NEW ORLEANS – Senior linebacker Riley Cole and junior wide receiver Jalen Tolbert — both announced as first-team selections Monday morning by the league office — led a contingent of 10 members from the University of South Alabama football program who earned all-Sun Belt Conference recognition in 2020.
In addition to Cole and Tolbert, Kawaan Baker picked up second-team honors, while Jeremiah Littles, Keith Gallmon and Diego Guajardo earned third-team accolades. South also had four members of the program named honorable mention all-conference with the group including Brandon Crum, Carlos Davis, Gi'Narious Johnson and Nick Mobley.
Cole ranked second in the SBC and is among the top 35 in the country in tackles per game (9.