OU's McCoy, Williams Named Consensus All-American

Originally Published: Dec 17, 2009 2:21 PM CDT

Stephany Speck
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The University of Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy and Trent Williams were named consensus All-Americans by the NCAA Thursday. The announcement brings the total number of consensus All-American Sooners to 72, ranking OU fifth nationally and first among Big 12 Conference members.

Williams, a senior offensive tackle, was selected first-team by the Associated Press, the American Football Coaches’ Association and the Camp Foundation. Williams has been a three-year starter for Oklahoma.

McCoy, a junior defensive tackle, was selected first-team by the The Sporting News, the Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America.

A points system is used to determine the selections of the consensus All-American team. Three points are granted for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team.

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