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McBorrough Named a Finalist for 2019 STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award

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McBorrough Named a Finalist for 2019 STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award

BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 5, 2019) – Morgan State's Ian McBorrough was tabbed as a finalist for the STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, the organization announced Thursday.
            
McBorrough is among 13 finalists for this prestigious award, which is presented to an FCS student-athlete who excels not only in the classroom but in the community and beyond.
 
A senior Business Management major, McBorrough boasts a 3.29 grade point average. He has also excelled on the field where he led the Bears as one of the league's premier linebackers. 
 
The Essex, Md. product finished the 2019 season by leading the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with a career-high 110 total tackles and he also ranked T-11th in tackles for loss (10). He also had five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and two sacks. 

McBorrough, who was named to the 2019 All-MEAC First Team, finished his collegiate career with 252 total tackles, which ranks fifth-place all-time behind Elvis Franks (348; 1975-79), Albert Gamble (292; 2000-03), Cody Acker (272; 2011-14) and Rico Kennedy (262; 2016-19).

McBorrough was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after his performance in the Bears 22-16 upset win over #14 North Carolina A&T State on Nov. 9th. He had an all-around outstanding game and collected a game-high 12 tackles (11 solo) and a pair of tackles for loss in the Bears victory. 

McBorrough was also a semifinalist for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, in addition to being a nominee for the  2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award, the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF).
 
His preseason accolades also include being named to the 2019 Preseason All-MEAC First Team and Phil Steele's Preseason All-MEAC First Team.

Off the field, McBorrough is heavily involved with the Big Brothers Program at Holabird Middle School. He has also volunteered at Good Samaritan Hospital, assisted in food drives and he volunteered at the MEAC Football Youth Clinic held at the Salvation Army Kroc Community Center in Norfolk, Virginia.
 
A member of the 2019 MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team, McBorrough is pursuing his bachelor's degree in business administration and is scheduled to graduate in May (2020) and is currently carrying a 3.288 GPA. He was also a 2018 Academic All-MEAC selection and has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for four semesters (Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19).
 
McBorrough is the first Bear to be up for the Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award.  
 
In its fifth year, the STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award is named after the late school teacher and wife of legendary coach Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson. STATS will announce the winner on Dec. 16 and honor him at the FCS Awards Banquet Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas – on the eve of the national championship game.

The Doris Robinson Award finalists:
Big Sky Conference: Dante Olson, Montana, LB, R-Sr. (major: business administration/management, GPA: 3.91)
Big South Conference: K.J. Smith, North Alabama, S, Sr. (interdisciplinary studies/emphasis on health, 4.00)
CAA Football: Chucky Smith, Villanova, S, R-Sr. (biology with minors in economics and naval science, 3.62)
Ivy League: Jelani Taylor, Cornell, S, Sr. (hotel administration, 3.94)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Ian McBorrough, Morgan State, LB, Sr. (business management, 3.29)
Missouri Valley Football Conference: Tom Rehfeld, Western Illinois, LB, R-Sr. (nursing degree. 3.50; in grad school)
Northeast Conference: Spencer DeMedal, Duquesne, S, Sr. (biology, 3.98)
Ohio Valley Conference: Joe Caputo, Eastern Illinois, LB, R-Sr. (accounting and finance with minors in data analytics and supply chain management, 3.89)
Patriot League: Alex Pechin, Bucknell, P, 5th Year. (biomedical engineering and management for engineers double major, 3.90)
Pioneer Football League: Jacob Bacon, Drake, OL, Sr. (actuarial science and finance, 3.93; business administration in grad school, 4.0)
Southern Conference: Dorian Kithcart, Mercer, DL, R-Sr. (mechanical engineering degree, 3.54 GPA; mechanical engineering in grad school, 3.63)
Southland Conference: Chris Zirkle, Northwestern State, OL, R-Sr. (business degree, 3.83; homeland security in grad school, 4.00)
Southwestern Athletic Conference: Carl Thompson, Alabama State, OL, R-Jr. (computer information system, 3.6) 

Also at the national banquet, STATS will present the Walter Payton Award (FCS offensive player of the year), Buck Buchanan Award (FCS defensive player of the year), Jerry Rice Award (FCS freshman player of the year) and Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year).

ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Rico Kennedy

#28 Rico Kennedy

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
LB
Ian McBorrough

#5 Ian McBorrough

6' 2"
Junior
LB