Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Stockstill named semifinalist for Willilam V. Campbell Trophy
9/26/2018 10:00:00 AM | Football
Award is for best football scholar-athlete in nation
IRVING, Texas (Sept. 26, 2018) – Recognizing one of the most impressive groups of scholar-athletes in the history of college football, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) proudly announced today the 179 semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy® and Middle Tennessee Brent Stockstill is among the elite candidates.
The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Fidelity Investments is a proud partner of the Campbell Trophy®.
Stockstill, one of just three players nationally competing this season with a master's degree in hand, made the prestigious 22-player AFCA Allstate Good Works Team last year which measures work in the classroom, community and play on the field. The hometown signal-caller is already the Blue Raiders' all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, completions, total offense, 300-yard passing games and 400-yard passing games.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 29th William V. Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
"These 179 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy® winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. "For 60 years, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete program has showcased more than 800 college football players who have been successful on the football field, in the classroom and in the community. This year's semifinalists further illustrate the power of our great sport in developing the next generation of influential leaders."
Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy® is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.5 million.
"The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the nominees as well as their schools and coaches on their tremendous accomplishments," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We are extremely proud to highlight each semifinalist's achievements, showcasing their ability to balance academics and athletics at the highest level. The NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from this outstanding group of candidates."
2018 NFF WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
Division II
The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Fidelity Investments is a proud partner of the Campbell Trophy®.
Stockstill, one of just three players nationally competing this season with a master's degree in hand, made the prestigious 22-player AFCA Allstate Good Works Team last year which measures work in the classroom, community and play on the field. The hometown signal-caller is already the Blue Raiders' all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, completions, total offense, 300-yard passing games and 400-yard passing games.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 29th William V. Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
"These 179 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy® winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. "For 60 years, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete program has showcased more than 800 college football players who have been successful on the football field, in the classroom and in the community. This year's semifinalists further illustrate the power of our great sport in developing the next generation of influential leaders."
Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy® is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.5 million.
"The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the nominees as well as their schools and coaches on their tremendous accomplishments," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We are extremely proud to highlight each semifinalist's achievements, showcasing their ability to balance academics and athletics at the highest level. The NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from this outstanding group of candidates."
2018 NFF WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
| SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alabama | Hale Hentges |
| Arkansas | Hjalte Froholdt |
| Army West Point | Kenneth Brinson Jr. |
| Ball State | Alex Joss |
| Boston College | Zach Allen |
| Brigham Young | Adam Pulsipher |
| California | Patrick Laird |
| Central Michigan | Mitch Stanitzek |
| Clemson | Christian Wilkins |
| Colorado State | Wyatt Bryan |
| Duke | Ben Humphreys |
| Eastern Michigan | Jeremiah Harris |
| Georgia | Jackson Harris |
| Georgia Tech | Brad Stewart |
| Houston | Zach Vaughan |
| Illinois | Nick Allegretti |
| Indiana | Wes Martin |
| Iowa | Parker Hesse |
| Iowa State | Spencer Benton |
| Kansas State | Dalton Risner |
| Kent State | Matt Bahr |
| Kentucky | Miles Butler |
| Marshall | Chase Hancock |
| Memphis | Drew Kyser |
| Michigan | Noah Furbush |
| Michigan State | Khari Willis |
| Middle Tennessee State | Brent Stockstill |
| Minnesota | Jared Weyler |
| Mississippi | Sean Rawlings |
| Missouri | Corey Fatony |
| Navy | Andrew Wood |
| Nebraska | Mick Stoltenberg |
| Nevada | Ty Gangi |
| North Carolina State | Ryan Finley |
| Northern Illinois | Max Scharping |
| Notre Dame | Drue Tranquill |
| Oklahoma State | Britton Abbott |
| Old Dominion | Oshane Ximines |
| Penn State | Trace McSorley |
| Pittsburgh | Alex Bookser |
| Purdue | David Blough |
| Rice | Graysen Schantz |
| Rutgers | Zack Heeman |
| San Jose State | Bryce Crawford |
| South Alabama | Gavin Patterson |
| South Florida | Jaymon Thomas |
| Southern Methodist | Garrett Stotts |
| Stanford | Jesse Burkett |
| Syracuse | Eric Dungey |
| Temple | Frank Nutile |
| Tennessee | Kyle Phillips |
| Texas | Jak Holbrook |
| Texas at San Antonio | Yannis Routsas |
| Toledo | Cody Thompson |
| Utah | Mitch Wishnowsky |
| Utah State | Jontrell Rocquemore |
| Vanderbilt | Kyle Shurmur |
| Virginia | Lester Coleman |
| Washington State | Peyton Pelluer |
| West Virginia | Billy Kinney |
| Western Michigan | John Keenoy |
| Wisconsin | D'Cota Dixon |
| Wyoming | Nick Smith |
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
| SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alabama State | Dylan Renaker |
| Alcorn State | Charles Hughes |
| Austin Peay State | Ryan Rockensuess |
| Brown | Christian Montano |
| Bucknell | Bryan Marine |
| Campbell | Thomas Hartshorn |
| Chattanooga | Alex Trotter |
| Columbia | Mike Hinton |
| Dartmouth | Drew Hunnicutt |
| Davidson | Nathan Campbell |
| Dayton | David Leisring |
| Drake | Nathan Clayberg |
| Eastern Illinois | Aaron Callaway |
| Grambling State | De'Arius Christmas |
| Harvard | Alex White |
| Holy Cross | Ryan Brady |
| Idaho | Ed Hall |
| Illinois State | Jake Kolbe |
| Jacksonville | Nic Duch |
| James Madison | Hunter Etheridge |
| Lafayette | Andrew Chuma |
| Lehigh | Harrison Kauffman |
| Mercer | LeMarkus Bailey |
| Montana | Reggie Tilleman |
| New Hampshire | Kyle Reisert |
| North Dakota State | Easton Stick |
| Northern Arizona | Jake Casteel |
| Pennsylvania | Jack Soslow |
| Princeton | Jesper Horsted |
| Robert Morris | Adam Wollet |
| Sacred Heart | Andrew O'Neill |
| Saint Francis | Michael Ames |
| San Diego | Anthony Lawrence |
| South Dakota | Isaac Armstead |
| South Dakota State | Taryn Christion |
| Villanova | Ryan Bell |
| Western Carolina | Zachary Weeks |
| Western Illinois | Sean McGuire |
| Yale | J. Hunter Roman |
| Youngstown State | Armand Dellovade |
Division II
| SCHOOL | NAME |
| Ashland (OH) | Travis Downing |
| Bentley (MA) | Jack Hansbury |
| Black Hills State (SD) | Austin Goddard |
| Central Missouri | Austin Miller |
| Colorado State-Pueblo | Brandon Payer |
| East Stroudsburg (PA) | Michael Fleming |
| Emporia State (KS) | Landon Nault |
| Grand Valley State (MI) | Bart Williams |
| Harding (AR) | Sam Blankenship |
| Kutztown (PA) | Conor Sullivan |
| Malone (OH) | Matt Blasiole |
| Mars Hill (NC) | Jake Sell |
| Minnesota Duluth | Jason Balts |
| Missouri S&T | Landon Compton |
| Newberry (SC) | Jawanza Adams |
| Northwest Missouri State | Ben Althoff |
| Ohio Dominican | Cory Contini |
| Ouachita Baptist (AR) | Drew Harris |
| Pittsburg State (KS) | Darian Taylor |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State | Joel Carlos |
| Southern Arkansas | Kile Pletcher |
| Southwest Minnesota State | Jon Dicke |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | Garrett Blubaugh |
| Wayne State (MI) | Drew Dowding |
| Wingate (NC) | Christopher Birozes |
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