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Jackson, Beno named to ACC all-academic team

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Feb 27, 2013

Georgia Tech offensive linemen Ray Beno and Will Jackson were both named to the ACC’s All-Academic football team Wednesday.

This is Jackson's third selection to the team and Beno's first. They are the 15th and 16th Tech players chosen for the conference all-academic team since coach Paul Johnson's hire.

Selections by school

Duke                                     21

Clemson                              6

N.C. State                            5

Maryland                             4

North Carolina                   3

Virginia                                 3

Virginia Tech                     3

Georgia Tech                     2

Wake Forest                      2

Boston College                  1

Florida State                       1

Miami                                   1

ACADEMIC ALL-ACC SELECTIONS UNDER PAUL JOHNSON

2008

Roddy Jones, RB

Darryl Richard, DT

Jaybo Shaw, QB

Cooper Taylor, S

2009

Roddy Jones, RB

Logan Walls, DT

2010

Scott Blair, K

Will Jackson, OL

Roddy Jones, RB

Logan Walls, DT

2011

Will Jackson, OL

Preston Lyons, RB

Jason Peters, DE

Logan Walls, DT

2012

Ray Beno, OT

Will Jackson, OL

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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