STATS PERFORM – Indiana State's Elijah Owens finished ninth overall in the 2024 Jerry Rice Award honoring the FCS National Freshman Player of the Year marking the highest finish by a Sycamore freshman in program history as the committee announced the award winner on Wednesday.
Owens garnered one first place vote and 19 total points to receive the most votes and points overall by an Indiana State player. Only one other Sycamore previously was recognized among the nation's top freshman with Cade Chambers finishing 25th overall in the voting in the 2022 season.