The voice of the gods told Nate Snyder he had earned an IU football scholarship.

OK, it wasn't the gods, but it was former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee on a Lucas Oil Stadium scoreboard.

The Hoosiers were warming up for practice at Lucas Oil -- where they will take on Ball State on Aug. 31 -- when McAfee appeared on a big screen.

After a welcome to the stadium, McAfee said: "I remember hearing about you a few years back. The kid from Center Grove who's got an absolute cannon of a leg! And you went to IU and redshirted. Your patience and your hard work is all going to pay off -- literally."

The redshirt junior hasn't seen game action for the Hoosiers. He had a long field goal of 53 yards among 14 for the Trojans. He also launched more than 100 kickoffs for touchbacks.

Watch the full announcement here.