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Two-Minute Drill: Preseason Honors Pouring in for Zach Hall & Redhawks Football

Southeast Athletics

Southeast Missouri senior linebacker Zach Hall was named to the 2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Team Tuesday morning picking up his third preseason All-America honor.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Hall also earned a spot on the HERO Sports and Lindy's Sports Preseason All-America Teams.

Last year, Hall became the first SEMO player to win the Buck Buchanan Defensive Player of the Year award and the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (ADA) National Defensive Player of the Year. Hall finished the season with a single-season school record 168 tackles, second-most in the FCS. He ranked among the top 20 national leaders in total tackles, forced fumbles (t13th, .31) and solo tackles (20th, 5.4 per game).

He was named to eight different All-America teams a year ago, including American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press, ADA, Athlon Sports, HERO Sports, Phil Steele, STATS and Walter Camp Football Foundation.

A three-year starting linebacker, Hall enters this upcoming 2019 season with 283 tackles (121 solo), 30.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, four interceptions, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks in his career.

The Lindy's Sports publication also ranked the SEMO football team 16th in its Top-25 preseason poll, and the Redhawks were also ranked 19th in the Athlon Sports preseason poll.

SEMO returns 10 starters on defense and brings back four All-Americans from a 2018 squad that finished at 9-4 overall and notched their first FCS playoff win in program history.

Follow Redhawk Athletics on Twitter @GoSoutheast.

Nate Saverino serves as the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs.
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