Dec. 15, 2010
Illinois Bowl Central
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Postseason honors continue to roll in for Fighting Illini players, as junior running back Mikel Leshoure, junior defensive tackle Corey Liuget, redshirt-freshman quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and redshirt-freshman defensive tackle Akeem Spence all appeared on award lists released Wednesday.
Leshoure was named a third-team All-American by Phil Steele and Liuget earned fourth-team All-America honors by Phil Steele. Spence was a first-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and a second-team pick by CollegeFootballNews.com, while Scheelhaase earned fourth-team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele and honorable mention from CollegeFootballNews.com.
Full Phil Steele All-America Teams
Full Phil Steele Freshman All-America Teams
Full CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Offense
Full College FootballNews.com All-Freshman Defense
Below is an updated list of postseason honors earned by Illini players.
Illinois Postseason Honors (as of 12/15/10)
OT Jeff Allen
• Second-team All-Big Ten (media)
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches)
LB Nate Bussey
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
PK Derek Dimke
• Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)
FS Trulon Henry
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
RB Mikel Leshoure
• Second-team All-American by Associated Press
• Third-team All-American by Rivals.com
• Third-team All-American by Phil Steele
• Honorable mention All-American by SI.com
• First-team All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
DT Corey Liuget
• Fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele
• Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
C Graham Pocic
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
P Anthony Santella
• First-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (media)
QB Nathan Scheelhaase
• Fourth-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele
• Honorable mention Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com
DT Akeem Spence
• First-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com
• First-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele
• Second-team Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com
LB Martez Wilson
• First-team All-Big Ten (media)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
SS Tavon Wilson
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches & media)
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