When Demarcus Elliott committed to Indiana as a junior college transfer in 2019, IU’s spring practice period had already been over for a couple of weeks. Then, last year, Indiana got through only a few spring workouts before the world shut down. So it took a couple years before the 21-year-old Kansan could participate in a full offseason training regimen inside a Big Ten football program.
But by all accounts, he made the most of his long-awaited spring experience over the past couple months.
When IU wrapped spring ball on April 10, Elliott was recognized alongside safety Raheem Layne as the Hoosiers’ most improved defensive player.