Coleman named first team All-American by the Sporting News – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senior Kurt Coleman was named a first team All-American by the Sporting News Tuesday and a third team selection by Phil Steele.
Coleman anchored the Big Ten’s best defense in 2009. He was a third-year starter at safety and was voted captain and team MVP by his teammates. He was third on the team with 64 tackles and has led team in interceptions the last two years, including five in 2009 — one of which was an 89-yard return for a touchdown in the Wisconsin win, the fifth longest return in OSU history. Coleman also had a career-high 14 tackles against the Badgers and finished the regular season with a pair of interceptions in win at Michigan.
A first team all-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media, Coleman was the recipient of the Bill Willis (outstanding defensive player) and W.W. Hayes (Michigan game MVP) awards at the team banquet.
SPORTING NEWS ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Colt McCoy, Sr., Texas
RB Mark Ingram, Soph., Alabama
RB Toby Gerhart, Sr., Stanford
WR Golden Tate, Jr., Notre Dame
WR Jordan Shipley, Sr., Texas
TE Aaron Hernandez, Jr., Florida
OL Mike Johnson, Sr., Alabama
OL Charles Brown, Sr., USC
OL Bryan Bulaga, Sr., Iowa
OL Maurkice Pouncey, Jr., Florida
OL Russell Okung, Sr., Oklahoma State
K Kai Forbath, Jr., UCLA
KR C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clemson
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DE Jerry Hughes, Sr., TCU
DE Von Miller, Jr., Texas A&M
DT Gerald McCoy, Jr., Oklahoma
DT Ndamukong Suh, Sr., Nebraska
LB Brandon Spikes, Sr., Florida
LB Sergio Kindle, Sr., Texas
LB Rolando McClain, Jr., Alabama
CB Perrish Cox, Sr., Oklahoma State
CB Joe Haden, Jr., Florida
S Kurt Coleman, Sr., Ohio State
S Eric Berry, Jr., Tennessee
P Drew Butler, Soph., Georgia
PR Antonio Brown, Jr., Central Michigan
