Kent State linebacker Nick Cuthbert (Chesterland, Ohio) was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 Team Thursday and will go on the 2016 Academic All-America ballot. Now a graduate student, Cuthbert becomes a three-time Academic All-District selection.
Earning a bachelor's degree last December as a criminal justice major, Cuthbert carried a 3.97 grade point average, receiving just one B in his 3.5-year undergraduate career.
On the field, Cuthbert ranks third on the team in tackles with 42. He has 4.0 tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. In a win last week at Central Michigan, he jarred a ball loose that was intercepted by teammate Kevin Bourne.