Four from B1G named CoSIDA Academic All-America Team

Four players from the B1G have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. The teams were announced on Monday, and all four players from the league earned first-team honors.

Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin and Northwestern all had representatives on the Academic All-America Team this year. Golden Gophers offensive lineman Blaise Andries was one of nine repeat selections for the squad.

Per the release, The 2020-21 Academic All-America Division I Football Team features 12 players who earned a 4.00 GPA and 25 who achieved a 3.9 GPA or higher.

Below are the four B1G players who received recognition:

First Team

• OL: Blaise Andries, Minnesota
• OL: Harry Crider, Indiana
• DL: Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin
• ST: Tyler Gillikin, Northwestern

Two-time National Champion, three-time Pac-12 champ, a two-time @CoSIDAnews @NCAA Division I Academic All-America® selection and NOW this year's Team Member of the Year‼️

Congratulations to @stanfordvball's Meghan McClure and all of this year's honorees.https://t.co/o3UVJeJJsy

— Academic All-America®, selected by CSC (@AcadAllAmerica) July 12, 2021

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB