TSU's Edwards, Murphy Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

(L) MICHAEL MURPHY AND KADEEM EDWARDS (R)
Courtesy Tennessee State University Sports Information

NASHVILLE, Tennessee   -- Tennessee State lineman Kadeem Edwards and Michael Murphy were named to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) 2014 Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career.

A total of 838 players from 267 schools qualified for membership in the society's eighth year, setting a new record for the number of members in the history of the program, which began in 2007.

 

Edwards, who was also named First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference, started 13 games for the Tigers and blocked for Tim Broughton who rushed for 1,146 yards (25th-most nationally) and six touchdowns. The senior protected a quarterback duo that combined for 26 passes touchdowns and only four interceptions.

 

Murphy appeared in all 14 contests for TSU last season, notching 21 tackles – 3.5 for loss. The senior also forced and recovered a fumble while playing a pivotal role in the nation’s sixth-best defense.

 

"We continue to raise the bar each year for the number of student-athletes who qualify for membership in the Hampshire Honor Society," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hampshire Honor Society plays an important role in highlighting that college football players clearly play a leadership role in the classroom as well as on the playing field. We congratulate each of these young men for their commitment to excellence."

 

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's current National Scholar-Athlete program 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 who play football at the more than 700 college and universities with football programs nationwide.

 

COMPLETE LIST OF INDUCTEES

 

HBCU INDUCTEES

 

College       Inductee

Alabama State University Bobby Wenzig

Benedict College (S.C.) Martin Epps

Delaware State University Marco Kano

Edward Waters College (Fla.) Darrien Carmichael

Edward Waters College (Fla.) Jerry Martin

North Carolina Central University Jordan Reid

Tennessee State University Kadeem Edwards

Tennessee State University Michael Murphy

 

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