IRVING, Texas — Former UTSA student-athletes Oscar Cardenas and Cade Collenback have been named to the 2025 Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Wednesday.
This marks the second straight year both Roadrunners have earned a spot on the list, which is chosen annually and comprised of 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. The program further strengthens the organization’s leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must be either:
- A senior player, who will graduate this spring/summer, and just completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2024; or
- A graduated player or grad transfer, who has already earned a bachelor’s degree and competed in the 2024 season (even if the player has remaining eligibility and may return to play next season).
And must have:
- Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale); and
- Been starters or contributors throughout the 2024 season.
UTSA now has 21 all-time selections for the Hampshire Honor Society, including 10 under head coach Jeff Traylor.
Trumane Bell II (2024)
Myles Benning (2022)
Oscar Cardenas (2024, 2025)
Cade Collenback (2024, 2025)
Lucas Dean (2024)
Hunter Duplessis (2022)
Nate Leonard (2015)
Nic Johnston (2015)
Brady Jones (2018)
Ahofitu Maka (2023)
Andrew Martel (2020)
King Newton (2020)
Daniel Portillo (2018)
Yannis Routsas (2019)
Jared Sackett (2023)
Nate Shaw (2015)
Eric Soza (2014)
Trevor Stevens (2017)
Brett Winnegan (2020)
A record 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2025, marking the largest class in the program's 19-year history. Since its inception, the initiative has honored 20,946 student-athletes. This year's members represented six divisions: 689 from the FBS, 549 from the FCS, 212 from Division II, 978 from Division III, 58 from the NAIA, and 46 sprint football players. They hailed from schools in every state and the District of Columbia—except Alaska, which does not sponsor an eligible college football program. The FBS cohort came from 120 schools, reflecting a 90 percent participation rate.
"In today's era of NIL and the transfer portal, we firmly believe that education remains the key to long-term success," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "These results reaffirm that academics are still top of mind for today's student-athletes. We salute the schools, coaches, and administrators who continue to champion education as a core part of the student-athlete experience. We'll keep doing everything we can to promote those academic ideals and ensure education stays central to the holistic development of every student-athlete."
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by 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 at the 774 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
The Hampshire Honor Society represents an important component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal, which began in 1959 with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Click here to learn more.
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