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USA Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MSU punter Ryan Eckley named preseason All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation
Michigan State football has an All-American on its roster as we enter the 2025 season. Spartans punter Ryan Eckley was selected as a second-team preseason All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation earlier this month. Eckley is a redshirt junior and considered one of the best punters in the Big Ten heading into the 2025 season. Per Michigan State football, Eckley led the Big Ten and ranked among the national leaders last season with his 47.9-yard average, which tied for the third-best average in single-season school history. Eckley is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree from his first two seasons as the Spartans' starter at punter. Eckley was the only Spartan included on this year's preseason All-American teams from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Michigan State football opens the 2025 season on August 29 against Western Michigan. Kickoff from Spartan Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on FS1. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Notre Dame All-American Jeff Burris enshrined in Walter Camp's ‘Ring of Honor'
It was quite the career for former Notre Dame All-American cornerback Jeff Burris, and on Sunday he got even more recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. As a consensus All-American in 1993, Burris went on the be the No. 27th overall pick of the first-round of the 1994 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, and had a solid career as a professional. Following his playing career that ended in 2004, he took a break before returning to the gridiron as a coach. Burris would then work his way up the ladder very quickly, becoming the Miami Dolphins assistant defensive backs coach just two years after starting the profession. He was on the Irish coaching staff in 2016 as a defensive analyst, before leaving after a season to return to being a position coach once again. Entering this coming season, he is the cornerbacks coach for the New York Giants. Burris played in 144 total games with 19 interceptions and 536 total tackles. Adding in his 10 touchdowns scores as the primary back in Notre Dame's goal line package, Burris has had an impressive career as he has now been enshrined into the foundations 'Ring of Honor.' Burris was one of six people to earn the honor in 2025, as we congratulate him on this amazing accomplishment.
USA Today
01-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Walter Camp preseason All-Americans include trio of Nittany Lions
The start of July means college football's watch list season is just about here. Helping to get things started was the Walter Camp Football Foundation with the announcement of its preseason All-America team, and a trio of Penn State's top players were included on the roster. Running back Nicholas Singleton and defensive lineman Zane Durant each were named to the first team roster, giving Penn State one player on each side of the line of scrimmage. Offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane landed on the second team offense from the Walter Camp Football Foundation's preseason All-America roster. A couple of the most obvious omissions from this list would include defensive lineman Dani Dennis-Sutton and quarterback Drew Allar, both of whom have received some first-round draft projections from draft experts. Penn State is one of five schools to have three players on the preseason All-American teams. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Indiana, and Texas. The Big Ten has 15 players appearing on the preseason All-America list, which is the second-most for a conference behind only the SEC (16 players). Penn State's Abdul Carter was named to the 2024 WCFF All-American First Team Defense last season. Tight end Tyler Warren was named to the second team offense. You can see the full preseason All-American roster from the Walter Camp Football Foundation to see who else made the preseason roster.
