STATS PERFORM – Indiana State redshirt freshman defensive back Nic Yatsko was named to the prestigious Jerry Rice Award finalist list, as announced by the organization on Monday afternoon.
Yatsko, a Terre Haute, Ind. native, is the lone Missouri Valley Football Conference player on the list and is one of 25 finalists named to the award list which honors the national freshman player of the year in college football's Division I FCS subdivision.
Yatsko ended up seventh in the MVFC in tackles per game (7.45) despite not earning a starting role until midway through the season.