Indiana University Athletics
Bennett Named to Rivals.com Preseason All-Big Ten Team
8/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 5, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Junior Lance Bennett continued to add to his increasingly impressive array of preseason honors after being named to the Rivals.com Preseason All-Big Ten team today. Bennett garnered the first team kick return spot on the squad.
So far this preseason, Bennett snared first team kick return honors from CollegeFootballNews.com. Additionally, Athlon's named Bennett its first team all-league kickoff returner.
Bennett headlined Indiana's exciting kick return game in 2004. He averaged 30 yards per kickoff return and 10.9 yards per punt return, including a punt 94-yard punt return touchdown in Memorial Stadium against Michigan State and a 98-yard kickoff return for the final score in a 30-24 upset over then-No. 24 Oregon. Bennett's numbers ranked third nationally and first in the Big Ten in kickoff return average. The Brooklyn, N.Y., product also was named CNNSI.com honorable mention All-American at the kick return position.
Indiana will open the 2005 season on the road at Central Michigan. The Hoosiers will travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for the Friday, Sept. 2, affair. The game is slated for 7:30 p.m., and can be seen on ESPNU.
