‘INCREDIBLE’ Michigan guard earns unanimous First-Team All-American honors

Michigan guard Zak Zinter earns unanimous First-Team All-American honors

The senior’s decision to return results in a Big Ten Championship and several accolades.

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Zak Zinter, an offensive lineman at Michigan, is still winning postseason awards despite having a difficult playing career. The senior guard’s outstanding 2023 campaign has earned him a unanimous selection to the First Team All-American.

The American Football Coaches Association officially declared him a First-Team pick on Thursday morning.

 

Zinter joined an elite group with the accolade since athletes who are selected by the Associated Press as First-Team All-Americans are given unanimous recognition.

Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football Writers Association of America, and American Football Coaches Association. Zinter reached consensus All-American status earlier this week when three of the five organizations selected him for the first team.

The only Wolverine to be named unanimously to the First Team All-American for this season is Zinter. Aidan Hutchinson was in 2021, while center Olu Oluwatimi and running back Blake Corum were unanimous selections as All-Americans last season.

Zinter is no stranger to postseason recognition; the coaches and media recently selected him to the First Team All-Big Ten pick.

 

After an outstanding 2022 season as a member of Michigan’s Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line, he was awarded the same title. But this is the first time he’s been chosen an All-American in his college career.

Zinter had the opportunity to enter the NFL Draft after the previous campaign, and he probably would have been among the top offensive guards selected. He did, however, decide to head back to Michigan to compete for another Big Ten championship and a chance at a National Championship with players like Corum and Kris Jenkins.

With another College Football Playoff semifinal approaching, the team is well on its way to reaching its ultimate objective, but it will have to do so without Zinter’s assistance.as he suffered a fractured tibia and fibula during Michigan’s 30-24 win over Ohio State.

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