Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard became Urban Meyer's fourth Academic All-American on Thursday afternoon when the College Sports Information Directors of America named the redshirt sophomore to its first team.
Hubbard, an alumnus of Cincinnati Moeller high school (and former Notre Dame lacrosse commit), is junior academically who carries a 3.61 GPA in finance.
WOW!! 12 games started, a 3.6 GPA in finance AND a Goldman Sachs internship! Congratulations Sam, you earned this!! pic.twitter.com/hCX6Gpbmzu
— Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) December 1, 2016
Hubbard is the fourth Academic All-American in the last three years and is Ohio State's 52nd overall.
Recent award winners include former center Jacoby Boren (2014, '15) and kicker Jack Wiloughby (2015).
Past Buckeye winners (* denotes second-team):
| YEAR | PLAYER | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SAM HUBBARD | DE |
| 2015 | JACOBY BOREN | OC |
| 2015 | JACK WILOUGHBY | K |
| 2014 | JACOBY BOREN* | OC |
| 2008 | BRIAN ROBISKIE | FL |
| 2007 | BRIAN ROBISKIE | FL |
| 2006 | ANTHONY GONZALEZ | SE |
| 2006 | STAN WHITE JR. | FB |
| 2006 | JAMES LAURINAITIS* | LB |
| 2003 | CRAIG KRENZEL | QB |
| 2002 | BEN HARTSOCK | TE |
| 2002 | CRAIG KRENZEL* | QB |
| 1999 | AHMED PLUMMER | CB |
| 1996 | GREG BELLISARI | LB |
| 1995 | GREG BELLISARI | LB |
| 1992 | LEN HARTMAN | OG |
| 1992 | GREG SMITH | NG |
| 1990 | GREG SMITH* | DL |
| 1989 | JOE STAYSNIAK | OT |
| 1988 | JOE STAYSNIAK* | OT |
| 1985 | MIKE LANESE | FL |
| 1984 | DAVE CRECELIUS | DT |
| 1984 | MIKE LANESE | FL |
| 1984 | ANTHONY TIULIANI | DL |
| 1983 | JOHN FRANK* | TE |
| 1983 | DAVE CRECELIUS* | DT |
| 1982 | JOE SMITH | OT |
| 1982 | JOHN FRANK | TE |
| 1981 | JOHN FRANK* | TE |
| 1980 | MARCUS MAREK | LB |
| 1977 | JEFF LOGAN | RB |
| 1977 | TED LIBRIZZI* | DT |
| 1976 | PETE JOHNSON | FB |
| 176 | BILL LUKENS | OG |
| 1975 | BRIAN BASCHNAGEL | RB |
| 175 | PAT CURTO | DE |
| 1975 | KENNETH KUHN* | LB |
| 1975 | CHRIS WARD* | OT |
| 1974 | BRIAN BASCHNAGEL* | RB |
| 1973 | RANDY GRADISHAR | LB |
| 1971 | RICK SIMON | OT |
| 1970 | REX KERN* | QB |
| 1969 | BILL URBANIK* | DT |
| 1986 | DAVE FOLEY* | OT |
| 1968 | MARK STIER* | LB |
| 1966 | DAVE FOLEY | OT |
| 1965 | BILL RIDDER* | MG |
| 1961 | TOM PERDUE* | E |
| 1958 | BOB WHITE | FB |
| 1954 | DICK HILINSKI* | T |
| 1952 | JOHN BORTON | QB |
