With his selection to the American Football Coaches Association’s All-America team Wednesday morning, Washington State’s Cody O’Connell completed a rare feat.
O’Connell, 22, became just the second WSU football player in school history behind kicker Jason Hanson in 1989 to become a unanimous All-American selection.
To become a unanimous All-American, a player has to be named a first team All-American by five specific outlets: The AFCA, the Sporting News, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America.
Recognition as a unanimous All-American tops a dream debut season for O’Connell, who has just completed his first regular season as WSU’s starter at left guard.