DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman placed 12 student-athletes – including three first-team selections – on Phil Steele's 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason team.

Tight end Taron Mallard, lineman Jamal Savage and punt returner Tyrese Spain garnered the first-team berths. 

Also named:

SECOND TEAM
OL Nicholas Roos
OL Cedrick Jackson
DL Gerome Howard
LB Rashon McNeil
LB Untareo Johnson

THIRD TEAM
DL Uriah Gilbert
DB Omari Hill-Robinson
DB Henry Miller II
LS Kendall Batt

On July 16, the Council of Presidents and Chancellors of the MEAC announced the league suspending all sports competition, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season, as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Bethune-Cookman posted a 7-4 record in 2019, concluding a decade that saw nine winning seasons, five MEAC championships, three HBCU National Championships and three FCS playoff appearances. The Wildcats' 80 victories in the decade were the most among HBCU FCS teams.