Kolbe Named Semifinalist For NFF William V. Campbell Trophy

IRVING, Texas – Illinois State senior quarterback and captain Jake Kolbe was recognized as part of one of the most impressive groups of scholar-athletes in the history of college football, when The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced the 179 semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy®. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.

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…