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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebel’s running back Charles Williams has been nominated for the Senior CLASS Award, an honor which recognizes the senior who performs with excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. He's only the second UNLV player to be a candidate for the award.
"I’m really happy for UNLV running back Charles Williams," Twitter user Andy Singleton tweeted Sept. 24. "Has been mainstay for the Rebels and showing out in front of hometown crowd."
Williams was named as candidate for the award along with 30 other candidates Wednesday, Oct. 6.
“An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities,” UNLV said in a release.
Williams is from Fresno, California, and graduated Bullard High School. He was also named a semifinalist for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, the premier scholar-athlete award for college football.
Additional CLASS Award Football Bowl Subdivision football candidates include Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee; Thomas Booker, Stanford; Nick Brahms, Auburn; Anthony Brown Jr., Oregon; Sean Clifford, Penn State; Jack Coan, Notre Dame; Jordan Davis, Georgia; Spencer Eason-Riddle, South Carolina; Matt Ference, Northern Illinois; Nick Figueroa, USC; Ty Fryfogle, Indiana; Bryce Harris, Toledo; Blake Hayes, Illinois; Nick Heninger, Utah State; Thomas Hennigan, Appalachian State; Hayden Howerton, SMU; Andrzej Hughes-Murray, Oregon State; Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan; Zion Johnson, Boston College; Silas Kelly, Coastal Carolina; Keegan Markgraf, Utah; Chris Olave, Ohio State; Conner Olson, Minnesota; Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh; Brock Purdy, Iowa State; Isaiah Sanders, Stanford; Ben Stille, Nebraska; Andrew Vastardis, Michigan and Riley Whimpey, Boise State.
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