Junior linebacker Paul Posluszny has been selected a first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America football player, Penn State's 26th student-athlete to be so honored.

Members of CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America, selected Posluszny to the prestigious team. A pair of Nittany Lions -- Nolan McCready and Posluszny -- had been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Football Team. The All-District nod was the second of Posluszny's career.

Posluszny is the 24th Nittany Lion under Coach Joe Paterno to earn first team Academic All-America honors. The Nittany Lions' total of 34 Academic All-American football players ranks fourth among all Division I-A institutions. Thirty-two of the selections have been under Paterno. Safety Andrew Guman was a first team honoree in 2004.