Nominated by Memphis as the team’s best scholar-athlete,Kylan Watkins will be announced as a 2021 semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is annually bestowed by the National Football Foundation to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete.
The announcement will be made on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. ET. Attached is a release, please observe the embargo.
As a semifinalist, he will have:
Past winners include Peyton Manning (Tennessee), Chad Pennington (Marshall), Tim Tebow (Florida), Justin Herbert (Oregon) and last year’s recipient Brady White from Memphis.
The announcement will be made on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. ET. Attached is a release, please observe the embargo.
As a semifinalist, he will have:
- An opportunity to receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship, which is awarded to each of the 12-to-14 finalists for the Campbell Trophy.
- An opportunity to travel to Las Vegas for the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, where each finalist will accept their scholarship and meet the 32 College Football Hall of Famers being inducted this year, including Tony Romo, Carson Palmer, Bob Stoops, Eric Dickerson and the countless other legends who will be attending the event.
- An opportunity to be the winner of the coveted 24-pound bronze Campbell Trophy, which comes with a $25,000 post-graduate scholarship and an appearance on the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.
- An opportunity to win a $5,000 donation from Fidelity Investments to support the school’s academic services department.
Past winners include Peyton Manning (Tennessee), Chad Pennington (Marshall), Tim Tebow (Florida), Justin Herbert (Oregon) and last year’s recipient Brady White from Memphis.
