University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Swayze Bozeman Named to Conference USA Football All-Academic Team
12/17/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
DALLAS – Southern Miss senior linebacker Swayze Bozeman (Flora, Miss.) was one of eleven Conference USA football student-athletes named to the 2020 C-USA Football All-Academic Team, Thursday, for excelling both on and off the field this season.
Nine schools are represented on this year's team, led by Louisiana Tech with two nominees. Two are previous honorees.
Bozeman dons a 4.00 GPA while earning his degree in Kinesiology. He has made the President's List each semester that he has been at Southern Miss, earned a C-USA Academic Medal and has been a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Despite missing four games with an injury this season, he collected 42 tackles this season (13 solo) with a half tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
Since the inception of the award following the 2007 season, Southern Miss has been represented with at least one student-athlete on this team in every year but one.
2020 C-USA Football All-Academic Team
*Tyriq Harris, Charlotte, R-Sr., DE, 3.87, Pre-Business Administration
Matt Hayball, Florida Atlantic, R-So., P, 3.940 GPA, Business Finance
Abraham Delfin, Louisiana Tech, R-Jr., OL, 3.915 GPA, Construction Engineering Technology
Kody Russey, Louisiana Tech, R-Sr., OL, 4.000 GPA, Master's in Business Administration
Crews Holt, Middle Tennessee, R-Sr., K, 4.00 GPA, Marketing
Dion Novil, North Texas, Sr., DT, 3.514 GPA, Integrative Studies
*Blaze Alldredge, Rice, Sr., LB, 3.396, Political Science
Swayze Bozeman, Southern Miss, Sr., LB, 4.00 GPA Kinesiology
Jacob Fuqua, UAB, R-Sr., LS, 4.00 GPA in Masters of Education
Hunter Duplessis, UTSA, R-Sr., K, 3.77, Information Systems/Cyber Security
Juwuan Jones, WKU, R-Jr., DE, 3.75 GPA, Sport Management Major
*repeat selection
Nine schools are represented on this year's team, led by Louisiana Tech with two nominees. Two are previous honorees.
Bozeman dons a 4.00 GPA while earning his degree in Kinesiology. He has made the President's List each semester that he has been at Southern Miss, earned a C-USA Academic Medal and has been a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Despite missing four games with an injury this season, he collected 42 tackles this season (13 solo) with a half tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
Since the inception of the award following the 2007 season, Southern Miss has been represented with at least one student-athlete on this team in every year but one.
2020 C-USA Football All-Academic Team
*Tyriq Harris, Charlotte, R-Sr., DE, 3.87, Pre-Business Administration
Matt Hayball, Florida Atlantic, R-So., P, 3.940 GPA, Business Finance
Abraham Delfin, Louisiana Tech, R-Jr., OL, 3.915 GPA, Construction Engineering Technology
Kody Russey, Louisiana Tech, R-Sr., OL, 4.000 GPA, Master's in Business Administration
Crews Holt, Middle Tennessee, R-Sr., K, 4.00 GPA, Marketing
Dion Novil, North Texas, Sr., DT, 3.514 GPA, Integrative Studies
*Blaze Alldredge, Rice, Sr., LB, 3.396, Political Science
Swayze Bozeman, Southern Miss, Sr., LB, 4.00 GPA Kinesiology
Jacob Fuqua, UAB, R-Sr., LS, 4.00 GPA in Masters of Education
Hunter Duplessis, UTSA, R-Sr., K, 3.77, Information Systems/Cyber Security
Juwuan Jones, WKU, R-Jr., DE, 3.75 GPA, Sport Management Major
*repeat selection
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