Ohio State center Jacoby Boren and kicker Jack Willoughby, a graduate transfer from Duke who opted to spend his senior season playing for the Buckeyes, were named to the academic All-America team team on Thursday.
Boren, a senior and two-year starter from Pickerington (Central), was honored for the second straight year, having been named last season to the second team as chosen annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America association. Boren has a 3.83 grade-point average with a major in sustainable plant systems.
Willoughby graduated magna cum laude from Duke with degrees in economics and statistics, carrying a 3.