Warhawks place five on Inside Wisconsin Sports' Division III Preseason All-State Team

QB Matt Blanchard, Whitewater - Two WIAC quarterbacks averaged more yards per game than Blanchard, but no one was more efficient. No one was even close. Blanchard tossed 21 touchdowns and threw just one interception in 2010. Sometimes it was just too easy; in a win over River Falls, he was 10-for-10 passing with three touchdowns. Amazingly, the Warhawks were able to rely on Lee Brekke, not Blanchard, during the postseason after a hand injury ended Blanchard's campaign. Now fully healthy, Blanchard is ready to build off last season's success.

RB Levell Coppage, Whitewater - After averaging 150.5 yards per contest in 2010, Coppage now has 5,675 career rushing yards. If he remains healthy, there is no reason to think he won't end his stay at Whitewater as Division III's all-time leading rusher. As if that isn't a big enough endorsement, Coppage has proven to be the nation's premier big-game back. He gained almost 1,000 yards in the team's five playoff games last fall, and in the championship win over Mount Union, he carried 39 times and scored three times. Few players in Wisconsin state football history have put together a career worthy of comparison.

OL Logan Allemand, Whitewater - What list would be complete without a player from Whitewater? The Warhawks lost two All-WIAC members from last year's line (Matt Weber and Robbie Ustruck) but few doubt the team will be able to reload. Allemand stands 6-foot-3 and weighs close to 300 pounds. The senior will use that size to help create holes for the country's most respected rushing offense.

DL Louissant Minett, Whitewater - Three Warhawk defensive linemen made the WIAC's first or second team last year. Minett was left out in the cold despite finishing second in the conference with 8.5 sacks. Against La Crosse the freshman had two and a half sacks, collecting 17 sack yards. Minett is now a leader for a unit that's been mostly rebuilt.

LB Greg Arnold, Whitewater - Whitewater loses a top linebacker in Lane Olson, but returns a player just as promising in Arnold. Not only did he average 5.2 tackles as a junior last season, but Arnold led all WIAC linebackers in sacks (seven). Recently, Arnold was named to the Division III preseason All-America team, so it's clear he belongs on this squad.

** Inside Wisconsin Sports' Division III Preseason All-State Team consists of players from all of Wisconsin's Division III football programs. The team was selected in May by a panel of IWS staff.