[Students] A&M-Commerce Football Player Ricky Hope Named to His Fourth All-American Team

[Daniel Kambel]

For the second-straight day, Texas A&M University-Commerce senior Ricky Hope
has secured all-american honors as he was named to the 2008 Don Hansen's
Football Gazette NCAA Division II First Team All-America Team on Friday.
 
It is the fourth All-American honor for Hope, who on Thursday earned second
team all-american recognition from D2Football.com to go along with his
earlier honors from the Associated Press and Daktronics.
 
Hope is the ninth player in school history to be selected to the first team
and 38th player in school history to receive recognition from the recognized
authority on small college football.
 
This marks the 21st year Don Hansen's Football Gazette has selected an NCAA
Division II All-America team. The national publication selected All-Region
teams with the first-team and second-team All-Region players from each of
the four geographic Super Regions comprising the national ballot, which was
voted upon by a select national panel.
 
Hope, who is originally from Poulan, Georgia, led the Lone Star Conference
with 10.5 sacks and six forced fumbles as well as being second in tackles
for loss en route to LSC North Division Defensive Lineman of the Year and
first team all-LSC North Division honors. Nationally, Hope was tied for
second in tackles for loss per game with 1.95 and tied for sixth in sacks
per game with 1.05.
 

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