NFF National Scholar-Athletes

Craig Unger

  • School
    Morehead State
  • Induction
    2004

Perfection may best describe Morehead State's Craig Unger, a devastating tackler at linebacker on the field and one of the academic elite in the classroom. His First Team All-America status, both athletically and academically, prove his superiority in both facets of college life.

A Finance major, Unger earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America recognition in 2003. An Academic All-Conference and CoSIDA Academic All-District pick in 2003, he was named to the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. 

A Greenfield, Ohio native, Unger was a First Team All-America selection by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and The Sporting News in 2003. A two-time First Team All-Conference pick, he was named 2003 Co-Defensive Player of the Year for the Pioneer Football Conference. A two-year team captain, Unger has twice led the team in tackles, including a career-high 132 stops in 2003. 

Community minded, Unger is actively involved at the Greenfield Baptist Church as well as the Special Olympics. A volunteer with Road Cleanup and local food drives, he has worked as a loan specialist at NCB Bank and at the Office of Highway Transportation. A member of the Finance Club, Unger participates in two reading programs at local elementary schools. 

Unger earned his MBA from the University of Kentucky in 2006 and is currently a financial advisor for PNC Investments, one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations.