MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Football program had 12 players named to the Hampshire Honor Society by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, as announced by the organization.

The Mountaineer players who earned a membership spot in the Hampshire Honor Society are Caden Biser (LB), Austin Brinkman (LS), Reid Carrico (LB), CJ Cole (WR), Preston Fox (WR/RS), Garrett Greene (QB), Michael Hayes II (K), Sean Martin (DL), Wyatt Milum (OL), Oliver Straw (P), Kekoura Tarnue (S) and Jarel Williams (WR).

The 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. Each player was nominated by their respective institutions and must be a senior player, who will graduate this spring/summer, and just completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2024 or is 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. The player must have attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale); and been starters or contributors throughout the 2024 season.

"In today's era of NIL and the transfer portal, we firmly believe that education remains the key to long-term success," NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell said. "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."

With this year's additions to the group, the number of Mountaineers named to the Honor Society since its formation in 2007 is now up to 58.  

A record group of 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2025, setting a new record for the number of members in a single year during the program's 19-year history.

"This year's record-setting class reminds us just how many outstanding young men are using college football as a platform to launch successful futures," NFF Chairman Archie Manning said. "The Hampshire Honor Society continues to celebrate those who lead by example—excelling academically, athletically and as people of character. We're proud to honor them and deeply grateful to Jon Hanson for making this inspiring tradition possible."        

West Virginia is one of 23 colleges and universities who have had at least one player in all 19 years of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2007-25), including BYU, Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Dayton, Iowa, Johns Hopkins (Maryland), Kentucky, Lafayette, Minnesota, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Penn State, Redlands (California), Saint John's (Minnesota), SMU, South Dakota State, Wayne State (Michigan), Wingate (North Carolina), Yale and Youngstown State.

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.