Seven Illini Football Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
December 19, 2023 | Football
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Seven members of the University of Illinois football program were honored Tuesday as College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2023 Academic All-District performers, with three Fighting Illini also being designated as finalists for Academic All-America.
To be eligible for Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, while also competing in 90% of the team's total games or starting at least 66 percent of the team's contests.
The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the field and in the classroom. In its history, the Fighting Illini football program has received 37 Academic All-America honors by 26 student-athletes dating back to the program's inaugural selections in 1952.
| 2023 CSC Academic All-District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Tanner Arkin | So. | Kinesiology |
| Hank Beatty | So. | Marketing |
| TeRah Edwards | Jr. | MS: Strategic Brand Communication |
| Josh Gesky * | So. | Kinesiology |
| Kenenna Odeluga * | So. | Finance |
| Ben Schultz | Jr. | Agribusiness, Market, & Management |
| Miles Scott * | So. | Kinesiology |
| * = Denotes finalist for Academic All-America (announced Jan. 23, 2024) | ||
