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More honors for Borland

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The honors continue to keep piling up for Wisconsin senior linebacker Chris Borland.

Chris Borland

Chris Borland

He was named first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America, joining Alabama’s C.J. Mosley and Buffalo’s Khalil Mack at linebacker.

Borland is the first defensive player from Wisconsin to earn first-team All-America laurels since defensive end Erasmus James in 2004.

In addition to his first-team nod from the FWAA, Borland earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Athlon, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated.

Senior LG Ryan Groy was also named third-team All-America by the AP, while sophomore RB Melvin Gordon earned honorable mention on Sports Illustrated’s All-America team.

 

Borland & Groy receive All-American honors

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Wisconsin senior linebacker Chris Borland was named a second team All-American by the associated Press today.

Borland, who  was named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year, leads Wisconsin with 64 solo tackles and 102 total tackles.  His 8 1/2 tackles for loss is also a team high.

Teammate and offensive lineman Ryan Groy, was named to the third-team.  Groy was a first-team All-Big Ten pick by the coaches and second-team by the media.

 

Borland garners All-Big Ten award

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Wisconsin Badger linebacker Chris Borland won’t win the Butkus award as the nation’s

Chris Borland

Chris Borland

top linebacker, but he was named consensus first-team All Big-10 for the second straight season.

Borland was among six Wisconsin players who garnered first or second team honors.

Senior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis was a consensus first-team pick for the second straight season.

Tailbacks James White and Melvin Gordon were consensus second-team picks.

Guard Ryan Groy was a first-team pick by the coaches and second-team by the media.  Tackle Rob Havenstein was a second-team pick by the media and honorable mention by the coaches.

 

Badgers helping in the fight against cancer

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Several members of the Wisconsin football team are scheduled to participate in “Shave to Save” on Thursday at noon in the Wisconsin locker room.

The purpose for the event is to raise awareness for childhood cancer research at American Family Children’s Hospital.

Jared Abbrederis, Jacob Pederson and Ryan Groy are among the players set to have their heads shaved.

Patients from the American Family Children’s Hospital will do the honor of shaving the players heads.

Badgers add more preseason honors

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Wisconsin Badger senior linebacker Chris Borland is now on the preseason watch list

Chris Borland

Chris Borland

for five different awards after the Lombardi and Butkus Awards announced their watch lists on Monday.

Joining Borland on the Lombardi list was UW senior offensive lineman Ryan Groy.  Groy was earlier a member of the Outland Trophy Watch list.

Aaron Gibson (1998), Wendel Bryant (2000 and 2001), Erasmus James (2004) and Joe Thomas (2005 and 2006) have all been semifinalists for the award, with Gibson and James being named finalists.  No Badger has ever won the Lombardi Award.