Oct. 11, 2007

Complete Phil Steele mid-season All-America lists

Complete SportsIllustrated.com mid-season All-America lists

Complete Phil Steele mid-season all-WAC lists

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State senior Kevin Robinson was tabbed to a pair of mid-season All-America second-teams as a kick returner by two different publications, announced Thursday.

Robinson was the only Western Athletic Conference player on the Phil Steele first or second-team and was one of two on the SportsIllustrated.com list.

Other WAC players on the Phil Steele listings were offensive guard Hercules Satele of Hawai'i on the third-team, while cornerback Dwight Lowery of San Jose State was on the fourth-team.

Boise State offensive tackle Ryan Clady was on the SportsIllustrated.com second-team.

Phil Steele's publication also announced first and second-team mid-season all-WAC teams, with Robinson named to the first-team as a kick returner, joined on the first-team by freshman kicker Peter Caldwell. Robinson was also a second-team punt returner, while senior punter Leon Jackson III and senior offensive guard Shawn Murphy were also on the second-team.

Robinson currently is 11th in the NCAA and third in the WAC in kick returns (30.9 ypr) and fifth in the country and second in the conference in punt returns (19.4 ypr). He also leads the WAC and is second in the NCAA in all-purpose yards (212.5 ypg).

Caldwell is 10-of-12 on field goals this year, leading the WAC and ranking tied for 11th in the NCAA in field goals and also leading the conference in field goal percentage (.833).

Jackson leads the WAC and ranks 36th in the country in punting (42.5 ypp).

Murphy has made a team-leading 18 consecutive starts, starting every game of his USU career.

Utah State is off this week, returning to action on Oct. 20, hosting Nevada in the first of back-to-back home games. Kickoff for the Aggies match-up with the Wolf Pack is slated for 1:05 p.m., at Romney Stadium. USU then hosts Louisiana Tech on Oct. 27, also at 1:05 p.m.

Football tickets are available through the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, online at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on "tickets" in left column, or by calling 1-888-U-STATE-1 or (435) 797-0305.