Last week, the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award, often referred to as the Academic Heisman, recognizes one scholar-athlete in college football for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The William V. Campbell is one of the most prestigious of college football's postseason awards. Since it recognizes academic accomplishments and leadership in addition to on-the-field work, it's one of the least known. Imagine that.
Selected from a record 199 semifinalists nationwide from among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, the 12 finalists are:
Scholar-Athlete GPA Major
Tyler Bradfield, LB, Grand Valley State 3.99 Finance
Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas 3.42 Marketing
Jack Gibbens, LB, Abilene Christian 4.00 Accounting & Financial Mgmt.
Ezra Gray, RB, Alabama State 4.00 CIS
Tyriq Harris, DE, Charlotte 3.68 Biology
Drew Himmelman, OT, Illinois State 3.82 Exercise Science
Tyler Howerton, OL, Hampden-Sydney 4.00 Physics
Kekaula Kaniho, DB, Boise State 3.94 Health Science
Brandon Kennedy, OL, Tennessee 3.55 Sport Management
Cameron Kinley, CB, Navy 3.32 Political Science
Elijah Molden, DB, Washington 3.56 Communications
Brady White, QB, Memphis 3.58 Business
The 12 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. Later this year, one member of the class will be declared the winner of the 31st William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Congratulations to the 12 finalists.
The past recipients of the Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda, include:
1990 – Chris Howard (Air Force)
1991 – Brad Culpepper (Florida)
1992 – Jim Hansen (Colorado)
1993 – Thomas Burns (Virginia)
1994 – Rob Zatechka (Nebraska)
1995 – Bobby Hoying (Ohio State)
1996 – Danny Wuerffel (Florida)
1997 – Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
1998 – Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia)
1999 – Chad Pennington (Marshall)
2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska)
2001 – Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL])
2002 – Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in St. Louis [MO])
2003 – Craig Krenzel (Ohio State)
2004 – Michael Munoz (Tennessee)
2005 – Rudy Niswanger (LSU)
2006 – Brian Leonard (Rutgers)
2007 – Dallas Griffin (Texas)
2008 – Alex Mack (California)
2009 – Tim Tebow (Florida)
2010 – Sam Acho (Texas)
2011 – Andrew Rodriguez (Army West Point)
2012 – Barrett Jones (Alabama)
2013 – John Urschel (Penn State)
2014 – David Helton (Duke)
2015 – Ty Darlington (Oklahoma)
2016 – Zach Terrell (Western Michigan)
2017 – Micah Kiser (Virginia)
2018 – Christian Wilkins (Clemson)
2019 – Justin Herbert (Oregon)
The above list is, of course, highlighted by the 2008 winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy. Alex Mack. Go Bears!
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