LSU corners the market

LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu and Morris Claiborne became the first cornerback teammates to lock down spots on the AP All-America team. Mathieu, a Heisman Trophy finalist, and Claiborne were joined on the All-America team by Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III of Baylor and finalists Montee Ball of Wisconsin and Trent Richardson of Alabama. Heisman runner-up Andrew Luck from Stanford was the second-team quarterback. The team released Wednesday was selected by a panel of 16 AP poll voters. Second-ranked Alabama had the most first-teamers with four. Since the AP began selecting both an offensive and defensive team in 1964, no team had put a pair of cornerbacks on the first team. – Associated Press