Kanters Selected to NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Irving, Texas (BethanyBison.com)--The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced the members of the 2019 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Wednesday morning, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average (GPA) or better throughout their college careers. An all-time high of 1,643 players from a record 424 schools qualified for membership in the Society's 13th year.
Bethany College football player Will Kanters (Massillon, Ohio | Jackson) was one of seventeen PAC athletes earning NFF Hampshire Honor Society Honors.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 778 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
-Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2018;
-Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
-Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study;
-Met all NCAA- or NAIA-mandated progress toward degree requirements; and
-Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2018 season.
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