A First-Team Academic All-American and three-time All-MAC selection, Terrell is Western Michigan's career leader in passing yards. The Broncos will play in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic this season after he guided them to an undefeated regular season, the 2016 MAC title and its first-ever ranking in the AP Poll. Terrell graduated cum laude in 3.5 years with a 3.66 GPA in finance, and he is currently working toward an MBA. Winning the Campbell Trophy increases his postgraduate scholarship to a total of $25,000. Click here for more on Terrell and the Campbell Trophy.

2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Updates

Five members of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class received First Team Academic All-America honors, including 2016 Campbell Trophy winner Zach Terrell (Western Michigan),  Chris Beaschler (Dayton), Brooks Ellis (Arkansas), Carter Hanson (Saint John's [Minn.]) and Karter Schult (Northern Iowa). Zay Jones (East Carolina) received Second Team Academic All-America recognition.  

2016 Campbell Trophy winner  Zach Terrell  from Western Michigan quarterbacked the Broncos to an undefeated regular season and a MAC title after defeating Ohio in the championship game. The recipient of the MAC's 2016 Vern Smith Leadership Award, he was named Academic All-MAC, Second Team All-MAC and a finalist for the 2016 Manning Award. Terrell and the Broncos will take on Wisconsin in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN. 

Dayton linebacker Chris Beaschler became the first two-time winner of the Pioneer Football League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. For the third consecutive year, he was named both First Team All-PFL and First Team Academic All-PFL. Beaschler also became the first three-time recipient of Dayton's Chief Toscani Hitter Award.

Arkansas linebacker Brooks Ellis was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected to the SEC Football Community Service Team. Ellis and the Razorbacks will take on Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 29. The game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Saint John's (Minn.) linebacker Carter Hanson  was named one of the four finalists for the 2016 Gagliardi Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III. The award will be presented on Dec. 14.

After suffering an injury, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill will miss the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 21 against Wyoming. The game will kick off at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Wake Forest safety Ryan Janvion was named the recipient of the 2016 Jim Tatum Award, which is given to the top senior student-athlete among the ACC's football players. Janvion and the Demon Deacons will face Temple in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman on Dec. 27. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones was named a First Team All-American by  Sporting News and  Walter Camp and a Second Team All-American by AP and the FWAA. He also received First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. Jones  has accepted an invitation to play in the  2017 Reese's Senior Bowl, which will kick off Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET in Mobile, Ala., and air on the NFL Network.

Central Michigan quarterback Cooper Rush received Academic All-MAC recognition, Third Team All-MAC honors and his second-consecutive CMU Herb Deromedi Most Valuable Player Award. The Chippewas will face Tulsa in the Miami Beach Bowl Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Rush also accepted an invitation to the East-West Shrine Game, which is scheduled for Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., with a 3 p.m. ET kickoff on the NFL Network.

Northern Iowa defensive lineman Karter Schult was named the Madness FCS Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the 2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete first-team. Schult is also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best defensive player in the FCS, which will be announced during the 2016 STATS FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas.

Delta State (Miss.) quarterback Tyler Sullivan was selected as a 2017 Congressional Fellow for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi.

NFF Program Updates

The NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day, presented by Fidelity Investments, is a daily segment honoring the semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. Today's honoree is North Carolina State cornerback Jack Tocho, who graduated in May with a 3.24 GPA in business finance.

Each week during the season, the NFF produces a comprehensive television schedule for all Division I games complete with date, time, teams and on-air talent listings. Email [email protected] to receive the weekly schedule.

2016 NFF Institutional Academic Membership 

Each year, the NFF invites universities, colleges, conferences and bowl games from across the country to provide support for NFF programs through its Institutional Academic Membership Program. The program allows the NFF to greatly enhance the power of football's collective voice while actively building a stronger national platform for the game with community leaders, educators and the media.

Click here to see all of the 2016 NFF Institutional Academic Members.

2003 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Eli Manning (Mississippi), a member of the Alumni Association.

2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association 

Since 1959, the National Football Foundation has annually recognized the best and brightest college players, presenting them with prestigious NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. The $18,000 postgraduate scholarships are presented at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. 

Launched in 2008, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association provides a powerful vehicle for past honorees to remain in the vanguard of the NFF's present efforts. 

Click here to see all of the members of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association.