CHICAGO -- University of Delaware football standouts Omar Cuff, Mike Byrne, and Matt Marcorelle (at right) have been named to the College Sporting News Fabulous 50 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision All-American team.

The three Blue Hens, who led Delaware to an 11-4 record and a berth in the NCAA Division I national championship game last month, were among 50 players honored by the leading college football website. Only Appalachian State, which defeated Delaware 49-21 in the title game Dec. 14 in Chattanooga, TN, had more players honored with four selections.

Cuff, a senior running back from Landover, MD (Flowers High School), was a consensus first team All-American as he now has been named to the first team of all five major All-American teams selected this season. A two-time All-American, Cuff is Delaware’s first consensus first team All-American running back since Gardy Kahoe in 1971. Delaware’s all-time leading scorer and second all-time leading rusher, Cuff enjoyed an outstanding season in 2007 as he set school single season records with 398 carries, 1,945 yards, and 35 touchdowns while also catching 55 passes for 554 yards and four touchdowns.

He led the nation in scoring with 15.6 points per game and ranked seventh in rushing with 129.7 yards per game. He set a single season NCAA record with 39 touchdowns, the third highest total in the history of college football, and with 35 rushing touchdowns. His 65 career rushing touchdowns is also a Colonial Athletic Association record while his 73 career touchdowns is No. 1 all-time at Delaware and his 4,364 rushing yards rank him No. 2 all-time at Delaware.

Byrne, a senior offensive tackle from Lititz, PA (Manheim Central HS), earns his fourth All-American honors of the season after being named first team Walter Camp, first team The Sports Network, and third team Associated Press. A four-year letterwinner, three-year starter, and a 2007 co-captain who was an Academic All-American candidate, led an offense that led the CAA in scoring offense (36.2, 11th in NCAA), passing offense (289.5), and total offense (460.6).

Marcorelle, a sophomore from Fort Pierce, FL (John Carroll HS), earned his second All-American honors after leading a Delaware offense that was among the most improved in the CAA. After missing all but two games in 2006 due to a shoulder injury, he returned this fall to become the first sophomore to serve as team co-captain in school history.

He appeared in 14 games, ranked fifth on the team with 64 tackles, and led the squad with 14 tackles for loss (94 yards), eight sacks (68 yards), and a school-record five forced fumbles (second highest total in NCAA). He also recovered two fumbles and had a pass breakup. He previously was named an honorable mention All-American by The Sports Network.

AGATE:

Coach of the Year: Henry Frazier (Prairie View A&M)
Offensive Player of the Year: Jason Foster (Georgia Southern)
Defensive Player of the Year: Corey Lynch (Appalachian State)
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Kerry Brown (Appalachian State)
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Armanti Edwards (Appalachian State)
Freshman of the Year: Scott Riddle (Elon)

Offense: WR - Ramses Barden (Cal Poly), Terrell Hudgins (Elon), Charles Sullivan (Hofstra), Clyde Edwards (Grambling), Aaron Boyce (Eastern Washington); TE - Matt Champa (Dayton), Blake Martin (Sam Houston State); OL -Mike Byrne (Delaware), Chad Rinehart (Northern Iowa), Matt Alfred (Eastern Washington), Mitch Erickson (South Dakota State), Brennan Carvalho (Portland State), Demetrius Bell (Northwestern State); QB - Josh Johnson (San Diego), Ricky Santos (New Hampshire); RB - Tim Hightower (Richmond), Tyler Roehl (North Dakota State); All-Purpose Back - Omar Cuff (Delaware); FB - Jerome Felton (Furman).

Defense - DL - Kroy Biermann (Montana), Bryan Smith (McNeese State), Mark Huygens (Northern Iowa), Michael Dungey (Albany), Brian Johnson (Gardner-Webb), Eric Bakhtiari (San Diego), Matt Marcorelle (Delaware), John Baranowsky (James Madison); LB - Mike Gallihugh (Colgate), Kye Stewart (Illinois State), Bobby Daly (Montana State), Zach East (Prairie View A&M), Jason Hatchell (Massachusetts); DB - Derrick Huff (Eastern Kentucky), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Tennessee State), Ladarius Webb (Nicholls State), Colt Anderson (Montana); Tony LeZotte (James Madison), Bobbie Williams (Bethune-Cookman), Jarmaul George (Southern), Jerome Touchstone (Appalachian State).

Special Teams - K - Taylor Rowan (Western Illinois), P - Mike Dragosavich (North Dakota State), KR - Justin Rogers (Richmond), PR - Jeremy Gilchrist (Hampton), LS - Dan Pope (Liberty).