Trio pulls in Big Ten honors

The Big Ten announced its conference honors Nov. 21 with two Hoosiers -- James Hardy and Tracy Porter -- making the second team as voted by the media and earning an honorable mention from the conference coaches. \nIn just 10 games, sophomore receiver Hardy led the Hoosiers with 51 receptions for 722 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. Hardy missed two early-season games for personal reasons. Against Michigan State on Oct. 28, he pulled in a school-record four touchdowns. He also had a three-touchdown day Oct. 14 in IU's upset of then-No. 15 Iowa.\nJunior cornerback Porter was second on the team with four interceptions and finished third with 58 tackles. Serving as the team's primary punt returner, Porter gained 223 yards on 12 returns, including a special-teams touchdown against Western Michigan.\nSenior safety Will Meyers will serve as IU's representative for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Each Big Ten school has one representative. \nMeyers was also named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-America First Team, his second consecutive selection.\nThe senior captain led the Hoosiers with five interceptions and 78 tackles, 53 of them solo