Claim: Jake Funk, running back from 2020 Maryland Terrapins football team was awarded an honorable mention in the Big Ten Conference (the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference based in Rosemont, Illinois), along with quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa.
Evidence: The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois. Jake Funk RB HM All-Big Ten QB Taulia Tagovailoa HM HM = Honorable mention. Reference: