IRVING, Texas --- Tusculum College's Brian Alexander and Bo Cordell have been named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.

To qualify for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, a student-athlete must: be a starter or significant reserve in one's last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university; achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout the entire course of undergraduate study; and meet all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

Alexander, a senior from Union Point, Georgia, finished second in the South Atlantic Conference with his 126 tackles, which are the second most in Tusculum history and earning him a spot on the Football Gazette All-America team.

The two-time All-SAC linebacker averaged 11.5 tackles per game, which is the second-best average in the league and 11th in the country. He recorded 10 or more tackles on seven occasions in 2013, including a career-high 20 stops at Carson-Newman University. He also tallied 18 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage in a home win against Catawba College, earning him NCAA Division II National Player of the Week accolades. The Greene County (Ga.) HS product finished the season with six tackles for loss and three sacks, while forcing a fumble and blocking a kick.

Alexander is the program's all-time leader in tackles with 366 stops to his credit. He is also seventh in career tackles for loss (36) and sacks (13) as he posted double-digit tackles on 15 occasions.

Cordell, who finished fourth in the national voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy (DII National Player of the Year), has completed one of the most prolific careers ever by a collegiate signal caller. He was named to the Football Gazette All-America team and garnered third team honors by Beyond Sports Network.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native (Indian Hill HS) owns 15 NCAA Division II records, including career passing yards (16,265 - 4th all NCAA divisions), career completions (1,397 - 3rd all NCAA divisions), career pass attempts (2,187 - 3rd all NCAA divisions) career total offensive yards (16,432 - 4th all NCAA divisions) and total offensive plays in a career (2,572 - 2nd all NCAA divisions).

Cordell was named the 2013 Daktronics Region Two and South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He led the SAC in six statistical categories including: passing yards (3,920 - 4th in NCAA II), passing yards per game (356.4 ypg - 4th in NCAA II), points responsible for (178 - 32nd in NCAA II), points responsible for per game (16.2 ppg - 37th in NCAA II) and total offense (365.1 ypg - 4th in NCAA II). Cordell's 3,920 passing yards are the third-most in school history and fifth-best in SAC history, while his 4,020 total offensive yards are third most in both the TC and SAC record books. Cordell completed 25 touchdown passes in 2013, which are the third most by a Tusculum player and eighth-most by a SAC quarterback. He owns 13 SAC football records, including career touchdown passes (112) and touchdowns responsible for (127), marks he established in his collegiate finale against Mars Hill University.

A total of 838 players from 267 schools qualified for membership in the society's eighth year, setting a new record for the number of members in the history of the program, which began in 2007.

"We continue to raise the bar each year for the number of student-athletes who qualify for membership in the Hampshire Honor Society," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hampshire Honor Society plays an important role in highlighting that college football players clearly play a leadership role in the classroom as well as on the playing field. We congratulate each of these young men for their commitment to excellence."

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