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AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Communicators selected a group of outstanding student-athletes to Academic All-America football teams on Tuesday. Butler offensive lineman Bryan Bystol was recognized as a second team selection. Bystol was one of five offensive linemen on the second team and one of 15 members at the Division 1 level to boast a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
 
Bystol is just the eighth Butler football player in program history to earn Academic All-American honors and the first since Brad Sznajder after the completion of the 2019 season. A middle and secondary education major, Bystol held a 4.0 GPA during every semester at Butler. He was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team a year ago and is a four-time First Team Academic All-PFL selection.
 
On the gridiron, Bystol started in the final four games of the 2021 spring season and appeared in eight games for Butler that fall. He didn't miss a start at center for the Bulldogs over his final two seasons and Butler was able to record seven wins in both 2022 and 2023.
 
First Team Academic All-Americans at the offensive line position group included Cooper Beebe (Kansas State), Zak Zinter (Michigan), Seth McLaughlin (Alabama), Josh Priebe (Northwestern), Zach Frazier (West Virginia) and Eric Miller (Louisville).
 
Jacob Bayer (Arkansas State), Jake Majors (Texas), Graham Barton (Duke), and Chad Lindberg (Georgia) joined Bystol as second team selections. The CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year was Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze.