Rodrigo Blankenship Semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy

ATHENS - Nominated by Georgia as the team’s best scholar-athlete, Rodrigo Blankenship was announced today as a 2019 semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy ® Presented by Mazda, which is annually bestowed by the National Football Foundation to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete.

Past winners include Peyton Manning (Tennessee), Chad Pennington (Marshall), Tim Tebow (Florida), Sam Acho (Texas), and last year’s recipient Christian Wilkins from Clemson.

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing 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 class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

As a semifinalist, Rodrigo Blankenship has:

An opportunity to receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship, which is awarded to each of the 12-14 finalists for the Campbell Trophy.

An opportunity to travel to New York City for the NFF Annual Awards Dinner as a finalist and to be honored alongside the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Class.

An opportunity to be the winner of the coveted 24-pound bronze Campbell Trophy, which comes with a $25,000 post-graduate scholarship and an appearance on the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.

An opportunity to win a $5,000 donation to support the school’s academic services department.