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Tate A First Team All-American By Phil Steele

By Michael Rothstein
The Journal Gazette

In at least one publication, Notre Dame junior wide receiver Golden Tate is an All-American.

A first-team All-American.

So says Phil Steele, whose college football preview hits stores next week. Tate had 58 catches for 1,080 yards and 10 touchdowns last year.

He's not the only Notre Dame All-American, either. Offensive tackle Sam Young was picked as a second-team All-American by Steele. Young will be in his fourth year as a starter for the Irish in the fall.

Notre Dame also has an inordinate amount of players on Steele's All-Independents team, but considering the Independent schools are few and military academy between, it's not really a fair gauge.

Anyway, here are the teams:

PHIL STEELE FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (ND Opponents in bold, ND Players in Bold and Italic):

QB: Tim Tebow, Florida. RB: Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech; Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State. WR: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State; Golden Tate, Notre Dame; Arrelious Benn, Illinois. TE: Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma. C: Kristopher O'Dowd, USC. OG: Sergio Render, Virginia Tech; Jeff Byers, USC. OT: Ciron Black, LSU; Russell Okung, Oklahoma State. DE: Carlos Dunlap, Florida; George Selvie, USF. DT: Terrence Cody, Alabama; Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma. LB: Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri; Brandon Spikes, Florida; Rolando McClain, Alabama; Sergio Kindle, Texas. CB: Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; Joe Haden, Florida. S: Eric Berry, Tennessee; Taylor Mays, USC. KR: Brandon James, Florida. PR: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State. K: Kai Forbath, UCLA. P: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan.

FIRST TEAM ALL-INDEPENDENT:

QB: Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame. RB: Armando Allen, Notre Dame; Bobby Doyle, Navy. WR: Golden Tate, Notre Dame; Michael Floyd, Notre Dame. TE: Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame. C: Dan Wenger, Notre Dame. OG: Chris Stewart, Notre Dame; Curtis Bass, Navy. OT: Sam Young, Notre Dame; Jeff Battipaglia, Navy. DL: Victor Ugenyi, Army; Ethan Johnson, Notre Dame; Nate Frazier, Navy; Joshua McNary, Army. LB: Stephen Anderson, Army; Ross Pospisil, Navy; Brian Smith, Notre Dame. CB: Raeshon McNeil, Notre Dame; Darrin Walls, Notre Dame. S: Kyle McCarthy, Notre Dame; Wyatt Middleton, Navy. KR: Armando Allen, Notre Dame. PR: Golden Tate, Notre Dame. K: Brandon Walker, Notre Dame. P: Eric Maust, Notre Dame.

Tags: Armando Allen, Brian Smith, Chris Stewart, Dan Wenger, Golden Tate, Jimmy Clausen, Michael Floyd, ND Football, Sam Young

The Journal Gazette's Assistant Sports Editor Tony Krausz covers The University of Notre Dame. Krausz, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a native of St. Louis, has been assistant sports editor since October 2005. Prior to joining the JG, he worked at two papers in Mississippi covering high school and college athletics.
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