12 football players named Academic All-B1G

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

The fall sports B1G All-Academic list has been released.

Michigan has 71 athletes across all sports that received Academic All-B1G recognition.

12 football players were named to this list.

  • Brennen Beyer (3-time Academic All-B1G)
  • Joey Burzynski (4-time Academic All-B1G)
  • Anthony Capatina
  • Ben Gedeon
  • Graham Glasgow (2-time Academic All-B1G)
  • Maurice Hurst
  • Mike Jocz
  • Joe Kerridge (3-time Academic All-B1G)
  • Alex Sweica
  • Dymonte Thomas 
  • Matt Wile (3-time Academic All-B1G)
  • Chris Wormley 

Complete release

LJ

December 10th, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^

Congratulations to these players!  I can't imagine the stress of trying to spend 40+ hours a week on football in addition to full-time coursework.  They should be proud, on the field and off.

bronxblue

December 10th, 2014 at 2:11 PM ^

I do question how some of these schools handle grading, as Rutgers somehow has nearly the same number of selections as Northwestern and over double UM's.  Rutgers is a decent enough school, but yeah, not sure if they have a team full of intellectuals.

charblue.

December 10th, 2014 at 4:57 PM ^

competed in the classroom and on the field. They are all winners. And thank God, we had a great coach who appreciated that. I really mean that. If Brady had just made his sons better at winning games, we'd be pushing him for all kinds of coaching accolades and not going through this current process.

Matt Wile is a legacy student whose dad went to Michigan. Several of these guys are getting it done in engineering and economics majors. I don't give a damn whether you think these guys get special treatment, the fact that they are posting 3.0's and above in those majors, hats off to them.

Color me proud as a fan of this program and university for sending the message that succeeding at academics is important, and we care that you achieve, and how hard that is given their schedule and commitments. Few of us, can even comprehend what goes into achieveing that.

I see Dymonte Thomas, a five-star is an an academic all-star as well. Well done.