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Troy Pair Earns CSC Football Academic All-District Honors
1/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Football
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TROY, Ala. – Troy receiver Peyton Higgins and defensive lineman Jermaine Paramore have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the organization announced Tuesday.
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To be eligible, the student-athletes must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA and have appeared in 90 percent of the institution's games or must have started in at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
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Higgins closed out his Troy career catching 36 passes for 301 yards and a touchdown, as he helped lead the Trojans to a Sun Belt West Division championship in 2025. A native of Florence, Ala., Higgins has a 3.75 GPA in graduate school after posting a 3.53 GPA during his undergraduate program in physical education. Higgins had a season-best six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown in Troy's division-clinching win at Southern Miss.
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Paramore is in his second season with the Trojans and carries a 3.83 GPA in global business. A native of Saraland, Ala., Paramore played in all 14 games, playing 98 snaps on defense and 54 snaps on special teams. He finished the season with nine tackles and a half tackle for loss.
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TROY, Ala. – Troy receiver Peyton Higgins and defensive lineman Jermaine Paramore have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the organization announced Tuesday.
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To be eligible, the student-athletes must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA and have appeared in 90 percent of the institution's games or must have started in at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
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Higgins closed out his Troy career catching 36 passes for 301 yards and a touchdown, as he helped lead the Trojans to a Sun Belt West Division championship in 2025. A native of Florence, Ala., Higgins has a 3.75 GPA in graduate school after posting a 3.53 GPA during his undergraduate program in physical education. Higgins had a season-best six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown in Troy's division-clinching win at Southern Miss.
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Paramore is in his second season with the Trojans and carries a 3.83 GPA in global business. A native of Saraland, Ala., Paramore played in all 14 games, playing 98 snaps on defense and 54 snaps on special teams. He finished the season with nine tackles and a half tackle for loss.
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