"Michael Penix Jr. Dominates College Football Midseason All-America Teams and Awards"

The Athletic has released its midseason All-America teams for college football, featuring standout players from the first seven weeks of the season. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington leads the way as the midseason Heisman Trophy frontrunner, while other notable players include running backs Jonathon Brooks of Texas and Ashton Jeanty of Boise State, wide receivers Malik Nabers of LSU and Luther Burden III of Missouri, tight end Brock Bowers of Georgia, offensive tackles Olu Fashanu of Penn State and Patrick Paul of Houston, guards Zak Zinter of Michigan and Cooper Beebe of Kansas State, center Jackson Powers-Johnson of Oregon, defensive ends Jonah Elliss of Utah and Jalen Green of James Madison, defensive tackles T'Vondre Sweat of Texas and Jer'Zhan Newton of Illinois, linebackers Edgerrin Cooper of Texas A&M, Dallas Turner of Alabama, and Danny Stutsman of Oklahoma, defensive backs Denzel Burke of Ohio State, Malaki Starks of Georgia, Cooper DeJean of Iowa, and Kris Abrams-Draine of Missouri, kicker Will Reichard of Alabama, punter Tory Taylor of Iowa, and all-purpose player Ismail Mahdi of Texas State.