Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib celebrated his National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete honor with College Football Hall of Famers Don McPherson (left), 2012 inductee Art Monk and Floyd Little.
Photo by: Ben Gabbe
12/4/2012 9:55:00 PM | Football
Ryan Nassib Interview | NFF Scholar-Athlete Press Conference
While his name atop nearly every Syracuse passing and total offense record list, it is his name on another document that tops the list for Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib – his Syracuse University diploma.
"My biggest highlight is graduating in four years with a double major," Nassib said when asked about his career highlights. "Next is being able to come here, getting the opportunity to not only play here, but to start on an offense that has continually improved in each of the three years I have started. We are proud that we improved every year. There are some big key wins, stuff that I will remember for the rest of my life, but one of the things that I will remember most is the time with my teammates and coaches, the time in the locker room, goofing off with my buddies. That is something that I will miss the most because you can't get that anywhere else."
The West Chester, Pa. native, who was honored Tuesday night at the 55th annual National Football Foundation Awards dinner where Nassib was one of 15 NFF Scholar-Athletes selected from all levels of college football, earned a dual degree in finance and managerial accounting from Syracuse in May 2012 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in accounting. On the field he holds every single-season and career passing record (except career TD passes) in Syracuse history, including most attempts, completions, and yards. He also has 3,748 yards of total offense in 2012, another Orange season record.
Nassib is one of six NFF Scholar-Athletes who is enrolled in a post-graduate program. The 2012 Scholar-Athlete class was chosen from among approximately 300 nominations. The NFF award each scholar-athlete a postgraduate scholarship.
"One of the finest things we do at the National Football Foundation every year is to select the National Scholar Athlete class, which we have done since 1959," said National Football Foundation President and CEO Steven J. Hatchell. "This year's group features 13 team captains, 10 all-conference selections, eight academic All-Americans, seven All-American athletic performers, six who are currently working on post-graduate studies and six finalists for national football awards. We call this balance."
Nassib joins four other Syracuse football student-athletes who have earned NFF Scholar-Athlete honors, including Gerhard Schwedes (1959), Tony Romano (1983) Tim Green (1985) and Mark Baniewicz (1999). He was honored on a night when Syracuse legend Art Monk was inducted into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame.
"I am honored and proud to be sitting here today with this Scholar-Athlete class," Nassib said. "I am also proud to be here along with Art Monk, who is being honored by the National Football Foundation, as well, and Floyd Little, who is in the Hall of Fame and has been a great influence on our team and our season this year in particular. I am extremely proud to represent Syracuse and the guys who have been in my shoes before. Being part of the Syracuse family that they are part of is great. They have accomplished so much. I am just proud to represent not only the team, but those guys. They have been a great influence on me personally, as well as the program."
While his name atop nearly every Syracuse passing and total offense record list, it is his name on another document that tops the list for Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib – his Syracuse University diploma.
"My biggest highlight is graduating in four years with a double major," Nassib said when asked about his career highlights. "Next is being able to come here, getting the opportunity to not only play here, but to start on an offense that has continually improved in each of the three years I have started. We are proud that we improved every year. There are some big key wins, stuff that I will remember for the rest of my life, but one of the things that I will remember most is the time with my teammates and coaches, the time in the locker room, goofing off with my buddies. That is something that I will miss the most because you can't get that anywhere else."
The West Chester, Pa. native, who was honored Tuesday night at the 55th annual National Football Foundation Awards dinner where Nassib was one of 15 NFF Scholar-Athletes selected from all levels of college football, earned a dual degree in finance and managerial accounting from Syracuse in May 2012 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in accounting. On the field he holds every single-season and career passing record (except career TD passes) in Syracuse history, including most attempts, completions, and yards. He also has 3,748 yards of total offense in 2012, another Orange season record.
Nassib is one of six NFF Scholar-Athletes who is enrolled in a post-graduate program. The 2012 Scholar-Athlete class was chosen from among approximately 300 nominations. The NFF award each scholar-athlete a postgraduate scholarship.
"One of the finest things we do at the National Football Foundation every year is to select the National Scholar Athlete class, which we have done since 1959," said National Football Foundation President and CEO Steven J. Hatchell. "This year's group features 13 team captains, 10 all-conference selections, eight academic All-Americans, seven All-American athletic performers, six who are currently working on post-graduate studies and six finalists for national football awards. We call this balance."
Nassib joins four other Syracuse football student-athletes who have earned NFF Scholar-Athlete honors, including Gerhard Schwedes (1959), Tony Romano (1983) Tim Green (1985) and Mark Baniewicz (1999). He was honored on a night when Syracuse legend Art Monk was inducted into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame.
"I am honored and proud to be sitting here today with this Scholar-Athlete class," Nassib said. "I am also proud to be here along with Art Monk, who is being honored by the National Football Foundation, as well, and Floyd Little, who is in the Hall of Fame and has been a great influence on our team and our season this year in particular. I am extremely proud to represent Syracuse and the guys who have been in my shoes before. Being part of the Syracuse family that they are part of is great. They have accomplished so much. I am just proud to represent not only the team, but those guys. They have been a great influence on me personally, as well as the program."
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