Football: Sporting News Mid-Season All-America Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Ohio State was one of four schools with two players on Sporting News Today’s inaugural Midseason All-American Team, released Friday. The Buckeyes placed linebacker James Laurinaitis and and cornerback Malcolm Jenkins on the team.
“Forget All-American. Laurinaitis might rank as the nation’s top college football player,” Sporting News Today’s Dave Curtis said. “He belongs in any discussion of the great linebackers in Buckeye history.”
“Jenkins’ penchant for big plays on defense and special teams keeps popping up in Big Ten play,” Curtis added.
The SEC led the way with seven players on SN Today’s team. The Big Ten had six, the Big 12 five. In addition to Ohio State, Alabama, Texas and USC also had two representatives on SN Today’s team.
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Sporting News Today’s Midseason All-American team
Offense
QB Colt McCoy, Texas
RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State
RB Shonn Greene, Iowa
WR Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
WR Eric Decker, Minnesota
TE Chase Coffman, Missouri
OL Andre Smith, Alabama
OL Michael Oher, Mississippi
OL Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
OL Alex Mack, California
OL Herman Johnson, LSU
K Louie Sakoda, Utah
KR Derrick Williams, Penn State
Defense
DE Brian Orakpo, Texas
DE Jerry Hughes, TCU
DT Terrence Cody, Alabama
DT Fili Moala, USC
LB Rennie Curran, Georgia
LB Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
LB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
CB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
S Eric Berry, Tennessee
S Kevin Ellison, USC
P Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
PR Brandon James, Florida
