IRVING, Texas - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2018 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. A total of 19 Sun Belt football student-athletes made the list.
Sun Belt Hampshire Honor Society List:
Arkansas State - Blaise Taylor
Coastal Carolina - Osharmar Abercrombie
Coastal Carolina - Kerron Johnson
Coastal Carolina - Tyler Keane
Coastal Carolina - Marcus Williamson
Georgia Southern - Myles Campbell
Georgia Southern - Matthew Flynn
Georgia State - Antreal Allen
Georgia State - Gabe Mobley
Georgia State - Jacob Nesmith
Georgia State - Chandon Sullivan
Georgia State - James Traylor
Texas State - Elijah King
Texas State - Gabe Loyd
Texas State - Gabe Schrade
ULM - Harrison Heim
ULM - Frank Sutton Jr.
South Alabama - Dominic Esposito
South Alabama - Harrison Louden
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 778 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
The Hampshire Honor Society represents an important component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal, which began in 1959 with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Launched with a donation from Hall of Fame coach Earl “Red” Blaik, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments, became the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on a player’s combined academic success, football performance and community leadership. Since its inception, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program has awarded $11.3 million to 841 top scholars and community leaders.
Each recipient of an NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award receives an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. Additionally, The William V. Campbell Trophy®, presented by Fidelity Investments and displayed at its official home inside the New York Athletic Club, is given to one member of each year's class as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. The winner of the Campbell Trophy® receives a total scholarship of $25,000 and a 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy. Through its chapter network, the NFF also awards an additional $1 million to local high school student-athletes, bringing the NFF’s annual scholarship distribution total to more than $1.3 million.