Jan. 7, 2008

Football: Savage Earns Third-Team Honors; Three Earn Honorable-Mention Accolades

    Philadelphia, Pa. – Junior defensive tackle Mychal Savage (Hartsdale, N.Y.) was named a third-team All-America by the Sports Network, the service announced on Monday.

    Three Penguins earned Honorable-Mention accolades as junior placekicker Brian Palmer (Youngstown, Ohio), senior linebacker James Terry (Woodbridge, Va.) and junior offensive tackle Brad Samsa (Warren, Ohio) were selected.

    Savage finished with 43 total tackles, including 26 solo stops. He had 4.5 sacks for 31 yards in losses, including a career-high 12 tackles against Western Illinois. Overall, he played 579 snaps, a defensive line high. Of his 43 total tackles, 29 came in Gateway action.

    Samsa was a second-team All-America selection by The Associated Press and a first-team All-Gateway selection. Terry was a three-time first-team All-Gateway selection during his career. Palmer was a second-team All-Gateway pick this past campaign.