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Drake Stoops Named a Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
September 29, 2022 | Football
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma wide receiver Drake Stoops has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday.
The Campbell Trophy, in its 33rd year, is awarded to the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
A redshirt senior, Stoops has maintained a 3.40 GPA while pursuing a degree in communication and is projected to graduate in December 2022.
Stoops is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree (2019, '20 and '21) and was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2018. He has earned Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction in all eight of his completed semesters, was named to the OU President's Honor Roll (4.0 semester GPA) in spring 2022 and was on the OU Dean's Honor Roll (3.5+ semester GPA) last fall.
The Norman, Okla., product was selected by his coaches and teammates to serve on the OU Football Leadership Council this year, a role in which he helps bridge communication between the players and coaching staff. Stoops has volunteered at the OU Children's Hospital since 2019, participating in the Art with a Heart program, which celebrates the artwork created by the children at the hospital. He also recently began working the Big Brothers & Big Sisters program and previously spent three years as a volunteer coordinator for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
Stoops began his career as a walk-on but earned a scholarship in the spring of 2021. He caught two passes in his first career game against Florida Atlantic in 2018 and is believed to be the first OU true freshman walk-on to record a catch in a season opener. He has played in 40 career games and made 10 starts, registering 611 receiving yards and five touchdowns on 49 receptions.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 26, 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 Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 6. During the event, one member of the class will be declared the winner of the 33rd Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, 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.
Former Sooner center Ty Darlington was awarded the Campbell Trophy in 2015, and former center Gabe Ikard and former defensive back Pat Fields were finalists in 2013 and 2021, respectively.
The Campbell Trophy, in its 33rd year, is awarded to the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
A redshirt senior, Stoops has maintained a 3.40 GPA while pursuing a degree in communication and is projected to graduate in December 2022.
Stoops is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree (2019, '20 and '21) and was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2018. He has earned Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction in all eight of his completed semesters, was named to the OU President's Honor Roll (4.0 semester GPA) in spring 2022 and was on the OU Dean's Honor Roll (3.5+ semester GPA) last fall.
The Norman, Okla., product was selected by his coaches and teammates to serve on the OU Football Leadership Council this year, a role in which he helps bridge communication between the players and coaching staff. Stoops has volunteered at the OU Children's Hospital since 2019, participating in the Art with a Heart program, which celebrates the artwork created by the children at the hospital. He also recently began working the Big Brothers & Big Sisters program and previously spent three years as a volunteer coordinator for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
Stoops began his career as a walk-on but earned a scholarship in the spring of 2021. He caught two passes in his first career game against Florida Atlantic in 2018 and is believed to be the first OU true freshman walk-on to record a catch in a season opener. He has played in 40 career games and made 10 starts, registering 611 receiving yards and five touchdowns on 49 receptions.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 26, 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 Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 6. During the event, one member of the class will be declared the winner of the 33rd Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, 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.
Former Sooner center Ty Darlington was awarded the Campbell Trophy in 2015, and former center Gabe Ikard and former defensive back Pat Fields were finalists in 2013 and 2021, respectively.
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