Football camp ends as game preparation begins

Wilson names tentative starting quarterback

Heading into this season, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said every starting position on his football team would be an open competition.

As of Aug. 11, one of those jobs has been filled. The second-year coach tabbed sophomore Tre Roberson as the tentative starting quarterback.

Roberson is the only returning quarterback from the 2011 roster and started the final six games for the Hoosiers last season.

After hiring former Arizona offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, however, Wilson says Roberson is successfully transferring his talent toward a pass-first offense.

“Tre, for the athlete, is really throwing it better, and it’s great to see,” Wilson said.


Wilson looks for improvement from wide receivers

After the first five days of fall practice, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said he’s seen very little to be excited about from his receiving corps thus far.

“Not very much,” Wilson said. “They’re not very good. It’s the worst part of the offense.”
He proceeded to single out wide receivers sophomore Cody Latimer, junior Duwyce Wilson and junior tight end Ted Bolser as capable of improving. He expressed the need for them to compete.

“For us to be where we want in our passing game, I expect those guys to really keep coming through, and they need to. And they should,” Wilson said.


IU football season ticket sales soar

IU Athletic Director Fred Glass said that as of Aug. 2, approximately 26,033 season tickets have been purchased, the most sold in more than 20 years.

Glass does admit, however, that football season ticket sales are at a ceiling, and the only way to improve the numbers is for wins to come on the field.

“We’re going to continue to try to have the greatest experience in and around the stadium that we can have,” Glass said. “We’re confident that the play on the field will soon be on that level as well.”