2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 36 Days (Reece Lozano)

Written by: Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The 2023 edition of the Hoosier Huddle Countdown is officially underway! We are counting down from 100 to the beginning of the 2023 Indiana University football season. Each day, we will take a look at one (or two) players on the current Indiana football roster and highlight the player’s role in the upcoming season. Today’s profile features redshirt freshman running back Reece Lozano.

Name: Reece Lozano

Hometown: Bloomington, IN (Bloomington North)

Position: Running Back

Year: Redshirt Freshman

Height/Weight: 6’1”/189 pounds

Lozano is a local product from Bloomington North who walked on to the Hoosier squad prior to fall camp in 2022. Lozano was a quarterback for the Cougars and grew up going to IU games.

Lozano made the switch to running back after a stellar high school career where he finished as Bloomington North’s second all-time leader in passing yards with 6,379 and 54 touchdowns. Lozano also ran for another 1,631 yards and 25 more scores as a four-year starter.

In an interview with the Bloomington Herald-Times Lozano said that he “always felt comfortable with IU as a school, not just as a football program. So I'm confident in that decision, the coaches, everything. I've been around it my whole life."

Lozano took home Scout Team Player of the Week twice last season but did not find his way onto the field. In 2023, Lozano will have to continue to prove himself on the scout team and hopefully get rewarded with playing time on special teams.

The Hoosier Huddle Countdown to Kickoff rolls on with Day 35 tomorrow!