The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame’s 57th NFF Annual Awards Dinner, which will take place Dec. 9 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, will be televised on ESPN3.
Henderson State’s Kevin Rodgers will be a part of the festivities as the graduate-student from Rockwall, Texas is a finalist for the 25th William V. Campbell Trophy presented to the top Scholar-Athlete in the country. Rodgers is one of two NCAA Division II players selected as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award Winner.
At 7 p.m. Central, fans can view the entire Annual Awards Show, which includes the induction of the 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class; the awarding of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments; the announcement of the winner of the 25th William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at its official home inside the New York Athletic Club; and the bestowing of the NFF Major Awards.
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Nationally acclaimed ESPN studio host Rece Davis will emcee the dinner ceremony. The Annual Awards Dinner will also be available to watch on the NFF’s homepage at www.footballfoundation.org. The streams to the NFF homepage are being provided by LiveU and the NFF’s official video streaming partner Volar Video. XOS Digital, who hosts the NFF’s website, will assist with the stream on the site’s homepage.
The 2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and Campbell Trophy Finalists:
- Terry Baggett (Army)
- Austin Damaschke (Concordia [Wis.])
- Austin Hasquet (Northern Arizona)
- David Helton (Duke)
- Taylor Kelly (Arizona State)
- Nate Leonard (Texas at San Antonio)
- Tyler Lockett (Kansas State)
- Mike Mancini (Trinity [Conn.])
- Charles Moore (Tarleton State [Texas])
- Mark Murphy (Indiana)
- Jordan Richards (Stanford)
- Kevin Rodgers (Henderson State [Ark.])
- Mike Sadler (Michigan State)
- Caleb Schaffitzel (Missouri State)
- Tyler Varga (Yale)
- Brandon Vitabile (Northwestern)
- Zach Zenner(South Dakota State).