NEW ORLEANS - The 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Association has named its recipients of the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Awards, and over 50 Sun Belt Conference graduates were among the more than 600 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) student-athletes that received the honor. The award was established by the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives to recognize student-athlete academic achievement.
“On behalf of the Sun Belt Conference and its 12 outstanding universities, I would like to congratulate these student-athletes on their academic achievements and accomplishments – both on the fields and courts of competition and more importantly in the classroom.