ITHACA, N.Y. -- As fall camp opened on Tuesday, several Cornell players have been singled out for preseason honors. The consensus remains that quarterback Jeff Mathews and wide receiver Shane Savage are headed toward All-America seasons. The most recent publication to recognize them was the College Sports Journal.

Mathews was named to the second team, while Savage earned a spot on the third team when the teams were announced on Tuesday afternoon. In all, six Ivy League players were named to the preseason All-America teams.

Mathews was the 2011 Bushnell Cup winner as Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to ever win the award. Mathews emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the entire country en route to earning first-team All-Ivy accolades. He set Cornell and Ivy League records for passing yardage in a game (548 yards at Penn) and season (3,412 yards), while also setting Big Red records for touchdown passes (25), total offense (3,274 yards), completion percentage (.679) and passing efficiency (162.60). The first sophomore captain in Cornell football history, he ranked third nationally in passing yards per game and pass efficiency, fourth in total offense and 10th in points responsible for. A two-time Ivy League and national player of the week, Mathews posted two of the top three passing games in conference history and two of the top four passing totals in the FCS this season and ended the year with three 400-yard games and two 500-yard passing games, both Ivy records. Against the top three pass defenses in the Ivy League (Dartmouth, Penn and Brown), Mathews completed 70 percent of his passes and averaged 405.7 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. His 341.2 yards per game was more than 100 yards per game higher than any other passer in the Ivy League.

A consensus third-team FCS All-American (Associated Press, Phil Steele, College Sports Madness) and a first-team All-Ivy League receiver in 2011, Savage led the Ivy League in receptions (65), receiving yards (1080) and receiving touchdowns (12). He finished fifth nationally in yards per game and 13th in receptions per game while setting school records for season yards and touchdowns. Savage averaged 123 yards per game in league games (860 yards) with nine touchdowns in seven contests.  His 12 touchdowns ranks sixth all-time in a season in Ivy history, and his three touchdowns against both Columbia and Penn tied a school record. A first-team Capital One Academic All-District selection, Savage posted four 100-yard games in 2011 and had four contests with multiple touchdowns. He had 199 receiving yards vs. Columbia, the second-highest total in a game in Cornell history, and posted a reception in all 10 games, extending his streak to 30 straight contests.

The duo will help lead a Big Red offense expected to be among the best in the country when the squad opens the 2012 campaign at Fordham on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.