SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State senior linebacker Gabe Loyd was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy® on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The Campbell Trophy® is awarded each year to college football's top scholar-athlete.
A 6-2, 240-pound linebacker from St. Louis, Loyd is one of 181 national semifinalists. The NFF will announce 12 to 14 finalist on Nov. 1. Each of the finalists receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.
A two-year team captain, Loyd was named to the 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll and Texas State Dean's list two times, earned Texas State's "Cream of the Crop" Award after maintaining a 4.