ATLANTA-- Graduate football standout
Gavin Pringle was named to the 2025 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF announced Wednesday morning.
"Gavin is most deserving of this recognition, as he has always gone above and beyond what is asked of him in the classroom," Assistant Director of Football Academics and Studnet Athlete Development Valana Wiltz said. " He is the example we want to model all of our student athletes after, and we look forward to following him on his journey."
The NFF announced today a record number of members for the 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which comprises college football players from all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and sprint football who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. A record 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2025, marking the largest class in the program's 19-year history.
Among those named to the list is Pringle, who will graduate in May of 2025 with and M.S. in Sport Aministration. Previously, Pringle received his Bachelors degree in Economics.
ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION
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Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship, and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the criteria, selection and induction of members of the NFF College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame museum in Atlanta; Future For Football; I Played; the William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation & the Hatchell Cup presented by Bob's Steak & Chop House; and a series of programs and initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Bruin Capital, CAA Executive Search, Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Hampshire Companies, Jostens, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, SideQuests and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.
