You should already be well-acquainted with Ohio State’s academic excellence. But as further testimony, check out the recent article that appeared on OhioStateBuckeyes.com regarding the football program’s academic recognition.

There are 2 pieces of good news in the article:

1. Four members of the 2006 Big Ten championship team were selected as inaugural members of the National Football Foundation Honor Society.

As the article states:

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.

2. The football team achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.02 after summer quarter. I contacted John Macko, an academic counselor at SASSO, and he indicated that this was the first time since they started keeping records in the early 1980’s that the team, collectively, exceeded the 3.0 threshold.

Coach Tressel had this to say about this recent (but unsurprising) achievement:

“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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