ST. LOUIS – Illinois State offensive lineman Drew Himmelman and quarterback Jake Kolbe were named to the 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team, announced by the league office Wednesday. League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 players for second-team honors.
Nominees must be starters or important reserves; must have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's games and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.20 (on a 4.0 scale). Nominees in graduate school must have a cumulative GPA of
3.