{
  "id": 9395738,
  "title": "Longhorns Daily News: Texas DL Hero Kanu named a semifinalist for this season’s Campbell Trophy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/longhorns-daily-news-texas-dl-hero-kanu-named-a-semifinalist-for-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:05:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longhorns-daily-news-texas-dl-190517384.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Austin, Texas - September 6, 2025 - The National Football Foundation has announced that Texas defensive lineman Hero Kanu has been selected as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy for the 2025 season. The award recognizes the top scholarship athlete who demonstrates excellence in academics, performance on the field, and leadership. Texas has produced consecutive finalists for the Campbell Trophy in the past two seasons, with linebacker Trey Moore named a finalist in 2025, following in the footsteps of center Jake Majors in 2024. Texas' last Campbell Trophy winner was defensive end Sam Acho in 2010, and before him, center Dallas Griffin in 2007.",
  "summary": "The National Football Foundation announced today that Texas defensive lineman Hero Kanu has been named a semifinalist for the latest William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the top athlete on scholarship who has demonstrated the upmost success between excelling academically, on the field performance, and their leadership. Texas has seen consecutive finalists for the Campbell […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Hero Kanu semifinalist for 2025 Campbell Trophy",
    "Texas DL named among top scholarship athletes",
    "Kanu follows in footsteps of Trey Moore and Jake Majors"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Rutgers Michael O’Connor Named 2026 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rutgers-michael-oconnor-named-2026-nff-william-v-campbell-trophy",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:30:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}