U of I Brown Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

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Brown Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois senior running back Dre Brown is a semifinalist for the prestigious 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. Celebrating its 30th year, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation, sport, and tourism in December 2018 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in management. He has become a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection after missing the first 26 games of his career and fighting through injuries for his first two seasons in Champaign.

Illinois has relied heavily on Brown in the first four games of the season as the team’s primary kick returner and one of the feature running backs. He leads the Fighting Illini in all-purpose yards with 498, including 306 kick return yards and 165 rushing yards.

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 30, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 30th Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois senior running back Dre Brown is a semifinalist for the prestigious 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. Celebrating its 30th year, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation, sport, and tourism in December 2018 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in management. He has become a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection after missing the first 26 games of his career and fighting through injuries for his first two seasons in Champaign.

Illinois has relied heavily on Brown in the first four games of the season as the team’s primary kick returner and one of the feature running backs. He leads the Fighting Illini in all-purpose yards with 498, including 306 kick return yards and 165 rushing yards.

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 30, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 30th Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

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