With the 2025 season here, the AP named an all-time All-America team to mark the 100th anniversary of the first team from the early days of the sport. Many outlets have named All-America teams over the decades, but only a few such as AP have stuck around. A number of player sspoke with AP about what the honor meant:

Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The All-Time All-America team announced Thursday as part of the news organization’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the storied honor for the top players in college football.

Desmond Howard, an AP All-America receiver and Heisman Trophy winner at Michigan, looks at a portrait of Michigan's Anthony Carter on Aug. 6 at Schembechler Hall in Ann Arbor, Mich.