Feeney was a one-year letterman in volleyball and four year letterman for the Carl Sandburg Eagles football team, where he was named team Most Valuable Player in his junior year, playing on both the offensive and defensive lines.
Feeney received offers from Illinois and Western Michigan, but committed to Indiana in the summer of 2011.
Recruiting Feeney set records in his freshman year, by starting all 12 games and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors at right guard, and did not allow a single sack all season. He suffered a Lisfranc fracture during a scrimmage that would cause him to miss the entire 2013 season. Feeney was redshirted to maintain three years of eligibility.
Feeney returned in 2014 to what Entertainment and Sports Programming Network termed "the B1G"s most underrated position group".
He started all 12 games in a year where Indiana set program single-season records with 3,163 rushing yards, led by 2,036 yards from Heisman candidate and future 3rd round NFL draft pick, Tevin Coleman. Dan is the son of Tony and Kim Feeney, and has previously volunteered at bible school and Erin"s Walk Foreign Change.
He is a "die-hard" fan of the Chicago Bears.
