University of Delaware Athletics
Marcus Yarns Named FCS Football Central Preseason All-American
7/15/2024 2:09:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware running back Marcus Yarns has earned preseason All-America honors as he has been named to the FCS Football Central Preseason All-American Team as an all-purpose player. This is Yarn's first preseason accolade after being named to the FCS Football Central All-American Third Team last season.
Yarns received his first All-America award after a breakout 2023 season for the Blue Hens, leading the team with 939 rushing yards to earn All-CAA Second Team recognition. He ranked fourth in the nation with 6.90 yards per carry and had four games with at least 100 yards rushing. Yarns accounted for 1,250 total all-purpose yards as he also caught 24 passes for 311 yards. Yarns ranked second in the country with 18 total touchdowns on the season, and fourth with 15 rushing scores which ranked ninth in Delaware's single-season history.
The Salisbury, Maryland native scored at least one touchdown in nine of UD's 13 games and had multiple scores in six games, highlighted by a five-touchdown performance at Towson that earned him CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now with fans able to purchase season tickets, partial plan packages and single game tickets for all home games except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), which will go on sale on June 1. Fans can purchase tickets to Parents and Family weekend now if you purchase season tickets or within a partial plan package.
With an additional home game in 2024, the ticket price per game for every season ticket in the stadium decreased from last season. Due to the additional home game, the total season ticket price increased slightly from 2023. Season ticket members save up to $27 per game over individual game tickets. Furthermore, season ticket prices will not increase for renewing season ticket members for the inaugural season of FBS in 2025.
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Yarns received his first All-America award after a breakout 2023 season for the Blue Hens, leading the team with 939 rushing yards to earn All-CAA Second Team recognition. He ranked fourth in the nation with 6.90 yards per carry and had four games with at least 100 yards rushing. Yarns accounted for 1,250 total all-purpose yards as he also caught 24 passes for 311 yards. Yarns ranked second in the country with 18 total touchdowns on the season, and fourth with 15 rushing scores which ranked ninth in Delaware's single-season history.
The Salisbury, Maryland native scored at least one touchdown in nine of UD's 13 games and had multiple scores in six games, highlighted by a five-touchdown performance at Towson that earned him CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now with fans able to purchase season tickets, partial plan packages and single game tickets for all home games except UD's Parents & Family Weekend contest against Sacred Heart (Sep. 28), which will go on sale on June 1. Fans can purchase tickets to Parents and Family weekend now if you purchase season tickets or within a partial plan package.
With an additional home game in 2024, the ticket price per game for every season ticket in the stadium decreased from last season. Due to the additional home game, the total season ticket price increased slightly from 2023. Season ticket members save up to $27 per game over individual game tickets. Furthermore, season ticket prices will not increase for renewing season ticket members for the inaugural season of FBS in 2025.
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