As we found out yesterday after Tom Crean and a couple players met with the media, the men's basketball team will host the "Haunted Hall of Hoops" again on Halloween.
Northwestern released its final injury report today, and the Wildcats' secondary is looking as thin, if not thinner, than IU's secondary. The Wildcats' starting safety Brad Phillips is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.
Louisville only took six minutes to net their first goal of the evening on Wednesday against IU. Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, a regulation soccer match is 90 minutes long. The loss gives the Hoosiers their fourth loss to a ranked opponent this season and the Cardinals' tenth shutout and win of the regular season. "It was a good team playing a team that didn't show up to play," IU coach Mike Freitag said.
IU coach Tom Crean briefly - as in five minutes - met with the media this afternoon. He talked about the competitive nature of the practices and how there have been some "great battles" thus far these first few days. "They are working extremely hard and we are definitely in a very competitive mode right now," Crean said.
There are many opinions being thrown out about whether Bobby Knight should be in attendance at the IU Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov.
In an article this morning in the Chicago Sun-Times, writer Jim O'Donnell said this weekend's matchup against IU may be a good time to make a quarterback switch for Northwestern. Despite current starter Mike Kafka leading the Big Ten in completion percentage, it is not translating into points on the scoreboard.
In their game at Northwestern this Saturday afternoon in Evanston, IU game captains will be junior quarterback Ben Chappell, senior safety Austin Thomas, senior linebacker Matt Mayberry and junior wide receiver Mitchell Evans. The Hoosiers are coming off a 27-14 victory over Illinois and are currently 4-3 on the season.
Sophomore setter Mary Chaudoin comes to Hoosier fans live from last Friday's Hoosier Hysteria and the Hoosier Hitters clinic the following day.
IU coach Bill Lynch addressed the media at his weekly Tuesday afternoon press conference. Here are some highlights. Injuries After avoiding injuries for the most part throughout the first six games, IU took a hit this past week.
The Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge will be offering a boot camp along with Force Fitness. The boot camp, which will be held on November 15, will teach participants exercises to do during the cold winter months, and provides several incentives for signing up. Participants will receive two tickets to the IU Women's basketball game against IUPUI on November 15, a Boot Camp t-shirt, $10 off registration for the May 2010 Coach Hep Cancer Challenge, and a chance to meet both Coach Legette-Jack and the IU Women's basketball team after their game. The boot camp costs $15 and proceeds will benefit the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center.
Alex Mann won Big Ten defensive player of the week for her valiant effort in the Northwestern game on Saturday Oct.
While last Friday's Hoosier Hysteria marked the start of official practices for the IU men's basketball team, the team will "tip off" the 2009-10 campaign with a pep rally at 6 p.m.
Does the Big Ten have a dominant team? Currently, Iowa sits at No. 6 in the BCS standings, but can anyone trust them after close calls against two FCS schools?
With his career highs in passing yards and touchdowns against Illinois on Saturday, IU quarterback Ben Chappell has earned his first Big Ten Player of the Week award, as announced by the conference Sunday night. Chappell threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers in a 27-14 victory over the Illini.
The IU volleyball team lost to Wisconsin in five sets Sunday. The Badgers (9-8, 4-3) bested the Hoosiers (14-8, 3-5) in the end, winning by scores of 25-20, 15-25, 25-22, 17-25 and 15-11. Wisconsin freshman hitter Kirby Toon powered the Badgers throughout the match, posting 12 kills, three service aces and three total blocks. Errors wrote the story of the contest on either side of the net.
The Big Ten never has a lack of bowls available for its teams. So as IU continues to hover around the .500 mark, a bowl game remains a realistic possibility.
After yesterday, I compiled a good list of people who attended Hoosier Hysteria and the open practice on Saturday.
The IU volleyball team looks to carry momentum from Friday's sweep of Iowa with another conference win against Wisconsin at 1 p.m.
After two weeks of dismal losses to Ohio State and Virginia, the Hoosiers responded with a hard-fought 27-14 win on Saturday night against Illinois. IU junior quarterback Ben Chappell had his most complete game of 2009 with 333 passing yards, three touchdowns and no turnovers. On the ground, junior wide receiver Mitchell Evans added 88 yards rushing to lead the Hoosiers. "It was fun," Chappell said.
At halftime, the Hoosiers lead the Fighting Illini 13-7 thanks to a touchdown pass by IU junior quarterback Ben Chappell and two field goals by freshman kicker Nick Freeland. Chappell found sophomore wide receiver Damarlo Belcher from 29-yards out for the score. IU left points on the board twice in the half, as Freeland missed kicks of 38 and 32 yards, respectively. Chappell is 17-30 with 236 yards and a touchdown. Stay with the idsnews.com and Hoosier Hype for info on tonight's Illinois vs.
