100 years of AP All-America football teams
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A first team All-American in 2024 is expected to repeat that performance in 2025 for Michigan football. The staff at CBS Sports recently put together its presea
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From Red Grange to Travis Hunter, the AP All-America team has been the ‘gold standard’ for a century
By the 1920s, when a multitude of media outlets were naming All-America teams, individual performance was the main criteria. Grange, Bronko Nagurski, Davey O’Brien, Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard became synonymous with gridiron greatness in an era when sports fans relied on the nation’s sports pages and magazines to be arbiters of who was best.
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Fighting Irish Wire on MSNNotre Dame has '26 commits Davis Jr., O'Brien on Rivals' 2025 preseason All-American team
Two Notre Dame 2026 football commitments earned spots on Rivals' 2025 preseason high school All-American list. Notre Dame's 2026 recruiting class has been in the news for a good portion of the offseason due to the high volume of top talent that the Fighting Irish were able to get committed.
The exceptions were Arizona State receiver Jordyn Tyson, Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano, USC receiver/returner Makai Lemon and Oregon edge rusher Matayo Uiagalelei and safety Dillon Thieneman. Put another way: Just one of nine spots on the lines of scrimmage went to a player from the Pacific and Mountain time zones.
Mauigoa and Marion are the only UM players who received preseason first-team All-America recognition. Mauigoa landed on first team by Sporting News, Walter Camp and Athlon, while also getting second-team recognition by Lindy’s Sports and third team honors from Phil Steele.