Senior offensive lineman Cam Nolan of the Holy Cross football team was named to the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA)'s 2025 Academic All-Star Team, as announced this week. Nolan was among 57 honorees nationwide, and one of 10 selections in the Patriot League.

Nolan is a two-time All-Patriot League honoree, earning 2025 first team honors and 2024 second team accolades. In addition to earning Academic All-Patriot League honors, he was an All-New England selection.

A team captain, he started every game in 2025 at right guard. He was additionally a semifinalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. A political science major at Holy Cross with a 3.32 GPA, Nolan has earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels during his time on The Hill.

Football players from all FCS institutions are eligible for the award. Each of the nominees were required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate or graduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. They must have reached their second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. They also must have participated in 50 percent of the games played at their designated position.

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