Ezra Odinjor
UAB DEFENSIVE END NAMED GO BOWLING
MILITARY BOWL STEM SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
University of Alabama at Birmingham defensive end Ezra Odinjor, a redshirt freshman majoring in computer science, has been named a Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete.
Odinjor, who is from Kennesaw, Ga., has a 3.43 grade-point average. He also is pursuing a minor in business administration.
Odinjor said his interest in STEM began in elementary school when he joined the robotics club and math team. He later became interested in computer coding, which laid the foundation for his own video game watching YouTube video to learn how to do things.
“While I’m still finding out what exactly I want to do with my interests, I am interested in software development, cybersecurity and data analytics,” he said.
“Ezra is a hard working and dedicated individual,” said Denzel Lewis, UAB’s director of football academics. “He takes pride in everything he does on and off the field, which leads to his academic success. Ezra embodies what a true student-athlete should be.”
The Go Bowling Military Bowl is proud to announce the members of the fourth annual STEM Scholar-Athlete Program, recognizing some of the brightest minds competing on the gridiron in the ACC and the American Athletic Conference.
“The Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Program honors an amazing group of young men who truly showcase what it means to be a student-athlete,” Military Bowl Foundation President & Executive Director Steve Beck said. “We are thrilled to honor this group of talented players for their success on and off the field while continually challenging themselves in the classroom.”
The Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Program honors one football player at each university that is a member of the ACC and the American Athletic Conference – the two conferences that are represented in the Go Bowling Military Bowl college football game. These players are studying STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) subjects and/or aspire to STEM careers.
The two players whose teams compete in the 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl will be recognized at the game, which takes place on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Kickoff is at 5:45 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPN. Bowl tickets are on sale now. A donation will be made in the name of these two players to their respective school’s general scholarship fund.