Perk Valley graduate a Little All-American

Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli and Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh have been selected to the Associated Press Little All-America team.

The Little All-America team honors players from Division II, III, and the NAIA.

Zulli, a Perkiomen Valley graduate, tied a Division II record with 54 touchdowns passes, set a record for TDs responsible for with 56, and threw for 4,747 yards.

Quiteh, a Little All-American in 2010 as a freshman, went over 2,000 yards rushing for the second time in his career. He leads Division II in rushing at 176.8 yards per game and has scored 24 touchdowns.

Rutgers senior tight end D.C. Jefferson accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 19.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly won the Eddie Robinson coach of the year award on Thursday after leading the Fighting Irish to their first unbeaten regular season since 1988 and a spot in the BCS national championship game.

Kelly, in his third season at Notre Dame, won the award in voting by the 1,200-member Football Writers Association of America. He is the fourth Notre Dame coach to receive the award, following Ara Parseghian in 1964, Lou Holtz in 1988, and Charlie Weis in 2005.