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Football Has Five Named To The Bluebloods 2023 Preseason CAA All-Conference Team
8/3/2023 12:01:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del - Jourdan Townsend, Ryan Kost , and Alex Schmoke all received First-Team The Bluebloods Preseason CAA All-Conference honors, while Chandler Harvin and Chase McGowan received Second-Team honors.Â
Townsend, Kost, and Schmoke have already been named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team, as voted on by the conference's head coaches, and Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason All-CAA honors earlier this summer. Kost was also named to The Bluebloods and Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason FCS All-American Teams while Schmoke received Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason All-American honors. Harvin and McGowan were also named to the Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason CAA All-Conference team. McGowan was also a preseason honorable mention selection by the CAA head coaches.Â
Townsend picked up a First-Team selection from The Bluebloods after coming off a season that saw him record 61 receptions for 698 yards and six touchdowns, earning All-CAA Second-Team. Entering the season, Townsend has 91 career receptions for 1,001 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Kost, a transfer from Monmouth, was a First Team All-CAA Punter in 2022 and averaged 48.1 yards per punt to lead the CAA and FCS.  He had a career-long 71-yard punt against Rhode Island on Oct. 22. Kost also earned First-Team All-Big South honors in 2021 and was a First-Team All-ECAC selection. During the 2020-2021 year, he was a Second-Team All-Big South selection.
Schmoke joins the Blue Hens from Saint Francis, where he was a two-time All-NEC First-Team selection as a placekicker and a HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American in 2021. For his career, Schmoke went 33-39 in field goal attempts, making a career-long of 50 on Oct. 15, 2022 against LIU. He is also 73-79 on PAT attempts for his career, converting on 25-27 in 2021 and 48-52 in 2022. He ranks third in all of FCS in active career field goal percentage at 84.6 percent.Â
Harvin was a Second-Team selection. Entering his second season after transferring from Sam Houston, Harvin started in seven games in 2022 and finished with 39 catches for 615 yards and seven touchdowns. He had four catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns in Delaware's FCS Championship First Round win against Saint Francis, becoming the eighth player in UD history with three touchdown catches in one game.Â
McGowan received Second-Team honors. McGowan was named  All-CAA Third-Team after recording 30 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks last season. He also earned Third-Team All-CAA honors in 2022 and Second-Team All-CAA honors in 2020-2021.Â
The Blue & Gold will open the 2023 season on Thursday, August 31 at Stony Brook. Tickets for the 2023 football season are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. Fans can buy single-game tickets, season tickets, or partial plan packages. Season ticket members receive price savings over singles games, early access to purchase tickets to Penn State, invitations to member events, and more!
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Townsend, Kost, and Schmoke have already been named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team, as voted on by the conference's head coaches, and Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason All-CAA honors earlier this summer. Kost was also named to The Bluebloods and Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason FCS All-American Teams while Schmoke received Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason All-American honors. Harvin and McGowan were also named to the Phil Steete/Draft Scout Preseason CAA All-Conference team. McGowan was also a preseason honorable mention selection by the CAA head coaches.Â
Townsend picked up a First-Team selection from The Bluebloods after coming off a season that saw him record 61 receptions for 698 yards and six touchdowns, earning All-CAA Second-Team. Entering the season, Townsend has 91 career receptions for 1,001 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Kost, a transfer from Monmouth, was a First Team All-CAA Punter in 2022 and averaged 48.1 yards per punt to lead the CAA and FCS.  He had a career-long 71-yard punt against Rhode Island on Oct. 22. Kost also earned First-Team All-Big South honors in 2021 and was a First-Team All-ECAC selection. During the 2020-2021 year, he was a Second-Team All-Big South selection.
Schmoke joins the Blue Hens from Saint Francis, where he was a two-time All-NEC First-Team selection as a placekicker and a HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American in 2021. For his career, Schmoke went 33-39 in field goal attempts, making a career-long of 50 on Oct. 15, 2022 against LIU. He is also 73-79 on PAT attempts for his career, converting on 25-27 in 2021 and 48-52 in 2022. He ranks third in all of FCS in active career field goal percentage at 84.6 percent.Â
Harvin was a Second-Team selection. Entering his second season after transferring from Sam Houston, Harvin started in seven games in 2022 and finished with 39 catches for 615 yards and seven touchdowns. He had four catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns in Delaware's FCS Championship First Round win against Saint Francis, becoming the eighth player in UD history with three touchdown catches in one game.Â
McGowan received Second-Team honors. McGowan was named  All-CAA Third-Team after recording 30 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks last season. He also earned Third-Team All-CAA honors in 2022 and Second-Team All-CAA honors in 2020-2021.Â
The Blue & Gold will open the 2023 season on Thursday, August 31 at Stony Brook. Tickets for the 2023 football season are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. Fans can buy single-game tickets, season tickets, or partial plan packages. Season ticket members receive price savings over singles games, early access to purchase tickets to Penn State, invitations to member events, and more!
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Delaware football, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
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