Tennessee's Carter Named a Finalist for an NFF Scholar-Athlete Honor

A Tennessee football player, Carter, has been named a finalist for an NFF scholar-athlete honor, according to a Yahoo Sports report on the Volunteers.

The listing identifies Carter only by his last name and gives no position, class, or statistical details, so no further specifics about his season or academic record were available in the material provided. What is clear is the nature of the recognition itself: it is a scholar-athlete designation, set aside for players honored in connection with both their football and their work as students.

For Tennessee, it is a program note away from the field at a point in the season when most attention is on results, giving one of its players national recognition tied to scholarship as well as football.