Eleven Buckeyes Named Academic All-Big Ten In Football – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 21, 1999
Columbus, Ohio – Eleven members of the Ohio State University football team, headed by first-team Academic All-American and National Football Foundation Scholarship recipient Ahmed Plummer, have been named to the 1999 Academic All-Big Ten Conference team.%^$
%^$Each of Ohio State’s 11 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in 1999 was a key contributor to the team. Plummer, defensive end Matt LaVrar, and tight end Steve Wisniewski each made the Academic All-Big Ten team for a fourth-consecutive year. Three Buckeyes – flanker Chad Cacchio, tight end Kevin Houser and center Kurt Murphy – made the team for a third-consecutive year. Cornerback David Mitchell and linebacker Jason Ott are on the team for a second-consecutive year.%^$
%^$A total of 121 football student-athletes were honored by the Big Ten this year. Over the last seven years, beginning in 1993, Ohio State has had more Academic All-Big Ten honorees – 80 – than all other Big Ten schools.%^$
%^$%^$1999 ACADEMIC HONORS
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%^$Academic All-Big Ten Conference
%^$%^$Pos. Name Cl. Major Hometown%^$FL Chad Cacchio Jr. Finance Upper Arlington, Ohio%^$OG Mike Gurr Jr. Communications Hamilton, Ohio%^$TE Kevin Houser Sr. Finance Westlake, Ohio%^$DE Matt LaVrar Sr. Marketing Maumee, Ohio%^$CB David Mitchell Jr. Human Resources Westerville, Ohio%^$OC Kurt Murphy Sr. Marketing Columbus%^$SS Donnie Nickey Fr. Undeclared Plain City, Ohio%^$LB Jason Ott So. Communications Cincinnati%^$CB Ahmed Plummer Sr. Human Resources Wyoming, Ohio%^$OT Tyson Walter Jr. Finance Bainbridge, Ohio%^$TE Steve Wisniewski Sr. Journalism Timberlake, Ohio%^$
GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American
%^$Ahmed Plummer – First Team
%^$Jason Ott – All-District IV
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%^$$18,000 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholarship
%^$Ahmed Plummer%^$
%^$$5,000 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Scholarship
%^$Kevin Houser%^$
%^$Blue-Gray All-Star Game Academic Achievement Award
%^$Kurt Murphy%^$
