Numerous Hoosiers received Big Ten honors Tuesday.
Juniors linebacker Tegray Scales and cornerback Rashard Fant were named second team All-Big Ten by the Big Ten Conference.
Scales leads IU and the Big Ten in tackles with 116 and leads the nation with 87 solo tackles. He is the first IU linebacker to be honored since Kyle Killion was honored as a second team member in 2004.
Scales also leads the Big Ten with 20.5 tackles for loss and has five sacks this season.
Fant leads IU and the Big Ten in pass breakups this year with 17 and is the NCAA’s active career leader in the category with 47. He is the first Hoosier cornerback to be recognized by the Big Ten since Tracy Porter’s first team nod in 2007.
Fant also has two interceptions in 2016.
Sophomore safety Jonathan Crawford, freshman husky Marcelino Ball, senior defensive lineman Ralph Green III and junior linebacker Marcus Oliver received honorable mention nods. Crawford has three interceptions this season, and Oliver became the IU program record holder and NCAA active leader in 2016 with 12 career forced fumbles.
Green leads IU’s defensive line with 7.5 tackles for loss. Ball leads all Big Ten true freshmen with 73 tackles.
The six defensive honorees is an IU program record.
Ball, along with freshman left tackle Coy Cronk and freshman kick returner Devonte Williams, were honored as Big Ten freshman first team members.
Running back Tyler Natee and corner A’Shon Riggins received honorable mention nods for conference freshmen.
Senior guard Jacob Bailey was named IU’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient.
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