Latimer added to award watch list

Junior wide receiver Cody Latimer has been named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list. The award is given annually to the nation’s top receiver.

The Dayton, Ohio, native led the Hoosiers last year in yards, yards per game, yards per reception, tied for the lead in touchdowns and was second in receptions.

The Biletnikoff Award watch list includes 75 receivers across the country. Latimer is one of eight total receivers from the Big Ten to make the list.

Notable winners of the Biletnikoff Award include Justin Blackmon (2011 and 2010), Michael Crabtree (2008 and 2007), Calvin Johnson (2006), Larry Fitzgerald (2003) and Randy Moss (1997).

The 6-foot-3-inch Latimer was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the media and ESPN.com last year. He garnered co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after his 113-yard performance against Iowa.

Latimer is the third Hoosier to be named to a preseason watch list this summer. Senior tight end Ted Bolser was named to the John Mackey Award watch list and senior kicker Mitch Ewald was named to Lou Groza Award watch list.

— Evan Hoopfer