Senior linebacker Tyler Morrissey has been named second team NCAA Division II Preseason All-American by national publication Lindy's Sports. Last month, Morrisey was named to Street and Smith's Division II Preseason All-American Team.
Last season, Morrissey was named first team All-PSAC East, first team All-ECAC, first team CCA All-Super Region 1, second team CCA All-American, second team AP All-American and honorable mention All-American by the Don Hansen Football Gazette. He was also named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year, ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award. He finished the season with 137 tackles which was the most in the nation, including 14.0 tackles for loss (sixth in the PSAC), five quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles (both in the playoffs).
After finishing 9-4 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA playoffs, the Golden Rams are not ranked in Lindys' Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams that appear in the poll are
#2 Indiana,
#14 California, and
#18 Edinboro.
West Chester opens the 2018 season at Bentley on August 30.
Tyler Morrissey was involved in 137 tackles last season (Photo Ron Hockman)
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