The University of Tulsa freshman football student-athlete David Fitzwater was named one of 37 finalists for the 2016 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Awards, it was announced today by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
The award will honor one young man from each of the country's five regions as the best and the brightest for their accomplishments as athletes, scholars and citizens at the high school level. The finalists all graduated from high school in 2016 and are now playing college football. The five honorees, who are being recognized for their previous accomplishments in high school, will be announced the week of Oct.