Bass, Ecton Earn NFF Hampshire Honor Society Honors
4/15/2020 2:52:00 PM | Football, Student-Athlete Services
Pair honored for academic work
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IRVING, Texas – Sixteen Sun Belt Conference football student-athletes, including two members of the Georgia Southern program, were announced as members of the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
Making the list for the Eagles were kicker Tyler Bass and outside linebacker Lane Ecton. Bass, from Irmo, South Carolina, made both the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List and and Honor Roll in his time at GS and graduated with a degree in marketing. Ecton, also from Irmo, was a four-time member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List and graduated with a degree in sport management.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 1,432 players from 364 schools qualified for membership in the society's 14th year.
Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include:
• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019. Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
• Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study.
• Met all NCAA- or NAIA-mandated progress toward degree requirements.
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2019 season.
SUN BELT FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO THE 2020 NFF HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY
Appalachian State (5)
Joey Cave
Darrynton Evans
Jordan Fehr
Ivan Reyes
Keishawn Watson
Arkansas State (3)
Javier Carbonell
Cody Grace
Darreon Jackson
Georgia Southern (2)
Tyler Bass
Lane Ecton
Georgia State (2)
Ed Curney
Terry Thomas
ULM (1)
Mason Wolfe
Texas State (3)
Jacob Rowland
Anthony Taylor
Hutch White
IRVING, Texas – Sixteen Sun Belt Conference football student-athletes, including two members of the Georgia Southern program, were announced as members of the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
Making the list for the Eagles were kicker Tyler Bass and outside linebacker Lane Ecton. Bass, from Irmo, South Carolina, made both the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List and and Honor Roll in his time at GS and graduated with a degree in marketing. Ecton, also from Irmo, was a four-time member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List and graduated with a degree in sport management.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 1,432 players from 364 schools qualified for membership in the society's 14th year.
Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include:
• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019. Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
• Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study.
• Met all NCAA- or NAIA-mandated progress toward degree requirements.
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2019 season.
SUN BELT FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO THE 2020 NFF HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY
Appalachian State (5)
Joey Cave
Darrynton Evans
Jordan Fehr
Ivan Reyes
Keishawn Watson
Arkansas State (3)
Javier Carbonell
Cody Grace
Darreon Jackson
Georgia Southern (2)
Tyler Bass
Lane Ecton
Georgia State (2)
Ed Curney
Terry Thomas
ULM (1)
Mason Wolfe
Texas State (3)
Jacob Rowland
Anthony Taylor
Hutch White
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