Four Gamecocks Named to the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Farrell, Prentice, Register and Urich Among 910 Players Honored
Four members of the University of South Carolina football team were named to the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced today. The honor society recognizes college football players from all division of play who maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
Chandler Farrell, Adam Prentice, Will Register and Jay Urich represented South Carolina among the 910 players from 255 school who qualified for membership in 2021, the Society’s 15th year. The initiative has now honored 13,077 student-athletes since its inception.
Farrell and Prentice will both be receiving their Master’s degree in May, with Farrell’s degree coming in exercise science, while Prentice’s will be in civil engineering. Register and Urich both earned bachelor’s degrees in December. Register’s major field of study was management, while Urich’s degree came in public health.
“We are pleased to honor another impressive group of athletes as part of this year’s Hampshire Honor Society,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “For more than a decade, the Hampshire Honor Society has served as a powerful vehicle for schools to recognize their college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically, and we congratulate the schools and each of these young men for their commitment to excellence in all aspects of their lives.”
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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to all 2020 fall athletes. Many seniors have decided to take advantage of this, and because they will return to the field in 2021, are not featured in this year’s Hampshire Honor Society.
