BTN.com staff, July 31, 2015

Indiana's Nate Sudfeld and Ohio State's Joshua Perry each delivered a speech at the annual Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago. Watch Perry's speech  in this post.

On Saturday, BTN will air a Kickoff Luncheon Special at 7 p.m. ET, hosted by Dave Revsine.

"Although sports is a big part of what we do," Perry said," We are much more than just athletes."

Perry added, "We have a voice, and we use our voices for good."

Share Perry's speech via Twitter below.