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  Zack Kuntz and R'Tarriun Johnson exchanged a knowing glance before the question was even finished, as if to wonder what took so long. What effect, the Old Dominion football players were asked, does being picked to finish dead last in the Sun Belt's East Division even have? Kuntz, a junior tight end, spoke first. "With the transfer portal and how things are different, it honestly makes an analyst's job harder and harder, because it's hard to see how if a kid were to transfer from one place to another, how their impact's going to be," he said. "If anything, it puts a larger chip on our shoulder, and we'll take that going into the season."

In the end, it was a classic answer to a tired but obligatory preseason question. The Monarchs this week were indeed picked to finish seventh in the new seven-team division despite last season's appearance in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Appalachian State, a Sun Belt powerhouse, was picked to win the division, which Monarchs coach Ricky Rahne called "the toughest Group of Five division in college football." Even James Madison, which is making the jump from FCS to FBS this season, was picked a spot ahead of ODU. - The Virginian Pilot


rSr/2023 TE Zack KuntzOld Dominion
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  If voters are accurate, the Sun Belt's first season as a 14-team football conference will be a difficult initiation for new member Old Dominion. The Monarchs, who rallied for five consecutive victories in Conference USA to qualify for the Myrtle Beach Bowl and finished 6-7 last season, were picked last among seven Sun Belt East Division teams in a poll released Monday. Head coaches and media were the voters.

The SBC's other new member from Virginia, James Madison, was chosen sixth in the division. The Dukes, who were Football Championship Subdivision semifinalists last season, are eagerly awaiting their first Football Bowl Subdivision season after being a powerhouse in the lower-level FCS since the middle of last decade. Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, new member Marshall and Georgia Southern were chosen first through fifth in the East. ASU's Mountaineers are expected to reach their fourth conference championship game in the event's five-year existence. - The Virginian Pilot


rSr/2023 CB Tre Hawkins IIIOld Dominion
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  The end of the workweek marked the start of a new era for Old Dominion. Friday was the Monarchs' first day as official members of the Sun Belt Conference after leaving Conference USA a year early. ODU joins the Sun Belt in all sports the conference offers, including baseball, men's basketball, football, men's soccer, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball. James Madison, Southern Miss and Marshall also joined the Sun Belt on Friday, making the league a 14-member conference. The four schools join the 10 standing members: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, Louisiana Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.

ODU will be in the Sun Belt East Division with Marshall, JMU, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Georgia State. The Sun Belt, ODU officials have said, is a more geographically palatable league than C-USA, which ranged as far west as El Paso, Texas. The Sun Belt offers ODU more bus trips and fewer flights, which will save the athletic department significant revenue. The Sun Belt's members are contained to 10 contiguous states. - The Virginian Pilot


rSr/2023 TE Zack KuntzOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): TE: Zack Kuntz, RS So., Old Dominion,...A redshirt sophomore from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Kuntz leads the Monarchs and is second in the country among tight ends with 71 receptions. He is seventh in the country among tight ends in receiving yards with 674 and tied for 12th with five touchdowns. A transfer from Penn State, Kuntz has led ODU in receiving nine times this season and has had eight or more catches in five games. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2023 TE Zack KuntzOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL: Nick Saldiveri, RS So., Old Dominion,...Saldiveri and Isaac Weaver anchored the offensive line all season for ODU, each starting all 12 games. Saldiveri started all 12 games at right tackle and became the first ODU offensive lineman to score a touchdown, when he recovered a fumble in the end zone to get the Monarchs on the board first against Charlotte. Weaver started all 12 games, starting 10 at center and one each at left tackle and left guard. The honorable mention honor is the second of Weaver's career to go along with C-USA All-Freshman accolades in 2017. - Old Dominion Football

rJr/2023 OT Nick SaldiveriOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): K: Nick Rice, Sr., Old Dominion,...Rice set a school record with 19 field goals on the year, including a 46-yard game-winner as time expired to give the Monarchs a 23-20 win over Louisiana Tech. He also kicked a career-long 50-yarder in the win at FIU. He holds the ODU record for career field goals made with 63. Rice was also 37-of-39 on extra points this season. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2022 K Nick RiceOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB: Jordan Young, Sr., Old Dominion,...Young leads ODU with 93 tackles after securing 11 tackles, an interception and fumble recovery in ODU's 56-34 win over Charlotte. A Coatesville, Pennsylvania native, Young also has 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack this season. He is one tackle shy of passing Craig Wilkins to become ODU's all-time leading tackler. He led ODU in tackles four times so far this season and had a pair of double-digit tackle games. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2022 ILB Jordan YoungOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB: Ryan Henry, RS Jr., Old Dominion,...Henry is third on the team in tackles with 72 tackles despite missing two games. He led the team in tackles four times and has four double-digit tackle games so far this season. He also has two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2023 OLB Ryan HenryOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL: Isaac Weaver, Sr., Old Dominion,...Nick Saldiveri and Weaver anchored the offensive line all season for ODU, each starting all 12 games. Saldiveri started all 12 games at right tackle and became the first ODU offensive lineman to score a touchdown, when he recovered a fumble in the end zone to get the Monarchs on the board first against Charlotte. Weaver started all 12 games, starting 10 at center and one each at left tackle and left guard. The honorable mention honor is the second of Weaver's career to go along with C-USA All-Freshman accolades in 2017. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2022 C Isaac WeaverOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB: R'Tarriun Johnson, RS Jr., Old Dominion,...Johnson is second on the team with 78 tackles, while he is also tied for the team lead with two interceptions. He is third on the squad with six pass breakups and has two tackles for loss. Johnson entered this season with two career tackles. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2023 SS RTarriun JohnsonOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB: Tre Hawkins III, Jr., Old Dominion,...Five members of the ODU defense receive honorable mention honors, including linebackers Ryan Henry and Jordan Young, cornerbacks Roger Cray and Tre Hawkins and safety R'Tarriun Johnson. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2023 CB Tre Hawkins IIIOld Dominion
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB: Roger Cray, Sr., Old Dominion,...Five members of the ODU defense receive honorable mention honors, including linebackers Ryan Henry and Jordan Young, cornerbacks Roger Cray and Tre Hawkins and safety R'Tarriun Johnson. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2022 CB Roger CrayOld Dominion
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  2021 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion,...Henderson is fifth on the team with 67 tackles. He registered 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles, one which clinched ODU's win over Middle Tennessee, and a fumble recovery. Like Morrison, Henderson also blocked a kick, an extra point that was returned 80 yards by R'Tarriun Johnson for a defensive extra point in ODU's 30-16 win over Florida Atlantic. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2026 ILB Jason HendersonOld Dominion
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  2021 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): DE: Amorie Morrison, Old Dominion,...Morrison is second among ODU defensive lineman with 31 tackles and leads ODU with five tackles for loss and is second on the team with three sacks. He is also one of six Monarchs to block a kick this season, a category which ODU is tied for the nation's lead. - Old Dominion Football

rJr/2026 DE Amore MorrisonOld Dominion
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  2021 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): OL: Santana Saunders, Old Dominion,...Saunders played in 10 games on the offensive line, including three starts at left tackle. He also saw time at right tackle when Saldiveri slid to guard. - Old Dominion Football

rSr/2025 OT Santana SaundersOld Dominion
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