BATON ROUGE – LSU long snapper Blake Ferguson has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious William Campbell Trophy – also known as the Academic Heisman – the National Football Foundation Announced on Wednesday.
Celebrating its 30th year in 2019, 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.
Ferguson is one of 185 players from across all divisions in college football to be named to the list.
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.