INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Washburn Ichabod football co-defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator Zach Watkins has been selected as one of 34 NCAA football coaches who were picked to attend the 2017 NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy Feb. 9-12 in Tampa, Fla.

"I'm very honored and humbled to be selected for the NCAA leadership academy," Watkins said. "I'm looking forward to learning from some incredible people."

Watkins was the only coach selected out of the MIAA and one of only two who coach at the NCAA Division II ranks.