NEW YORK (AP) – Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley from Auburn have been voted to The Associated Press All-America football team along with Oregon running back LaMichael James.
The top-ranked Tigers and No. 2 Ducks will play in the BCS title game Jan. 10 in Glendale, Ariz.
Auburn is one of five teams with two players on the first team, along with Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Nebraska.
Heisman runner-up Andrew Luck of Stanford was the second-team quarterback, finishing behind Newton again. Kellen Moore of Boise State, who was fourth in the Heisman voting, was the third-team All-American quarterback for the second straight year.
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