Posted: Nov 16, 2023

Bethel’s Collazo & Bright Headline 2023 Mid-South Conference Football Awards

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Mid-South Conference officials announced the 2023 All MSC teams and individual award winners on Thursday.

Bethel's (Tenn.) Joaquin Collazo III was voted as the Craig Mullins MSC Offensive Player of the Year, while Georgetown's (Ky.) Chad Holleran is the MSC Defensive Player of the Year.

The individual awards and all-conference teams are selected by a vote of the Football coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.

In addition to the players of the year, Campbellsville's Ashton Auker in the Offensive Freshman of the Year and Cumberland's (Tenn.) Aaron Davis is the Defensive Freshman of the Year. Georgetown's Chris Oliver is the 2023 Ron Finley Coach of the Year while Bethel's Jay Bright is the Assistant Coach of the Year.

Collazo has completed 70.6 percent of his passes going 218-for-309 while throwing for 3,102 yards and 33 touchdowns. He is averaging 282 yards per game and is averaging 10 yards per attempt. Collazo leads the NAIA in completion percentage, ranks second in yards and touchdowns and fifth in yards per game.

Holleran leads the Tigers with 69 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. He has also forced a fumble and has an interception this season. Holleran's tackles rank sixth in the conference while his tackles for loss are tied for 13th.

Auker caught 32 passes for 409 yards and four touchdowns in his freshman campaign. His four receiving touchdowns were tied for second on the team.

Davis led the Phoenix in tackles with 50 in his freshman season. He ranked second on the team with 5.5 sacks and third with 7.5 tackles for loss. Davis also forced a fumble this season.

Oliver earns Coach of the Year honors for the sixth time in his career. He guided the Tigers to their 21st MSC Regular season championship going 6-0 in the conference and 8-1 overall. Georgetown enters the NAIA Football Championship Series as the No. 4 seed.

Bright leads a Bethel offense that is averaging 451.4 yards per game and scoring 44.6 points per game. The Wildcats rank third in the NAIA in points per game, third in total offense and seventh in yards per game.

2023 First Team All Mid-South Conference:

PLAYER	POSITION	SCHOOL
Cade Crume	Offensive Line	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Boots Ellett	Offensive Line	Georgetown (Ky.)
Blake Gossett	Offensive Line	Georgetown (Ky.)
Jackson Sarratt	Offensive Line	Bethel (Tenn.)
Corey Teague	Offensive Line	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Jeremy Adams	Tight End	Georgetown (Ky.)
J.D. Dixon	Wide Receiver	Bethel (Tenn.)
Luke Sheperson	Wide Receiver	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Jaylen Taylor	Wide Receiver	Bethel (Tenn.)
Logan Collier	All Purpose	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Joaquin Collazo III	Quarterback	Bethel (Tenn.)
Jbias Dawson	Running Back	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Darius Neal	Running Back	Georgetown (Ky.)
Job Matossian	Kicker	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Kendall Adams-Young	Defensive Line	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Jacob Harmon	Defensive Line	Georgetown (Ky.)
Xavier King	Defensive Line	Bethel (Tenn.)
Emmanuel Olaitan	Defensive Line	Faulkner (Ala.)
Darian Burns	Linebacker	Bethel (Tenn.)
Aaron Davis	Linebacker	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Chad Holleran	Linebacker	Georgetown (Ky.)
Darius Hylick	Linebacker	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Darrien Lewis	Linebacker	Bethel (Tenn.)
Demetrice Gilbert	Defensive Back	Bethel (Tenn.)
Kyren Simpson	Defensive Back	Georgetown (Ky.)
Ty Simpson	Defensive Back	Faulkner (Ala.)
Malik Thornton	Defensive Back	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Darius Willis Jr.	Defensive Back	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Logan Collier	Return Specialist	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Job Matossian	Punter	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Brodie Williams	Long Snapper	Georgetown (Ky.)

2023 Second Team All Mid-South Conference:

PLAYER	POSITION	SCHOOL
Logan Davis	Offensive Line	Bethel (Tenn.)
James Hancock	Offensive Line	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Max Hill	Offensive Line	Georgetown (Ky.)
Dylan Morales	Offensive Line	Bethel (Tenn.)
William Sanchez	Offensive Line	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Curtis Leflore Jr.	Tight End	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Avont Burrus	Wide Receiver	Bethel (Tenn.)
Quantae Hicks	Wide Receiver	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Andre Siler	Wide Receiver	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Aaron Maggard	All Purpose	Georgetown (Ky.)
Jagger Gillis	Quarterback	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Darius James	Running Back	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Treylon Sheppard	Running Back	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Andrew Welch	Kicker	Bethel (Tenn.)
Jalen Brown	Defensive Line	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Colton Cornish	Defensive Line	Georgetown (Ky.)
Therone Orr	Defensive Line	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Jerwin Young	Defensive Line	Bethel (Tenn.)
Adam Caudle	Linebacker	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Ellis Reed	Linebacker	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Payton Standifer	Linebacker	Georgetown (Ky.)
Damon Byrnes-Mitchell	Defensive Back	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Javonte Carter	Defensive Back	Bethel (Tenn.)
Brian Hughes	Defensive Back	Bethel (Tenn.)
Davon Starks	Defensive Back	Georgetown (Ky.)
Derek Taylor	Defensive Back	Cumberland (Tenn.)
Demetrice Gilbert	Return Specialist	Bethel (Tenn.)
Drew Rader	Punter	Georgetown (Ky.)
Ben Banks	Long Snapper	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Trevor Pfiester	Long Snapper	Cumberlands (Ky.)