INDIANAPOLIS - Marian University head football coach Ted Karras Jr. is proud to announce the program's signings for the 2012 season. The 2011 NAIA national semifinalists and Mid-States Football Association Mideast League champions have garnered 31 commitments for their freshman seasons.

The Marian University department of athletics and Knights football would like to celebrate the 2011 record-setting season of Knights football with the 2011 Marian University Football Dinner and Awards Banquet on Sunday, February 19, 2012 with a dinner at the Allison Mansion and an awards program at the Marian Theatre (formerly the Civic Theatre).

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. - American Football Monthly, the nation's leading publication for football coaches, has named Marian University's Ted Karras Jr., as the NAIA coach of the year for 2011. This past fall, Marian University completed its first undefeated regular season before losing in the NAIA semifinals and finishing 12-1.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Marian University football team closed its Mid-States Football Association Mideast League championship season as the No. 3-ranked team in the NAIA Football Coaches' Postseason Top 25 Poll, the national office recently announced.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian University football team had four of its student-athletes honored as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes for their academic performance in 2011, the national office announced recently.