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Owens named to 2024 FCS Football Central Freshman All-American Team

SI.com – Indiana State's Elijah Owens added to his postseason accolades this week as the redshirt freshman quarterback was named to the 2024 FCS Football Central Freshman All-American team.

Owens adds to his postseason awards with his first All-American recognition. The Jacksonville, Ill. native previously finish ninth overall in the 2024 Jerry Rice Award voting honoring the FCS National Freshman Player of the Year in receiving the most votes and points overall by an Indiana State player.

It marks the second consecutive season a Sycamore has earned Freshman All-American honors and third in the last four seasons joining Jude McCoskey (2023, HERO Sports) and Geoffrey Brown (2021, HERO Sports).