Dec. 3, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Junior long snapper Tyler Yazujian (Royersford, Pa.) has been selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaTM team for his performance in the classroom and on the field.
Yazujian is a two-time Academic All-District selection after earning the honor last season. He owns a 3.86 grade point average in information sciences and technology. Yazujian was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2014 and is a six-time Dean's List honoree. He has also posted perfect 4.0 GPAs in two semesters during his collegiate career. On the field, Yazujian handles all of the long snapping responsibilities for the Nittany Lions. Redshirt freshman kicker Joey Julius ranks second in the Big Ten and tied for 24th nationally in field goal percentage (.833), while sophomore kicker Tyler Davis has made all seven of his field goal attempts and all nine extra point tries. Yazujian picked up his first career tackle against Indiana on a punt return as he combined with Jordan Dudas for the stop.
Penn State football student-athletes have earned 64 CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections all-time, the second-highest total among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, trailing only Nebraska. In 2013, All-America guard John Urschel earned his second consecutive first-team Academic All-America® honor.
The Nittany Lions' 19 Academic All-Americans® over the past 10 seasons (16 first-team) lead the nation. The Penn State football team has had at least one first-team Academic All-American® in seven of the past 10 seasons. The Nittany Lions have 19 overall first-team selections since 2002.
Penn State Athletics has 189 all-time Academic All-American selections, which ranks fifth among all schools at all levels and fourth among Division I institutions. The Nittany Lions have 95 Academic All-Americans since 2000, which is fifth in Division I.
The Nittany Lions are bowl eligible for the 46th time. Penn State's 45 bowl appearances are the ninth-most among FBS schools at the start of the season. The announcement of the bowl game and opponent will be announced Sunday, Dec. 6. Fans can visit Penn State's Bowl Central at GoPSUsports.com/bowlcentral for more information.