Tulsa’s Cooper Edmiston Named to 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa senior football student-athlete Cooper Edmiston was named to the 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, it was announced today by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.

Edmiston, from Gatesville, Texas, was a three-year starter for the Golden Hurricane, starting 36 of 49 career games played. He finished his career ninth on the school's career tackles chart with 343 tackles and added 13 TFLs, five interceptions, five fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles.

The 6'3" linebacker became only the third player in school history to record 100 or more tackles in three straight seasons. Edmiston had a team-leading 106 tackles to go along with 3.5 TFLs, while earning second-team all-conference honors as a senior. He had 17 career double-figure tackle games, including four in 2019.

NFF Hampshire Society honorees must have completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019, achieved a 3.2 cumulative GPA, met all NCAA-mandated progress toward degree requirements and been a starter or significant contributor throughout the 2019 season.

An impressive 1,432 players from 364 schools qualified for membership in the Society's 14th year.

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 775 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide. The initiative has now honored 12,127 student-athletes since its inception.

Tulsa’s Cooper Edmiston Named to 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

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