TicketsFeb. 15, 2013
CINCINNATI -
Thirty-two University of Cincinnati student-athletes earned spots on the 2012 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Football Team, the league office announced Friday.
The 32 Bearcats, most for any conference squad, were among 207 student-athletes league wide who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above after completing a minimum of two semesters of academic work.
Drew Frey (Wilmington, Ohio/Clinton-Massie) and Dan Giordano (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) earned their fourth all-academic honors while Austen Bujnoch (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), Sean Hooey (Litchfield, Mich./Hillsdale), Colin Lozier (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain), Pat O'Donnell (Lakeworth, Fla./Palm Beach Central), Demetrius Richardson (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee/USMAPS) and George Winn (Southfield, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) snagged accolades for the third time.
UC ended the season with a 10-3 mark and a share of the BIG EAST Championship, finishing No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the fourt time in five years the Bearcats have been ranked postseason. The Bearcats are the only NCAA FBS AQ team to have won their conference crown four times in the past five seasons.
UC closed out its sixth 10-win season in 125 years of football. The Bearcats are one of only four NCAA FBS AQ programs to have won 10 games in five of the past six seasons, joining Alabama, Oklahoma and Oregon as teams who have achieved the mark.
UC has won 65 games and four league titles over the past seven seasons, the most among the current membership of the BIG EAST Conference. Over the past two years, UC has gone 20-6, won a pair of BIG EAST titles and has won two bowl games, the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl and 2012 Belk Bowl.
UC will enter a new era in 2013, with head coach Tommy Tuberville taking the reins of the program. Tuberville, a 17-year head coaching veteran, was named UC's head coach in mid-December.
The Bearcats are scheduled to begin spring football on March 5, 2013 with the 15-practice session closing out on April 13.
Fans interested in purchasing 2013 football season tickets can visit CATSTIX.com or call 1-877-CATS-TIX to make deposits. Please note this is for new season ticket accounts only. Existing season ticket renewals for 2012 customers will go out in February.
See the full list of honorees below:
| CINCINNATI (32) | Pos | Cl | Hometown | Major |
| Mason Antoun | WR | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Psychology |
| Camaron Beard | DL | So. | Indianapolis, Ind. | Political Science |
| Austen Bujnoch | OL | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | History |
| Derek Cox | DB | Jr. | Mason, Ohio | Finance |
| Adam Dempsey | DL | Sr. | Fort Thomas, Ky. | Operations Management |
| Conner Donnini | DL | Fr | Dayton, Ohio | Marketing |
| Eric Ernst | P | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Sport Administration |
| Adam Fearing | RB | Sr. | Dayton, Ohio | Marketing |
| Drew Frey | DB | Sr. | Wilmington, Ohio | Architectural Engineering Technology |
| Dan Giordano | DL | Sr. | Frankfort, Ill. | Accounting |
| Jared Golden | TE | Fr. | Gallipolis, Ohio | Organizational Leadership |
| Brad Harrah | DL | So. | Marion, Ohio | Sport Administration |
| Sean Hooey | OL | Sr. | Litchfield, Mich. | Marketing |
| Nick Hunt | K | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graphic Communication & Design |
| Kevin Hyland | LB | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Marketing |
| Cory Keebler | OL | So. | Liberty Township, Ohio | Finance |
| Eric Lefeld | OL | So. | Coldwater, Ohio | Finance |
| John Lloyd | P | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Marketing |
| Colin Lozier | LB | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Psychology |
| Jordan Luallen | LB | Jr. | Greenwood, Ind. | Entrepreneurship |
| Jeff Luc | LB | Jr. | Port St. Lucie, Fla. | Criminal Justice |
| Breon Mapp | DB | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Health Education |
| Mitch Meador | DL | Jr. | Greenwood, Ind. | Organizational Leaderhsip |
| Tony Miliano | K | So. | North Bend, Ohio | Finance |
| Justin Murray | OL | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Criminal Justice |
| Pat O'Donnell | P | Jr. | Lakeworth, Fla. | Organizational Leadership |
| Demetrius Richardson | TE | Sr. | Marlton, N.J. | Criminal Justice |
| Sean Smith | K | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mechanical Engineering Technology |
| Matt Staubach | TE | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Exploratory |
| Kirk Willis | LS | Fr. | Granville, Ohio | Sport Administration |
| George Winn | RB | Sr. | Southfield, Mich. | Paralegal Studies |
| Adrian Witty | DB | So. | Deerfield Beach, Fla. | Criminal Justice |