MULITALO AND BRANNON BOTH EARN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS 8/22/2008 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State linebackers Cyrus Mulitalo and Mike Brannon were each named to The Sports Network’s Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-America team, it was announced today. Mulitalo was one of four linebackers tabbed for the first team while Brannon was named to the third team. The Hornets were the only team in the FCS to be represented by two linebackers. The preseason honor is just the latest for the pair who were both named to the Big Sky Conference’s preseason first team. A three-year starter at middle linebacker, Mulitalo was a first team all-Big Sky selection and honorable mention All-American last season after tallying 98 tackles, including 13.5 tackles-for-loss. He enters the season ranked fifth in school history with 240 career tackles and is also fifth with 26.0 career TFLs. Over the past two seasons, he has had no fewer than six tackles in each of the team’s 22 games and has tallied double-digit tackles in 10 games. Brannon joined Mulitalo as both a first team all-Big Sky selection and honorable mention All-American in 2007. He had a breakthrough year with 91 total tackles and a team-best 18.0 tackles-for-loss. He already holds the school’s Div. I-AA/FCS era record with 18.5 sacks and needs just seven more to set the all-time mark. He is also 5.5 TFLs shy of the school record and will move into the top 10 in school history in career tackles with 13 more. As a conference, the Big Sky dominated the list with 18 recipients. That total was six more than any other conference in the FCS. A complete list of the teams can be viewed below. Sacramento State opens its regular season on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Humboldt State. Kickoff will come at 6:05 p.m. from Hornet Stadium. FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE DE - Jovan Belcher, Maine (Sr., 6-2, 228) DE - Pierre Walters, Eastern Illinois (Sr., 6-5, 261) DT - Mychal Savage, Youngstown State (Jr., 6-2, 290) DT - John Faletoese, UC Davis (Jr., 6-3, 290) LB - Cyrus Mulitalo, Sacramento State (Sr., 6-1, 245) LB - Bobby Daly, Montana State (Sr., 6-1, 226) LB - Zach East, Prairie View (Sr., 6-2, 230) LB - Jason Williams, Western Illinois (Sr., 6-3, 235) CB - K.J. Gerard, Northern Arizona (Sr., 6-1, 180) CB - Domonique Johnson, Jackson State (Sr., 6-3, 218) SS - Colt Anderson, Montana (Sr., 5-11, 185) FS - Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State (Sr., 5-11, 180)       P - Robbie DeHaze, Northern Arizona (Sr., 6-3, 184) PR - Jeremy Gilchrist, Hampton (Sr., 5-10, 174) SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE DE - Mark Marcorelle, Delaware (Sr., 6-2, 250) DE - Greg Peach, Eastern Washington (Sr., 6-2, 250) DT - Mark Huygens, Northern Iowa (Jr., 6-6, 280) DT - Brian Jackson, Lehigh (Sr., 6-1, 250) LB - Bobby Abare, Yale (Sr., 6-2, 210)       LB - Pierre Banks, Appalachian State (Sr., 6-0, 210) LB - Andy Romans, Lafayette (Sr., 5-11, 215) LB - Andy Schantz, Portland State (Sr., 6-1, 235) CB - Sam Pope, Hampton (Sr., 6-1, 200) CB - Sean Smalls, Massachusetts (Sr., 6-1, 205) SS - Brandon Gathof, Eastern Kentucky (Sr., 5-2, 200) FS - Terrell Whitehead, Norfolk State (Jr., 6-2, 200) P - Brandon Lane, Elon (Sr., 6-5, 258) PR - Bryant Eteuati, Weber State (Sr., 5-7, 160) THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE DE - James Cloud, Southern Illinois (Sr., 6-2, 216)         DE - Sherman Logan, Richmond (Sr., 6-3, 250) DT - Eric Schroeder, South Dakota State (Sr., 6-4, 285) DT - Lance Witherspoon, Eastern Washington (Sr., 6-2, 275) LB - Mike Brannon, Sacramento State (Sr., 6-2, 235) LB - Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb (Sr., 6-2, 230) LB - Tim Diamond, Lehigh (Sr., 6-0, 220)      LB - Chauncey Mixon, Southern Illinois (Sr., 6-1, 221) CB - Andrew Berry, Harvard (Sr., 6-1, 175) CB - David Hyland, Morehead State (Sr., 6-1, 185) SS - Cyrus Igono, Northern Arizona (Sr., 5-10, 205) FS - Al Donaldson, Alabama A&M (Sr., 5-9, 173) P - Kevin Cook, Eastern Illinois (So., 6-2 , 195) PR - Anthony Weeden, Prairie View (So., 5-5, 155) FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE QB - Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State (Jr., 6-0, 185) RB - Rashad Jennings, Liberty (Sr., 6-1, 230) RB - Corey Lewis, Northern Iowa (Sr., 6-0, 197) FB - Joe Casey, Rhode Island (Sr., 5-10, 215) WR - Ramses Barden, Cal Poly (Sr., 6-5, 230) WR - Terrell Hudgins, Elon (Jr., 6-3, 235) TE - Scott Sicko, New Hampshire (Jr., 6-3, 225) C - Kheon Hendricks, Delaware (Sr., 6-1, 300) G - Stephen Field, Cal Poly (Sr., 6-1, 280) G - Colin Dow, Montana (Sr., 6-5, 300) T - Joel Bell, Furman (Sr., 6-8, 308) T- Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State (Sr., 6-5, 310) K - Taylor Rowan, Western Illinois (Sr., 6-0, 190) KR - J.T. Rogan, San Diego (Sr., 5-10, 190) SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE QB - Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (Sr., 6-3, 223) RB - Mike McLeod, Yale (Jr., 5-11, 200) RB - Tyler Roehl, North Dakota State (Sr., 5-10, 232) FB - Jon Hall, Cal Poly (Jr., 6-2, 240) WR - Andre Roberts, The Citadel (Jr., 5-11, 175) WR - Eddie Thompson, Idaho State (Sr., 5-11, 185) TE - Brian Mandeville, Northeastern (Sr., 6-7, 253) C - Scott Lemm, James Madison (Sr., 6-3, 285) G - Matt McCracken, Richmond (Jr., 6-4, 300) G - Dennis Conley, Hampton (Jr., 6-4, 257) T - Nicholas Hennessey, Colgate (Sr., 6-6, 300) T - Brent Russum, Montana (Sr., 6-4, 295) K - Jon Striefsky, Delaware (Jr., 6-1, 190) KR - Justin Rogers, Richmond (So., 5-10, 165) THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE QB - Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas (Sr., 6-2, 209) RB - Herb Donaldson, Western Illinois (Sr., 5-11, 225) RB - Jarvarris Williams, Tennessee State (Sr., 5-11, 215) FB - Alexis Alexander, Eastern Washington (Sr., 5-10, 230) WR - Aaron Boyce, Eastern Washington (Jr., 6-2, 205) WR - Johnny Gray, Northern Iowa (Sr., 5-9, 185) TE - Shaun Fitzpatrick, Northern Arizona (Sr., 6-2, 255) C - Raymond Harrison, South Carolina State (Sr., 6-2, 275) G - Jeff Hansen, Montana State (Jr., 6-4, 281) G - Jon Compas, UC Davis (Sr., 6-3, 298)       T - Tim Silver, Richmond (Sr., 6-6, 330) T - James Williams, Harvard (Sr., 6-6, 285) K - Jeff Turner, SE Louisiana (Jr., 5-9, 170) KR - Dominic Bolden, Liberty (Sr., 5-10, 180)