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19 IU football players earn All-Big Ten honors; Cignetti named Big Ten coach of the year

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The Big Ten announced all-conference and individual awards on Wednesday and Thursday and IU football earned numerous honors from the voting panel of coaches and media.

Here’s a complete list of the honors for IU football from the conference following their 12-0 regular season:

Curt Cignetti – Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year and Dave McClain Coach of the Year

Kicker Nico Radicic – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media; Bakken-Anderson Kicker of the Year

Linebacker Aiden Fisher – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Defensive back D’Angelo Ponds – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Defensive back Louis Moore – First team All-Big Ten by coaches; Second team All-Big Ten by media

Linebacker Rolijah Hardy – Second team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Defensive back Amare Ferrell – Second team All-Big Ten by media; Honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches

Linebacker Isaiah Jones – Third team All-Big Ten by media; Honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches

Defensive lineman Stephen Daley – Honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Defensive lineman Mikail Kamara – Honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Long snapper Mark Langston – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Wide receiver Jonathan Brady – Second team All-Big Ten return specialist by coaches; Third team All-Big Ten return specialist by media

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media; Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year; Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year

Wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. – Second team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt – Second team All-Big Ten by coaches and media

Offensive lineman Pat Coogan – Third team All-Big Ten by coaches; Second team All-Big Ten by media

Offensive lineman Carter Smith – First team All-Big Ten by coaches and media; Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year

Tight end Riley Nowakowski – Third team All-Big Ten by coaches; Second team All-Big Ten by media

Running back Roman Hemby – Third team All-Big Ten by media; Honorable mention All-Big Ten by coaches

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