Northwestern's Venric Mark became the 39th player in Northwestern history to be named an all-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
Mark
made the team as a punt returner. He was the only Big Ten player on the squad.
Mark
averaged 20-1 yards per punt return, which was tops in the nation. He became
the second player in school history --- and the first since 1949 --- to return
two punts for touchdowns in a season.
Mark
also plays running back. He ranked ninth in the country this season by
averaging 171.7 all-purpose yards per game.

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