March 30, 2009

Football: Brad Samsa Receives NEO Postgraduate Scholarship

    Cleveland, Ohio – Former Youngstown State offensive lineman Brad Samsa (Warren, Ohio) was among 10 postgraduate scholarship recipients from the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation, the organization announced on Monday.

    Samsa, an American Football Coaches Association All-American in 2008, was selected among a group of candidates from 14 counties. He will receive his scholarship at the Chapter's 21st Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, May 11 at the LaCentre in Westlake, Ohio.

    Joining Samsa as scholarship recipients are Tommy Brenner (Ashland), Ben Chlebina (Case Western), David Filippi (Kent State), Eric Grinnell (Wooster), Trevor Henderson (Hiram), Peter Honsberger (John Carroll), Luke Kolic (Walsh), Charles Yoder (Mount Union) and Lee Yoder (Baldwin-Wallace).

    Individual tickets for the banquet are $50 and tables of 10 are $500. For more information or to purchase tickets contact the NFF at (440) 892-4000.