Roth, Farrell honored by Big Ten
The Big Ten Conference released its list of 2012 Medal of Honor recipients. Two student-athletes from each school were honored for having "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work."
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The Big Ten Conference released its list of 2012 Medal of Honor recipients. Two student-athletes from each school were honored for having "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work."
Finally, IU Coach Kevin Wilson has a fuller team. The IU football team spent the spring with a light roster, without graduated seniors and without incoming freshmen.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With their high school careers, graduation and cafeteria food in their rearview mirrors, 13 IU football recruits became IU students Sunday when they arrived on campus.From wide receivers Kevin Davis and Caleb Cornett to defensive linemen Nick Mangieri and Alex Todd, players unloaded cars and settled into their on-campus rooms.Many junior college transfers, such as defensive back Tregg Waters and defensive end Justin Rayside, came to campus for the spring semester, while freshman quarterbackNathan Sudfeld made it to Bloomington in time for summer classes.“Excited for Frosh QB Nate Sudfeld,” IU Head Coach Kevin Wilson said Friday via his Twitter account, @IUCoachWilson. “Already In Summer School. Grades Looking Gr8 & Physically Looks the Part! A Gym Rat!! Gonna B A Player.”Another group of players is set to arrive in the coming weeks, such as Westfield High School (Houston, Texas) offensive tackle Dimitric Camiel. He is set to arrive June 13 because his high school graduation ceremony is June 10.For the athletes, summer conditioning starts Monday and will run until fall practice starts Aug. 2. Only strength and conditioning coaches are allowed access to the players during the summer.Last summer, Strength Coach Mark Hill and his staff made a priority of making the players leaner. The slogan for the summer was “nutrition and condition,” as the team added nutritionist Amy Freel to the mix while increasing the amount of running and decreasing resting time.The transition was difficult for many of the players during summer 2011.“Guys were a little in awe, if you will,” Hill said that fall. “But coming into this fall camp practice, when you’re in the best shape of your life, you’ve been running, you’ve been doing the things you need to do. There’s no longer a shock.”The current strength and conditioning staff includes Hill, Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Will Peoples, Director of Strength and Conditioning Rick Danison, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Lyonel Anderson and newly appointed Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Deonte Mack.Mack, who was an intern in the 2011 season, is also a four-year letterwinner on the IU defensive line from 2007-10. He played in 36 career games, starting nine. He compiled 45 tackles, a pair of sacks, three and a half tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in his IU career.The strength staff’s track record is full of NFL talent and bowl wins. Hill has coached 13 All-Americans and 37 NFL Draft picks, including six first-round selections, during tenures at IU and the Universities of Arizona, Minnesota and Oklahoma. Danison, meanwhile, has worked with more than 40 All-Americans and a pair of national champions.After a spring during which the team was playing without both graduated seniors and upcoming freshmen, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said he is more than ready for a fresh batch of players to arrive.“The only think I hated about spring was that we were about 20 bodies short,” Wilson said after the spring game. “I wish those high school kids could have been here because with that depth, I think we could have looked like a much better team and made some great strides.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Former IU standout forward Will Bruin, who was drafted 11th in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, is currently in his second season with the Houston Dynamo. IDS reporter Alex McCarthy caught up with Bruin just before the Dynamo took on the New England Revolution on May 19. Bruin scored his team-leading fifth goal in a 2-2 draw. IDS How have you had to adjust from collegiate soccer to the MLS?Will Bruin It’s definitely a different jump up because everybody’s just as big and strong and fast, so you kind of have to adapt to the league and figure out what works and what doesn’t. You also have to adjust your body to the length of the season. I went from playing three and a half months back at school at Indiana, and it’s about a nine-month season here. IDS You mentioned figuring out what works and what doesn’t. What kinds of specific techniques or strategies worked at IU that don’t work as well now?Bruin At Indiana, I could pretty much play the same way every game — make runs behind and body people off because I was a little bigger and a little stronger than some of the guys. Now, you have to base your play based on your matchups. If you are playing somebody and you know that they like to press you and they’re not the quickest, then you’ll have to get in behind more. If you’re playing a fast defender and they’re not going to be up your back the whole time, then you’ll have to check into the middle and turn and go at them. IDS You were the first Houston rookie to start on Opening Day last year and kind of got thrown right into the mix. Now, you’re leading the team in goals this year. Do you see yourself as the go-to guy on that offense?Bruin Yeah, last year was a big learning year. Like you said, I kind of got thrown into the fire right away and had to adjust on the fly and then the knee injury in the summer, so I had a lot of highs and lows. It was just a really good overall learning experience, and I feel like I’ve grown a lot from last year to this year, but there’s still a long season and still a lot more to learn. I’m just taking it game by game. IDS You scored in three straight games earlier this year. What allowed you to keep that momentum??Bruin I think I went through a little streak where I was pretty confident. I was like, ‘Hey, look, I’ve been scoring. I’ll keep doing what I’m doing and don’t really change anything up.’ Like I said, it’s a long season. You’re going to have highs and lows. You’ve just got to stick with it. You can’t get too high on the highs, can’t get too low on the lows.IDS The franchise record (for consecutive games with a goal) was three games. During that fourth one, was that kind of in the back of your head?Bruin I honestly had no idea. That’s the first time I’ve actually heard it, when you said it. Yeah, going into that New York game, we had a real busy schedule. We had a Wednesday game at New York, a Saturday game at home, a Tuesday game at home and now we’re in New England. We had a really busy schedule, with a lot of guys playing and a lot of guys getting minutes, getting time, and a lot of guys have been stepping up. IDS After your knee surgery last year, what was the recovery process like?Bruin Obviously, since I’ve never really had that serious of an injury, it was difficult for me because I’m not used to sitting out a while. I was getting pretty antsy sitting there being like, ‘Well, I can’t run yet, I can still kind of rehab and everything,’ so it was definitely difficult, but it was an eye-opener, too. Just with one play, you can be out a month or be injured with something, so it’s just important to take care of your body and do a lot of injury-prevention stuff. IDS A couple of IU players have found their way onto MLS rosters. What’s it like to go against them?Bruin It will be fun. We played Portland on Tuesday and (former IU standout) Eric Alexander is on Portland. I talked to him before and after, but I don’t really talk to him on the field when we’re on different teams. It was fun to catch up with them off the field and see how their life is going and how everything is going. It’s always good to play them.
The Big Ten released the conference schedule for the 2015 and 2016 seasons Monday. IU's schedules are as follows:
After arriving at the Buffalo Bills' rookie camp a little less than a week ago, former IU linebacker Jeff Thomas learned Tuesday that the team will not have a spot on its roster for him this season.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last Saturday, former IU left tackle Andrew McDonald was invited to rookie camps for two National Football League teams — the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers.??It turns out that he didn’t even need to go to the second camp to get signed. McDonald’s agent Josh Marks called him at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to inform him of Miami’s interest after a weekend with four practices in Miami and multiple meetings.??He said prior to receiving the call, he didn’t realize how much the situation was affecting him.??“It was a big relief,” McDonald said. “I felt like I was pretty calm and collected throughout the process, but when I finally got called this morning, I realized that I was almost just holding my breath the entire time. I just got a big weight off my shoulders.”??McDonald left for Miami’s camp May 3 and said he didn’t have the opportunity to get out much in Miami between meetings, practices and team meals. He did, however, get the chance to impress the Dolphins’ coaches on the field.??“They liked what they saw,” McDonald said. “I went down there for camp and had enough raw power and ability so they could make a wise investment.”??McDonald said he meshed well with Offensive Line Coach Jim Turner and Head Coach Joe Philbin. McDonald also said the weather was welcoming.??“It was crazy seeing palm trees right next to the field,” McDonald said. “It was really nice. It was really hot, too, but they took care of us. It’s something I’ll have to get used to, but I’d rather be warm than freezing.”??He doesn’t have to deal with the freezing weather for now, as Marks called the Packers on Tuesday to inform them of McDonald’s offer. McDonald heads back to practice near the palm trees of Miami on Sunday to take part in the Dolphins’ camp that ends June 22.??If he were to make the roster, he would join former Hoosier running back Marcus Thigpen, who graduated from IU in 2008. Thigpen was the first IU player to compile 1,000 of each receiving, rushing and return yardage.??McDonald isn’t the only recent IU player to have a shot at making an NFL roster. Graduated linebacker Jeff Thomas will attend a rookie camp with the Buffalo Bills May 11-13.??The 310-pound tackle is the third IU tackle in as many years to sign with an NFL team. In 2010, the St. Louis Rams selected Roger Saffold, and in 2011, James Brewer went to the New York Giants.??McDonald, who graduated with a general studies degree in December, started all 12 games this past season at left tackle. He helped the team rush for 1,374 yards in Big Ten Conference play, the program’s highest total since 2001, and helped running backs post five games with more than 200 rushing yards.??McDonald said although he is about to get signed — the Dolphins are still drawing up the details of his contract — there is still quite a bit standing between him and playing on Sundays.??“I still have to earn a spot, pretty much,” McDonald said. “We’ve still got to do practice. I might get cut and get put on the practice squad, something like that. Nothing is really guaranteed.”
Last Saturday, former IU left tackle Andrew McDonald was invited to rookie camps for two NFL teams -- the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After the NFL Draft finished last Saturday, former IU linebacker Jeff Thomas’ phone rang. It was the San Diego Chargers, talking to Thomas about a possible career in the NFL. When the team decided to go in a different direction later that day, however, Thomas’ confidence in his professional football future was shaken.“I kind of just thought it was done from there,” Thomas said. “It just kind of sucked. I thought something good was going to happen, and it didn’t happen on Saturday, so I was really pretty disappointed.”Two days later, however, Thomas’ agent called him and said he wasn’t done with football yet. The Buffalo Bills invited Thomas, who led IU with 80 tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss, to their rookie camp May 11-13.The day before Thomas got his positive call, his former teammate, left tackle Andrew McDonald, was getting some good news of his own. The Green Bay Packers, just one full season removed from a Super Bowl championship, were on the phone with an invite to their rookie camp the same weekend as Thomas’.For McDonald, however, that was only half of the offers he would receive. Later the same day, the Miami Dolphins called McDonald, inviting him to camp with them this weekend.McDonald admitted he was nervous Saturday night after the draft but wasn’t worried about being a free agent. In fact, it was almost what his agent, Josh Marks, wanted for McDonald.“I expected to be a free agent,” McDonald said. “I was hoping to get drafted in the later rounds, but my agent was telling me that if you’re not drafted in the first four (rounds), it’s better to be a free agent. That way, you have more choices.”McDonald left for Miami at 6 a.m. Thursday and will return after practices and team meetings Sunday evening. Days later, he will transition from Miami, a city known for its sun, to Green Bay, a location known for snowy and tumultuous weather during football season.He said even if the experience in Miami doesn’t go well, it will still help him when he ventures to Green Bay’s camp.Another factor that helped both McDonald and Thomas catch the eye of NFL scouts was the way they worked out during the offseason.After IU’s season ended, Thomas worked out both in Utah and extensively at his high school in Millbrae, Calif.“There’s still a long way to go, and I have to put in more hard work just to even get an invite to the camp,” Thomas said. “Beggars can’t be choosers and tend to get lucky, so I’m happy with it as of now. I feel pretty good about it.”McDonald added weight while staying in shape at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis. He increased his weight from 290 to 310, while having enough strength to bench press 225 pounds 23 times at IU’s pro day.McDonald has tried to keep a fairly low profile about his opportunity and not make too big a deal about it.“I pretty much told my family,” McDonald said. “I don’t really want to say, ‘Oh, yeah, I made it. I’m in the league now’ because I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m going to go out there and do the best I can, and I expect to get signed with one of them, but I haven’t made it until I make it.”As much as he tries to keep a low profile, McDonald said he knows the importance of this weekend and next weekend.“I feel pressure, obviously,” McDonald said. “My whole life builds up to this moment, as far as football goes.”
Junior John Beringer lines up a putt during his round at the NYX Hoosier Invitational on April 8 at the IU Golf Course.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Kristin Stanford, who played water polo for IU from 2000-03, will be inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Association Hall of Fame on April 26.She is the first Hoosier to be inducted and is the 21st player to be enshrined in the hall since its founding in 2002.“It is with great pride and admiration that Indiana Water Polo celebrates Kristin Stanford’s induction into the CWPA Hall of Fame,” IU Coach Barry King said in a press release. “Her athletic career accomplishments speak for themselves, but her ability to be the best teammate possible is what made her the great player she was.”She was an Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-American three times and is the all-time leading scorer in IU history with 246 goals, including a single-season IU record 73 goals in 2003. She ranks in the top 10 in IU history in assists and steals, as well.During her collegiate career, Stanford and her teammates compiled a record of 85-48 and a 33-6 conference record. In 2003, she helped lead IU to its first CWPA Eastern Championship and NCAA Final Four appearance.Her success extended beyond the pool during and after her time at IU. She made appearances on the ACWPC All-Academic team and the CWPA All-Academic team while having a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten list from 2001-03.She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology in 2002 and earned a Master of Science in exercise physiology in 2004. She finished her Ph.D. in biomedical science from the University of California-San Diego in 2009.While working at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School, she has found time to volunteer as an assistant coach at Harvard the past two seasons.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>QualificationsAfter Beta Theta Pi rode its men’s qualification lap in 2:21.05 — almost five seconds faster than the best 2011 qual time — at 8:50 a.m., 37 teams tried to go faster. They failed.Beta Theta Pi’s time stood, and the team will be in the first position come race day. It’s the third time in the fraternity’s history that it has been the pole-sitter for the race. The defending champion Cutters squad finished five seconds behind Beta Theta Pi and qualified eighth.Teter followed up a victory in the 2011 Little 500 with a victorious run in 2012 quals and will be in pole position for the first time since 2009. Teter’s time of 2:35.54 in 2009 is still the record, but this year’s time of 2:42.95 was good enough to win.Individual Time TrialsWith an Individual Time Trials victory in sight, Delta Tau Delta rider RJ Stuart nearly fell victim to the dangerous third turn, hitting the gutter, but he steadied himself and continued to win his first career ITT title.His time of 2:18.65 is the fastest since former Cutters rider Eric Young’s 2:18.25 in 2009 and the second-fastest since 2007.On the women’s side, Kappa Alpha Theta rider Kathleen Chelminiak improved her time by six seconds from her 2011 performance, finishing in 2:38.95. Teter’s Lisa Hutcheson came in second, ensuring that a Teter member finished in the top two for the third consecutive year.Miss-N-OutChelminiak kept her winning ways, as she rebounded from her ITT victory to outlast the field in the Miss-N-Out competition. She led wire-to-wire, leaving Delta Gamma’s Kayce Doogs and Hutcheson behind her.Chelminiak was the top seed, and she was joined in the top four by the other top-four seeds: Doogs, Hutcheson and Wing It’s Melissa Moeller.The men’s final was filled with lower seeds, such as No. 17 Sigma Chi rider Adam Fish and No. 11 Sven Gartner from Phi Delta Theta, but the victor was No. 2-seed Steve Sharp.Sharp stopped top-seeded Stuart from sweeping the individual events when he passed him on the final two turns of the last lap. It was Sharp’s second career victory in the event.Team PursuitIt was a day of repeats for the Team Pursuit, as both 2011 victors continued their success in the 2012 edition of the race.The day was doubly repetitive for men’s winner Delta Tau Delta, as the team faced Phi Delta Theta early in the competition and in the finals. Though they lost to Phi Delta in the first meeting, the riders from Delta Tau Delta finished first in the finals, preserving their second win in as many years.With its victory in the women’s race, Teter had its third consecutive Team Pursuit win, and claimed victory in the Spring Series. Both of the previous times they have won the Team Pursuit, the riders from Teter have also taken the championship on race day.
WIUX has flag-to-flag coverage of both the 25th running of the women’s Little 500 and the 62nd running of the men’s Little 500.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>There are other high-profile cycling races in the world. There are other big party weeks and weekends at colleges across the country. There are other big draws for major musical acts. One factor, however, that Little 500 has that similar events don’t is a cinder bike track. It’s the only one of its kind in the world.The race began on a cinder running track in 1951 when cinder running tracks were commonplace. The track at Bill Armstrong Stadium has stayed the same, while many other tracks are now asphalt, concrete, Mondo or any number of different surfaces.This move from cinder running tracks is a good one, Little 500 groundskeeper Steve McCutchen said. “I know in high school ... you’d try to run on (the old cinder tracks), and it was like one of those nightmare dreams where you felt like everything was in slow motion,” McCutchen said. “You couldn’t move.”Though the move from cinder worked for running tracks, the decision to stay with cinder is necessary for Little 500 races, said Delta Tau Delta Coach Ken Nowakowski.“I think they’ve kept it cinder just because of the tradition of the race,” Nowakowski said. “You wouldn’t be able to run the race the way it is on any other surface.”Nowakowski rode competitively from 1975 to 1989 and was the head coach and race director at the Indianapolis Velodrome for 14 years. The Velodrome is a concrete track complete with steeply banked turns. The Little 500 track is almost completely flat all the way around, making it necessary to slow down around turns.“If you go full speed into turn three and four,” Nowakowski said, “you’ll end up in Bedford instead of going into the home stretch.”The uneven cinder surface also makes it a little more difficult to maneuver, and the lack of banking makes it tougher to pass riders on the outside during turns, Nowakowski said.During exchanges in the Little 500, skidding on the bikes is necessary. If it were done on a concrete track, the tires would be worn down and the rider would struggle to maintain control of the bike.“Obviously, on the hard surface, you would wear down the tire relatively quickly, and you would lose control of the bike,” Nowakowski said. “Not saying that skidding on a Little Five bike offers you control. No, on the contrary, it does not.”Nowakowski has coached Delta Tau Delta since 2009, so he has become familiar with the racing conditions on race day. He said mishaps and crashes are not only common on the track but are almost expected, and the cinder surface has both its advantages and disadvantages. “If you were to stumble and crash on a concrete surface, it’s a lot less unforgiving than the cinder track,” Nowakowski said. “Although some people would probably question that if they’ve crashed hard and are picking cinders out of their skin.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It’s 8 p.m. March 26, in a crowded Ballantine Hall classroom, and Laura Bliss and her RideOn teammates are ready to choose their race-day jerseys — their identity — for the Little 500.They qualified 17th, so they get the 17th pick of jerseys. The solid-colored jerseys are long gone, and the second-year team with the black-and-blue shorts is running out of choices for jerseys. When the opportunity to stand out in the field comes around, they pounced on it.“Our strategy this year was more to clash, more to make us stand out more,” Bliss said. “It’s baby blue and hot pink, so it’s going to look like a baby shower exploded or something.”Sixty-six teams change their identities each year at this chaotic meeting, and everybody attends — or else they are docked a two-second penalty. The meeting has been happening for years, but the story of Little 500 race-day jerseys goes much further back.When the race began in the 1950s — more than three decades before the women’s race was created — the jerseys for participating fraternities were hand-stitched by members of sororities, known as Little Five sweethearts. The jersey creation was the only role women played in the race until the genesis of the women’s race 25 years ago.In the 1990s, a local oversupply of fabric provided a huge change in the way jerseys were supplied on race day.Two local women who owned a seamstress shop took whatever extra fabric they could find and threw it together to make race jerseys. Former Little 500 Race Director Pam Loebig said the jerseys would never cease to surprise once they arrived.“It could be any color combination,” Loebig said. “The Student Foundation would have no idea what colors were showing up, except they always made sure there was a white, yellow and green. Other than that, it was kind of a grab bag.”The white, yellow and green jerseys still remain as the top-tier jerseys come race day, and solid jerseys are almost always the first to go.These hodge-podge jerseys were much appreciated but didn’t make great race jerseys, Loebig said. They didn’t breathe as well as professionally made jerseys and resulted in a lot of hot, sweaty riders.Finally, in 2009, Loebig’s first year as race director, the ,IU Student Foundation enlisted the services of Canari Cyclewear to provide the riders with high-quality and professional jerseys to wear on race day.Some aspects of the jersey selection never change, though. Fiji still tries to choose purple because it’s the house color. Delta Gamma still tries to grab something black.And the teams and fans alike still plan part of their race-day experience on what happens the night of the jersey-selection meeting.“I know a bunch of teams make shirts for the fans that go along with the jerseys for the race, so that’s the day when your identity basically is born,” Bliss said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It’s easy to tell a serious cyclist from a casual one. Someone riding for leisure or a little exercise is drenched in sweat and trying in vain to ride smoothly as the wind catches his or her T-shirt.Serious riders, however, are clothed in sleek, tight cycling jerseys that do more than simply look good, said former Little 500 Race Director Pam Loebig.“That cotton T-shirt would get wet from your sweat and just sit on you,” Loebig said. “A cycling jersey will pull that sweat away from your skin, and then that fabric dries quickly. It will evaporate your sweat faster, which is more comfortable.”Cycling jerseys also fit more snugly, cutting down on wind resistance. Cycling shorts can also provide more comfort to riders, as opposed to regular shorts with constrictive elastic and slightly uncomfortable waistbands.On race day, Little 500 riders have used cycling jerseys for about two decades, but in recent years, teams have been using personalized practice jerseys a great deal.Acacia rider Greg Bortz said a large amount of thought goes into the design of these jerseys, whether they’re for a Greek team or an independent team. Acacia tweaks its jerseys every two or three years but always keeps the distinctive black-and-gold look, Bortz said.“I know with a fraternity, your house colors, it’s a big deal,” Bortz said. “It’s definitely a cool pride thing because our T-shirts for people coming to watch us are always the same colors, too.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In a year dominated by an individual in both the men’s and women’s races, the stars led their teams to victory. Seniors Caitlin Van Kooten (Teter) and Eric Young (Cutters) both won the Individual Time Trials and proved their prowess on race day.Van Kooten and her Teter squad avoided an early crash and ended up lapping the field with 50 laps remaining. They coasted to victory. It was the team’s second-straight victory and third overall.The Cutters couldn’t avoid a collision, as a crash in the 45th lap put them a full lap behind the leaders. One-hundred-thirty laps later, however, they were back in contention.In the final laps, Young waited as Phi Delta Theta made three exchanges, and on the third, which took place on lap 199, Young took advantage, kicking into high gear and crossing the line first. It was the Cutters’ fifth straight win and 12th overall.Before their teams succeeded on race day, Young and Van Kooten found success during the other Spring Series events.Neither team was the pole-sitter. Sigma Nu qualified first for the men, and Delta Gamma qualified first on the women’s side. Both the Cutters and Teter qualified second and donned yellow jerseys on race day.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Rising junior running back Stephen Houston checked his phone before Saturday’s Cream and Crimson Spring Game and saw stormy conditions approaching Bloomington. He wasn’t worried, though.“In the past season, we had a lot of (bad) weather, supposedly, so I always thought the meteorologist was wrong,” Houston said.In the final minutes of the first quarter, however, it was Houston’s assumption that was wrong.The sky darkened and drops of rain fell, forcing the game to move into John Mellencamp Pavilion at the close of the first quarter.Houston and teammates hurried inside, and once there, Houston said he saw lightning and counted himself lucky for being indoors.“The rain doesn’t bother me, but I’m terrified of lightning,” Houston said. “I was just like, ‘I’m just trying to hurry up and get inside so I won’t get struck.’”Everything continued as planned, and at the end of the game, it was the Cream squad that finished on top, 19-16.The most talked-about performance was from rising sophomore running back Isaiah Roundtree, who has yet to see the field in his IU career. Roundtree ran for a pair of touchdowns, one of which was almost 60 yards.“People sleep on him because he’s not a bigger back,” Houston said of Roundtree. “He has moves, and he has speed, and he’s not afraid to actually stick it up between the tackles. That gives him a lot of edge.”IU Coach Kevin Wilson, however, said he wants Roundtree to be more consistent.“It was good to see him show today because I believe he is capable, but he hasn’t had a consistent spring,” he said. “It will be interesting to see if he has the summer to have a foundation, have a great preseason and really start helping our football team in a more positive way.”While Roundtree provided sparks for the offense, the Hoosier defense made a handful of stops inside its own 10-yard line, forcing rising junior kicker Mitch Ewald to attempt seven field goals (five of which he made).Rising senior defensive tackle Larry Black, Jr. said the defense had been working on technique during the previous spring practices, as well as mental toughness in game situations.“It’s a mentality that you have to have, especially in the red zone,” Black said. “You want to stand up and defend your own. That’s also what we’ve been working on. Coach has put us in situations like that in practice, and that’s what we did.”With spring practice now concluded, the defensive players look forward to a roughly 100-day summer. Black said the defensive improvements have been ongoing through spring practice and will continue working until the Sept. 1 season opener against Indiana State.“A lot of people see this today, but it’s been happening all in practice,” Black said. “It’s just been coming over time, and heading into the summer, we’re going to work on it more, and then after that head into fall camp. After camp, it’s season time.”
In the final action of the spring, the Cream squad bested the Crimson team during a game that was interrupted and moved due to weather conditions.
Freshman running back D'Angelo Roberts takes off on a run during practice March 31 at Memorial Stadium