Here’s the release from UConn about 22 UConn Huskies football players earning Big East All-Academic Honors:
PROVIDENCE – A total of 22 University of Connecticut football student-athletes have been named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. To be nominated, a player must have a cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.0 and completed a minimum of two semesters of academic work.
The following is a list of UConn players named to that team:
- Harris Agbor Sr. S Mesquite, Texas Finance/Political Science
- Jimmy Bennett Jr. OT Alexandria, Va. Accounting
- Tyler Bennett Sr. WR Alexandria, Va. Communication Sciences
- Robert Cherry So. WR Simsbury, Conn. Biological Sciences
- Jeremy Claflin Fr. S West Hartford, Conn. Exploratory
- Steve Greene So. OG Edensburg, Pa. Sport Management
- Frank Guardi So. WR New Fairfield, Conn. Exploratory
- Jory Johnson Jr. OLB Mobile, Ala. Economics
- Alex Kantor So. S Potomac, Md. Exploratory
- Chris Lopes So. CB Brockton, Mass. Communications
- Dominick Manco Fr. LS Lagrangeville, N.Y. Exploratory
- Corey Manning Jr. TE Tyrone, Ga. Finance
- Chris Matteis Fr. FB North Haven, Conn. Undeclared
- Scott McCummings RFr. QB Natick, Mass. Exploratory
- Adam Mueller So. LS Park Ridge, Ill. History
- Alex Pagan Sr. QB East Windsor, Conn. Political Science
- Moe Petrus Sr. C St. Laurent, Que. Psychology
- James Scherer Jr. DB Middlefield, Conn. Exercise Science
- Dave Teggart Sr. K Northborough, Mass. Coaching and Administration
- Robert Urban Sr. LB Southbury, Conn. Pharmacy
- Isaac White So. LB Waterbury, Conn. Pre-Kinesiology
- Nick Williams Jr. WR East Windsor, N.J. Economics
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