NEW ORLEANS — Three Coastal Carolina University football players earned preseason All-Sun Belt Conference honors, the league office announced Monday.
 
OL Nick Del Grande earned first-team offensive accolades while LB Shane Bruce and WR Jameson Tucker were second-team honorees. 
 
Del Grande was an Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt performer in 2024, starting all 13 games on the offensive line. He helped anchor a unit which led the SBC in fewest sacks allowed with 15 or 1.2 per game, a mark which ranked tied for 17th in the NCAA FBS. The Chants averaged 4.6 yards per carry, toting the mail for 2,242 yards on the ground with 21 scores. Through the air, the offense covered 2,616 yards and scored 20 TDs.
 
Bruce also received postseason All-Sun Belt honorable mention honors following the 2024 season. He started in 11 games, leading Coastal with 75 tackles, five for a loss along with an interception, fumble recovery, PBU and three QB hurries. Had a career-best 12 tackles at Troy and finished with 11 against Virginia.
 
Tucker started 13 games a year ago and was the Chanticleers leading pass catcher with 34 catches for 579 yards. He scored six TDs and averaged 17.0 yards per catch, finishing with a 44.5 yards per game average. Tucker also carried the ball three times for 34 yards. He crossed the 1,000-yards receiving threshold for his career and had a career game at Troy, catching six balls for 106 yards and a TD. 

MEDIA DAY UP NEXT
The 2025 Sun Belt football season will officially kick off with Sun Belt Football Media Days on Tuesday, July 22, and Wednesday, July 23. The West Division head coaches and student-athletes will appear on Tuesday, with Coastal Carolina and the East Division to follow on Wednesday. 
 
The event will be held at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District in downtown New Orleans, La., and will be broadcast nationwide on ESPN+. For the second-straight year, the multicast will feature two separate feeds—the traditional Sun Belt Football Media Days Show, which will incorporate portions of the Main Stage and Sun Belt Studio appearances from each team alongside analysis from hosts Matt Stewart and Rocky Boiman, and the Sun Belt Football Media Days Podium Feed, which will showcase the Main Stage appearances from each team in their entirety. 
 
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Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets for the 2025 football are on sale now and can be purchased online at GoCCUSports.com! Click the appropriate link below and make plans to join us in Brooks Stadium this fall!
 
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2025 SUN BELT FOOTBALL PRESEASON AWARDS — Complete Listing
PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT TEAMS
• OL Nick Del Grande, First-Team Offense
• LB Shane Bruce, Second-Team Defense
• WR Jameson Tucker, Second-Team Offense
 
2025 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(First-Place Votes)
 
East Division
1. James Madison – 94 Points (11)
2. Georgia Southern – 76 Points (1)
3. App State – 60 Points
4. Coastal Carolina – 49 Points (1)
5. Old Dominion – 48 Points
6. Marshall – 42 Points (1)
7. Georgia State – 23 Points
 
West Division
1. Louisiana – 86 Points (6)
2. Texas State – 78 Points (6)
3. Arkansas State – 64 Points (1)
4. South Alabama – 50 Points (1)
5. Southern Miss – 47 Points
6. Troy – 43 Points
7. ULM – 24 Points
 
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