Dec. 18, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- During the college football down time between the end of the regular season and the beginning of bowl games, there is no shortage of organizations bestowing their own lists of award winners, and the Wildcats have earned plenty of those nods following a successful 2009 campaign.
Following is a player-by-player breakdown of honors given to Outback Bowl-bound Northwestern by an assortment of publications and Web sites:
Neal Deiters
• CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention
• Sporting News All-Big Ten freshman team
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten freshman team
Stefan Demos
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten second team
Demetrius Fields
• Sporting News All-Big Ten freshman team
• Rivals.com All-Big freshman team
Drake Dunsmore
• CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore third team
Mike Kafka
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten first team
• CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big Ten
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
Zeke Markshausen
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
• Sporting News All-Big Ten
Sherrick McManis
• ESPN.com All-Big Ten
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten first team
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten second team
Al Netter
• CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore first team
Brad Phillips
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten first team
• CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big Ten
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
Quentin Williams
• Rivals.com All-Big Ten freshman team
Corey Wootton
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team