Oregon senior quarterback Justin Herbert was named Wednesday as a National Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation, and thus one of 12 finalists for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the national player of the year across all levels of college football as measured by both athletic and academic performance, along with leadership and citizenship.
Herbert is the third player in Oregon history to be named a finalist, joining fellow quarterbacks Bill Musgrave (1990) and Dennis Dixon (2007). Herbert and this year's other NFF National Scholar-Athletes each will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship; the Campbell Trophy will be awarded at a ceremony in New York City on Dec.