MOSCOW, Idaho - Idaho football's duo of
Cade Coffey and
Noah Johnson were each named to their second preseason All-America team Tuesday, as Coffey and Johnson were both selected to the
Athlon Sports 2019 Preseason All-America First Team. The pair was also honored by HERO Sports last week, with Johnson landing on the first team and Coffey on the second team.
Johnson was one of five Big Sky student-athletes named to Athlon's Preseason All-America team on the offensive side of the ball, including one of three Big Sky offensive linemen. Coffey was among two specialists from the league, joined by Weber State kick return specialist Rashid Shaheed.
Johnson was also named the "
best player in the FCS to wear No. 74" Tuesday, by HERO Sports as part of its 100-day countdown to kickoff.
Johnson, a senior from Fayetteville, Ark., was named HERO Sports All-America Third Team in 2018, becoming the first Idaho offensive lineman to earn All-America recognition since Mike Iupati in 2009. Johnson has started 23 games in his Idaho career, including 20 consecutive, all at strong guard. He has garnered all-conference honors each of his first three seasons. In addition to last season's first-team All-Big Sky nod, Johnson was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team in 2017, and was on the league's all-newcomer team as a true freshman in 2016.
Coffey, a junior, has earned All-America accolades in each of his first two seasons as a Vandal. Last year, he took home three All-America honors. Coffey was named second team by STATS, third team by Phil Steele and picked up honorable mention accolades on the HERO Sports Sophomore All-America Team. Coffey was an All-Big Sky First Team selection. The Rathdrum, Idaho, native averaged 44.1 yards per punt in 2018, to rank fifth in the FCS and help Idaho net 40 yards per punt – the best mark in the Big Sky and second best in the country. He booted 19 kicks of at least 50 yards, including a career-long 80-yard punt against Southern Utah that tied for the second-longest punt of the year, nationally. Coffey was the USA Today Freshman All-America punter at the FBS level in 2017.
Season tickets for the 2019 Idaho football campaign are available now. Fans looking to renew their tickets from last season can do soÂ
online and over the phone at 208-885-6466, or by returning the paper renewal form they received in the mail. Seat upgrades or changes may be made by calling the ticket office. Fans interested in becoming season ticket holders can get more information and make their purchasesÂ
online and over the phone at 208-885-6466.
