Fant on the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Watch List
7/12/2017 3:54:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt senior defensive back Rashard Fant has been named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Watch List. The Good Works Team is one of the most prestigious off-the-field honors in college football.
Since 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has brought together a select group of college football players from across the country to honor their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others. While players are often recognized for their accomplishments and achievements on game day, these student-athletes have made significant contributions to the greater good of society, inspiring future generations of young athletes and the larger college football community.
Fant's volunteer and leadership activities have included:
Entering the 2017 season, Fant is the NCAA active career leader and Indiana's all-time leader with 48 passes defended and 44 pass breakups in 38 games. A second team All-Big Ten selection in 2016, the Atlanta, Ga. Native topped the Big Ten in pass breakups (17, T-2nd nationally) and passes defended (20, 3rd nationally). He shared for the team lead with three interceptions (68 yards), including a 34-yard pick-6 at Florida International, and made 33 tackles, 29 solo, and one tackle for loss. The senior tallied four games with multiple PBUs.
Comprised of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA, the final roster of 22 award recipients will be unveiled in September. From the nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members will select the 2017 Good Works Team®. Two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow will headline the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel.
Once the final team members are announced in September, college football fans are encouraged to visit the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® website on ESPN.com, featuring profiles and images of the players, for the opportunity to vote for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain. Throughout the season, fans can also follow along and join in on the conversation by searching and using #GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels.
In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.
Since 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has brought together a select group of college football players from across the country to honor their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others. While players are often recognized for their accomplishments and achievements on game day, these student-athletes have made significant contributions to the greater good of society, inspiring future generations of young athletes and the larger college football community.
Fant's volunteer and leadership activities have included:
- Read Across America, 2016.
- Volunteer at Camp Riley, 2015-16 – Camp Riley empowers children with physical disabilities by providing life-changing experiences in a camp environment tailored to their individual needs.
- IU Excellence Academy Leadership & Life Skills intern, 2016.
- IU Doin' It Right (Sexual Assault & Drug Abuse Awareness Group)
- Attended Apple Leadership conference representing IU, 2016-17.
- IU Student-Athlete Advisor Committee representative at the 2016 Big Ten SAAC Conference.
- Served the homeless at St. Anthony at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.
- Hoosier Hero (mentor).
- iDareU Training Program (representative and mentor).
- Math tutor and mentor for a fourth and sixth grader.
- Won the Director's Award (representing all that IU is and the mindset of 24 Sports, 1 Team).
- M.O.V.E. (Men of Valor Excelling – cultural and racial awareness and support program that Fant helped start).
Entering the 2017 season, Fant is the NCAA active career leader and Indiana's all-time leader with 48 passes defended and 44 pass breakups in 38 games. A second team All-Big Ten selection in 2016, the Atlanta, Ga. Native topped the Big Ten in pass breakups (17, T-2nd nationally) and passes defended (20, 3rd nationally). He shared for the team lead with three interceptions (68 yards), including a 34-yard pick-6 at Florida International, and made 33 tackles, 29 solo, and one tackle for loss. The senior tallied four games with multiple PBUs.
Comprised of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA, the final roster of 22 award recipients will be unveiled in September. From the nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members will select the 2017 Good Works Team®. Two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow will headline the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel.
Once the final team members are announced in September, college football fans are encouraged to visit the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® website on ESPN.com, featuring profiles and images of the players, for the opportunity to vote for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain. Throughout the season, fans can also follow along and join in on the conversation by searching and using #GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels.
In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.
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