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EAST LANSING, Mich. – For the second consecutive year, Michigan State defensive lineman Maverick Hansen has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is considered the nation’s premier scholar-athlete award in college football, by the National Football Foundation.
Celebrating its 35th year, the Campbell Trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Now in his sixth season at Michigan State, Hansen graduated in May with a 3.77 grade-point average with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business. He has earned Academic All-Big Ten and Distinguished Big Ten Scholar honors four times during his collegiate career. The Farmington Hills, Michigan, native was voted a co-captain by his teammates for the 2024 season and has played in 45 career games for the Spartans with 94 tackles, including 8.0 TFLs and five sacks.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 23, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10, where their accomplishments will…
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