Academic All Stars

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Travis Houston Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team

"Earlier this year, Houston was named a semifinalist for the 2009 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy)"


http://www.txstatebobcats.com/sports/m- ... 09aaa.html

Named in honor of William V. Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF’s Gold Medal, the trophy has become the most prestigious and desirable "academic" award in college football. The trophy, often referred to as the "Academic Heisman," recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.
(naturally no one outside of IA/FBS ever wins this. In 2007 it was between a guy from TXST and one from UT, guess who got it with a lower GPA?)

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2009 list of FCS semi-finalists

• FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION
  
  School - Nominee
  Albany - Chris Simpson
  Austin Peay State - Daniel Becker
  Brown - Paul Jasinowski
  Bucknell - Sam Nana-Sinkam
  Columbia - Andy Shalbrack
  Dartmouth - Alex Jenny
  Dayton - Sean Heenan
  Delaware State - Nick Richmond
  Drake - Sean Kitts
  Eastern Kentucky - Derek Hardman
  Eastern Washington - Chris Thomas
  Holy Cross - Chris Smith
  Jacksonville State - Josh Cain
  Lehigh - Frank Giacalone
  Maine - Eric Lee
  Marist College - Terrence Turner
  McNeese State - Beau Lasseigne
  Montana - Brandon Fisher
  Morehead State - Wes McDermott
  North Dakota - Marcus Tibesar
  North Dakota State - Nick Mertens
  Northern Iowa - Josh Mahoney
  Princeton - Dan Kopolovich
  Robert Morris - Adam Lawrence
  Sacramento State - Clint Lessard
  Saint Francis - Russel Fisher
  Samford - Ty Levie
  San Diego - Conrad Smith
  South Carolina State - Matthew Washington
  South Dakota State - Casey Knips
  Southern - Allan Baugh
  Stephen F. Austin - Tim Knicky
  Texas State - Travis Houston
  The Citadel - Jordon Gilmore
  Towson - Casey Cegles
  Wofford - Joseph Fornadel
  Youngstown State - Ben Nowicki

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Mahoney has a 4.0 as a double major in Econ and Communication (I believe). He graduated in three years, but used his last year of eligibility this year taking grad classes

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Bradley George Named Capital One Bank/Southland Conference Football Student-Athlete of the Year
Texas State Has Four Student-Athletes On The SLC All-Academic Football Team


"FRISCO, Texas - - Texas State quarterback Bradley George was named the Capital One Bank/Southland Conference Football Student-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Monday in conjunction with the release of the All-Academic Football Team.

George, the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year, completed 63 percent (258-of-409) of his passes for 3,121 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2009. The graduate student from New Braunfels, Texas (Canyon), was seven yards shy of the school's single season record for most passing yards, and ended his career as Texas State's all-time career passing leader, having completed 753-of-1,277 passes (60 percent) for 9,556 yards and 91 touchdowns. He threw for 300 yards six times and tied his own single-game record of 30 completions twice in 2009."

http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.db ... =204860576