BYU's #3 Kyle Van Noy defends Notre Dame's #7 TJ Jones as BYU and Notre Dame play Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 in South Bend.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
PROVO — BYU punter Riley Stephenson and linebacker Kyle Van Noy continued to add to their postseason honors Tuesday.
Stephenson was named to the Associated Press All-America second team, while Van Noy earned third-team honors.
It marks the first time the Cougars have had more than one AP All-America selection since 1989, when Bob Davis, Moe Elewonibi and Chris Smith accomplished the feat.
Before this season, BYU's most recent AP All-America was Dennis Pitta in 2009.
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 is No. 11 in the country in sacks with 11. He is also No. 13 in tackles-for-loss, with 18 for minus-110 yards.
Stephenson and Van Noy were named to CBSSports.com's All-America second team last week.
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Nice try, Chris B,
but
for a real train wreck of a program, see the hill.
7-5 + bowl > 5-7 - bowl
BYU / Utah "inept" offenses
47th / 99th passing
55th / 80th rushing
42nd / 74th More..
Always enjoy the ignoranance of Chris B. Check the facts Chrissy, the BYU D is ranked 3rd in the nation. Hardly Sunday School filled and unathletic. If you're speaking of the offense, well then I might agree with the exception of Cody Hoffman.
Congrats to all three of these guys (Star has his own article) Chris, do you ever tire of putting your keyboard in your mouth? Is there room with your foot being there already?