BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Former Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El (1997-2001) is this year's recipient of the Big Ten's Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, the conference announced today. Wisconsin's Jake Wood will receive the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award.
These awards recognize Big Ten football students who have achieved success in the areas of leadership and humanitarianism following their academic and athletic careers at a Big Ten university.
Randle El is the first Hoosier to receive the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award. The late IU legend George Taliaferro won the inaugural Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award in 2011.
The Ford-Kinnick Leadership and Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Awards are part of the Big Ten's annual awards program.