ARLINGTON, Texas – With Memphis quarterback Brady White being named the 31st recipient of The William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda, he became the third Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic alum in five years to win the award dubbed the 'Academic Heisman'.
 
White joins Western Michigan's Zach Terrell (2016 recipient) and Clemson's Christian Wilkins (2018 recipient) as recent Classic alums who have received the college football's premier scholar-athlete award and a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame.
 
The personification of success on and off the field, White became Memphis' all-time leading passer this season while pursuing a doctorate. The grad transfer graduated cum laude with a 3.58 GPA in business from Arizona State in 3.5 years. After completing his master's in sports administration at Memphis in just over a year, he is currently pursuing a doctorate in liberal studies.
 
White capped his career with a Most Valuable Player performance, completing 22 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers' Montgomery Bowl win over Florida Atlantic. The year prior, he led Memphis to 12-2 record, the program's first outright American Athletic Conference title and its first New Year's Six Bowl berth in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
 
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