Georgia graduate place-kicker Rodrigo Blankenship is the fourth Bulldog in history to be named the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for football, according to a league announcement on Thursday.
Blankenship, a native of Marietta, Ga., joins David Greene (2004), Aaron Murray (2013) and Chris Conley (2014) as the Georgia players to earn the honor.
Blankenship graduated cum laude with a degree in Digital and Broadcast Journalism in December 2018 thanks to his 3.71 GPA. The 2017 and 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection is currently working on his Master’s degree in Journalism and has a 3.65 GPA.