No one ever thinks of Indiana as a football school. Why would you? The gridiron Hoosiers haven’t been relevant for a long time and in Bloomington, IN it’s basketball 12t, 2nd, 3rd, 4th…..24/7/365. However, IUFB is making its presence felt in the NFL Draft in recent years.
Offensive Guard Dan Feeney is set to continue that tradition next April. The tough versatile tactician can play numerous spots along the offensive line and that greatly augments his NFL Draft stock.
The Carl Sandburg High School grad from Orland Park, Illinois gave up his NFL dreams and opportunities to come back for his senior year at IU, and today many publications rank him among the top 8 NFL Draft prospects in the Big Ten. Offensive Tackle Jason Spriggs was taken with the 48th overall pick (second round) in the most recent draft. RB Jordan Howard and QB Nate Sudfeld were taken on the draft’s final day.
In 2015 RB Tevin Coleman went in the third round and WR Cody Lattimer was taken in the second round of 2014. Overall, they’ve become a bonafide, but overlooked football factory. They are a sleeper school now regarding the NFL Draft.
Dan Feeney was close to home for Big Ten Media Days, and here below are two audio files from two different segments when he was at the podium for the breakout sessions.
https://soundcloud.com/p-m-banks/dan-feeney-at-b1g-media-day
https://soundcloud.com/p-m-banks/indiana-hoosiers-dan-feeney-at
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