WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross senior quarterback Connor Degenhardt has been selected as one of 199 semifinalists for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Mazda, as announced by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. Degenhardt and the other 198 semifinalists make up the candidates for the 2020 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class presented by Fidelity Investments. Each of the semifinalists is a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, with a grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, outstanding football ability as a starter or significant contributor, and strong leadership and citizenship skills.

"This is terrific news. To set a record for the number of Campbell nominees is extra special during the pandemic because it shows how the stature of the award continues to rise even during these challenging times," said National Football Foundation chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. "We have worked hard to expand the profile of the award, and it's extremely gratifying to have so many schools participate this year with nominations. We believe it sends an important message to the younger student-athletes that you truly can do it all, succeeding on the field, in the classroom and as leaders in the community."

From the group of 199 semifinalists, the NFF awards committee will select and announce 12-14 finalists in November. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Campbell Trophy winner, who will have his scholarship increased to $25,000, will be announced later this year. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.9 million.

Last season, Degenhardt was named second team All-Patriot League, Academic All-Patriot League and CoSIDA Academic All-District. He started all 13 of Holy Cross' games at quarterback in 2019, hitting on 182 of 341 passes for 2,372 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has also rushed the ball 85 times for 55 yards and five scores, while amassing 2,427 yards of total offense. Degenhardt finished the season ranked fourth in the Patriot League in passing yards, pass efficiency rating (120.7) and total offense.

A complete list of semifinalists for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy follows.

SEMIFINALISTS FOR THE 2020 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® PRESENTED BY MAZDA

Football Bowl Subdivision
Air Force: Ben Peterson
Alabama: Landon Dickerson
Alabama-Birmingham Jacob Fuqua
Appalachian State: Cole Garrison
Arkansas: Grant Morgan
Arkansas State: Forrest Merrill
Boise State: Kekaula Kaniho
Boston College: Zion Johnson
Bowling Green State: Matt Naranjo
Buffalo: Zac Lefebvre
California: Michael Saffell
Central Florida: Greg McCrae
Charlotte: Tyriq Harris
Cincinnati: James Smith
Clemson: Will Swinney
Coastal Carolina: Tarron Jackson
Colorado: Matt Lynch
Connecticut: Brian Keating
Duke: Michael Carter 
East Carolina: Jake Verity
Eastern Michigan: Thomas Odukoya
Florida: Jeremiah Moon
Florida Atlantic: John Mitchell
Fresno State: Matt Smith
Georgia: Prather Hudson
Georgia Southern: Shai Werts
Georgia State: Jonathan Ifedi
Houston: Kyle Porter
Illinois: Blake Hayes
Indiana: Harry Crider
Iowa State: Chase Allen
Kansas: Sam Burt
Kansas State: Tyler Burns
Kentucky: Luke Fortner
Louisiana: Cameron Solomon
Louisiana State: Liam Shanahan
Memphis: Brady White
Michigan: Will Hart
Michigan State: Dom Long
Minnesota: Conner Olson
Mississippi: Luke Logan
Mississippi State: K.J. Costello
Navy: Cameron Kinley
Nebraska: Ben Stille
Nevada: Sam Hammond
Nevada-Las Vegas: Charles Williams
New Mexico State: Jared Wyatt
Northern Illinois: Matt Ference
Northwestern: Tyler Gilliken
Notre Dame: Robert Hainsey
Ohio State: Drue Chrisman
Oklahoma State: Logan Carter
Old Dominion: Jordan Young
Oregon: Brady Breeze
Oregon State: Andrzej Hughes-Murray
Pittsburgh: Jimmy Morrissey
Rice: Blaze Alldredge
Rutgers: Billy Taylor
San Jose State: Jack Snyder
South Alabama: Brian Ankerson
South Carolina: Parker White
South Florida: Trent Schneider
Southern California: Erik Krommenhoek
Southern Methodist: Tyler Page
Southern Mississippi: Jack Abraham
Stanford: Jet Toner
Syracuse: Kingsley Jonathan
Temple: Isaiah Graham-Mobley
Tennessee: Brandon Kennedy
Texas: Sam Ehlinger
Texas A&M: Dan Moore
Texas-San Antonio: Hunter Duplessis
Texas Tech: McLane Mannix
Toledo: Bryce Harris
Troy: Cameron Kaye
Tulane: Chase Kuerschen
Utah: Drew Lisk
Utah State: Chase Nelson
Virginia: Joey Blount
Washington: Elijah Molden
West Virginia: Sean Mahone
Western Kentucky: Steven Witchoskey
Western Michigan: Mike Caliendo
Wisconsin: Jack Coan
Wyoming: Skyler Miller

Football Championship Subdivision
Abilene Christian: Jack Gibbens
Alabama State: Ezra Gray
Austin Peay State: Blake Mitchell
Brown: E.J. Perry
Bucknell: Rick Mottram
Campbell: Levi Wiggins
Colgate: Grant Breneman
Columbia: Ben Mathiasmeier
Cornell: Maxton Edgerly
Dartmouth: Drew Estrada
Davidson: Wesley Dugger
Dayton: Brandon Easterling
Drake: Victor Jergens
Duquesne: Spencer DeMedal
Eastern Illinois: Harry Woodbery
Elon: Davis Cheek
Florida A&M: Chris Faddoul
Harvard: Eric Wilson
Holy Cross: Connor Degenhardt
Illinois State: Drew Himmelman
Lamar: Bailey Giffen
Lehigh: Pete Haffner
Marist: Grant Dixon
Montana: Samori Toure
Montana State: Kyle Finch
Norfolk State: Marque Ellington
North Alabama: K.J. Smith
North Dakota State: Matt Biegler
Northern Arizona: D.J. Arnson
Northern Iowa: Brawntae Wells
Northwestern State: Gavin Landry
Pennsylvania: Prince Emili
St. Francis (Pa.): Sam Cummings
San Diego: Kama Kamaka
South Dakota: Jack Cochrane
South Dakota State: Logan Backhaus
Stetson: Alex Brown
Stony Brook: T.J. Morrison
Tennessee-Chattanooga: Bryce Nunnelly
Towson: Aaron Grzymkowski
Weber State: Ty Whitworth
Western Carolina: Grady Thomas
Western Illinois: Clint Ratkovich
William & Mary: Andrew Trainer
Youngstown State: Christian Turner

Division II
Ashland (Ohio): Logan Bolin
Bentley (Mass.): Andrew Brazicki
California (Pa.): Eric Hudanick
Emporia State (Kan.): Jace McDown
Frostburg State (Md.): Aizsha Horne
Grand Valley State (Mich.): Tyler Bradfield
Harding (Ark.): Mills Bryant
Kutztown (Pa.): Mason McElroy
Minnesota State: J.D. Ekowa
Northwest Missouri State: Jackson Barnes
Sioux Falls (S.D.): Jack Schelhaas
Southern Arkansas: Hayden Mallory
Southwest Minnesota State: Trey Sachs
Stonehill (Mass.): Derek Ivey
Texas A&M-Commerce: Alex Shillow
Tusculum (Tenn.): Jackson Cauthen
Valdosta State (Ga.): Brian Saunds
Wayne State (Mich.): Lane Potter
West Texas A&M: Josiah Pennington
Wingate (N.C.): Andrew Strickland

Division III
Augustana (Ill.): Alek Jacobs
Berry (Ga.): Jack Carroll
Bowdoin (Maine): Nicholas Leahy
Case Western Reserve (Ohio): Travis Johnston
Central (Iowa): Blaine Hawkins
Concordia (Wis.): Connor Stoming
DePauw (Ind.): Jackson Hamersly
Franklin & Marshall (Pa.): Garrett Pershy
Gallaudet (D.C.): Cress Fisher
Grinnell (Iowa): Rick Johnson
Hampden-Sydney (Va.): Tyler Howerton
Hardin-Simmons (Texas): Jamie Pogue
Hobart (N.Y.): Kyle Hackett
Ithaca (N.Y.): Andrew Vito
Lake Forest (Ill.): John Colasacco
Lycoming (Pa.): Kyle Pierce
Massachusetts-Dartmouth: Jacob Burkhead
Middlebury (Conn.): Pete Huggins
Millsaps (Miss.): Drew Hopkins
Moravian (Pa.): Jackson Buskirk
Ohio Wesleyan: Lucas Cooper
Redlands (Calif.): Calhoun Helmberger
Rhodes (Tenn.): Mitch Batschelett
St. John's (Minn.): Chris Backes
Shenandoah (Va.): Jack Massie
Springfield (Mass.): AJ Smith
St. Thomas (Minn.): Zach Bennett
SUNY-Maritime: Liam McManus
Trinity (Texas): Michael Edmonson
Tufts (Mass.): Khalif Jeter
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (N.Y.): Matt Restifo
Washington (Mo.): Andrew Whitaker
Wesleyan (Conn.): Glenn Smith
Westminster (Pa.): Cameron Mika
Wheaton (Ill.): Ryan Schwartz
Widener (Pa.): Ryan Stecklein
Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Michael Olsen
Wisconsin-Stout: Bailey Roux
Wisconsin-Whitewater: Quinn Meinerz
Wooster (Ohio): Eric Kraus

NAIA
Dakota State (S.D.): Marcus Vanden Bosch
Evangel (Mo.): Darius Lee
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) :Cameron Dukes
Montana Western: Kyle Schulte
Morningside (Iowa): Niklas Gustav
Northwestern (Iowa): Shane Solberg
Peru State (Neb.): Dylan Dittman
Southeastern (Fla.) :Cory Rahman
William Penn (Iowa): Jace Neugebauer

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