The 55 winners of the 12th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team were announced recently by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA). There were 86 total nominees.
The winners were announced at the Football Championship Subdivision football championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The University of Montana’s Brandon Fisher, a senior linebacker from Franklin, Tenn., was named to the 2010 FCS ADA All-Star Team. Fisher maintains a 3.92 GPA in business. He was the fifth leading tackler for the 14-1 Grizzlies this season with 78 stops.
Fisher was also named to the ESPN The Magazine All-District 7 Academic team, and has been a three-time selection to the Big Sky’s Conference’s all-academic squad.
Football players from all FCS schools are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees were required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. He must have reached his second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. He must also have participated in 50 percent of the games played at his designated position.
Additionally, from the Academic All-Star team, six finalists were selected for the Ninth Annual FCS ADA's $5,000 postgraduate scholarship. Two student-athletes will receive postgraduate scholarships during the Association's annual membership meeting held in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention, being held at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, Calif., June 22-25, 2010.
The finalists are Josh Cain, Jacksonville State University, defensive back, 3.89; Beau Hadley, Weber State University, defensive back, 4.00; Brandon Hellevang, University of North Dakota, kicker/punter, 4.00; Josh Mahoney, University of Northern Iowa, linebacker, 4.00; Andrew Miller, University of North Dakota, linebacker, 4.00; and Chris Rocco, Liberty University, defensive back, 3.98.