Austin Stidham Named Academic All-American; First in Program History

TROY, Ala. – Austin Stidham has made Troy Football history by becoming the first player in program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Monday.

Stidham, who was named to the second team, becomes the 17th Troy student-athlete to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since the program was instituted in 1952.

A junior offensive lineman from Russellville, Ala., Stidham is coming off an All-Sun Belt First Team season in which he ranked fifth nationally with an 85.6 pass blocking grade (min. 400 pass blocking situations) from Pro Football Focus (PFF). He allowed just two sacks, one hit, eight hurries and 11…