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Tulsa's McLaughlin Named Verizon First-Team Academic All-American
12/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 10, 2001
Stamford, Conn. - University of Tulsa senior defensive end (Midwest City, Okla.) was named to the Verizon Academic All-America first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced today.
McLaughlin is the fifth Tulsa football player to earn Academic All-America merits, and his selection marks the fourth time since 1995 that the Hurricane has placed a player on the team as selected by CoSIDA. Offensive center David Millwee won the award in 1995, and defensive back Levi Gillen was a two-time selection in 1996 and 1997.
McLaughlin has maintained a 3.60 cumulative grade point average in accounting. He is the only Western Athletic Conference student-athlete named to either the first or second-team.
Named second-team all-WAC by the league's coaches two weeks ago, McLaughlin finished his senior season with 81 tackles, including 13 stops for -57 yards, while also adding a team-best five quarterback sacks for -27 yards.
Against Hawaii, McLaughlin totaled 10 stops including five tackles for -14 yards, one sack for -4 yards and one forced fumble. He had a team-high 12 tackles and one stop for -12 yards against New Mexico State. McLaughlin completed his career with 189 tackles and 21 tackles for -97 yards in lost yardage.
To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his career. No athlete is eligible until he has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his institution.
McLaughlin and junior teammate Michael Dulaney were named to the Verizon Academic District VI Football Team in November, and both were eligible to earn All-America status.
