IU head coach Terry Hoeppner called Saturday's win over the University of Kentucky a "thank you performance" for several reasons. One of which was to thank his former coach Stewart "Red" Faught who passed away Friday. \n"This one was for coach Faught," Hoeppner said after Saturday's game. "He was a great coach, a great man and my mentor. I wouldn't be where I am today without everything that he did for me."\nFaught joined the Franklin College coaching staff in 1957 after finishing up a collegiate career as a quarterback. He spent 29 years at the school and was named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Coach of the Year five times. Hoeppner played four seasons under Faught and served as his defensive coordinator at Franklin College from 1980 to 1985.\n"I played for him and had a great opportunity to coach with him at Franklin College," Hoeppner said. "I always told him that he had forgotten more about football than I will ever know. We lost him (Friday), and his impact will continue to be felt for a long, long time."\nThe Grizzlies' football stadium is named Stewart "Red" Faught Stadium in the coach's honor.
Hoosiers lead several\nBig Ten categories\nAmong the hundreds of NCAA Division I schools in the nation, only twenty-five remain undefeated -- and IU is one of them.\nBesides holding an unblemished record, the Hoosiers are highly ranked in several national statistical categories in the Big Ten and NCAA.\nSophomore quarterback Blake Powers, who is second in the nation with 11 touchdown passes, leads a Hoosier passing game ranked third in the Big Ten with 239.3 yards per game. IU is fourth in pass efficiency and third in fourth down conversions.\nThe Hoosier defense is also ranked among the league's best and is first in pass defense in the Big Ten -- surrendering less than 136 yards per game. Nationally, the IU pass defense is ranked eighth.\nAs for individual leaders, redshirt freshman wideout James Hardy is ranked No. 25 in the nation in receiving yards with nearly 89 per game, and No. 38 in receptions. Junior kick returner Lance Bennett leads the Big Ten in return yards, averaging 44 yards per return.\nKleinsmith uses ids \ncolumn as motivation\nOn Sept. 16, Indiana Daily Student columnist Andrew Shaffer referred to IU freshman kicker Joe Kleinsmith as "horrendous." Rather than becoming upset, the young Hoosier clipped out the article and put it in his shoe during Saturday's game against Kentucky.\n"Right when I read it I was motivated," Kleinsmith said. "After reading it, I knew I was going to cut it out and put it in my sock (for the game). And I knew I was going to make my field goals."\nKleinsmith did just that, connecting on a 22-yard field goal in the first quarter to give the Hoosiers an early lead. He also converted all six extra-point attempts in the game. The Lakewood, Ohio-native was ranked No. 24 in the nation among kickers in last year's recruiting class and also played safety and punted for his high school team. \nAs for the possibility of future columns, Kleinsmith said he welcomes more to be written about him.\n"I'll have a lot more confidence from here on out," Kleinsmith said. "I'm not going to let someone talk about me and not go out and do something about it. If someone wants to write about me again, they can go right ahead"
