IRVING, Texas – Illinois State senior center Mark Spelman was named one of 156 semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced the nominees Wednesday and the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation and is prominently displayed inside its official home at the New York Athletic Club.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments.