Blough on Purdue Athletics Podcast
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue senior quarterback David Blough has been named a semifinalist for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
Blough is the epitome of a student-athlete and citizen. The native of Carrollton, Texas, currently is pursuing a master's degree in health and kinesiology after earning his bachelor's in organizational leadership. He has volunteered for five mission trips to South Africa with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Blough was enjoying a solid 2017 season when it came to a crashing halt Nov. 4, the result of a horrific right ankle dislocation. The consummate team player, he was captured giving a thumbs up to his teammates, coaches and fans while being placed in an ambulance. Blough vowed to return, better than ever, and be ready for spring practice this season. To the surprise of no one, he did just that. On Sept. 15, 2018, against Missouri, Blough set the Purdue game passing yards record (572) and the Big Ten Conference game total offense mark (590). He subsequently was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
On Purdue career lists, Blough ranks fifth in passing attempts (1,076), completions (644) and touchdowns (50), and is seventh in passing yards (7,019) and total offense (7,256). He also ranks seventh among Boilermaker signal-callers with 11 career rushing touchdowns.
The NFF will announce 12 to 14 finalists Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, 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 29th William V. 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 grade-point average 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.
Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.5 million.
Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program is celebrating its 60th year in 2018. 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 841 outstanding individuals since their inception. The Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program's prestige, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL draft picks.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue senior quarterback David Blough has been named a semifinalist for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
Blough is the epitome of a student-athlete and citizen. The native of Carrollton, Texas, currently is pursuing a master's degree in health and kinesiology after earning his bachelor's in organizational leadership. He has volunteered for five mission trips to South Africa with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Blough was enjoying a solid 2017 season when it came to a crashing halt Nov. 4, the result of a horrific right ankle dislocation. The consummate team player, he was captured giving a thumbs up to his teammates, coaches and fans while being placed in an ambulance. Blough vowed to return, better than ever, and be ready for spring practice this season. To the surprise of no one, he did just that. On Sept. 15, 2018, against Missouri, Blough set the Purdue game passing yards record (572) and the Big Ten Conference game total offense mark (590). He subsequently was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
On Purdue career lists, Blough ranks fifth in passing attempts (1,076), completions (644) and touchdowns (50), and is seventh in passing yards (7,019) and total offense (7,256). He also ranks seventh among Boilermaker signal-callers with 11 career rushing touchdowns.
The NFF will announce 12 to 14 finalists Oct. 31, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 60th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, 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 29th William V. 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 grade-point average 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.
Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $11.5 million.
Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program is celebrating its 60th year in 2018. 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 841 outstanding individuals since their inception. The Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program's prestige, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL draft picks.