Hunnicutt Named a Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy

HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth wide receiver Drew Hunnicutt has been named as one of the 179 semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the top football scholar-athlete in the nation. The 179 players come from all levels of college football, both NCAA and NAIA, with 63 coming from the FBS and 40 more from the FCS, including seven Ivy Leaguers.

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, where their accomplishments will be highlighted. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 29th William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Hunnicutt, a senior government major from Argyle, Texas, entered his senior year with a 3.49 GPA. He currently leads the Big Green in both receptions (9) and receiving yards (178) after two games, plus has one touchdown catch. In 18 career games, he has hauled in 58 passes for 880 yards and six touchdowns, including the ninth-longest catch in program history, a 78-yard TD at Sacred Heart last year. Hunnicutt also has three 100-yard games to his credit, most recently a 102-yard effort in the season-opening 41-0 victory over Georgetown.

Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.5 million.

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.

Six Dartmouth players have been chosen as finalists for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class — Alan Rozycki (1960), Willie Bogan (1970), Fred Radke (1972), Pat Sullivan (1976), Paul Sorensen (1988) and Josh Bloom (1994).

The Big Green (2-0) will host Penn (2-0) on Saturday at Memorial Field for the Ivy League opener for both squads. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Tyler Murray and Matt Goldstein calling the action at 1:30 p.m. Fans can also listen to the game locally on 94 ESPN Radio or worldwide online at 945espn.com as Brett Franklin and Wayne Young '72 bring all of the action to life on the airwaves.

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