Stephen Sokach-Minnick and the University at Albany Great Danes are headed to the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs.
The 6-foot, 233-pound senior appeared in 11 games as a long snapper for the Great Danes for the second straight season.
Sokach-Minnick was credited with one tackle and one assist this season.
Albany, the fifth seed, is one of eight teams to be awarded a bye in the 24-team tournament.
The Great Danes will play at home Dec. 2 against the winner of the first-round game between North Carolina Central and Richmond.
Richmond was one of the teams, along with Villanova, in a three-way, first-place tie with Albany in the Coastal Athletic Association.
Albany received the conference’s automatic National Collegiate Athletic Association playoff bid on a point-differential tiebreaker with the help of its 31-10 victory over Villanova. The Great Danes are 9-3 overall.
