• Athlon Sports Website | FCS Preseason Top 25 | FCS Preseason All-Americans
Athlon Sports has ranked Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri in its Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason Top 25 for 2019 while also tabbing three OVC players as preseason All-Americans in its annual yearbook which was published recently.
The publication ranked Jacksonville State, who has won five-straight OVC Championships, at No. 7 in the poll, while placing Southeast Missouri at No. 19. Eastern Kentucky was just outside of the poll, listed as "Teams to Watch." North Dakota State was tabbed No. 1 in the poll.
The Preseason All-American selections included Jacksonville State senior wide receiver
Josh Pearson, senior defensive back
Marlon Bridges and Southeast Missouri senior linebacker
Zach Hall.
The OVC will announce its official predicted order of finish preseason poll and preseason All-OVC teams on Monday, July 22 as the annual OVC Football Media Day presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans and Delta Dental of Tennessee.