Three Valparaiso University football players that just graduated this past season were among the 721 total players selected nationwide as members of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.

Nate Blair (Crete, Ill./Andrean H.S. [Ind.]), Grant Bushong (Ionia, Mich./Ionia H.S.), and Bobby Wysocki (Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood H.S.) were selected in the society’s sixth year of existence.

Qualifications to be considered for membership in the NFF National Honor Society include being a starter or a significant substitute in one’s last year of eligibility, achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average through undergraduate study, and meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

The three join 12 previous Crusaders to have been selected for the honor: Travis Anderson, Nate Goergen, Like Kanclerz, Ryan Koepke, Ryan Kozey, Tim Kratz, Tom Oswald, Adam Rundh, Alex Soller, Matt Watkins, Ross Wiemer, and Justin Wiler.