Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Kyle Van Noy (3)celebrates his defensive touchdown with teammates during the Cougar season opener with Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. BYU won 14-13.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Two BYU players — junior linebacker Kyle Van Noy and senior punter Riley Stephenson — were named to CBSSports.com's All-America second team Monday.
Van Noy is No. 11 in the country in sacks with 11. He is also 13 in tackles-for-loss, with 18 for minus-110 yards.
Stephenson is No. 2 in the nation in punting, averaging 47.31 yards per attempt. He has 26 punts that traveled at least 50 yards and 24 that landed inside the 20-yard line.
Van Noy finished behind first-team All-America linebackers Manti Te'o of Notre Dame, C.J. Mosely of Alabama and Jarvis Jones of Georgia.
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Chris B
BYU vs Utah
51st vs 100th passing
63rd vs 94th rushing
66th vs 78th points
Utah fans who live in glass houses should avoid tossing stones.
Enjoy the coach potato bowl!
utahcountyute
Get over your jealousy.
A couple of BYU players being named All-Americans has nothing to do with U!
Chrissy
Another departure into Ute fantasy land, brought back to reality.
Utah 64 punts - 42.8 avg
BYU 52 punts - 47.0 avg