Duo Named to 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
4/13/2022 1:12:00 PM | Football
HOUSTON — A pair of Owls from the Rice football team are among 1,559 players from 313 schools who became members of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's 2022 Hampshire Honor Society, which was announced on Wednesday.
Campbell Riddle and Naeem Smith have been honored in the 16th year of the program.
Members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
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 771 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
Smith is a two-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll while also earning a C-USA Academic Medal. He was a Rice Honor Athlete in 2020 and followed that by being named Rice's Scholar-Athlete in 2021.
Riddle is a three-time member of the C-USA Honor Roll, while earning a C-USA Academic Medal in 2020. He was also a Rice Honor Athlete in 2021.
Campbell Riddle and Naeem Smith have been honored in the 16th year of the program.
Members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
- Completed their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 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 2021 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 771 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
Smith is a two-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll while also earning a C-USA Academic Medal. He was a Rice Honor Athlete in 2020 and followed that by being named Rice's Scholar-Athlete in 2021.
Riddle is a three-time member of the C-USA Honor Roll, while earning a C-USA Academic Medal in 2020. He was also a Rice Honor Athlete in 2021.
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