Tag: All-American Teams

Notre Dame football star makes two midseason All-American teams

No one in South Bend should be surprised

It has been another big season for Notre Dame football safety [autotag]Xavier Watts[/autotag], as he has 22 tackles on the year with two interceptions and a forced fumble.

While it’s not quite what he accomplished last year en route to winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, but the Irish senior still has impressed many with his play.

It was enough for both The Athletic and CBS Sports to name him to their midseason All-American teams. It’s nice honor for Watts, although this doesn’t really count towards that status

It was a big interesting not seeing defensive tackle [autotag]Howard Cross III[/autotag] on either list, who has very similar stats to Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton who made the team.

Regardless, there is plenty of time for Cross to make up ground and for Watts to continue his high level of play to get recognized later in the season. It wouldn’t surprise me at all for both of them end up on multiple All-American teams when they are announced at the end of the season.

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Sep 28, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates after an interception against the Louisville Cardinals in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

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Ohio State football players named to All-American teams in 2021

All the Ohio State football players that have been named to All-American squads in 2021. #GoBucks

The Ohio State football program churns out All-Americans at a rate hard to match by almost every other college football team. It’s rare to have a year when OSU doesn’t have players littered across the various All-American publications, both new and old.

It’s been the same in 2021. From Freshman All-American teams to consensus squads, and more, the Buckeyes have once again had their fair share of players recognized as some of the best in the game.

The list is getting increasingly lengthy, so thanks to the OSU athletic department that keeps a tidy list of these sorts of things, we thought we’d do the same so that you can keep track of which Ohio State players have been recognized on various All-American teams.

We break it down by player, and what the recognition was in 2021 … so far.

Clemson leads the way on preseason All-America picks

USA Today released its preseason All-America teams Wednesday, and nobody had more picks than Clemson. The Tigers had six players earn the honor led by sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, a first-team selection. Receiver Justyn Ross, offensive …

USA Today released its preseason All-America teams Wednesday, and nobody had more picks than Clemson.

The Tigers had six players earn the honor led by sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, a first-team selection. Receiver Justyn Ross, offensive tackle Jordan McFadden, defensive end Myles Murphy, linebacker James Skalski and safety Nolan Turner were named to the second team.

Check out the full team here.