We often like to talk about what the Ohio State football team does on the gridiron, but there’s some pretty good stuff going on off of it as well — most namely in the classroom.
It probably doesn’t get broadcast and advertised enough. For not being known as one of the highest of high academic institutions like Northwestern or even Wisconsin or Michigan, OSU has been pulling its own academic weight without a doubt.
Just today, the Big Ten announced its Academic All-Big Ten athletes and the Buckeye football team has a total of forty that made the list. Across all sports, OSU had a record total of 120 athletes that were recognized, up from 112 last year. To earn the honor, an athlete must maintain a 3.0 or better overall GPA and be enrolled for at least 12 months.
✨ 📚 A record 120 Buckeye student-athletes received Academic All-Big Ten honors, the B1G announced today! https://t.co/ost5mka3iq
👏 #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/btjsjYZMXm
— Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 (@OhioStAthletics) December 10, 2020
One football player deserves a special note of congratulations as well. Offensive lineman Harry Miller is one of just 60 Big Ten athletes to show an overall GPA of 4.0. Rumors are, he’s pretty smart.
For the complete list of OSU football players that made Academic All-Big Ten, visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com and pump your chest out a little.
