{"id":475691,"date":"2026-09-25T20:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475691\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:44:09","slug":"sjsus-norwood-named-semifinalist-for-the-2026-william-v-campbell-trophy-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475691\/","title":{"rendered":"SJSU’s Norwood Named Semifinalist for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy\u00ae – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IRVING, Texas –\u00a0San Jos\u00e9 State linebacker and special-teams standout John Norwood<\/a> has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy\u00ae, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced. The Campbell Trophy\u00ae recognizes an individual as the nation’s premier football scholar-athlete for combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership.<\/p>\n

Norwood, an Aviation major, former walk-on, and a Milpitas, Calif., native, is one of the Mountain West Conference’s most decorated scholar-athletes, with a cumulative GPA just under 4.0.<\/p>\n

John Norwood<\/a>, LB, Sr-R., Milpitas, Calif.\/Milpitas HS<\/p>\n

Mountain West Scholar-Athlete: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
\nMountain West All-Academic: 2023, 2025
\nAcademic Excellence: Maintains a cumulative GPA just under 4.0
\nOn-Field Impact: A core contributor on defense and a special teams standout; has already recorded a sack and a tackle for loss this season.<\/p>\n

Nominated by San Jos\u00e9 State as the institution’s sole candidate, Norwood is among a record 206 semifinalists across all divisions of college football. The NFF Awards Committee will announce 12 to 16 finalists on Oct. 21, with each finalist receiving an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.<\/p>\n

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