22 football players named to fall academic all-Big Ten Team

Total is tied for third-most in the conference

December 1, 2009 at 10:27PM

Greetings.

Just got the academic all-Big Ten fall teams, and 22 football players are on the list. That is tied with Wisconsin for third-most in the conference. Only Ohio State (31) and Northwestern (27) had more.

Here are the Gophers players:

Keanon Cooper, Soph.; Trey Davis, Soph.; Eric Decker, Sr.; Ryan Grant, Soph.; Jon Hoese, Jr.; Bryan Klitzke, soph.; Ben Kuznia, grad student; Collin McGarry, Sr.; Barrett Moen, Sr.; Derrick Onwuachi, grad student; Ryan Orton, Soph.; Ryan Ruckdashel, grad student; Shady Salamon, Soph.; Marcus Sherels, Sr.; Eric Small, Sr.; Matt Stommes, Sr.; Jeff Tow-Arnett, Sr.; Nick Tow-Arnett, grad student; Adam Weber, Sr.; D.L. Wilhite, Soph.

In all, the Gophers athletics program had 61 athletes named.

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