This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/lsu as LSU Football's Whit Weeks, Garrett Nussmeier, Harold Perkins Earn All-America Honors. BATON ROUGE – LSU linebacker Whit Weeks added another preseason honor to his growing list as he was named first-team All-America by the Associated Press, the organization announced on Monday.

Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins represented LSU's defense on the preseason All-SEC Coaches' team. They landed on the first and second team, respectively. Both return to Baton Rouge after recovering from injuries. Perkins went down in week four, while Weeks was carted off the field during the second quarter of LSU's bowl game against Baylor.