Arkansas State's Rolland-Jones is Sun Belt Player of Year
Posted December 07, 2016 6:00 am
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State defensive lineman Ja'Von Rolland-Jones is the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.
Rolland-Jones was named winner of the award Wednesday after tying for first in the conference with 18.5 tackles for a loss and tying for second with 11.5 quarterback sacks. In conference games, Rolland-Jones had 9.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss as ASU tied for the conference championship.
He's joined on the All-Conference first team by Red Wolves defensive lineman Chris Odom, defensive back Money Hunter and center Jemar Clark.
ASU will play Central Florida on Dec. 17 in the Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
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