Nebraska football not only prides itself on its work on the field, but in the classroom as well. The Big Ten Conference announced its its fall Academic All-Big Ten honorees Wednesday, a list that included 25 members of the Nebraska football team.
Sam Cotton and Brandon Reilly both earned academic all-conference honors for the fourth time, while Josh Banderas, Chris Weber and Jordan Westerkamp were honored for a third time. The six two-time Academic All-Conference selections include Freedom Akinmoladun, Jerald Foster, Sam Hahn, Luke McNitt, Mick Stoltenberg and Dylan Utter.
In order to become eligible for the honor, students must be letter-winners in at least their second academic year, earning a 3.0 grade-point average or higher. Another 28 University of Nebraska-Lincoln student athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Here is the complete list of the Nebraska football Academic All-Big Ten honorees:
Freedom Akinmoladun, Psychology (2x honoree)
Josh Banderas, Management (3x)
Mohamed Barry, Communication Studies
Sam Cotton, Business Administration, Marketing (4x)
Michael Decker, Political Science
Jerald Foster, Construction Management (2x)
Sam Hahn, Agronomy (2x)
Tyler Hoppes, Sociology
David Knevel, History/Political Science
Spencer Lindsay, History
Luke McNitt, Management (2x)
Graham Nabity, Construction Management
A.J. Natter, Management/Marketing
Robby Painter, Mechanical Engineering
Gabe Rahn, Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science
Logan Rath, Agricultural Economics
Brandon Reilly, Management/Marketing (4x)
Mick Stoltenberg, Management (2x)
Jamie Sutcliffe, Marketing
Dylan Utter, History (2x)
Chris Weber, Nutrition Science (3x)
Jordan Westerkamp, Management (3x)
Dedrick Young II, Supply Chain Management
Tanner Zlab, Agronomy/Fisheries & Wildlife
