History major Rex Burkhead is one of three University of Nebraska Academic All-America football players this year. Burkhead, Austin Cassidy, and Sean Fisher were named to the Academic All America Division I team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Nebraska continues its long tradition of academic excellence in its athletic programs. Burkhead was also named to the first team All Big Ten squad. He rushed for 1,268 yards and 17 touchdowns this year, as the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers compiled a 9-3 record. Burkhead continues a long tradition of History major All-American football players, beginning with Randy Reeves, a 1969 Academic All American, History major, and Rhodes Scholar. 

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