Tag: Academic Heisman

Texas QB Sam Ehlinger named finalist for William V. Campbell Trophy

On Thursday the National Football Foundation named Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger a finalist for the William V. Campbell trophy.

The Texas Longhorns have a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Former defensive end Sam Acho won the award in 2010. One decade later they could have another Sam win the trophy with the quarterback Ehlinger. The National Football Foundation released their finalist for the “Academic Heisman.”

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda – college football’s premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
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® Presented by Mazda and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Along with Ehlinger, Brady White from Memphis was the only other quarterback to be named a finalist from the original list of 199 semifinalists. If Ehlinger wins the trophy he would be the third Texas Longhorn to be awarded the Campbell Trophy along with Dallas Griffin (2007) and Acho (2010).

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Michigan State football’s Dominique Long on Campbell Trophy watchlist

Long is one of the name’s to keep an eye on for the “Academic Heisman”

There might not be Big Ten football this fall, but that doesn’t mean we can totally ignore WATCHLIST SZN.

Michigan State senior defensive back Dominique Long has been added to the Campbell Trophy watchlist.

The Campbell Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance.

The award is also widely known as the “Academic Heisman.”

The following is from a Michigan State University release:

“A mechanical engineering major, Long has compiled a 3.61 grade-point average entering his senior year. The two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and three-year letterwinner has played in 37 games during his career with 38 tackles, one pass break-up and one blocked punt.

As a junior in 2019, Long was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and received MSU’s Downtown Coaches Club Award for most outstanding player on special teams. He had a career-high 16 tackles (13 solo, 3 assists), one pass break-up and one blocked punt in seeing action in all 13 games, including a team-best 12 tackles on special teams (four kickoff, eight punt).

Michigan State has had three Campbell Trophy finalists in the past nine years (Kirk Cousins, Max Bullough, Mike Sadler) and eight semifinalists (Cousins, Bullough, Sadler, Jack Allen, Josiah Price, Brian Allen, Khari Willis, and Cole Chewins.”

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