LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Penn State senior linebacker Paul Posluszny has become just the second two-time winner of the Bednarik Award.

Posluszny (Hopewell High School) captured the honor at the nationally televised Home Depot College Football Awards Show at the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's Boardwalk.

The Bednarik Award is presented to the nation's top defensive player by the Maxwell Football Club. The award was first presented in 1995 in honor of former Philadelphia Eagles standout Chuck Bednarik.

Posluszny was announced as the winner by Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was the only previous two-time winner of the Bednarik Award during his playing days as a standout linebacker for the Wildcats.

Posluszny also was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team, becoming Penn State's 89th first team All-America selection and the 13th Nittany Lion to earn first team All-America honors twice.

Senior tackle Levi Brown (Norfolk, Va.) was selected a Walter Camp second team All-American, earning All-America honors for the second consecutive year.

Penn State senior Jeremy Kapinos (Springfield, Va.) was a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, presented to the nation's top punter.

Posluszny also is a finalist for the Lott Trophy, which will be awarded Sunday to the nation's IMPACT defensive player of the year and was a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, which is presented to the nation's top lineman or linebacker.

Coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions (8-4) will meet No. 17 Tennessee (9-3) in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa, Fla. Penn State will be playing in its third January bowl game in the past five years and 33rd bowl game overall under Paterno, the all-time leader in post-season wins (21) and appearances (33).

First Published: December 8, 2006, 5:00 a.m.