University of Georgia freshman
linebacker Nate McBride has been named a finalist for the 2017 National
Football Foundation Chapter Scholar-Athlete Awards, which annually honor five
recipients for their accomplishments as athletes, scholars and citizens at the
high school level.
McBride is one of 35 finalists
announced Wednesday by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of
Fame. The finalists all graduated from high school in 2017 and are now
playing football on the collegiate level. A national committee will
select the five honorees, who will be announced Oct. 4.
One winner will be chosen from
each of the nation’s five regions. The five NFF Chapter Scholar-Athletes
will travel to New York City to be honored during the NFF Chapter Awards
Luncheon on Tuesday, December 5th. They will also attend and be recognized at
the 60th annual NFF Awards Dinner later that same evening at the New York
Hilton Midtown Hotel.
Now in their 27th year, the NFF
Chapter Scholar-Athlete Awards have become one of the most prestigious high
school honors in the country. Criteria for the award include, but are not
limited to, academic achievement, athletic accolades and community involvement.
McBride is a native of Lyons, and a 2017 graduate of Vidalia High School. He has played in both of
the Dawgs’ games thus far this season, appearing on special teams units.
If McBride were to be named as
one of the five 2017 recipients, he would join Jon Stinchcomb as the only two
winners to have matriculated to UGA. Stinchcomb, a 1998 graduate of
Parkview High School, was a three-time All-SEC offensive lineman for the
Bulldogs and is currently a member of the UGAAA Board of Directors.
More information, including the
official announcement from the NFF, can be found here:
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