BOONE, N.C. — App State senior offensive lineman
Cole Garrison has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Garrison, the Mountaineers' starting left tackle, has been accepted into UAB's medical school after his 513 ranked in the top 13 percent of scoring for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). A native of Pinson, Ala., the exercise science major (with minors in psychology and chemistry) is scheduled to graduate in December and attend med school with a desired specialty in either orthopedics (sports medicine) or trauma.
Garrison has played in 40 career games, helping App State compile a 45-11 record with four straight conference titles and four bowl wins since he enrolled.
He carries a 3.93 GPA on a 4.0 scale and has volunteered in the community in several ways, including at the F.A.R.M. Café, a local charitable restaurant. He's also participated in activities involving canned food drives, school supply drives, Operation Christmas Child, the Western Youth Network and Habitat for Humanity.
"Cole is the definition of what it means to be a student-athlete," App State head coach
Shawn Clark said. "On the field, he's been a very important member of our offensive line and has done a great job wherever we've asked him to play. I'm looking forward to him having a big year, and he's poised to do amazing things in life after he's finished playing football."
Each nominee for the Campbell Trophy must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of 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 National Football Foundation will announce 12-to-14 finalists in November, and each of the finalists receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments.
SEMIFINALISTS FOR THE
2020 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® PRESENTED BY MAZDA
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
| Air Force |
Ben Peterson |
| Alabama |
Landon Dickerson |
| Appalachian State |
Cole Garrison |
| Arkansas |
Grant Morgan |
| Arkansas State |
Forrest Merrill |
| Boise State |
Kekaula Kaniho |
| Boston College |
Zion Johnson |
| Bowling Green State |
Matt Naranjo |
| Buffalo |
Zac Lefebvre |
| California |
Michael Saffell |
| Charlotte |
Tyriq Harris |
| Cincinnati |
James Smith |
| Clemson |
Will Swinney |
| Coastal Carolina |
Tarron Jackson |
| Colorado |
Matt Lynch |
| Connecticut |
Brian Keating |
| Duke |
Michael Carter II |
| East Carolina |
Jake Verity |
| Eastern Michigan |
Thomas Odukoya |
| Florida |
Jeremiah Moon |
| Florida Atlantic |
John Mitchell |
| Fresno State |
Matt Smith |
| Georgia |
Prather Hudson |
| Georgia Southern |
Shai Werts |
| Georgia State |
Jonathan Ifedi |
| Houston |
Kyle Porter |
| Illinois |
Blake Hayes |
| Indiana |
Harry Crider |
| Iowa State |
Chase Allen |
| Kansas |
Sam Burt |
| Kansas State |
Tyler Burns |
| Kentucky |
Luke Fortner |
| Louisiana |
Cameron Solomon |
| LSU |
Liam Shanahan |
| Memphis |
Brady White |
| Michigan |
Will Hart |
| Michigan State |
Dom Long |
| Minnesota |
Conner Olson |
| Mississippi |
Luke Logan |
| Mississippi State |
K.J. Costello |
| Navy |
Cameron Kinley |
| Nebraska |
Ben Stille |
| Nevada |
Sam Hammond |
| New Mexico State |
Jared Wyatt |
| Northern Illinois |
Matt Ference |
| Northwestern |
Tyler Gilliken |
| Notre Dame |
Robert Hainsey |
| Ohio State |
Drue Chrisman |
| Oklahoma State |
Logan Carter |
| Old Dominion |
Jordan Young |
| Oregon |
Brady Breeze |
| Oregon State |
Andrzej Hughes-Murray |
| Pittsburgh |
Jimmy Morrissey |
| Rice |
Blaze Alldredge |
| Rutgers |
Billy Taylor |
| San Jose State |
Jack Snyder |
| South Alabama |
Brian Ankerson |
| South Carolina |
Parker White |
| South Florida |
Trent Schneider |
| Southern California |
Erik Krommenhoek |
| Southern Methodist |
Tyler Page |
| Southern Mississippi |
Jack Abraham |
| Stanford |
Jet Toner |
| Syracuse |
Kingsley Jonathan |
| Temple |
Isaiah Graham-Mobley |
| Tennessee |
Brandon Kennedy |
| Texas |
Sam Ehlinger |
| Texas A&M |
Dan Moore Jr. |
| Texas at San Antonio |
Hunter Duplessis |
| Texas Tech |
McLane Mannix |
| Toledo |
Bryce Harris |
| Troy |
Cameron Kaye |
| Tulane |
Chase Kuerschen |
| UAB |
Jacob Fuqua |
| UCF |
Greg McCrae |
| UNLV |
Charles Williams |
| Utah |
Drew Lisk |
| Utah State |
Chase Nelson |
| Virginia |
Joey Blount |
| Washington |
Elijah Molden |
| West Virginia |
Sean Mahone |
| Western Kentucky |
Steven Witchoskey |
| Western Michigan |
Mike Caliendo |
| Wisconsin |
Jack Coan |
| Wyoming |
Skyler Miller |
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
| Abilene Christian |
Jack Gibbens |
| Alabama State |
Ezra Gray |
| Austin Peay State |
Blake Mitchell |
| Brown |
E.J. Perry |
| Bucknell |
Rick Mottram |
| Campbell |
Levi Wiggins |
| Chattanooga |
Bryce Nunnelly |
| Colgate |
Grant Breneman |
| Columbia |
Ben Mathiasmeier |
| Cornell |
Maxton Edgerly |
| Dartmouth |
Drew Estrada |
| Davidson |
Wesley Dugger |
| Dayton |
Brandon Easterling |
| Drake |
Victor Jergens |
| Duquesne |
Spencer DeMedal |
| Eastern Illinois |
Harry Woodbery |
| Elon |
Davis Cheek |
| Florida A&M |
Chris Faddoul |
| Harvard |
Eric Wilson |
| Holy Cross |
Connor Degenhardt |
| Illinois State |
Drew Himmelman |
| Lamar |
Bailey Giffen |
| Lehigh |
Pete Haffner |
| Marist |
Grant Dixon |
| Montana |
Samori Toure |
| Montana State |
Kyle Finch |
| Norfolk State |
Marque Ellington |
| North Alabama |
K.J. Smith |
| North Dakota State |
Matt Biegler |
| Northern Arizona |
DJ Arnson |
| Northern Iowa |
Brawntae Wells |
| Northwestern State |
Gavin Landry |
| Pennsylvania |
Prince Emili |
| Saint Francis |
Sam Cummings |
| San Diego |
Kama Kamaka |
| South Dakota |
Jack Cochrane |
| South Dakota State |
Logan Backhaus |
| Stetson |
Alex Brown |
| Stony Brook |
TJ Morrison |
| Towson |
Aaron Grzymkowski |
| Weber State |
Ty Whitworth |
| Western Carolina |
Grady Thomas |
| Western Illinois |
Clint Ratkovich |
| William & Mary |
Andrew Trainer |
| Youngstown State |
Christian Turner |
Division II
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
| Ashland (OH) |
Logan Bolin |
| Bentley (MA) |
Andrew Brazicki |
| California (PA) |
Eric Hudanick |
| Emporia State (KS) |
Jace McDown |
| Frostburg State (MD) |
Aizsha Horne |
| Grand Valley State (MI) |
Tyler Bradfield |
| Harding (AR) |
Mills Bryant |
| Kutztown (PA) |
Mason McElroy |
| Minnesota State |
JD Ekowa |
| Northwest Missouri State |
Jackson Barnes |
| Sioux Falls (SD) |
Jack Schelhaas |
| Southern Arkansas |
Hayden Mallory |
| Southwest Minnesota State |
Trey Sachs |
| Stonehill (MA) |
Derek Ivey |
| Texas A&M-Commerce |
Alex Shillow |
| Tusculum (TN) |
Jackson Cauthen |
| Valdosta State (GA) |
Brian Saunds |
| Wayne State (MI) |
Lane Potter |
| West Texas A&M |
Josiah Pennington |
| Wingate (NC) |
Andrew Strickland |
Division III
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
| Augustana (IL) |
Alek Jacobs |
| Berry (GA) |
Jack Carroll |
| Bowdoin (ME) |
Nicholas Leahy |
| Case Western Reserve (OH) |
Travis Johnston |
| Central (IA) |
Blaine Hawkins |
| Concordia (WI) |
Connor Stoming |
| DePauw (IN) |
Jackson Hamersly |
| Franklin and Marshall (PA) |
Garrett Pershy |
| Gallaudet (DC) |
Cress Fisher |
| Grinnell (IA) |
Rick Johnson |
| Hampden-Sydney (VA) |
Tyler Howerton |
| Hardin-Simmons (TX) |
Jamie Pogue |
| Hobart (NY) |
Kyle Hackett |
| Ithaca (NY) |
Andrew Vito |
| Lake Forest (IL) |
John Colasacco |
| Lycoming (PA) |
Kyle Pierce |
| Massachusetts Dartmouth |
Jacob Burkhead |
| Middlebury (CT) |
Pete Huggins |
| Millsaps (MS) |
Drew Hopkins |
| Moravian (PA) |
Jackson Buskirk |
| Ohio Wesleyan |
Lucas Cooper |
| Redlands (CA) |
Calhoun Helmberger |
| Rhodes (TN) |
Mitch Batschelett |
| Saint John's (MN) |
Chris Backes |
| Shenandoah (VA) |
Jack Massie |
| Springfield (MA) |
AJ Smith |
| St. Thomas (MN) |
Zach Bennett |
| SUNY Maritime |
Liam McManus |
| Trinity (TX) |
Michael Edmonson |
| Tufts (MA) |
Khalif Jeter |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY) |
Matt Restifo |
| Washington U. in St. Louis (MO) |
Andrew Whitaker |
| Wesleyan (CT) |
Glenn Smith |
| Westminster (PA) |
Cameron Mika |
| Wheaton (IL) |
Ryan Schwartz |
| Widener (PA) |
Ryan Stecklein |
| Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Michael Olsen |
| Wisconsin-Stout |
Bailey Roux |
| Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Quinn Meinerz |
| Wooster (OH) |
Eric Kraus |
NAIA
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
| Dakota State (SD) |
Marcus Vanden Bosch |
| Evangel (MO) |
Darius Lee |
| Lindsey Wilson (KY) |
Cameron Dukes |
| Montana Western |
Kyle Schulte |
| Morningside (IA) |
Niklas Gustav |
| Northwestern (IA) |
Shane Solberg |
| Peru State (NE) |
Dylan Dittman |
| Southeastern (FL) |
Cory Rahman |
| William Penn (IA) |
Jace Neugebauer |
