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Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman is hit by UCF linebacker Jason Johnson in the first half of … [+] the Knights’ win over the Cowboys on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Jason Johnson took photography and graphic design classes during his first couple of years of college, so he knows a thing or two about having an eye for composition. Yet, if somebody focused the lens on the young man from the Windy City’s south side, they would see somebody who has had a rather fulfilling athletic and academic collegiate career. Underscoring his accomplishments is that the University of Central Florida linebacker was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, an award given to college football’s top scholar athlete. “It meant a lot to me to have my hard work on and off the field get noticed,” he said. “My parents always encouraged me to get good grades and I always put in the effort to make good grades.” A perfect fit as UCF’s nomination for the Campbell, Johnson has made the grade in college. He accumulated a 3.64 GPA and received his undergraduate degree in May. Johnson began his collegiate career as a digital media major at Eastern Illinois University, in the town of Charleston and about 175 miles south of Chicago. He switched to integrated general studies after transferring to UCF in the spring of 2022. The transition was seamless in every which way, including the classroom as Johnson was named the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for his sport. “It’s been great overall,” he said of his time at UCF and in Orlando. “I feel like there is a lot more for me to do here and the weather is a…

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