Ingram Named AFCA All-American
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC Athletics) – University of South Carolina senior defensive end Melvin Ingram has been named to the 2011 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team. Ingram, a 6-2, 276-pounder from Hamlet, N.C., led the Gamecocks with 13.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. He also intercepted two passes, was credited with six quarterback hurries and scored three touchdowns, including a 68-yard scamper on a fake punt in the Gamecocks‘ win at Georgia. The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves. This marks the third straight year that a Gamecock has earned first-team All-America honors. Eric Norwood was a first-team pick by the Associated Press and Walter Camp in 2009, while Alshon Jeffery earned first-team All-America accolades in 2010 by AFCA, FWAA, ESPN.com and Phil Steele. Ingram and the Gamecocks (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will begin preparations next week for their Jan. 2 Capital One Bowl date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten). 2011 AFCA”ˆFBS Coaches‘ All-America Team Offense Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School WR Justin Blackmon* 6-1 215 Jr. Oklahoma St. WR Jordan White 6-0 215 Sr. Western Michigan TE Orson Charles 6-3 241 Jr. Georgia OL Kevin Zeitler 6-4 315 Sr. Wisconsin OL Barrett Jones 6-5 311 Jr. Alabama C Peter Konz 6-5 315 Jr. Wisconsin OL David DeCastro 6-5 310 Sr. Stanford OL Levy Adcock 6-6 322 Sr. Oklahoma St. QB Andrew Luck 6-4 235 Sr. Stanford RB Trent Richardson 5-11 224 Jr. Alabama RB Montee Ball 5-11 210 Jr. Wisconsin Defense Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School DL Jerel Worthy 6-3 310 Jr. Michigan St. DL Alex Okafor 6-4 260 Jr. Texas DL Whitney Mercilus 6-4 265 Jr. Illinois DL Melvin Ingram 6-2 276 Sr. South Carolina LB Dont‘a Hightower 6-4 260 Jr. Alabama LB Jarvis Jones 6-3 241 So. Georgia LB Lavonte David 6-1 225 Sr. Nebraska DB Mark Barron 6-2 218 Sr. Alabama DB Morris Claiborne 6-0 185 Jr. LSU DB Markelle Martin 6-1 198 Sr. Oklahoma St. DB DeQuan Menzie 6-0 198 Sr. Alabama Specialists Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School P Shawn Powell 6-4 235 Sr. Florida St. PK Randy Bullock 5-9 212 Sr. Texas A&M AP LaMichael James* 5-9 195 Jr. Oregon *-2010 All-American
