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Kekaula Kaniho Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

Stanley Brewster

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IRVING, Texas – Boise State senior nickel Kekaula Kaniho has been named a semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy Presented by Mazda., the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday.



Celebrating its 31st year, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The NFF will announce 12-to-14 finalists in November, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. Later this year, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 31st Campbell Trophy Presented by Mazda, having his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000 and receiving his own 25-pound-bronze version of the iconic statue.



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 or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.



Kaniho was an All-Mountain West First Team selection in 2019. He made 61 tackles. Among them were 11 tackles-for-loss, including three sacks. He added an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.



--BroncoSports.com--
 
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