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Bruno Fina a Semifinalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy
9/24/2025 11:07:00 AM | Football
IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Wednesday that Duke graduate student offensive lineman Bruno Fina has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy.
Celebrating its 36th year, the Campbell Trophy ® recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
The NFF will announce 12-16 finalists Oct. 22, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas Dec. 9, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 36th Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
In December of 2014, Duke won the first William V. Campbell Trophy in program history as former linebacker David Helton took home the prestigious honor.
Fina, a native of Tucson, Arizona, is in his second season as a starter with the Blue Devils after transferring from UCLA. Fina has started all four games this season, helping Duke's passing offense rank 10th nationally in passing yards per game (331.8), 26th in total offensive yards per game (464.0) and 35th in passing yards per completion (13.1). Last week, Fina helped open space for Anderson Castle to rush for three touchdowns as Duke rallied from 13 points down to beat NC State 45-33.Â
In 2024, Fina was a key member of the Duke offensive line, which ranked second in the ACC and tied for eighth nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92). He provided pass protection for Maalik Murphy to throw for a Duke single-season record 26 touchdowns.
In the classroom, Fina owns two degrees already and is pursuing a third. He holds an undergraduate degree in business economics from UCLA (June 2024) as well as a master's in management studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business (May 2025). He is currently pursuing a master's in business administration from Fuqua.Â
Fina has been named to the All-ACC Academic Football team, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and was an Academic All-America selection in 2024.Â
The 177 William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalists have been nominated by their schools as the best all-around student-athlete on their respective football teams. Each nominee must be a senior who will complete his final year of eligibility in the 2025 season or a graduate student or graduate transfer who has already earned a degree and is participating in the 2025 season; 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 class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, NFF College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments celebrate their 67th year in 2025. The awards were the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on both a player's academic and athletic accomplishments, and the NFF has recognized 938 outstanding individuals since the program's inception. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $13.2 million.
The past recipients of the Campbell Trophy® include:
1990 – Chris Howard (Air Force)
1991 – Brad Culpepper (Florida)
1992 – Jim Hansen (Colorado)
1993 – Thomas Burns (Virginia)
1994 – Rob Zatechka (Nebraska)
1995 – Bobby Hoying (Ohio State)
1996 – Danny Wuerffel (Florida)
1997 – Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
1998 – Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia)
1999 – Chad Pennington (Marshall)
2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska)
2001 – Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL])
2002 – Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in St. Louis [Mo.])
2003 – Craig Krenzel (Ohio State)
2004 – Michael Munoz (Tennessee)
2005 – Rudy Niswanger (LSU)
2006 – Brian Leonard (Rutgers)
2007 – Dallas Griffin (Texas)
2008 – Alex Mack (California)
2009 – Tim Tebow (Florida)
2010 – Sam Acho (Texas)
2011 – Andrew Rodriguez (Army West Point)
2012 – Barrett Jones (Alabama)
2013 – John Urschel (Penn State)
2014 – David Helton (Duke)
2015 – Ty Darlington (Oklahoma)
2016 – Zach Terrell (Western Michigan)
2017 – Micah Kiser (Virginia)
2018 – Christian Wilkins (Clemson)
2019 – Justin Herbert (Oregon)
2020 – Brady White (Memphis)
2021 – Charlie Kolar (Iowa State)
2022 – Jack Campbell (Iowa)
2023 – Bo Nix (Oregon)
2024 – Jalen Milroe (Alabama)
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Celebrating its 36th year, the Campbell Trophy ® recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
The NFF will announce 12-16 finalists Oct. 22, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas Dec. 9, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 36th Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
In December of 2014, Duke won the first William V. Campbell Trophy in program history as former linebacker David Helton took home the prestigious honor.
Fina, a native of Tucson, Arizona, is in his second season as a starter with the Blue Devils after transferring from UCLA. Fina has started all four games this season, helping Duke's passing offense rank 10th nationally in passing yards per game (331.8), 26th in total offensive yards per game (464.0) and 35th in passing yards per completion (13.1). Last week, Fina helped open space for Anderson Castle to rush for three touchdowns as Duke rallied from 13 points down to beat NC State 45-33.Â
In 2024, Fina was a key member of the Duke offensive line, which ranked second in the ACC and tied for eighth nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92). He provided pass protection for Maalik Murphy to throw for a Duke single-season record 26 touchdowns.
In the classroom, Fina owns two degrees already and is pursuing a third. He holds an undergraduate degree in business economics from UCLA (June 2024) as well as a master's in management studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business (May 2025). He is currently pursuing a master's in business administration from Fuqua.Â
Fina has been named to the All-ACC Academic Football team, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and was an Academic All-America selection in 2024.Â
The 177 William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalists have been nominated by their schools as the best all-around student-athlete on their respective football teams. Each nominee must be a senior who will complete his final year of eligibility in the 2025 season or a graduate student or graduate transfer who has already earned a degree and is participating in the 2025 season; 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 class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, NFF College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments celebrate their 67th year in 2025. The awards were the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on both a player's academic and athletic accomplishments, and the NFF has recognized 938 outstanding individuals since the program's inception. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $13.2 million.
The past recipients of the Campbell Trophy® include:
1990 – Chris Howard (Air Force)
1991 – Brad Culpepper (Florida)
1992 – Jim Hansen (Colorado)
1993 – Thomas Burns (Virginia)
1994 – Rob Zatechka (Nebraska)
1995 – Bobby Hoying (Ohio State)
1996 – Danny Wuerffel (Florida)
1997 – Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
1998 – Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia)
1999 – Chad Pennington (Marshall)
2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska)
2001 – Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL])
2002 – Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in St. Louis [Mo.])
2003 – Craig Krenzel (Ohio State)
2004 – Michael Munoz (Tennessee)
2005 – Rudy Niswanger (LSU)
2006 – Brian Leonard (Rutgers)
2007 – Dallas Griffin (Texas)
2008 – Alex Mack (California)
2009 – Tim Tebow (Florida)
2010 – Sam Acho (Texas)
2011 – Andrew Rodriguez (Army West Point)
2012 – Barrett Jones (Alabama)
2013 – John Urschel (Penn State)
2014 – David Helton (Duke)
2015 – Ty Darlington (Oklahoma)
2016 – Zach Terrell (Western Michigan)
2017 – Micah Kiser (Virginia)
2018 – Christian Wilkins (Clemson)
2019 – Justin Herbert (Oregon)
2020 – Brady White (Memphis)
2021 – Charlie Kolar (Iowa State)
2022 – Jack Campbell (Iowa)
2023 – Bo Nix (Oregon)
2024 – Jalen Milroe (Alabama)
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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