Ostman Named Semifinalist For Prestigious Award

Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan’s Joe Ostman is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the best football scholar-athlete in the nation.

Ostman is the third Chippewa in the 60-year history of the award to be named a semifinalist. The others are quarterback Cooper Rush (2016) and tight end Bob Stebbins (1987).

“It’s a great honor to be recognized and to be one of the semifinalists," CMU coach John Bonamego said. "It shows that, truly, you can accomplish anything here at Central Michigan. To excel at an extremely high level both academically and on the football field is an incredible accomplishment. I'm very…