2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 15 Days (Zach Merrill)

Written by Matt Smith

15 days remain until kickoff of the 2021 IU football season. The Hoosiers will kick off the season against Iowa on Sept. 4th. Make sure to keep checking the Hoosier Huddle website each day for a new player in the 100-day countdown. The 15th player is red-shirt sophomore Zack Merrill.

Zack Merrill

Height: 5’11’’

Weight: 208 pounds

Hometown: Hobart, IN.

Position: QB

Merrill is a walk-on quarterback for the Hoosiers who will most likely not receive any playing time this season. He will look to provide some reps for the scout team during the season.

During his past two seasons, he was scout team player of the week during the Michigan week both his freshman and sophomore season. He was also All-Academic Big-Ten this year.

In high school, Merrill was an all-state honoree in 2018. He also set his school record in completion percentage at 70.3%.

Merrill will look to continue to be a valuable member of the scout team this season.