TicketsCINCINNATI – Led by redshirt junior center Gavin Gerhardt, the Cincinnati football team placed eight student-athletes on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Football team. The teams were announced this week.
Joining Gerhardt on the team were holder Bryce Burton, defensive back Ken Willis, tight end Caleb Schmitz, cornerback Jordan Young, linebacker James Camden, offensive lineman Jonathan Harder and long-snapper Cayson Pfeiffer.
All members of the Academic All-District Football team must have at least a 3.5 GPA and be starters or contributors for their teams.
Gerhardt has above a 3.5 as an interdisciplinary major. He is a two-year starter and was a team captain this past fall. He helped anchor an offensive line that paced Cincinnati to the nation's fifth-best rushing offense in the country (217.1). The Xenia, Ohio, native collected honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Briggs Selected for Hula Bowl All-Star Game
Fifth-year senior defensive lineman Jowon Briggs will play in the Caribe Royale Orlando Hula Bowl on Jan. 13 at UCF's FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The all-star game for college players will be played for the 78th time next month.
Briggs had 27 tackles and 6.0 TFLs while serving as a team captain this fall. He wrapped up his three seasons at UC with 129 tackles, 14.5 TFLs and 8.0 sacks. The married father of three played two seasons at Virginia before transferring back to this hometown Bearcats in 2021.
He helped lead Cincinnati to the 2021 College Football Playoff and earned All-AAC First Team honors in 2022. Briggs was named to the honorable mention All-Big 12 team in 2023.
Kandra Collects All-America Accolades from Phil Steele
Cincinnati right guard Luke Kandra picked up All-America Third Team honors from Phil Steele earlier this week. The Cincinnati native, who recently graduated and entered UC's MBA program, previously picked up All-America honors from Walter Camp (Second Team) and the Associated Press (Third Team).
Phil Steele also announced his All-Big 12 team with Kandra earning First Team honors. Joining Kandra as Phil Steele All-Big 12 honorees were DT Dontay Corleone (Second Team), WR Xzavier Henderson (Third Team), P Mason Fletcher (Third Team) and RB Corey Kiner (Fourth Team).
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Joining Gerhardt on the team were holder Bryce Burton, defensive back Ken Willis, tight end Caleb Schmitz, cornerback Jordan Young, linebacker James Camden, offensive lineman Jonathan Harder and long-snapper Cayson Pfeiffer.
All members of the Academic All-District Football team must have at least a 3.5 GPA and be starters or contributors for their teams.
Gerhardt has above a 3.5 as an interdisciplinary major. He is a two-year starter and was a team captain this past fall. He helped anchor an offensive line that paced Cincinnati to the nation's fifth-best rushing offense in the country (217.1). The Xenia, Ohio, native collected honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Briggs Selected for Hula Bowl All-Star Game
Fifth-year senior defensive lineman Jowon Briggs will play in the Caribe Royale Orlando Hula Bowl on Jan. 13 at UCF's FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The all-star game for college players will be played for the 78th time next month.
Briggs had 27 tackles and 6.0 TFLs while serving as a team captain this fall. He wrapped up his three seasons at UC with 129 tackles, 14.5 TFLs and 8.0 sacks. The married father of three played two seasons at Virginia before transferring back to this hometown Bearcats in 2021.
He helped lead Cincinnati to the 2021 College Football Playoff and earned All-AAC First Team honors in 2022. Briggs was named to the honorable mention All-Big 12 team in 2023.
Kandra Collects All-America Accolades from Phil Steele
Cincinnati right guard Luke Kandra picked up All-America Third Team honors from Phil Steele earlier this week. The Cincinnati native, who recently graduated and entered UC's MBA program, previously picked up All-America honors from Walter Camp (Second Team) and the Associated Press (Third Team).
Phil Steele also announced his All-Big 12 team with Kandra earning First Team honors. Joining Kandra as Phil Steele All-Big 12 honorees were DT Dontay Corleone (Second Team), WR Xzavier Henderson (Third Team), P Mason Fletcher (Third Team) and RB Corey Kiner (Fourth Team).
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