IRVING, Texas-Wednesday, BYU receiver Talon Shumway and Utah State defensive end Jacoby Wildman were honored as two of the of 185 semifinalists for the 2019 William V. Campbell trophy.
This is annually presented to the best football scholar-athlete in the nation and consists of candidates from NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I, Division II and Division III schools, as well as NAIA schools.
The National Football Foundation of Irving, Texas will announce 12-14 finalists October 30 with each receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship as a member of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class.
All finalists will also travel to New York City December 10 for the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner. One member of this class will be honored as the 30th recipient of the Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
This season, Shumway, a senior out of South Jordan, Utah and Lone Peak High School, has amassed seven receptions for 70 yards and a score.
Overall in his collegiate career at BYU, Shumway has 57 grabs for 713 yards and four scores.
Wildman, a graduate student out of Logan, Utah, has one sack, 3.5 tackles for a loss, 11 total tackles and 8 solo tackles on the season thus far for the Aggies.
