Case Western Reserve University senior center Gage Blair (Elyria, Ohio / St. Edward) was selected to the American Football Coaches Association All-America Second Team for his outstanding play during the 2017 season for the Spartans.
Blair becomes the first CWRU player to be named an All-American by any organization since both quarterback Dan Whalen (AFCA & D3football.com) and Tony Opperman (D3football.com) were selected in 2009. He is the 49th All-American overall in program history, and the seventh offensive lineman to earn the honor in program history, along with John Liebenthal (1982), Mark Raiff (1983-85), Mike Ciani (1986), Tim Lynch (1986), Steve Schindler (2002), and Opperman (2009).