Four Hoosier Football Players Earn Distinguished Scholar Awards in 2019-2020

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Four Hoosier Football Players Earn Distinguished Scholar Awards in 2019-2020

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Four Indiana Hoosier football players earned Big Ten Distinguished Honor Awards on Wednesday per a release from the Big Ten Conference. Kickers Jack Cardillo (Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation) and Nathanael Snyder (Safety Management) along with offensive linemen Harry Crider (Criminal Justice and Public Safety) and Charlie O’Connor (Finance) all earned the honor for maintaining a 3.7 GPA or higher for the 2019-2020 academic year. Snyder has since moved on to Louisiana while Cardillo, Crider and O’Connor are all getting ready for 2020 with the Hoosiers.

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College Football Links From Across the Country (6/10/20)

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College Football Links From Across the Country (6/10/20)

Daily College Football Links (June 10, 2020)

Exactly 86 days remain until the 2020 Indiana football season is set to kick off in Madison. That means the Hoosier Huddle 100 day countdown is in full swing, so your eyes out for the daily countdown articles featuring each of the players and coaching staff on the 2020 IU football roster. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for daily notifications for countdown articles and the latest IUFB scoop.

While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.

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Countdown to 2018 IUFB Kickoff: 87 Days (Michael Ziemba and Jack Cardillo)

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Countdown to 2018 IUFB Kickoff: 87 Days (Michael Ziemba and Jack Cardillo)

Written By Alex Compton (@alexncompton)

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: #87- MICHAEL ZIEMBA

Height: 6’3’’
Weight: 245 pounds
Hometown: Lake Mary, Florida
Year: Sophomore
Position: Defensive End

While most schools recruited Michael Ziemba as a tight end coming out of High School, Mark Hagen identified him as a potential contributor on defense and recruited him to play that side of the ball at IU instead. Although athletic enough to be ranked by ESPN as the #23 tight end in the class nationally, many people around the program figured Ziemba would be a redshirt candidate in his first season in Bloomington. While he didn’t make much of an immediate impact on defense as a true freshman, Ziemba was all over the field during a total of 10 games in 2017, mixing in some on the D-Line while playing a large amount of snaps on special teams. 

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