Notre Dame took home one final batch of honors from its lone season in the ACC.
Seven Irish players were named to the All-ACC Academic team, the league announced Monday. Fifth-year senior quarterback Ian Book, fifth-year senior wide receivers Javon McKinley and Bennett Skowronek, freshman tight end Michael Mayer, senior right tackle Robert Hainsey, fifth-year senior left guard Tommy Kraemer and senior linebacker Drew White claimed the award.
To be selected, a player needed to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the fall 2020 semester and a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. There were 95 All-ACC Academic team selections across the league. Team members were chosen by a group of ACC football players nominated by their teammates.
Five of Notre Dame’s All-Academic selections also earned awards for their on-field performance. Kraemer was a first-team All-ACC selection, Hainsey was a second-team pick, and Book and Mayer were third-teamers. McKinley was honorable mention All-ACC.
Book and Hainsey served as team captains in 2019 and 2020. Hainsey was named a Senior CLASS Award first-team All-American. Skowronek joins both as 2021 Senior Bowl participants.
Duke had 11 All-ACC Academic team selections, the most in the conference. Clemson and Miami had nine each.
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