National Football Foundation Honors 35 MAC Students
IRVING, Texas - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2019 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.20 GPA or better throughout their college careers. An all-time high of 1,643 players from a record 424 schools qualified for membership in the society’s 13th year.
Representing the MAC are 35 student athletes from nine of the 12 MAC football programs.
Akron: S Jamal Baggett; LB Nathan Bischof; P Kyle Foster; DL Brian Reinke; OL Kyle Ritz; WR Mykel Traylor-Bennett
Ball State: OL Alex Joss; DE Fred Schroeder; DB Marc Walton
Buffalo: QB Tyree Jackson
Central Michigan: LS Luke Idoni; RB Devon Spalding; DL Mitch Stanitzek; OL Clay Walderzak
Eastern Michigan: RB Blake Banham; DL Jeremiah Harris; OL Jeremy Hickey; DL Tyler LaBarbera; DL Villie Valasti; QB Tyler Wiegers
Kent State: DE Theo Eboigbe; OL Mike Marinelli; OL Chase Van Hoef
Northern Illinois: K Andrew Gantz; TE Ty Harmston; RB Jaden Huff; LS Hayden Sak; OL Max Scharping; OL Luke Shively
Toledo: LB Tyler Taafe; WR Cody Thompson
Western Michigan: OL Curtis Doyle; OL John Keenoy; TE Odell Miller; OL Zach Novoselsky
Members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
-Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2018;
-Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play may also be nominated.
-Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and
-Met all NCAA mandated progress toward degree requirements.
-Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2018 season.
