Colorado University Athletics
Eight Buffs Earn Pac-12 Football All-Academic Honors
November 24, 2015 | Football, Herbst Academic Center
BOULDER — The University of Colorado football team placed eight student-athletes on the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Football All-Academic teams, the conference released late Wednesday afternoon.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's games, unless injured or ill.
Senior wide receiver Nelson Spruce made the first-team for the second straight year, as he boasts a 3.64 grade point average in his double major, Finance and Administration. He has now made the overall team four straight years, as he was a second-team choice as a redshirt freshman and as a sophomore.
Junior tailback Michael Adkins also made the first-team, despite being injured since the third week of the season; he owns a 3.38 GPA in Finance. He was a second-team selection a year ago. Junior defensive end Aaron Howard made the second-team as the unit's special teams performer, as he has been a member of CU's kickoff coverage unit since the middle of last season.
All three of the aforementioned made the Academic All-Colorado team last year, as selected by the state's chapter of the National Football Foundation, and will qualify again for the honor.
The eight Buffaloes honored:
WR Nelson Spruce (first-team: Business, 3.64 GPA)
TB Michael Adkins (first-team: Business, 3.38 GPA)
DE Aaron Howard (second-team: Psychology/Leadership Studies, 3.59 GPA)
DB Jered Bell (honorable mention: Sociology & Ethnic Studies/graduated)
PK Chris Graham (honorable mention: Integrative Physiology, 3.67 GPA)
FB Jordan Murphy (honorable mention: Business, 3.06 GPA)
OT Stephane Nembot (honorable mention: International Affairs, 3.03 GPA)
ILB Ryan Severson (honorable mention: Business, 3.35 GPA)
