COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC) – University of South Carolina sophomore
defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been named to the Football Writers
Association of America (FWAA) All-America team, it was announced today.
With that recognition, Clowney becomes a unanimous first-team
All-American, as he was named to that honor by all five of the major
organizations. He previously was named first-team All-America by the Associated
Press, AFCA, Walter Camp and Sporting News. He joins Heisman Trophy winner
George Rogers (1980) as the only unanimous first-team All-Americans in South
Carolina history.
In addition to those first-team All-America squads
listed above, Clowney was a first-team All-America selection by ESPN.com,
CBSSports.com and FoxSportsNext.com. He was the coaches' choice as the SEC
Defensive Player of the Year, and was a first-team All-SEC selection by both the
coaches and the Associated Press.
Clowney, a 6-6, 256-pounder, set new
South Carolina standards for sacks in a season (13.0), tackles for loss in a
season (21.5) and sacks in a single game (4.5 vs. Clemson) during the 2012
campaign. He has been tabbed as the Hendricks Award winner, which recognizes the
nation's top defensive end, and was a finalist for the Nagurski, Lombardi and
Bednarik awards.
Clowney is the fourth Gamecock to earn first-team
All-America honors in the past four seasons, following Eric Norwood (2009),
Alshon Jeffery (2010) and Melvin Ingram (2011). He is also the fourth Gamecock
to earn consensus All-America accolades, joining Rogers (1980), Del Wilkes
(1984) and Ingram (2011).
