23 named Academic All-B1G for Michigan Football, program record

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Previous record was 19...........last year.

 

Harbaugh has raised the bar. Academic All-B1Gs since 2006-

Year All-Academic Honorees
2006 10
2007 10
2008 9
2009 10
2010 8
2011 12
2012 16
2013 10
2014 12
2015 19
2016 23

 

IncrediblySTIFF

December 8th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^

Disagree with this so much.  Just because someone doesn't care that much about acedemics at age 17/18 doesn't mean they are a bad person, and it certainly doesn't mean they will learn that value as they mature.  In my opinion it is shameful to judge that if someone doesn't care about being Acedemic All-B16 they are not worthy of Michigan football

Cali's Goin' Blue

December 8th, 2016 at 2:48 PM ^

however, it's not a guarantee. I know I cared about academics going into college, but I didn't have an athletic scholarship. If I was a top 100 recruit, I would expect to be getting drafted in 3-4 years and my #1 priority would have been to improve my draft stock. I can always go back and get a degree, but I only have so many years where I can use my body to make millions of dollars. I think having all-academic B1G players is a good thing, and a positive on the recruiting trail, but have you noticed that almost none of our best players are on that list? JL, Peppers, Hurst, Speight, Darboh, Deveon, the list keeps going on. Because they aren't academic all B1G players, we don't want them? That is a pretty ridiculous idea

oriental andrew

December 8th, 2016 at 12:52 PM ^

2 engineering (Noah Furbush/Aerospace BSE; Michael Jocz/Mech MSE)

2 business (Jordan Glasgow, Joe Hewlett)

2 poli sci (Joe Beneducci, Garrett Moores)

3 sport management (Mo Hurst, Ryan Tice, Chris Wormley)

2 general studies (Bryan Mone, Kenny Allen)

1 each in International Studies, American Culture, Economics, Information, Evolutionary Anthropology, Sociology, Organizational Studies, Cognitive Science, Health & Fitness

3 undeclared sophomores

 

 

In reply to by boliver46

L'Carpetron Do…

December 8th, 2016 at 12:41 PM ^

Wasn't Harbaugh a real lunatic about academics while at Stanford? So much so that he even called out Michigan's academic practices?

I like to think he's not putting them through cupcake classes.  Hoping they're getting a good education!

Moonlight Graham

December 8th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^

Ohio State and Michigan State combined. I'd throw Penn State in there too but that would be wishful thinking. Are there numbers available for all the B1G teams? 

Edit: Just did a little Googling and spoke too soon, MSU had a record 22, fwiw. Penn State 19. 

Ohio State ... Twelve. 

Wow Minnesota had a ton. 

This is pretty amazing. Great work by the coaches and student athletes. 

Team 101

December 8th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^

It should matter to us even if it doesn't matter to the recruits.  It is something we should expect from our coaching staff as much as wins on the field.  Good news.

funkywolve

December 8th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^

but what are the requirements for academic all big ten?  Obviously certain academic requirements are needed but some of these guys barely saw the field.  

Not knocking the recognition they are receiving for their academic achievements, but I would have thought the players would have to have played a decent amount on Saturdays.

ChiCityWolverine

December 8th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

I'm sure these lists often consist of mostly walk-ons. Harbaugh must take great pride to see team leaders like Jake Butt, Ben Gedeon, Maurice Hurst, and Chris Wormley receive this honor. 

UMinSF

December 8th, 2016 at 1:45 PM ^

I'm one of those dinosaurs who believe in the student-athlete concept.

The very best thing a scholarship should give a kid isn't the remote possibility of playing pro ball, it's the very real opportunity to get a great education that will benefit the rest of their life.

Congratulations to these kids (not just UM's either, but any kid who works his/her butt off to excel in academics and sports), and thanks to all the folks who work hard to help them achieve their goals.

Further congratulations to JH for emphasizing academic success. I would love if this gets mentioned along with his quirks and envelope-pushing.

Go Blue!