More honors for Penn football

With the Football Championship Subdivision taking a bit of a break until the Jan. 7 championship game, The Sports Network released its FCS All-America team Wednesday. The only Penn player to make the cut was senior Luis Ruffolo, who was selected as the third team's guard.

Choosing a member of Penn's offensive line must have been a fairly obvious choice. Prior to the postseason, only five FCS teams boasted more rushing yards than the Red and Blue and only two teams in the country allowed fewer sacks. Given that Ruffolo was one of three offensive linemen to be named first team all-Ivy — the others were Joe D'Orazio and Greg Van Roten — his selection seems logical.

Senior fullback Luke DeLuca also received All-America honors, selected for the third team by Phil Steele. DeLuca posted 146 rushing yards, 65 receiving yards, and four touchdowns for Penn.

I'm glad to see DeLuca and Ruffolo honored. Both players are seniors who helped lead their team through an incredibly tumultuous year and they each posted strong numbers for the Ivy champion Quakers. But the cynic in me can't help but wonder how many other Penn players might have been named All-Americans had Penn competed in the FCS tournament. I have a feeling Brandon Colavita (who scored 12 touchdowns and ran for 72.8 yards per game) would have continued to shine in the postseason and would have easily been selected by a poll.

Thoughts?