ter on the court. Unlike Dukes Chase Jeter, who wears the number two -- the same as the former Yankees captain -- Pittsburghs Sheldon Jeter wears number 21, the same as Pirates Ha

(STATS) -- Chattanooga was picked to capture a fourth straight Southern Conference championship on Wednesday -- the favorite in both the preseason coaches and media polls at media day in Spartanburg, South Carolina.If Mocs coach Russ Huesman had his way, his players would never learn about it.With the SoCon expected to be particularly strong this season, Huesman wants his team to take on a certain identity.Emphasis on the word team.I want it to be about our football team, and not about how people predict us or about anybody else that is on our schedule. We have to take care of us, the eighth-year coach said. We have to prepare and practice and just worry about Chattanooga. Not worry about where we are ranked, not worry about what people are saying about us, good or bad. We need to just make it about our football team.Chattanooga shared the conference title with The Citadel last year. The Citadel, now coached by former offensive coordinator Brent Thompson, was picked second in the preseason polls.Both teams placed a conference-high 10 players on the coaches preseason all-conference team. Chattanooga defensive end Keionta Davis was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year, while Western Carolina running back Detrez Newsome gained offensive honors.VMI junior Al Cobb was the first-team selection at quarterback. Thats the position in which Chattanooga goes through its most important change. Jacob Huesman, the coachs son, has graduated after starting for the last four seasons and winning three consecutive SoCon offensive player of the year awards.Well, weve got 12 good seniors coming up that we feel are really good players and good leaders for us. I think all of those guys have stepped up, said Russ Huesman, whose team went 9-4 (6-1 SoCon) and finished ninth in the final STATS FCS Top 25 last season.A lot of it comes from the quarterback. Alejandro (Bennifield, the new starter) has stepped up big. His leadership role, his work ethic and how he has handled himself has been excellent. Ive seen a lot of leadership come from him in this offseason. I think Alejandro is going to be a really good leader for us, but, obviously, the 12 seniors are the guys.The Mocs surround Bennifield with a veteran offense, including All-America lineman Corey Levin and workhorse running back Derrick Craine. The defense will feature linebacker Nakevion Leslie and safety Lucas Webb in addition to Davis.It is a deep, deep year in the league, Russ Huesman said. There are a bunch of teams that if they end up Southern Conference champions at the end of the year, it would not shock me.When I filled out the preseason poll, it was extremely hard. There are so many quality teams. We learned that last year. We tied for the league title with The Citadel and I think every one of our games was a battle. We lose to Mercer and beat Wofford on a last-season field goal. We understand that this league is strong and deep. If you dont come to play, you will lose a football game.---=SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLLS=Head Coaches Poll=(Coaches not permitted to vote for their team)1. Chattanooga (7 first-place votes), 63 points2. The Citadel (1), 523. Samford (1), 504. Western Carolina, 415. Mercer, 386. Wofford, 337. Furman, 248. VMI, 149. East Tennessee State, 14---=Media Poll=1. Chattanooga (26), 2502. The Citadel (2), 2083. Western Carolina, 1794. Mercer, 1485. Samford, 1476. Wofford, 1367. Furman, 1028. VMI, 629. East Tennessee State, 28---=SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON TEAM=(Coaches not permitted to vote for their players)Offensive Player of the Year -- Detrez Newsome, RB, Western CarolinaDefensive Player of the Year -- Keionta Davis, DE, Chattanooga---=First Team Offense=QB -- Al Cobb, VMI, Jr.RB -- Derrick Craine, Chattanooga, Sr.RB -- Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina, Jr.OL -- Isaiah Pinson, The Citadel, Jr.OL -- Brett Niederreither, Mercer, Sr.OL -- Armando Bonheur, Samford, Sr.OL -- Corey Levin, Chattanooga, Sr.OL -- Jacob Revis, Chattanooga, Jr.OL -- Anton Wahrby, Wofford, Sr.TE -- Tyler Sexton, Western Carolina, Sr.WR -- Karel Hamilton, Samford, Sr.WR -- Aaron Sanders, VMI, Sr.---=First Team Defense=DL -- Joe Crochet, The Citadel, Sr.DL -- Ahmad Gooden, Samford, So.DL -- Keionta Davis, Chattanooga, Sr.DL -- Miles Brown, Wofford, So.LB -- Tevin Floyd, The Citadel, Sr.LB -- Nakevion Leslie, Chattanooga, Sr.LB -- Tyson Dickson, Western Carolina, Sr.LB -- Daniel Riddle, Western Carolina, Jr.DB -- Dee Delaney, The Citadel, Jr.DB -- Trey Robinson, Furman, Sr.DB -- Jamerson Blount, Samford, Sr.DB -- Lucas Webb, Chattanooga, Jr.---=First Team Specialists=PK -- Henrique Ribeiro, Chattanooga, Sr.P -- Ian Berryman, Western Carolina, So.RS -- Dane Forlines, VMI, Sr.--=Second Team Offense=QB -- Devlin Hodges, Samford, So.RB -- Tyler Renew, The Citadel, Sr.RB -- Lorenzo Long, Wofford, Sr.OL -- Ryan Bednar, The Citadel, Sr.OL -- Josh Cardiello, Chattanooga, Jr.OL -- Andrew Lewis, VMI, Sr.OL -- Nathan Dalton, Western Carolina, So.OL -- Dequan Miller, Wofford, Sr.TE -- Sam Walker, Mercer, So.WR -- Kelvin McKnight, Samford, So.WR -- Spearman Robinson, Western Carolina, Sr.---=Second Team Defense=DL -- Tosin Aquebor, Mercer, Sr.DL -- Isaiah Buehler, Mercer, So.DL -- Xavier Forrest, Samford, Jr.DL -- Vantrel McMillan, Chattanooga, Sr.LB -- Carl Rider, Furman, Sr.LB -- Ryan Francis, VMI, Jr.LB -- Dylan Weigel, VMI, So.DB -- Cedric Nettles, Chattanooga, Sr.DB -- Fred Payne, Western Carolina, Sr.DB -- Malik Diggs, The Citadel, Sr.DB -- Trey Morgan, Western Carolina, Sr.---=Second Team Specialists=PK -- Logan Howard, Western Carolina, So.P -- Austin Barnard, Samford, Jr.RS -- Chandler Curtis, Mercer, Jr. Nike Cortez Gialle . 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NEW YORK -- Until last week, Semi Ojeleye had not appeared in a game for nearly two years and even when he played at Duke, the minutes were limited.Since then, Ojeleye has been putting in the work away from the court and so far it is paying off much to the delight of SMU coach Tim Jankovich.Ojeleye continued his torrid start by scoring 20 of his 24 points in the second half and SMU defeated Pittsburgh 76-67 in the first semifinal of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.Of course, its enjoyable when a guy sits out, (is) a transfer and you hope he has success, Jankovich said. But Ill triple that because Semis one of the most outstanding young men that you could ever be around your entire life and on top of that he is arguably the hardest worker away from practice time in terms of the time he puts in.Hes a machine, literally, and were like blown away. Weve been around a lot of hard-working guys. I have not been around a guy you set your clock by this guy. Its each and every day and he cant get enough.Ojeleye scored 46 points in 23 games in two seasons with Duke before transferring to the Mustangs following the 2014-15 season. The junior forward surpassed his point total from Duke in the first half when he shot 2 of 7 and then surged past it with several outstanding athletic plays during the second half.Just staying confident, Ojeleye said. Nothing changed in the locker room. I didnt think about what the stats were. I kept trying to do the same stuff I was doing in the first half.Ojeleye missed his first two shots of the second half before starting to roll. He made a 3-pointer about 3 1/2 minutes into the half to give the Mustangs the lead for good and capped his 9-for-17 showing by converting a transition layup in the final minute.Ojeleyes 7-for-10 showing in the final 20 minutes was part of a second half when the Mustangs shot 57 percent after missing nine straight shots to end the first half.Besides Ojeleyes impressive showing, Shake Milton added 14 points while Ben Moore contributed 12.Michael Young scored nearly half of his 22 points at the foul line for Pittsburgh. Jamel Artis added 20 for the Panthers, who had averaged 96 points in home wins over Eastern Michigan and Gardner-Webb.ddddddddddddHes athletic, Young said of Ojeleye. He can really get up vertically and he can make some shots. We knew that going in. He got it going in the second half and guys like that we got to take away air space and make them uncomfortable.BIG PICTURESMU: The Mustangs came into the game playing effective defense by allowing 54 points per game and for the most part they continued it. Their defense forced several traveling violations, including one with about 13 1/2 minutes left which resulted in an unsportsmanlike technical and ejection for Sterling Brown. Brown was handed the technical for emphatically applauding in the face of Artis after his defense resulted in a traveling violation.Pittsburgh: The Panthers have struggled defensively and other than the final five-plus minutes of the first half, their defensive issues continued. The Panthers have allowed an average of 82 points so far and even when Stallings started instructing his players to press, it was unsuccessful. Turnovers also continued to be an issue as Pittsburgh committed 13, resulting in 11 fewer field-goal attempts.FAMILIAR COACHING MATCHUPJankovich and Stallings worked together at Vanderbilt. Jankovich was an assistant under Stallings from 1999 to 2002 and the Commodores made two NIT appearances. Jankovich also coached at Illinois State from 2007-2012 over a decade after Stallings coached there.ANOTHER JETER IN NEW YORKFor the second college game at Madison Square Garden, there was a Jeter on the court. Unlike Dukes Chase Jeter, who wears the number two -- the same as the former Yankees captain -- Pittsburghs Sheldon Jeter wears number 21, the same as Pirates Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Jeter had averaged 13 points in his first two games but was held to five points on 2-of-8 shooting.UP NEXTSMU: Will play in the 2K Classic championship game Friday.Pittsburgh: Will play in the 2K Classic consolation game Friday. 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