) in FBS. His 21 tackles against Charlotte stand tied for the ninth-most in a single game in FBS this season and are the most in one game in the FBS history of the UMass program. Barr added 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception during the year, and did not record a game of less than eight takedowns all season.
Isabella, who has already won seven national all-America awards at wide receiver following the completion of his record-setting and NCAA-leading senior season, ranks first in FBS with 1,698 receiving yards and 141.5 receiving yards per game. The 5-foot-10 speedster from Mayfield, Ohio, also stands in the top five nationally for total receptions (102), receptions per game (8.5) and receiving touchdowns (13). He was announced as a consensus all-American on Thursday, one of only 27 in the nation, due to his placement on the first or second teams for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Largay was an anchor on the UMass offensive line with starts in all 12 games as a redshirt senior, while his versatility was on display as he started at right guard, left guard and left tackle. The Granby, Connecticut, native blocked for quarterbacks Ross Comis, Michael Curtis and Andrew Ford as UMass posted the 15th-best passing offense in the nation (298.1 per game) and totaled 16th in passer efficiency (153.91).
McAllister stepped into a starting role at safety during his lone season competing for the Minutemen following four campaigns as a member of the UConn program. The Springfield, Massachusetts, native tallied 74 tackles, the second-most on the team behind only Barr, 2.5 TFLs, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup over 11 games played and started.
Barr finished his seventh season of college football, and second as a starter at middle linebacker for Massachusetts, tied for third-most total tackles (147) and tied for fourth-most tackles per game (12.3) in FBS. His 21 tackles against Charlotte stand tied for the ninth-most in a single game in FBS this season and are the most in one game in the FBS history of the UMass program. Barr added 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception during the year, and did not record a game of less than eight takedowns all season.
Isabella, who has already won seven national all-America awards at wide receiver following the completion of his record-setting and NCAA-leading senior season, ranks first in FBS with 1,698 receiving yards and 141.5 receiving yards per game. The 5-foot-10 speedster from Mayfield, Ohio, also stands in the top five nationally for total receptions (102), receptions per game (8.5) and receiving touchdowns (13). He was announced as a consensus all-American on Thursday, one of only 27 in the nation, due to his placement on the first or second teams for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Largay was an anchor on the UMass offensive line with starts in all 12 games as a redshirt senior, while his versatility was on display as he started at right guard, left guard and left tackle. The Granby, Connecticut, native blocked for quarterbacks Ross Comis, Michael Curtis and Andrew Ford as UMass posted the 15th-best passing offense in the nation (298.1 per game) and totaled 16th in passer efficiency (153.91).
McAllister stepped into a starting role at safety during his lone season competing for the Minutemen following four campaigns as a member of the UConn program. The Springfield, Massachusetts, native tallied 74 tackles, the second-most on the team behind only Barr, 2.5 TFLs, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup over 11 games played and started.
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