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Making the grade

Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes is a two-time all-academic  Big Ten pick majoring in business finance who says he enjoys "random  facts and trivia." ... Mitchell Solomon a mechanical engineering major at Oklahoma State, was on the Big 12 all-academic second team last season. ... Connecticut's Amida Brimah speaks French and the African languages Twi, Ga, Hausa and Yaroba in addition to English. ... Georgetown's Akoy Agau speaks Dinka, Arabic and English.