http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9774/Ben_Woodard Stories From Around SB Nation About Ben Woodard http://www.cougcenter.com/2008/12/4/680452/finally-some-more-good-foo Nuss http://www.cougcenter.com/2008/12/4/680452/finally-some-more-good-foo Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:45:05 -0000 <p>We're a couple of days late on this, but for all the bad football news in the past 12 months -- both on and off the field -- this is a piece of news that deserves some recognition.</p> <p><a href="http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120208aaa.html" target="_blank">The Cougs tied for the Pac-10 lead with 15 players on the conference all-academic teams</a>. That's up from 12 in 2007.</p> <p>Congratulations, guys. Believe it or not, the reason we all go to college is to get an education. (Although, we really won't be sad if we have all these all-academic selections <i>and </i>win a bunch of games next year, OK?)</p> <p>List of selections after the jump. I cannot believe how many offensive linemen are on that list. Smarts are supposed to be a big part of playing on the line, so that's got to count for something next year, doesn't it?</p> <ul> <li><b>First Team</b> <ul> <li>Chima Nwachukwu, S/CB<br /></li> <li>Matt Mullennix, DE<br /></li> </ul> </li> <li><b>Second Team</b> <ul> <li>Matt Eichelberger, DT<br /></li> <li>Joe Eppele, OL</li> <li>Adam Hineline, DT</li> <li>Micah Hannam, OL</li> </ul> </li> <li><b>Honorable Mention</b> <ul> <li>Kenny Alfred, OL</li> <li>Steven Ayers, OL</li> <li>Daniel Blackledge, WR</li> <li>Brian Danaher, OL</li> <li>Devin Frischknecht, TE</li> <li>Hallston Higgins, LB</li> <li>Kevin Kooyman, DE</li> <li>Vaughn Lesuma, OL</li> <li>Ben Woodard, TE</li> </ul> </li> </ul>