Aaron Murray Derek Carr Among Nff Scholarship Winners

Each of the winners announced is a William V. Campbell Trophy finalist for the award given to the best scholar-athlete in the nation.

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The 16 winners are (with GPA and majors):

QB Trevor Adams, Northwest Missouri State: 3.94 GPA, Biology & PsychologyS John Arena, Johns Hopkins: 4.00 GPA, NeuroscienceLB Max Bullough, Michigan State: 3.56 GPA, FinanceQB Derek Carr, Fresno State: 3.47 GPA, Recreation Administration & Leisure ServicesOL Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma: 4.00 GPA, Multidisciplinary StudiesOL Spencer Long, Nebraska: 3.79 GPA, Biological SciencesWR Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina: 3.94 GPA, PhilosophyQB Jeff Mathews, Cornell: 3.45 GPA, Applied Economics & ManagementLB James Morris, Iowa: 3.84 GPA, Political ScienceQB Aaron Murray, Georgia: 3.30 GPA, PsychologyOT Perry Simmons, Duke: 3.83 GPA, Civil EngineeringQB Eric Soza, Texas-San Antonio: 3.96 GPA, Physical EducationOG John Urschel, Penn State: 4.00 GPA, MathematicsQB Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M: 3.86 GPA, BiologyWR Tony Washington, Appalachian State: 3.79 GPA, Architectural DesignLB Eric Westerberg, Augustana (Ill.): 3.86 GPA, Math & Secondary Education

Some past winners include: Derrick Brooks (FSU), Mark Harmon (UCLA), Stone Phillips (Yale), Steve Young (BYU), Doug Flutie (Boston College) and Tim Tebow (Florida).

All 16 recipients will be honored Dec. 10 in New York at the 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner and the William V. Campbell Trophy winner will be announced.