Kearney, Neb. – The winner of the 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II Heisman, will be announced this Friday (Dec. 17) at 2 p.m. Central.

Nebraska-Kearney redshirt junior quarterback TJ Davis (Colorado Springs, Colo./Widefield H.S.) was named one of eight national finalists on Nov. 30. Sports Information Directors and Conference Information Directors from around the nation vote on the winner (around 181 total votes). Voting concluded last Friday (Dec. 10).

The Great American Conf. (GAC) and Little Rock Touchdown Club handle the voting process for the Harlon Hill with the winner attending an awards banquet on January 13, 2022, to receive the trophy. That'll take place in Little Rock.

The announcement will be aired live on Harlon Hill Facebook page and the GAC You Tube Channel. UNK has had two previous national finalists in QB's Justin Coleman (1999; 6th & 2000; 2nd) and Jake Spitzlberger (2011; 6th). 


2021 Harlon Hill National Finalists
Super Region 1
Tyson Bagent, Jr., QB, Shepherd (W.V.) 
Henry Litwin, Sr., WR, Slippery Rock (Pa.)
 
Super Region 2
Austin Reed, So., QB, West Florida
Calil Wilkins, Sr., RB, Bowie State (Md.) 
 
Super Region 3
TJ Davis, Jr., QB, UNK
Al McKeller, Sr., RB, Northwest Missouri State 

Super Region 4
Brandon Alt, So., QB, Bemidji State (Minn.)
Michael Zeman, Sr., RB, Colorado School of Mines