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Florida State QB Christian = Ponder,=20 who is currently working on his second master's degree, is = one of=20 121 semifinalists for the NFF's Campbell=20 Trophy

DALLAS, Sept. = 30,=20 2010 =96 Selected as the best and brightest from the college = gridiron,=20 The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF)=20 announced today the 121 semifinalists for the 2010 William V. = Campbell=20 Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), endowed by = HealthSouth, and=20 the candidates for the 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.=20

=93This year=92s Campbell Trophy semifinalists embody the = National=20 Football Foundation=92s mission of building leaders through = football,=94 said=20 NFF Chairman Archie Manning whose sons Peyton (1997 = Campbell Trophy=20 winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 = and 2003,=20 respectively. =93They are standouts in the classroom and on the = field and=20 have become leaders in their respective communities. Each school = should=20 take great pride in being represented by such well-rounded young = men who=20 will undoubtedly go on to do great things in life.=94 =

Nominated by=20 their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, = semifinalists must=20 be a senior or graduate student in their final year of = eligibility, have a=20 GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football = ability as a=20 first team player or significant contributor, and have = demonstrated strong=20 leadership and citizenship. The trophy was renamed last fall in = honor of=20 Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and = head coach=20 at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF=92s Gold = Medal.=20

=93The NFF would like to personally congratulate each = Campbell=20 Trophy semifinalist for maintaining such high standards throughout = their=20 collegiate careers,=94 said NFF President & CEO Steven J.=20 Hatchell. =93We are extremely proud to showcase their = achievements, and=20 there is no question that the NFF Awards Committee will have an = incredibly=20 difficult task in selecting the finalists from among this esteemed = group.=94=20

The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 15 finalists = and=20 announce the results via national press release on Thursday, Oct. = 28. Each=20 finalist will be recognized as part of the 2010 NFF National=20 Scholar-Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate = scholarship. The=20 Campbell Trophy winner, who will have his scholarship increased to = $25,000=20 and receive a 25-pound bronze trophy, will be announced live at = the NFF=92s=20 Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 7 at the prestigious = Waldorf=3DAstoria in New=20 York City. A total distribution of $277,000 in scholarships will = be=20 awarded that evening, bringing the NFF=92s all-time scholarship = distribution=20 to $9.5 million.

Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete = program=20 became the first initiative in history to award post-graduate = scholarships=20 based on both a player=92s academic and athletic accomplishments. = The=20 William V. Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the = program=92s=20 mystique, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes = Scholar=20 finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL = draft picks.=20 The University of Florida=92s Tim Tebow was named the 2009 = Campbell=20 Trophy recipient and last year=92s finalists combined for a 3.77 = average=20 GPA. The class boasted 14 academic all-conference = student-athletes,=20 including seven academic All-America picks; 14 all-conference = players,=20 including six All-America picks; 16 team captains; one Heisman = Trophy=20 winner; and eight members of conference championship teams. =

The=20 past recipients of the Campbell Trophy include: Air Force=92s = Chris=20 Howard (1990); Florida=92s Brad Culpepper (1991); = Colorado=92s=20 Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia=92s Thomas Burns (1993); = Nebraska=92s Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State=92s Bobby = Hoying=20 (1995); Florida=92s Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee=92s = Peyton=20 Manning (1997); Georgia=92s Matt Stinchcomb (1998); = Marshall=92s=20 Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska=92s Kyle Vanden = Bosch (2000);=20 Miami=92s (Fla.) Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington = University in=20 St. Louis=92 Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State=92s = Craig=20 Krenzel (2003); Tennessee=92s Michael Munoz (2004); = LSU=92s Rudy=20 Niswanger (2005); Rutgers=92 Brian Leonard (2006); = Texas=92=20 Dallas Griffin (2007); Cal=92s Alex Mack (2008); and = Florida=92s=20 Tim Tebow (2009).

2010 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist=20 Notes

=95 3.58 Average GPA
=95 = 46=20 Semifinalists with a 3.7 GPA or better
=95 69 = All-Conference=20 Picks
=95 76 Team Captains
=95 16 Academic = All-America=20 Selections
=95 20 All-America Selections
=95 = 26 Players=20 (among all divisions) represented in this week=92s national top 25 = polls=20
=95 2 Players formerly named NFF National High School=20 Scholar-Athletes
=95 47 Nominees from the Football Bowl = Subdivision
=95 28 Nominees from the Football = Championship=20 Subdivision
=95 12 Nominees from the Division II =
=95 27=20 Nominees from the Division III
=95 7 Nominees from the = NAIA
=95=20 56 Offensive Players
=95 48 Defensive Players =
=95=20 17 Special Teams Players

The NFF'S 2010 Campbell Trophy=20 Semifinalists

Football Bowl=20 Subdivision
Air Force - Kevin Fogler
Alabama - = Greg=20 McElroy
Army - Carson Homme
Ball State - Ian McGarvey =
Baylor -=20 Derek Epperson
Boston College - Anthony Castonzo
BYU - = Mitch Payne=20
California - Mike Mohamed
Colorado - Nate Solder =
Colorado=20 State - Eric Peitz
Florida State - Christian Ponder =
Georgia - Kris=20 Durham
Illinois - Anthony Santella
Indiana - Ben Chappell =
Iowa=20 - Julian Vandervelde
Kansas State - Corey Adams
Louisiana = at=20 Lafayette - Grant Fleming
Marshall - Lee Smith
Maryland - = Travis=20 Baltz
Middle Tennessee State - Phillip Tanner
Minnesota - = Adam=20 Weber
Mississippi State - Derek Sherrod
Navy - Joe Buckley =
Nebraska - Adi Kunalic
Northern Illinois - Mike Krause=20
Northwestern - Stefan Demos
Notre Dame - Chris Stewart =
Ohio=20 State - Bryant Browning
Oregon - Jordan Holmes
Penn State = - Stefen=20 Wisniewski
Purdue - Kyle Adams
Rutgers - Teddy Dellaganna =
SMU=20 - Pete Fleps
South Carolina - Garrett Chisolm
Stanford - = Owen=20 Marecic
Syracuse - Derrell Smith
TCU - Curtis Clay =
Tennessee -=20 Daniel Lincoln
Texas - Sam Acho
Texas A&M - Michael = Hodges=20
UCLA - Daniel Rees
Utah - Zane Taylor
Vanderbilt - = John Stokes=20
Washington State - Chima Nwachukwu
Western Michigan - Phil = Swanson=20
Wisconsin - Scott Tolzien
Wyoming - Chris Prosinski=20

Football Championship Subdivision =
Albany -=20 Chris Blais
Austin Peay State - Bradley Williams
Brown - = Kyle=20 Newhall-Caballero
Bucknell - Travis Nissley
Colgate - Greg = Sullivan
Columbia - Alex Gross
Dartmouth - Tanner Scott =
Dayton=20 - Brandon Wingeier
Delaware - Pat Devlin
Drake - Dan = Clinton=20
Eastern Kentucky - Logan O'Connor
Holy Cross - Bill Edger=20
Marist - Terrence Turner
Montana - Andrew Selle =
Montana State=20 - Jordan Craney
Nicholls State - Patrick Dolan
Norfolk = State -=20 Anthony Taylor
North Dakota - Ty Boyle
North Dakota State = - Drew=20 Hushka
Northern Arizona - Michael Herrick
Northern = Colorado -=20 Timothy McGraw
Sacramento State - Peter Buck
Saint Francis = - Scott=20 Lewis
South Dakota State - Conrad Kjerstad
Southern Utah - = Tysson=20 Poots
Towson - Yaky Ibia
Yale - Jesse Reising =
Youngstown State=20 - Stephen Blose

Division II
Ashland = (Ohio) -=20 Joe Horn
Bentley (Mass.) - Jared Kawadler
Clarion (Pa.) - = Nick=20 Sipes
Concordia (Minn.) - Hayden Vavra
East Stroudsburg = (Pa.) -=20 Matt Freed
Eastern New Mexico - Nathan Uland
Hillsdale = (Mich.) -=20 Phil Doerfler
Minnesota-Duluth - Isaac Odim
Newberry = (S.C.) - Matt=20 Holmes
Slippery Rock (Pa.) - C.J. Bahr
St. Cloud State = (Minn.) -=20 Joe Winandy
Wayne State (Mich.) - Matthew Faulkner=20

Division III
Augustana (Ill.) - = Robert Wood=20
Bethel (Minn.) - Andrew Johnson
Bluffton (Ohio) - Aaron=20 Wladischkin
Case Western Reserve (Ohio) - Zach Homyk =
Centre (Ky.)=20 - Kevin Harman
Christopher Newport (Va.) - Kenneth Hall =
Cornell=20 (Iowa) - Kyle Tierney
Dubuque (Iowa) - Michael Zweifel=20
Hampden-Sydney (Va.) - Will Riggenbach
Ithaca (N.Y.) - = David=20 Ahonen
Mount Union (Ohio) - Sam Kershaw
Occidental = (Calif.) - Alex=20 Wertheimer
Rhodes (Tenn.) - Andrew Meier
Rowan (N.J.) - = Matt=20 Hoffman
Saint John's (Minn.) - Jeff Gilbertson
Saint = Thomas=20 (Minn.) - Ben Wartman
Trine (Ind.) - Tyler Terry
Trinity = (Conn.) -=20 Michael Galligan
Union (N.Y.) - Andrew Trochanowski =
Ursinus (Pa.)=20 - Joseph Galie
Wartburg (Iowa) - Andrew Creary
Washington = &=20 Jefferson (Pa.) - Nathan Harmotto
Washington in St. Louis = (Mo.) -=20 Brandon Brown
Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Ben Shea =
Wisconsin-Stevens=20 Point - Jake Swank
Wisconsin-Whitewater - Aaron Rusch =
Wittenberg=20 (Ohio) - Jeremy Block

NAIA
Bethel = (Tenn.) -=20 John Graham
Carroll (Mont.) - Mike Waldenberg
Cumberland = (Tenn.) -=20 Todd Holman
Dakota State (S.D.) - Josh Windsor
Morningside = (Iowa)=20 - Marshall Tuttle
Ottawa (Kan.) - Fielding Brenner =
Cumberlands=20 (Ky.) - Madison McCalmon =