Allen Bush Named Preseason All-American by CDS

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Junior defensive back Allen Bush (Newark, N.J.) of the American International College football team has been named a 2009 Preseason all-American by Consensus Draft Services.

Bush, a first-team Northeast-10 all-star and an all-region selection by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, led the team with four interceptions for the season and recorded 37 tackles. He also led the team with 11 pass breakups and ranked second on the team with two blocked kicks.

AIC posted a record of 9-2 this season and captured its third conference title since 1999 with a perfect 7-0 record in the Northeast-10. The Yellow Jackets also made their first-ever NCAA playoff berth. The nine wins are the second-most in program history. AIC also won nine games in 2000 and won a school-record 10 games in 1999.