In 2017, Saquon Barkley headlined the Associated Press preseason All-America team. A year later, his former backfield mate made the list.
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley was named a second-team All-American on Tuesday afternoon, joining nine other Big Ten players. The fifth-year signal-caller was the lone Nittany Lion to make the cut.
The AP voters put West Virginia gunslinger Will Grier on the first team ahead of McSorley. The two are considered Heisman Trophy candidates and have almost identical odds to win the award, with Grier (14/1) barely edging McSorley (15/1), per Bovada Sportsbook.
McSorley and Penn State will face all nine of the other Big Ten honorees this season.