SAN ANGELO – Angelo State's Rush Seaver has been named a semifinalist for the 2014 Campbell Trophy, given to the top football scholar-athlete in the country by the National Football Foundation.

The 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments, is the premier scholar-athlete award. A total of 167 were selected as semifinalists for the award including 25 from Division II. Seaver has also been nominated for one of the 16 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments.

Seaver, a senior captain for the Rams, is tied for the team lead with 19 tackles. He has one tackle for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup this season. His 266 career tackles puts the Lampasas native at No. 10 on the ASU career list. He has recorded five interceptions, 29.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in his career.

The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Award that will be annouced on October 30th.  Each recipient will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will be be a finalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. Each member of the 2014 NFFF National Scholar-Athlete Class will travel to New York City to be honored at the 57^th NFF Annual Award Dinner on December 9th.

The list of semifinalists is below.
 

Football Bowl Subdivision	Football Championship Subdivision	Division III
Alabama - Arie Kauandjio	Alabama State - Edward Mosley	Allegheny (Pa.) - Jesse Battaglia
Arizona - Jared Tevis	Austin Peay State - Ben Campbell	Bates (Maine) - David Kurey
Arizona State - Taylor Kelly	Brown - Dan Giovacchini	Bethel (Minn.) - Josh Treimer
Arkansas - Alan D'Appollonio	Bucknell - Derek Maurer	Case Western (Ohio) - Sean Lapcevic
Army - Terry Baggett	Campbell - Adam Lutz	Concordia (Wisc.) - Austin Damaschke
Baylor - Troy Baker	Charleston Southern - Christian Reyes	Gallaudet (D.C.) - Nico Santiago
Buffalo - Lee Skinner	Dayton - Will Bardo	Grinnell (Iowa) - David Ternes
BYU - Kevin O'Mary	Delaware - Laith Wallschleger	Hardin-Simmons (Texas) - Bryce Johnson
California - Chris Adcock	Eastern Kentucky - Caleb Watkins	Heidelberg (Ohio) - Austin Hunter
Central Florida - Sean Beckton	Fordham - Brett Biestek	Hendrix (Ark.) - Casey Caton
Central Michigan - Michael Kinville	Georgetown - Alec May	Hobart (N.Y.) - Troy Robinson
Colorado - Will Oliver	Harvard - Michael Mancinelli	Hope (Mich.) - Kirby Crook
Colorado State - Kivon Cartwright	Holy Cross - Sam Jones	Illinois College - Michael Bates
Connecticut - Adam Mueller	Idaho State - Austin Graves	Johns Hopkins (Md.) - Michael Longo
Duke - David Helton	Illinois State - Chris Highland	Juniata (Pa.) - Ethan Wilt
East Carolina - Warren Harvey	Incarnate Word - Casey Jennings	Kenyon (Ohio) - Nick Gasbarro
Eastern Michigan - Lincoln Hansen	Jacksonville State - Max Holcombe	King's (Pa.) - Daniel Kempa
Georgia - Chris Conley	Lamar - Keith Curran	Lycoming (Pa.) - Craig Needhammer
Georgia Southern - Garrett Frye	Lehigh - Josh Parris	Manchester (Ind.) - Collin Huffine
Indiana - Mark Murphy	Liberty - Mitch Hanson	Monmouth (Ill.) - Jake Wilson
Iowa - Mark Weisman	Missouri State - Caleb Schaffitzel	Mount Union (Ohio) - Kevin Burke
Iowa State - Jacob Gannon	Montana - Shay Smithwick-Hann	Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) - Josh Sinnen
Kansas State - Tyler Lockett	Montana State - Cole Moore	Ohio Wesleyan - Calvin Cagney
Kent State - Nate Vance	New Hampshire - Rob Bowman	Redlands (Calif.) - Aaron Hinkle
Kentucky - Tyler Brause	Nicholls State - Cole Frazier	Rowan (N.J.) - Chris Alvarez
Memphis - Charles Harris	North Dakota State - Esley Thorton	Saint John's (Minn.) - J.T. Ford
Michigan - Desmond Morgan	Northern Arizona - Austin Hasquet	Trinity (Conn.) - Mike Mancini
Michigan State - Mike Sadler	Northern Iowa - David Johnson	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) - John Wanner
Middle Tennessee State - Leighton Gasque	Sam Houston State - Keshawn Hill	Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Dalton Evertz
Minnesota - Tommy Olson	San Diego - Troy McClelland	Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Beau Steffens
Mississippi - Deterrian Shackelford	South Dakota State - Zach Zenner	Wisconsin-Stout - Tyler Naatz
Missouri - Matt Hoch	Southern Illinois - Corey Boemer	Wisconsin-Whitewater - Brady Grayvold
Nebraska - Mark Pelini	Tennessee at Chattanooga - Nick Pollard	Wittenberg (Pa.) - Clay Mangen
North Carolina State - Tyler Purvis	Wagner - Trevor Loveland
Northern Illinois - Robert Sterling	Western Carolina - Richard Sigmon
Northwestern - Brandon Vitabile	William & Mary - John Carpenter	NAIA
Notre Dame - Cam McDaniel	Yale - Tyler Varga	Bethel (Kan.) - Seth Tarrent
Ohio - Josh Kristoff		Carroll (Mont.) - Sean Condon
Old Dominion - Josh Mann		Central Methodist (Mo.) - Luke Mayer
Penn State - Sam Ficken	Division II	Cumberland (Tenn.) - Reed Gurchiek
Purdue - Justin Sinz	Angelo State - Rush Seaver	Dakota State (S.D.) - Zach Ely
Rice - Dylan Klare	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) - Kalvin Davis	Montana Western - Jesse McCloud
Rutgers - David Milewski	Bentley (Mass.) - Danny Guadagnoli	Nebraska Wesleyan - Seth Wardyn
San Jose State - Vince Buhagiar	Brevard (N.C.) - Andre Overholt	Northwestern (Iowa) - Levi Dykshorn
SMU - Stephon Sanders	Carson-Newman (Tenn.) - William Alderman	Peru State (Neb.) - Tyler Ford
South Alabama - Jesse Kelley	Chadron State (Neb.) - Sam Parker	William Penn (Iowa) - Evan Ressler
South Carolina - Damiere Byrd	Colorado State-Pueblo - Chris Bonner
Southern Mississippi - Corey Acosta	Concordia, St. Paul (Minn.) - Thomas Obarski
Stanford - Jordan Richards	East Stroudsburg (Pa.) - Bryan Thomson
Syracuse - Sam Rodgers	Eastern New Mexico - Seth Bailey
TCU - Geoff Hooker	Edinboro (Pa.) - Cody Harris
Texas  - Nate Boyer	Henderson State (Ark.) - Kevin Rodgers
Texas A&M - Josh Lambo	LIU-Post (N.Y.) - Steven Laurino
Texas Tech - Bradley Marquez	Newberry (S.C.) - AJ Booker
Toledo - Greg Mancz	Ohio Dominican - Mark Miller
Tulane - Sam Scofield	Pittsburg State (Kan.) - Keeston Terry
Utah - Eric Rowe	Shippensburg (Pa.) - Brian Sourbor
UTSA - Nate Leonard	South Dakota Mines and Tech. - Sam Cowan
Wake Forest - Jordan Garside	Southern Connecticut State - Jack Mallis
West Virginia - Michael Molinari	Southwest Minnesota State - Charlie Kern
Wisconsin - Michael Trotter	Stonehill (Mass.) - Brian Harrington
Wyoming - Stuart Williams	Tarleton State (Texas) - Charles Moore
	Wayne State (Mich.) - Thom Box
	Wingate  (N.C.) - Will Poteat
	Winona State  (Minn.) - Ryan Gerts

 
About the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF High School Showcases, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Faculty Salute Initiative presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF also collaborates with the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to release the FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll; awards the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments and hosted at the New York Athletic Club; and bestows several other major awards at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, PrimeSport, the Sports Business Journal, and Under Armour. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.

About The National College Football Awards Association
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