TicketsFeb. 15, 2007
CINCINNATI, Ohio--The University of Cincinnati football team listed 15 players on the 2006 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. Cincinnati's Dominic Ross, an All-BIG EAST First Team selection in 2006, topped the list of honorees.
Cincinnati registered the second-most student-athletes selected to this year's all-academic squad. Fourty-two repeat selections from 2005 were included on this season's BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team.
Eleven players who received BIG EAST All-Conference honors this past fall also made the all-academic squad. Second-Team all-conference tight end Brent Celek was among those included on the all-academic team. In its second year in the league, UC carded nine BIG EAST All-Academic selections a year ago.
The All-Academic Team recognizes letterwinners who have posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Student-athletes who have completed a minimum of three quarters of academic work and earned a letter are eligible.
The Bearcats' BIG EAST All-Academic Team selections are listed below:
Digger Bujnoch
Brad Bury
Jon Carpenter
Tony Carvitti
Brent Celek
Chris Flores
Kevin Huber
Jeff Linkenbach
Ryan Manalac
Bill Poland
Dominic Ross
Kurt Shoemaker
Brian Steel
Jon Tobin
Cedric Tolbert