As good as the Ohio State football program has been on the field the last few years, I’m not sure it gets enough credit for what it does in the classroom and off of it. Case in point: According to an OSU release on Tuesday, a whopping 51 players from the football team were named OSU Scholar-Athletes for the 2021-2022 academic year.
To be considered an OSU Scholar-Athlete, a player has to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. The program has had four consecutive semesters under coach Ryan Day with a team cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. The cumulative GPA for this spring semester was 3.05. The current GPA for all the scholarship players is a very impressive 2.998.
All told, according to an OSU spokesman, ten have been an OSU Scholar-Athlete at least three times, including five-time honorees and current members of the team, linebacker Cade Kacherski and Longsnapper Bradley Robinson. Kacherski has already graduated with his degree in finance and Robinson has his degree in human nutrition. Both are now working towards their master’s degrees.
Even more impressive, earning OSU Scholar-Athlete accolades for the fourth time are wide receiver Kamryn Babb, linebacker Ryan Batsch, defensive end Tyreke Smith, and defensive tackle Taron Vincent. Those honored for the third time include quarterback Jaggar LaRoe, offensive lineman Harry Miller, linebacker Teradja Mitchell, and offensive lineman Ryan Smith.
Here’s the complete list of all 51 players recognized OSU Scholar-Athletes:
2021-22 OSU Scholar-Athletes – Football Team
*Indicates 2021 Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree
LS Mason Arnold, Freshman – Finance (1st)
WR *Kamryn Babb, Senior – Kinesiology (4th)
WR Jayden Ballard, Freshman – Sport Coaching, Rec and Physical Ed (1st)
LB *Ryan Batsch, Senior – Finance (4th)
WR *Christopher Booker, Graduated – Psychology (2nd)
DL Quinton Burke, Sophomore – Zoology (1st)
LB Reid Carrico, Freshman – Construction Systems Management (1st)
CB Lejond Cavazos, Sophomore – Communication (1st)
DT *Jacolbe Cowan, Sophomore – Sport Industry (2nd)
K *Dominic DiMaccio, Senior – Consumer and Family Financial Services (1st)
WR Emeka Egbuka, Freshman – Marketing (1st)
OL *Jack Forsmanm, Freshman – Accounting (1st)
TE *Patrick Gurd, Sophomore – Health Sciences (2nd)
DT *Ty Hamilton, Sophomore – Consumer and Family Financial Services (2nd)
CB Jordan Hancock, Freshman – Huan Development & Family Science (1st)
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Freshman – Finance (1st)
TE Sam Hart, Freshman – Exploring (1st)
OG Donovan Jackson, Freshman – Sport Industry (1st)
OT *Paris Johnson, Sophomore – Journalism (2nd)
LB *Cade Kacherski, Graduated – Finance (5th)
CB *Cameron Kittle, Sophomore – Constructions Systems Management (2nd)
QB *Jagger LaRoe, Senior – Marketing (3rd)
OL *Trey Leroux, Junior – Finance (2nd)
LS Max Lomonico, Freshman – Human Development & Family Science (1st)
SAF *Cameron Martinez, Sophomore – Psychology (2nd)
QB Kyle McCord, Freshman – Communication (1st)
DT *Jaden McKenzie, Junior – Human Development & Family Science (2nd)
OL Zen Michalski, Sophomore – Sport Industry (1st)
OL *Harry Miller, Junior – Mechanical Engineering (3rd)
P Jesse Mirco, Freshman – Sport Industry (1st)
WR Joop Mitchell, Freshman – Finance Consumer and Family Financial Services (1st)
LB *Teradja Mitchell, Graduated – Commuincation (3rd)
CB *Andrew Moore, Freshman – Consumer and Family Financial Services (1st)
LB Jalen Pace, Freshman – Exploration (1st)
OT *Nicholas Petit-Frere, Graduated – Marketing (2nd)
DT Bryce Prater – Freshman – Construction Systems Management (1st)
DT Zach Prater – Freshman – Construction Systems Management (1st)
TE *Corey Rau, Graduated – Sports Coaching (2nd)
LS *Bradley Robinson, Graduated – Kinesiology / MS (5th)
RB Cayden Saunders – Freshman – Mechanical Engineering (1st)
PK *Jake Seibert, Sophomore – Finance (2nd)
LB *Cody Simon, Sophomore – Finance (2nd)
K Garrison Smith, Freshman – Sport Industry (1st)
OL *Ryan Smith, Junior – Sport Industry (3rd)
DE *Tyreke Smith, Graduated – Sport Industry (4th)
WR Reis Stocksdale, Freshman – Business (1st)
DT *Taron Vincent, Senior – Sport Industry (4th)
WR *Sam Wiglusz, Graduated – Communication (1st)
RB *Miyan Williams, Sophomore – Human Development & Family Science (2nd)
OC Toby Wilson, Freshman – Sport Industry (1st)
OC *Luke Wypler, Sophomore – Sport Industry (2nd)
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