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Home Phone: -- Football: Fleming Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy Sept. 30, 2010 ragincajuns.com The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the 121 semifinalists, including Louisiana’s Grant Fleming, for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), endowed by HealthSouth, and the candidates for the 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. “This year’s Campbell Trophy semifinalists embody the National Football Foundation’s mission of building leaders through football,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning whose sons Peyton (1997 Campbell Trophy winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. “They are standouts in the classroom and on the field and have become leaders in their respective communities. Each school should take great pride in being represented by such well-rounded young men who will undoubtedly go on to do great things in life.” Fleming, a senior linebacker from Lafayette, earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt accolades in 2009. On Nov. 23, 2009, he was named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week for his critical fumble recovery in UL’s 23-17 win over La.-Monroe last season. Through three games played this season, Fleming has 11 total tackles, including one tackle for loss. In addition to his on the field accomplishments, Fleming, an accounting major, appeared on the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List for two seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09) and earned Sun Belt Honor Roll accolades for the 2009-10 season. He has played an active role in the community including a presentation on life skills at the Lafayette Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Correction Center. He has also participated in the 2009-10 Reading & Red Tour, which is an athletics department sponsored bus trip where student-athletes tour local elementary schools and read to children. Fleming becomes the fourth consecutive Ragin’ Cajuns student-athlete to be named to the list. Louisiana’s Scott Hayes was on the distinguished semifinalist list in 2009. Michael Desormeaux was named to the list in 2008, while Lamar Morgan was a semifinalist in 2007. “Grant is an outstanding football player, but more importantly, is a great young person,” said UL head coach Rickey Bustle. “He is a tremendous team leader – the type of student-athlete every coach wants.” Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The trophy was renamed last fall in honor of Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF’s Gold Medal. “The NFF would like to personally congratulate each Campbell Trophy semifinalist for maintaining such high standards throughout their collegiate careers,” said NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. “We are extremely proud to showcase their achievements, and there is no question that the NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from among this esteemed group.” The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 15 finalists and announce the results via national press release on Thursday, Oct. 28. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Campbell Trophy winner, who will have his scholarship increased to $25,000 and receive a 25-pound bronze trophy, will be announced live at the NFF’s Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 7 at the prestigious Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. A total distribution of $277,000 in scholarships will be awarded that evening, bringing the NFF’s all-time scholarship distribution to $9.5 million. Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete program became the first initiative in history to award post-graduate scholarships based on both a player’s academic and athletic accomplishments. The William V. Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program’s mystique, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and five first-round NFL draft picks. The University of Florida’s Tim Tebow was named the 2009 Campbell Trophy recipient and last year’s finalists combined for a 3.77 average GPA. The class boasted 14 academic all-conference student-athletes, including seven academic All-America picks; 14 all-conference players, including six All-America picks; 16 team captains; one Heisman Trophy winner; and eight members of conference championship teams. The past recipients of the Campbell Trophy include: Air Force’s Chris Howard (1990); Florida’sBrad Culpepper (1991); Colorado’s Jim Hansen (1992); Virginia’s Thomas Burns (1993); Nebraska’s Rob Zatechka (1994); Ohio State’s Bobby Hoying (1995); Florida’s Danny Wuerffel (1996); Tennessee’s Peyton Manning (1997); Georgia’s Matt Stinchcomb (1998); Marshall’s Chad Pennington (1999); Nebraska’s Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000); Miami’s (Fla.)Joaquin Gonzalez (2001); Washington University in St. Louis’ Brandon Roberts (2002); Ohio State’s Craig Krenzel (2003); Tennessee’s Michael Munoz (2004); LSU’s Rudy Niswanger(2005); Rutgers’ Brian Leonard (2006); Texas’ Dallas Griffin (2007); Cal’s Alex Mack(2008); and Florida’s Tim Tebow (2009). 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist Notes 3.58Average GPA Football Bowl Subdivision * * * * * * * * * * Football: Q&A with Grant Fleming Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 25, 2010 A broken left hand forced UL senior linebacker Grant Fleming to miss the second half of a season-opening loss at Georgia and a win over Arkansas State on Sept. 11. The Ragin’ Cajuns will get their defensive leader back in the middle on the field today. Fleming, a St. Thomas More grad, recently spoke with The Daily Advertiser about a number of topics. Question: How excited are you to be healthy again and returning to the field? Answer: It’s a good feeling to be back playing. Sometimes people go down, and Richard Brooks did a great job of stepping up when I was hurt. I’ll be ready to go Saturday. Q: What do you like the most about playing linebacker? A: A linebacker is involved in every play. You kind of have the best of both worlds being involved in both the pass and run. You get to really be involved. I really like that. Q: How exactly did you end up at UL? A: Houston, Northwestern in Chicago, Navy, Army and all of the little schools in Louisiana also offered me, but I kind of always knew that I wanted to come to UL. It was my hometown school, and I felt that if hometown talent stayed here that we’d have a good team. My dad and two older brothers went here, too. Q: Who is your role model and why? A: When I was growing up, I’d say my older brother Stuart. He was a good football player and started all three years at STM. We were the closest in age and grew up together. He is three years older than me. Q: What is something that most people might not know about you? A: When I was little (age 10), my team (the J.W. Drillers) won the (USSSA) World Series. We went to Texas and nobody really expected us to win. I don’t think anybody even booked a hotel for the entire two weeks, so we had to rebook it. That was definitely a good experience that I will always remember. Q: Do you have any plans for the future after football? A: I’m majoring in accounting, but I’m not really sure what I want to do with it yet. I guess I’ll figure that out after I get my degree. My dad and one of my brothers are accountants. It’s a really good major to have, and you can do a lot of stuff with it other than just being an accountant. * * * * * * * * * * Football: Fleming & Nevels Academic All-District Courtesy: RaginCajuns.com November 9, 2009 LAFAYETTE – Senior defensive back Phillip Nevels and junior linebacker Grant Fleming have been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America® All-District Team. Nevels currently ranks 12th on the team in tackles with 17, having played in all nine games this season, starting three. Fleming boasts a 3.70 GPA in accounting. He is a two-time member of the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List and was an honorable mention to the All-Sun Belt Team in 2007 as a true freshman. Fleming is second on the team this season with 64 tackles and has forced three fumbles, while starting all nine games. He missed seven games of his sophomore season with a knee injury, but has started 23 of 26 games in his career. Both players are now eligible for inclusion on the national Academic All-America Nevels served an internship with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Haik and was the University representative at the NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference. He was elected as a senator from the College of Liberal Arts on UL’s Student Government Assoc. In addition to being a member of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society, Nevels is the President of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society. Nevels currently ranks 12th on the team in tackles with 17, having played in all nine games this season, starting three. Fleming boasts a 3.70 GPA in accounting. He is a two-time member of the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List and was an honorable mention to the All-Sun Belt Team in 2007 as a true freshman. Fleming is second on the team this season with 64 tackles and has forced three fumbles, while starting all nine games. He missed seven games of his sophomore season with a knee injury, but has started 23 of 26 games in his career. Both players are now eligible for inclusion on the national Academic All-America® ballot. * * * * * * * * * * Football: UL linebacker makes unexpected contribution Fleming makes quick transition as a true freshman for Cajuns Dan McDonald UL’s coaching staff had high hopes for Grant Fleming when practice opened in August, and the St. Thomas More product more than lived up to those hopes during the first month of the season. Most football teams don’t ask true freshmen to play 80 defensive snaps in a game, especially at linebacker. Even fewer would also have him on virtually every special team. “We figure he was on the field for about 100 plays,” said UL defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Kevin Fouquier of last Saturday’s contest against North Texas. “That’s just a crazy number, to have someone out there that much.” “We knew when we signed him that he was going to be one heck of a special player,” said Cajun coach Rickey Bustle. “He was good enough right off the bat to be put on some of our special teams, and now he’s on all of them.” He’s also taken a regular slot at linebacker, and ranks third on the squad in tackles with 34 through six games. Against North Texas, though, he saw even more action since the linebacker corps was without regular Mark Risher with a shoulder injury. Not bad for a guy whose only hope was to make a contribution in his first collegiate season. “The coaches told me that they wouldn’t have a problem in playing a true freshman,” Fleming said. “That’s one of the big reasons I wanted to come here. But it is kind of surprising … I never thought much about starting this year.” What the 6-foot-3 former Cougar standout thought mostly about during the summer and early fall was adjusting to a safety position. That’s where he began fall drills, but after one week Cajun coaches made the shift toward the line of scrimmage. “He’s got so much speed,” Fouquier said, “and people in this league really try to spread people out with their offenses. It really helps to have a guy with his athletic ability at linebacker – it doesn’t matter there if you’re a freshman, a sophomore or a senior. If you can play there, we’ll play you.” Fouquier was hired in late December, and by that time Fleming was already sold on the UL program. “He was one of the first kids I saw on film when I was hired,” Fouquier said. “When I saw him, I said to somebody that he’s what you’re looking for at linebacker.” “He’s a very unselfish player,” Bustle said, “and he’s obviously got a knack for getting to the ball.” It didn’t take Fleming long to make his switches, both from prep to college and from safety to linebacker. “There’s definitely a huge difference in how fast everything is and how complex it is,” he said. “But once you learn the scheme and get used to the speed of the game, it’s just football.” Fleming got to experience his first conference victory, and his first collegiate win, last weekend even though he had to play all those snaps. This Saturday, he’ll be in his first conference road game. “It’s not any different,” he said. “We’re all looking at it like any other game. We’re 1-1 in conference and we know we can still be very competitive in the league.” Full name Grant Alexander Fleming … Age 18, born Jan. 25, 1989 … Son of Dallas and Catherine Fleming … Has five brothers – Beau, Jordan, Stuart, Paxton and Matthew. Has ranked in UL’s top six in tackles in all six games during his freshman season. Had 35 solo tackles and 55 assists as senior at St. Thomas More along with six interceptions, 12 pass breakups and five blocked kicks. All-District 5-4A selection three straight seasons and earned Class 4A All-State honors as senior last fall. Finished high school career with 263 tackles, 16 pass breakups and 14 interceptions Solo Asst Total South Carolina 4 0 4 Ohio 1 3 4 McNeese St. 3 2 5 #Troy 3 3 6 Central Florida 7 1 8 ?North Texas 5 2 7 Totals 23 11 34 -one interception #-forced one fumble ?-recovered one fumble Daily Advertiser, October 11, 2007 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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