Seven Football Players Earn All-BIG EAST Honors
December 05, 2007 | Football
Dec. 5, 2007
Providence, R.I. - Seven University of Louisville football players were rewarded Wednesday by being named to the All-BIG EAST team, as selected by the BIG EAST coaches. Harry Douglas, Eric Wood, Gary Barnidge and Art Carmody all made the first team while Brian Brohm, George Bussey and Lamar Myles were voted to the second team.
The Cardinals finished the season at 6-6 and 3-4 in the BIG EAST Conference.
Douglas, a senior from Jonesboro, Ga. made the first team as a wide receiver for the second straight season. He led the BIG EAST Conference in both receptions and yards, recording 71 catches for 1,159 yards, despite missing two games to injury. He recorded a career-best 223 yards in a loss to Kentucky and followed that up with 205 yards against Syracuse. The 5-10 wideout registered five 100-yard games in 2007 and was tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns. He also finished third in the country in receiving yards per game.
Wood, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio, makes an appearance on the All-BIG EAST first team for the second straight season after earning second team honors last season. Wood has started 37 straight games at center for the Cardinals. He's been one of the best centers in college football on one of the nation's top offensive units.
Barnidge was a unanimous selection at tight end after finishing second on the team in receptions and yards. The senior from Middleburg, Fla. set new career-highs with 53 catches for 655 yards and seven scores. He caught four passes for 126 yards and two scores against Middle Tennessee.
Carmody, the 2006 Lou Groza Award Winner, was a first team selection for the third straight time. The NCAA's all-time career scoring leader for kickers, Carmody was 13-of-17 this season on field goal attempts and was 53-for-53 on points-after-touchdowns.
Brohm earned second team honors for the second straight season, despite putting up huge numbers. The 6-4 signal-caller broke the school record for touchdown passes in a season with 30 and threw for a career-high 4,024 yards. Brohm became the BIG EAST's all-time passing leader with 9,956 yards.
Bussey, a junior from Louisville, earned second team honors after being selected first team a year ago. Bussey started 12 games at tackle on one of the nation's top offensive units.
Myles was the lone defensive player for the Cardinals on either team. The 6-0 junior led the Cardinals in tackles with 128, almost 70 more than the team's second-leading tackler. He recorded six double-digit tackle games, including a career-high 22 in a loss to Kentucky.
