While it may seem like all that student-athletes focus on is the latter part of their title, 189 of them are set to don the cap and gown today at noon inside Ohio Stadium and officially graduate from The Ohio State University.
So far this year, 215 Ohio State student-athletes have been named to the All-Big Ten Academic Team, with spring and at-large sports still to come. A whopping 692 Buckeyes were recognized at the Scholar-Athlete Dinner in April, which is a record.
Some notable student-athletes graduating today are:
Kelsey Mitchell, Women's Basketball: Mitchell was the #2 overall pick of the WNBA draft, but will return to Columbus for graduation.