Fitzgerald-si Honorable Mention All American

[eagle213]

I hadn't seen this posted yet. Here's the link.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/foot...icas/index.html

[SUMG]

That's great. Way to go, Casey.....from walk-on to All American.......you make us all proud.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Any chance you could post the text of the article?

[GreenBat]

Any chance you could post the text of the article?

SI.com's All-Americas

Heisman winner Tebow and McFadden headline group

Posted: Tuesday December 11, 2007 11:09AM; Updated: Tuesday December 11, 2007 1:37PM

OFFENSE

QB: Tim Tebow, So., Florida -- Do-everything QB accounted for 3,970 total yards, 51 TDs.

RB: Darren McFadden, Jr., Arkansas -- Two-time Heisman runner-up ran for 1,725 yards, 15 TDs.

RB: Kevin Smith, Jr., UCF -- Led the nation in carries (415), yards (2,448) and TDs (29).

WR: Michael Crabtree, Fr., Texas Tech -- Led nation in catches (125), yards (1,861) and TDs (21).

WR: Jordy Nelson, Sr., Kansas State -- Ranked No. 2 nationally with 122 catches for 1,606 yards.

TE: Travis Beckum, Jr., Wisconsin -- Led all tight ends nationally with 960 yards on 73 catches.

C: Jonathan Luigs, Jr., Arkansas -- Rimington Award winner keyed nation's No. 3 rushing offense.

OL: Anthony Collins, Jr., Kansas -- Big blocker averaged nearly nine knockdowns per game.

OL: Jake Long, Sr., Michigan -- Overpowering run-blocker a likely top-five NFL pick.

OL: Duke Robinson, Jr., Oklahoma -- Overpowering guard had 97 knockdowns, with 13 vs. Miami.

OL: Max Unger, Jr., Oregon -- His offense averaged 243 yards rushing, 219 passing.

DEFENSE

DL: Chris Long, Sr., Virginia -- Menacing pass-rusher finished third nationally with 14 sacks.

DL: Glenn Dorsey, Sr., LSU -- Despite multiple injuries, Lombardi winner kept making big plays.

DL: Sedrick Ellis, Sr., USC -- Pac-10 defensive player of year notched 8.5 sacks, 12.5 TFLs.

DL: George Selvie, So., USF -- Breakout star had 14.5 sacks, NCAA-record 31.5 tackles for loss.

LB: James Laurinaitis, Jr., Ohio State -- Relentless ball-hawk posted team-high 103 tackles, five sacks.

LB: Curtis Lofton, Jr., Oklahoma -- Big 12 defensive player of year notched 142 tackles, seven TOs.

LB: Keith Rivers, Sr., USC -- Leader of nation's premier LB corps had 75 tackles, three sacks.

DB: Antoine Cason, Sr., Arizona -- Nation's top cover corner returned two of his five picks for TDs.

DB: Craig Steltz, Sr., LSU -- Big hitter/consummate playmaker had 97 tackles, six picks.

DB: Jamie Silva, Sr., Boston College -- Leader of BC's D posted team-high 115 tackles, six interceptions.

DB: Aqib Talib, Jr., Kansas -- Premier corner notched four picks, scored four TDs on offense.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Austin Starr, Jr., Indiana -- Nailed 21-of-23 FG attempts; game-winner against Purdue.

KR: Matthew Slater, Sr., UCLA -- One of only two players to return three kicks for touchdowns.

P: Durant Brooks, Sr., Georgia Tech, Ray Guy Award winner pinned 30-of-61 kicks inside the 20.

PR: Jeremy Maclin, Fr., Missouri, Electrifying all-purpose threat returned two punts for TDs.

Second Team

OFFENSE

QB Colt Brennan, Sr., Hawaii

RB Matt Forte, Sr., Tulane

RB Ray Rice, Jr., Rutgers

WR Ryan Grice-Mullen, Jr., Hawaii

WR Mario Manningham, Jr., Michigan

TE Fred Davis, Sr., USC

C Steve Justice, Sr., Wake Forest

OL Sam Baker, Sr., USC

OL Kirk Barton, Sr., Ohio State

OL Ryan Clady, Jr., Boise State

OL Ray Feinga, Jr., BYU

K Gary Cismesia, Sr., Florida State

KR Kevin Robinson, Sr., Utah State

DEFENSE

DL Vernon Gholston, Sr., Ohio St.

DL Greg Middleton, So., Indiana

DL Nick Reed, Jr., Oregon

LB Dan Connor, Sr., Penn State

LB Jordon Dizon, Sr., Colorado

LB J Leman, Sr., Illinois

LB Scott McKillop, Jr., Pittsburgh

CB Brandon Flowers, Jr., Virginia Tech

CB Malcolm Jenkins, Jr., Ohio State

S William Moore, Jr., Missouri

S Taylor Mays, So., USC

P Louie Sakoda, Jr., Utah

PR Leodis McKelvin, Sr., Troy

Honorable Mention

QB: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma; Brian Brohm, Louisville; Chase Daniel, Missouri; Dennis Dixon, Oregon; Graham Harrell, Texas Tech; Matt Ryan, Boston College; Paul Smith, Tulsa; Pat White, West Virginia.

RB: Jamaal Charles, Texas; Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech; Chad Hall, Air Force; Mike Hart, Michigan; Eugene Jarvis, Kent State; LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh; Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois; Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Jonathan Stewart, Oregon; Chris Wells, Ohio State.

WR: Jabari Arthur, Akron; Donnie Avery, Houston; Davone Bess, Hawaii; Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State; Jarrett Dillard, Rice; Harry Douglas, Louisville;

Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas; Brandon Gibson, Washington State; James Hardy, Indiana; Jason Rivers, Hawaii.

TE: Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma; Darius Hill, Ball State; Martin Rucker, Missouri; Cody Slate, Marshall; Jacob Tamme, Kentucky.

OL: Gosder Cherilus, Boston College; Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma; Alex Mack, Cal; Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh; Barry Richardson, Clemson; Anthony Parker, Tennessee; Hercules Satele, Hawaii; Adam Spieker, Missouri.

DL: Bruce Davis, UCLA; Johnny Dingle, West Virginia; Chris Ellis, Virginia Tech; Auston English, Oklahoma; Maurice Evans, Penn State; Quentin Groves, Auburn; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; Jan Jorgensen, BYU; James McClinton, Kansas.

LB: Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech; Beau Bell, UNLV; Shawn Crable, Michigan; Geno Hayes, Florida State; Erin Henderson, Maryland; Ali Highsmith, LSU; Robert James, Arizona State; Marc Magro, West Virginia; Ben Moffitt, USF; Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky.

DB: Carson Bird, Air Force; Quintin Demps, UTEP; Chevis Jackson, LSU; Mike Jenkins, USF; Mike Mickens, Cincinnati; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; Kenny Phillips, Miami; Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest; Reggie Smith, Oklahoma; Robert Vaughn, Connecticut; Trae Williams, USF.

K: Travis Bell, Georgia Tech; Taylor Mehlaff, Wisconsin; John Sullivan, New Mexico; Sam Swank, Wake Forest; Thomas Weber, Arizona State; Jeff Wolfert, Missouri.

P: Kevin Huber, Cincinnati; Brett Kern, Toledo; Chris Miller, Ball State; Jacob Richardson, Miami (Ohio).

KR: Marcus Herford, Kansas; A.J. Jefferson, Fresno State; Chris Johnson, East Carolina; Felix Jones, Arkansas; Kevin Marion, Wake Forest.

PR: Javier Arenas, Alabama; Deon Murphy, Kansas State; Clifton Smith, Fresno State; Eddie Royal, Virginia Tech; Jeremy Trimble, Army.

[filmerj]

Congrats Casey! Keep Up the Good Work.

[untbowler]

as usual our beloved SID has not published this great news.

Of course still waiting for the article on Vizza and Robertson being named to the Freshman AA team.

Oh well.

Huge congrats to Casey, what a great story.

[Cooley]

Should bring some national press to this offense next year with a HM AA.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Thanks, GreenBat.

Congratulations, Casey!

[Censored by Laurie]

Anybody notice who WASN'T on the Wide Reciever list?

I'll give you a clue, he wears number 4 and plays in Norman.

Great job Casey!

[Dodge2007]

Casey, congratulations. Your an inspiration to many people. Hopefully all the young WR's will follow you lead and work their butts off to obtain what you have earned.

[GreenBat]

as usual our beloved SID has not published this great news.

Of course still waiting for the article on Vizza and Robertson being named to the Freshman AA team.

Oh well.

Huge congrats to Casey, what a great story.

I emailed the link to Eric Capper and here is the response I received.

Brett,

Thanks. We are waiting until all of the All-America teams are released before we put up a story on the web site. Casey has been included on many All-America teams and I think there is only one or two more teams to be released. It is a great accomplishment for a very deserving young man.

Eric Capper

Associate Athletics Director

University of North Texas

940-565-2476

[jimmyjames_99]

I emailed the link to Eric Capper and here is the response I received.

Seems like a missed opportunity to have North Texas in the papers more often.

[untbowler]

Seems like a missed opportunity to have North Texas in the papers more often.

hmm not sure why they would not just post 3 different articles if he made 3 teams, missed opportunity is correct. Funny their stories come out weeks later than the original information.