Stamps, Comiskey, Floyd named All-Sun Belt honors
<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — Record-setting Louisiana wide receiver Fred Stamps was a unanimous selection on the 2003 All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team announced Tuesday by the league.
Stamps was one of three Ragin’ Cajun players named to the first team, joined by senior defensive end Antonio Floyd and sophomore place kicker Sean Comiskey, while senior offensive lineman D’Anthony Batiste and junior defensive back C.C. Brown were second-team choices.
Louisiana has had five players named to the all-conference team in each season of Sun Belt play, for a total of 15 honorees.
“These players had a big hand in us finishing second in the Sun Belt Conference,” coach Rickey Bustle said. “Each was a difference maker for our team and I’m glad they were recognized for it. They deserve it.”
Stamps, a repeat first-team selection on the SBC team, finished second in school history in receptions (180) and in yards (2,789) and third in touchdowns with 19. He recorded receiving games of 13-201-3 and 8-198-2, both in SBC play.
The 200-yard performance came in the season finale, a wild 57-51, 4-overtime victory at Middle Tennessee.
Stamps had three or more catches in 11 games, ending his career with a receiving streak of 44 consecutive games, the fourth best streak in the nation. The New Orleans native ranked second in SBC play with 94.6 yards per game and 5.9 catches per game.
Floyd, who led the Cajuns with 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and three fumble recoveries, is the first Cajun defensive lineman to earn first-team SBC honors. Walter Sampson was named to the second team last season.
Floyd notched at least two tackles in every game, adding 34 tackles and a forced fumble. He had 9.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in SBC play, both of which rank in the top five in the conference.
Comiskey is the youngest Cajun to be named All-Sun Belt. He was a perfect 10-10 on field goals in SBC play and accumulated the most scoring points by any SBC kicker (53).
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The New Orleans native made 12-of-15 field goals on the season, the most field goals made by a Cajun since Mike Schafer made 14-of-14 in 1994.
Comiskey’s only misses were from 52, 50 and 43 yards. He was named SBC Special Teams Player of the Week three times in 2003. His field goal with eight seconds remaining in the game defeated New Mexico State at Cajun Field on Oct. 16.
Batiste missed three games due to injury, starting eight. He was part of an offensive line that allowed just eight sacks in seven SBC games.
His run blocking helped UL Lafayette to 184 rushing yards per game, as well as 442 yards of total offense per game, in the team’s four season-ending victories.
Brown led the Cajuns in tackles per game (6.1) and placed second with 36 solo stops on the season, while adding 7.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, four pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles. He made 10 or more tackles three times.
The JC transfer from Mississippi Delta was the first Cajun to win SBC Defensive Player of the Week when he did so following his two-interception game against Idaho on Oct. 25.
North Texas defensive lineman Brandon Kennedy was named the 2003 Sun Belt Conference Football Player of the Year on the All-Sun Belt team.
Kennedy’s teammates, running back Patrick Cobbs and linebacker Chris Hurd, were named the league’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
New Mexico State junior defensive lineman Aubrey Dorisme was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year, while ULMonroe running back Kevin Payne received Freshman of the Year honors.
North Texas coach Darrell Dickey was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year for the third year in a row after the Mean Green finished the regular season 7-0 in the conference and 9-3 overall.
The Mean Green will take on Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. North Texas holds the nation’s longest conference game winning streak at 18 and currently have an 8-game winning streak going into the New Orleans Bowl.
UL Monroe sophomore Joel Stelly of Cecilia is the first-team punter after averaging 46 yards per kick, joined by Indians senior linebacker Maurice Sonnier of Port Barre (90 tackles).
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Rickey Bustle on radio Friday the 12th
Rickey will be on the Sportsnote Friday (12th).. He will be there to talk past, present, and future as it pertains to his football program.. and to take your questions..
9:05 - 10:00.. on ESPN1420..
call in number to program.. 800-264-5735