All is Back to Normal: Mike Mauti Left Off of AP All-American Teams; No PSU Players Make It

[Yahoo] AP ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback – Johnny Manziel, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Texas A&M.

Running backs – Montee Ball, senior, 5-11, 215, Wisconsin; Ka’Deem Carey, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Arizona.

Tackles – Luke Joeckel, junior, 6-6, 310, Texas A&M; Taylor Lewan, junior, 6-8, 309, Michigan.

Guards – Chance Warmack, senior, 6-3, 320, Alabama; Jonathan Cooper, senior, 6-3, 295, North Carolina.

Center – Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 302, Alabama.

Tight end – Zach Ertz, senior, 6-6, 252, Stanford.

Receivers – Marqise Lee, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Southern California; Terrance Williams, senior, 6-2, 205, Baylor.

All-purpose player – Tavon Austin, senior, 5-9, 171, West Virginia.

Kicker – Cairo Santos, junior, 5-8, 160, Tulane.

Defense

Ends – Jadeveon Clowney, sophomore, 6-6, 256, South Carolina; Bjoern Werner, junior, 6-4, 255, Florida State.

Tackles – Star Lotulelei, senior, 6-4, 320, Utah; Will Sutton, junior, 6-1, 267, Arizona State.

Linebackers – Manti Te’o, senior, 6-2, 255, Notre Dame; Jarvis Jones, junior, 6-3, 241, Georgia; C.J. Mosley, junior, 6-2, 232, Alabama.

Cornerbacks – Dee Milliner, junior, 6-1, 199, Alabama; Jordan Poyer, sophomore, 6-0, 172, Oregon State.

Safeties – Phillip Thomas, senior, 6-1, 215, Fresno State; Matt Elam, junior, 5-10, 202, Florida.

Punter – Ryan Allen, senior, 6-2, 215, Louisiana Tech.

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SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback – Collin Klein, senior, Kansas State.

Running backs – Kenjon Barner, senior, Oregon; Johnathan Franklin, senior, UCLA.

Tackles – D.J. Fluker, junior, Alabama; David Yankey, junior, Stanford.

Guards – Spencer Long, junior, Nebraska; Cyril Richardson, junior, Baylor.

Center – Dalton Freeman, senior, Clemson.

Tight end – Tyler Eifert, senior, Notre Dame.

Receivers – Stedman Bailey, junior, West Virginia; Quinton Patton, senior, Louisiana Tech.

All-purpose player – Jordan Lynch, junior, Northern Illinois.

Kicker – Dustin Hopkins, senior, Florida State.

DEFENSE

Ends – Damontre Moore, junior, Texas A&M; Stephon Tuitt, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Tackles – Johnathan Hankins, junior, Ohio State; Kawann Short, senior, Purdue.

Linebackers – Kevin Minter, junior, LSU; Anthony Barr, junior, UCLA; Arthur Brown, senior, Kansas State.

Cornerbacks – Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State; Bradley Roby, sophomore, Ohio State.

Safeties – Eric Reid, junior, LSU; Tony Jefferson, junior, Oklahoma.

Punter – Riley Stephenson, senior, BYU.

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THIRD TEAM

Quarterback – A.J. McCarron, junior, Alabama.

Running backs – Stefphon Jefferson, junior, Nevada; Giovani Bernard, sophomore, North Carolina.

Tackles – Jake Matthews, junior, Texas A&M; Eric Fisher, senior, Central Michigan.

Guards – Larry Warford, senior, Kentucky; Xavier Su’a-Filo, sophomore, UCLA.

Center – Braxston Cave, senior, Notre Dame.

Tight end – Austin Seferian-Jenkins, sophomore, Washington.

Receivers – DeAndre Hopkins, junior, Clemson; Cobi Hamilton, senior, Arkansas.

All-purpose player – Dri Archer, junior, Kent State.

Kicker – Caleb Sturgis, senior, Florida.

Ends – John Simon, senior, Ohio State; Sam Montgomery, junior, LSU.

Tackles – Shariff Floyd, junior, Florida; Chris Jones, senior, Bowling Green.

Linebackers – Khaseem Greene, senior, Rutgers; Trent Murphy, senior, Stanford; Kyle Van Noy, junior, BYU.

Cornerbacks – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, sophomore, Oregon; Jason Verrett, junior, TCU.

Safeties – Ed Reynolds, junior, Stanford; Ty Zimmerman, junior, Kansas State.

Punter – Kyle Christy, sophomore, Florida.

(1/2) KSU LB Arthur Brown is an AP Second Team All-American. His stats: 91 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 1 sack.

December 11, 2012 1:31 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@drewBbalis

Drew Balis

(2/2) Mauti's stats: 95 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, 2.5 sacks. Hodges' stats: 109 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2 INTs, 1 sack

December 11, 2012 1:33 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@drewBbalis

Drew Balis

If AP All-America voters don't believe Michael Mauti is among best nine LBs in country, then you cannot take list seriously.

December 11, 2012 1:32 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@KimJonesSports

Kimberly Jones

Stunned that no PSU players are on any of the AP All-America teams. Lot of folks didn't do their homework on guys like Mauti and Hill.

December 11, 2012 1:18 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@ESPN_BigTen

Rittenberg/Bennett

Ah well. We’re used to it.