IRVING, Texas – Five American Athletic Conference football players have been named to the 2022 Academic All-America Team as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
Tulane offensive guard Prince Pines led The American's contingent with his selection to the first team. A transfer from Sam Houston State who began his career at Baylor, Pines has started all 13 games for Tulane, earning first team all-conference honors for a team that won the American Athletic Conference Championship and is ranked No. 14 nationally.
A graduate student at Tulane, Pines holds a 4.00 grade-point average as a health and wellness concnetrator.