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   CHAPPELL NOMINATED FOR ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM®

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - To honor the distinguished group of college football players who stand out for the positive influence they have in their communities, Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the 112 student-athletes nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. It is the most ever in the 19-year history of the award.
 
Indiana senior quarterback Ben Chappell is a nominee for the 2010 award. Chappell is IU’s third straight nominee, following Austin Starr in 2008 and Jammie Kirlew in 2009. Kirlew was named to the prestigious 11-player team last season.
 
In the areas of giving back and volunteerism, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® represents the “best of the best” among more than 50,000 student-athletes participating in the sport at all four-year institutions.  The total eclipses the 106 nominees achieved last season, demonstrating the continued growth of a platform that is widely recognized as the most prestigious community service award in college football.  
 
While glory and praise may be traditionally reserved for the most athletically skilled college football players on the field, it is the student-athletes committed to serving others who make the most important impact off the field.  The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® exists to tell their stories and acknowledge their impact beyond the game.
 
“In the third year of our partnership with the AFCA, Allstate, our employees and our agents continue to be inspired by the stories of class and character displayed by these young men,” said Guy Hill, vice president of sales and service for Allstate, who also serves on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel.  “We applaud the commitment of these 112 student-athletes to positively impact their communities with innovation, creativity and passion that reflects so well on their sport, and their respective institutions.”
 
This year’s class of nominations includes student-athletes with a wide range of accomplishments, including developing programs to support Haitian relief efforts, working with rural and minority students to help them reach their goal of attending medical school, and organizing a campus fundraiser to incentivize students to shave their heads to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
 
From the nominees submitted by sports information directors on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members is responsible for selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams® – one comprising of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and the NAIA – to be announced in September.  College Football Hall of Fame member and ESPN broadcaster Lou Holtz is returning for a third year to serve as spokesperson for the program and raise awareness for the stories of the nominees and team members.
 
“For the third straight year, the AFCA is pleased to partner with Allstate in highlighting football student-athletes who have achieved outstanding success, both on and off the football,” said Grant Teaff, AFCA Executive Director. “From the record total of nominees that were submitted from colleges and universities around the country, it is apparent that collegiate football is producing some of the best and brightest that our country has to offer.”
 
ESPN.com will launch a customized Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® web site featuring profiles and images of the final 22 award recipients, as well as unique and interactive content for college football fans.  For the first time in the program’s history, fans will be able to vote for a Team Captain on ESPN.com.
 
The 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel includes: former Good Works Team® members Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team), Mewelde Moore (Tulane, 2003 team), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team); media members Lou Holtz (ESPN), Pat Forde (ESPN.com), Tom O’Toole (USA Today), Gary Shelton (St. Petersburg Times), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and Mount Union College Head Coach Larry Kehres; 1996 AFCA President Fisher DeBerry, former head coach at the United States Air Force Academy; and Allstate Vice President, Guy Hill.

    CHAPPELL NAMED TO JOHNNY UNITAS AWARD WATCH LIST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana senior quarterback Ben Chappell has been named to the preseason watch list for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, sponsored by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation.

The award, which is presented annually to the top senior quarterback in the country, acknowledges performance on the field, as well as character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game.

Chappell enters 2010 in the top 10 on the school’s career lists for completion percentage (.599 - 1st), passing yardage (3,956 - 8th), completions (349 - 7th), attempts (583 - 8th), passing touchdowns (21 - 9th), total offense (4,022 - 10th), 300-yard games (three - 3rd) and 200-yard games (nine - 6th).

He finished 2009 completing 268-of-428 passes (62.6 percent) for 2,941 yards with 17 touchdowns, 15 interceptions and a 126.44 efficiency rating. The Bloomington South graduate became the first QB in IU history to complete over 60 percent of passes in a single season and ended the year in the Hoosiers’ single-season top 10 in passing yardage (2nd), passing touchdowns (T-3rd), completions (1st), attempts (2nd), completion percentage (1st) and total offense (2,932 - 4th).

In Big Ten games only, Chappell led the league in passing yards per game (261.2) and attempts (303) and placed second in passing touchdowns (14), third in completions (183), total offense per game (261.5) and completion percentage (60.4). He ranked second in the Big Ten (overall games) in completions, third in passing yards per game (245.1), completion percentage and attempts, and fourth in total offense each time out (244.1)

A team captain in 2009, Chappell received honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from the league’s coaches following his junior campaign. He also shared Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 18), earned Academic All-District V honors and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Colt McCoy of Texas won the 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.