{"id":5598,"date":"2013-07-02T08:19:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5598"},"modified":"2013-07-02T08:19:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T12:19:08","slug":"robertson-and-marlowe-selected-to-preseason-all-america-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5598","title":{"rendered":"Robertson and Marlowe Selected to Preseason All America Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Sports Network’s 2013 Preseason All America team<\/a>\u00a0has been released and JMU’s Stephon Robertson and Dean Marlowe were selected. Robertson, a redshirt senior linebacker, earned a first team selection. Marlowe, a junior safety, made the second team. They were among a total of 14 CAA players who were honored.<\/p>\n

Robertson is a past CAA Rookie of the Year, two-time All CAA first team selection, and the reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Year. He’s been a mainstay at linebacker for the Dukes and one of the keys to the JMU defense for years. Last season he led the team with 101 tackles. Don’t be surprised if he ends up on the short list for the Buck Buchanan award.<\/p>\n

Marlowe joined Robertson on the All CAA first team last year after making the third team as a freshman. He was the only sophomore on last year’s first team, following a season in which he had 82 tackles on the year including 44 solos, 5.0 for loss, seven passes defended, team-high tying three interceptions, one forced fumble and one safety.<\/p>\n