WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Grant Hermanns, Rondale Moore and Brennan Thieneman have been named to the 2021 Hampshire Honor Society the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced today.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021;
• Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
• Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale);
• Met all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements; and
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2020-21 season.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 765 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
The trio of Boilermakers honored by the NFF all graduated before their playing eligibility expired, including Moore who earned his Purdue degree in selling and sales management in merely two and half years. All three participated in Purdue's Pro Day last month and are awaiting the upcoming National Football League Draft at the end of the month.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021;
• Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
• Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale);
• Met all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements; and
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2020-21 season.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 765 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
The trio of Boilermakers honored by the NFF all graduated before their playing eligibility expired, including Moore who earned his Purdue degree in selling and sales management in merely two and half years. All three participated in Purdue's Pro Day last month and are awaiting the upcoming National Football League Draft at the end of the month.