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ATLANTA, Georgia---Christmas came early for Miles College football fans when the NCAA granted quarterback David Thomas an additional year of eligibility this offseason.Thomas was chosen as a first-team selection to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's preseason all-league squad, after completing 143 of 221 passes for 2,059 yards and 13 touchdowns against eight interceptions, at the SIAC Media Day at the Holiday Inn Perimeter today.But don't think the 6-foot-2,
Lacking eyewitnesses or video surveillance, 206-pounder has the job all sewn up. Despite his familiarity with coach Reginald Ruffin's spread offense, which produced more than 34 points per game last season, the most in the SIAC, the Opelika native will still have to earn his starting spot like everyone else when the Golden Bears open camp Wednesday in Fairfield."We don't give out positions," Ruffin said. "David was our starting quarterback last season and we're blessed to have him this season. The NCAA granted him another year of competition."And there will be plenty of competition.A pair of transfers will be gunning to unseat the league's second-leading passer in 2012.Birmingham product and Alabama State transfer Demetric Price transferred to Miles from Alabama State back in December and former North Alabama standout Chris Alexander will also vie to be Miles' starter under center when the Golden Bears, coincidentally, travel to UNA in their Sept. 5th opener."I always say we're in a good position to have that battle going on," Ruffin said. "David will tell you and the rest of the guys will tell you,
then it was time for the next weight class to wrestle., it's all about battling. May the best guy win and we're going to put the best guy on the field."Miles went 8-3 last season.The Golden Bears opened the season with a 31-30 overtime loss to UNA in the Labor Day Golden Classic at Legion Field then reeled off eight-straight-wins. However, they ended the season with a pair of losses, including a 27-17 loss at home against eventual league champion Tuskegee which cost them a SIAC West crown and a 42-7 shellacking at the hands of West Alabama in the school's first ever trip to the Division II playoffs.The Golden Bears were picked to finish second in the SIAC West ahead of Stillman and behind Tuskegee, who was tapped to win a second-straight title.Along with Thomas, running back Floyd Graves, offensive lineman Terrance Owens, wide receiver Antonio Pitts and defensive back Joe Beckham were first-team selections to the preseason All-SIAC squad announced today.Running back Devonta Parker-Johnson,
gen6772, offensive lineman Aderus Hood, wide receiver DJ Fife and linebacker Reginald Virges were second-team picks."I feel like we need to be more humble because we left a lot on the field last year that I feel was ours," Virges said.
“This unique show is a salute to Arizona’s well-known penchant for attracting outlandish characters, and it premieres appropriately during our state’s centennial year,” said Eight general manager Kelly McCullough in a statement. “You can’t make this stuff up, and we didn’t have to.”
Local fans are being asked by the "Keep it in The Shoals" campaign to purchase tickets for this year's game and financially show support of other events as evidence to the NCAA selection committee, which will probably not announce the upcoming site until after this year's game.
“Not many in the Valley were doing mini desserts so I wanted to capture that market” said Travis Watson, T. Cook’s executive sous chef and pastry chef. Watson started serving miniature desserts at the end of his lunch service about two years ago to provide guests a lighter and more varied dessert option.