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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Eighteen Earn Academic All-Big 12 Football Honors
November 16, 2017 | Football
NORMAN ??Eighteen University of Oklahoma football student-athletes were named to the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference announced Thursday. The Sooners were represented by seven first-team selections and a league-high 11 second-team honorees.
Oklahoma has now had at least seven first-team honorees in each of the last 11 seasons. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor McGinnis and redshirt freshman linebacker Bryan Mead were two of 10 student-athletes to be nominated with a 4.00 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher (either cumulative or over the two previous semesters) and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.?
First-team members have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
| Sooners on 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri Flowers | Sr. | Management | San Antonio, Texas |
| Connor McGinnis | R-So. | Entrepreneurship and Venture Management | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Bryan Mead | R-Fr. | Health and Exercise Science | Owasso, Okla. |
| Ben Powers | Jr. | Management | Wichita, Kan. |
| Dru Samia | Jr. | Communication | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Chanse Sylvie | So. | Political Science | Shreveport, La. |
| Jaxon Uhles | R-Sr. | Arts and Sciences - Planned Program | Norman, Okla. |
| Sooners on 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Anderson | R-So. | Arts and Sciences - Planned Program | Katy, Texas |
| Mark Andrews | R-So. | Communication | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Amani Bledsoe | So. | Health and Exercise Science | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Bobby Evans | R-So. | Human Relations | Allen, Texas |
| Cody Ford | R-So. | Criminology | Pineville, La. |
| Wesley Horky | Sr. | Finance | Brentwood, Tenn. |
| Mykel Jones | So. | Human Relations | Patterson, La. |
| Jeffery Mead | Sr. | Finance | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Carson Meier | R-Jr. | Finance | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Kyler Murray | R-So. | Human Relations | Allen, Texas |
| Austin Seibert | Jr. | Communication | Belleville, Ill. |
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