UW-Stout's Haydon Miller semi-finalist for Campbell Trophy

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MENOMONIE (September 29, 2021) - UW-Stout linebacker Haydon Miller is one of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football student-athletes named as semifinalists for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy®.

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Miller, along with UW-Whitewater's Ryan Wisniewski and UW-Oshkosh's Jason Myrick, is one of 176 semi-finalists for an award that recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation, and 12-14 of the candidates will be named recipients of a prestigious NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award.

Miller, a senior from Zimmerman, Minn., is majoring in Manufacturing Engineering. Miller, a UW-Stout Scholar-Athlete, carries a grade point average of 3.632, and is a five-time recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence. Miller is a two-time team captain, serving in the capacity in 2020 and 2021, and has been a starter since transferring to Stout after his freshman year.

Outside of the athletic arena, Miller has been active on the UW-Stout campus and within the Menomonie community. He has been an active volunteer with the Thrill Seekers, an organization that works with community members with disabilities, has volunteered with the Special Olympics Polar Plunge program and has worked a number of youth football camps.

"Haydon understands the DIII model and gets involved with many things here on campus," UW-Stout football coach Clayt Birmingham said. "He is among the first to volunteer for the many opportunities to serve our community and campus. He understands the big picture of getting involved and helping others, all while carrying a good GPA. A class act man."

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 27, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2021 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas for the 63rd NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 7, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 32nd Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

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.

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"These 176 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy® winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. "For more than 60 years, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete program has showcased more than 800 college football players who have been successful on the football field, in the classroom and in the community. And we are excited to celebrate the 32nd year of the William V. Campbell Trophy®, which honors the best of the best. This year's semifinalists further illustrate the power of our great sport in developing the next generation of influential leaders."

Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, the trophy has been prominently displayed inside its official home at the New York Athletic Club since 2013, and the winner is honored each year during a special luncheon at the venue.

Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments celebrate their 63rd year in 2021. The awards were the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on both a player's academic and athletic accomplishments, and the NFF has recognized 878 outstanding individuals since the program's inception. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $12.1 million.

The past recipients of The William V. Campbell Trophy® include: Air Force's Chris Howard (1990); Florida's Brad Culpepper (1991); Colorado's Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia's Thomas Burns (1993); Nebraska's Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State's Bobby Hoying (1995); Florida's Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee's Peyton Manning (1997); Georgia's Matt Stinchcomb (1998); Marshall's Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska's Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000); Miami (Fla.)'s Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.)'s Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State's Craig Krenzel (2003); Tennessee's Michael Munoz (2004); LSU's Rudy Niswanger (2005); Rutgers' Brian Leonard (2006); Texas' Dallas Griffin (2007); California's Alex Mack (2008); Florida's Tim Tebow (2009); Texas' Sam Acho (2010); Army West Point's Andrew Rodriguez (2011); Alabama's Barrett Jones (2012); Penn State's John Urschel (2013); Duke's David Helton (2014); Oklahoma's Ty Darlington (2015); Western Michigan's Zach Terrell (2016); Virginia's Micah Kiser (2017); Clemson's Christian Wilkins (2018), Oregon's Justin Herbert (2019) and Memphis' Brady White (2020).

2021 NFF WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS NOTES

32nd year of the William V. Campbell Trophy®

63rd year of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments
176 Nominations
3.66 Average GPA
105 Nominees who have already earned their bachelor's degrees
12 Nominees who have earned a master's degree
5 Nominees with a perfect 4.0 GPA
52 Nominees with a 3.8 GPA or better
65 Nominees with a 3.7 GPA or better
34 Academic All-America Selections
107 Captains
97 All-Conference picks
22 All-Americans

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Players Mentioned

#10 Haydon Miller: OLB; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#10 Haydon Miller
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OLB

Players Mentioned

#10 Haydon Miller

Players Mentioned

#10 Haydon Miller