BUFFALO, NY - Junior offensive tackle Jeff Mills (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) has been named to the 2002 Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC football team.

Jeff Mills

Mills, who has started 23 consecutive games for the Bulls, earned the distinction for his work on UB's offensive line and for his outstanding efforts in the classroom, where he holds a 3.57 grade point average as a dual major in Math and Economics.

Mills was part of an offensive line that saw running back Aaron Leeper (Jamestown, NY/Jamestown) break every freshman rushing record en route to being named the MAC Freshman of the Year. He was also voted for the second straight year to the Verizon District I Academic All-American team.

A member of UB's prestigious honors program, Mills has started every game for the past two seasons. He has been a member of UB's Dean List and has been selected as a UB Scholar-Athlete after each of his semesters at the University.

He was part of a 27-man team that featured nine other offensive linemen tabbed by the Faculty Athletic Representatives from each of the 14 MAC football-playing schools.