Academic Honors

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Congrats to Doug Datish, Drew Norman, Joel Penton, and Stan White, Jr. on being named to the inaugural National Football Foundation's National Honor Society.

Also note that the team's GPA is now 3.02.

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Football Receives Academic Recognition

Team GPA is now 3.02


COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The National Football Foundation has recognized four seniors from the Ohio State 2006 Big Ten championship team as inaugural class members of its NFF National Honor Society.

Doug Datish, Drew Norman, Joel Penton and Stan White Jr. were the Ohio State honorees. For inclusion, student-athletes had to complete their undergraduate degree work with a 3.2 grade-point average or higher, as well as make a significant contribution to their teams on the field.

Coach Jim Tressel also announced that the Buckeye football team cumulative grade-point average after completion of the summer term is 3.02. During the summer quarter, 17 Ohio State football players achieved a 4.0 average, while 30 more had a 3.0 gpa or higher.
?We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of our young men in the classroom,? said Tressel. ?The coaching staff and academic support staff, led by Stan Jefferson, Darin Meeker and John Macko, need truly be commended.?

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Re: SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL BREAKDOWN

School.....Honorees
Ohio State.....146
Penn State....119
Minnesota.....113
Michigan.......100
Wisconsin.......91
Indiana..........84
Michigan St....81
Purdue...........59
Iowa.............56
Illinois............55
Northwestern..40

Anyone one else remember the popular cheer Northwestern would use after getting their butts kicked in a football game:

"That's all right, that's OK, you're gonna work for us someday! "

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Shetuck placed this in Makridis's alumni thread, but it also has a place here.

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Football: Four Buckeyes Named to NFF 2008 Hampshire Honor Society

Second year produces a 25 percent increase in the number of scholar-athletes recognized, thanks to the generosity of The Hampshire Foundation.


DALLAS - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2008 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 433 players from 225 schools qualified for membership in the society's second year, an increase of more than 25 percent from the inaugural class in 2007.

Four Ohio State seniors were recognized: Brett Daly, Dan Dye, David Lisko and Dimitrios Makridis.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's current National Scholar-Athlete program, greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year and further strengthening its leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes who play football at the more than 700 college and universities with football programs.

Qualifications for membership in the inaugural NFF National Honor Society include:
Being a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or university; Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and Meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements. The National Honor Society becomes the latest component of the organization's efforts to promote combined athletic and academic success. Launched in 1959, the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete Awards program became the first initiative in history to credit a player for his combined academic success, football performance and community leadership.

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