When Casey Fitzgerald heard he was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference football team, the North Texas receiver was honest about his feelings.

"I am pretty excited to know that I made the team," the senior was overheard saying at last week's Sun Belt Media Days in New Orleans. "It's a good accomplishment."

The recognition also shows how much Fitzgerald's life has changed in the past year.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • July 28, 2008