NIU's Scharping Earns First Team Academic All-American Honors

Northern Illinois University senior offensive tackle Max Scharping added to an already impressive list of accolades Monday when he was named a first team Google Cloud Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Scharping, who was a second team Academic All-American a year ago, is the first Huskie football player to be named to the organization’s first team since Alan Baxter in 2012 and is just the third NIU football player to receive first team recognition, joining Thomas Hammock (2000 and 2001) and Baxter. He is the first Huskie to be recognized in back-to-back seasons since Hammock.

In addition to his Academic All-America honor, Scharping on…