Sixteen SAC Football Players Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Sixteen South Atlantic Conference football student-athletes, representing six institutions have been named to the 2019 Academic All-District® Football Team. Selected by CoSIDA, the Academic All-District® Football Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First- and second-team (if applicable) Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.

Leading the way for the SAC was Tusculum with five selections, while Newberry had four selections and Lenoir-Rhyne had three picks. Wingate had two selections and Carson-Newman and Limestone each had one honoree. The entire defensive line is comprised of SAC football players, while five of the six offensive linemen are from SAC institutions.

The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.

For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.

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