Pair of quarterbacks visit IU for spring practices
The past two weeks have brought a smattering of high school talents to IU football practice, including a pair of 2013 quarterbacks.
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The past two weeks have brought a smattering of high school talents to IU football practice, including a pair of 2013 quarterbacks.
Midway through spring practice, IU Coach Kevin Wilson is beginning to see what he wants to see.
With the heat bearing down on them, the IU football players took to the field earlier this week. Senior safety Alexander Webb said it's starkly different from last year.
Yesterday, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said his team is looking a little thin now that last year's seniors have left and the 2012 recruiting class hasn't completely arrived yet.
During the 2011 season, the Arizona Wildcats, whose offense was headed by current IU Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell, completed 398 passes, and five receivers had more than 35 catches.
Note: Men's basketball columnist Avi Zaleon is on a plane from Portland, Ore. at the moment and unable to access the internet. He wrote this column for fun and wished it to be uploaded now. Enjoy:
After former coach Mike D'Antoni resigned from coaching the New York Knicks on Wednesday, former IU basketball player Mike Woodson took the reigns of the team in an interim role.
After the Indianapolis Colts announced today that 14-year veteran Peyton Manning would be released, Gov. Mitch Daniels issued the following statement:
Freshman Katie Klyczek serves during a doubles match against Cleveland State on Sunday. She and her partner sophomore Sophie Garre defeated their opponents 8-6 and the team defeated Cleveland State 6-1.
Associate Head Coach Ramiro Azcui talks to freshman Carolyn Chupa during her first set, which she lost 2-6, of her singles match Sunday. She recovered to win the match 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) and the team defeated Cleveland State 6-1.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While the pads stayed off the field in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, the IU football team was on it for its first of 15 spring practices.The players have participated in a number of offseason workouts that include drills without football equipment, due to NCAA rules. The players still aren’t in full football uniforms, but rising senior defensive tackle Larry Black Jr. said that won’t stop him from enjoying the beginning of the spring football season.“We still don’t have pads on,” Black said. “We’re out there in underwear, but it’s great.”Rising junior receiver Kofi Hughes also said the outdoor practices are welcome.“It’s a long winter without coaches around and practice without the ball,” Hughes said.The coaching staff is also a little different emerging from the winter months, as Seth Littrell is now the offensive coordinator and Jon Fabris is the new defensive ends coach.Hughes said major offensive changes to the team won’t be made, but quarterback play now has a difference from this past season’s spring practice.He said the wide receivers and rising sophomore quarterback Tre Roberson, who developed into the starter in the fall, are communicating much better than they were last year.“A lot of the time, we’re thinking the same thing now, which back then we were all guessing,” Hughes said. “Now, we’re all on the same page now that we’ve had a winter to work together.”IU Coach Kevin Wilson said there is an emphasis on developing key players such as Roberson and Hughes into leaders inside and outside of Memorial Stadium.“I think we’re putting some men in place just to have a better leadership capacity off the field, in the locker room, in workouts, in the classroom and off-the-field settings,” Wilson said. “It sounds good. It seems good, but until you get some really good adversity, you don’t know if it’s really good, too.”Black, who said he is embracing his new role as one of the older, more experienced players, said there is a noticeable difference in the way some of the players are giving a full commitment to the team.“It’s good to see because I kind of didn’t see it last year,” Black said. “I wanted to see it, but I kind of didn’t see it, but when I look around now, I see guys loving it and just enjoying it, and that’s want we want.”Both Hughes and Black said the taste of IU’s most recent game, a 33-25 loss to Purdue on Nov. 26, 2011, is still fresh in the mouths of the players. Black said he is looks forward to taking back the Old Oaken Bucket on Purdue’s field.Hughes said the coaching staff’s system during the 2011 spring camp was new to all the players, but now, they have gotten the hang of the coaches.He said there is no reason why the team can’t not only take the Bucket back but advance to postseason play. “Everybody’s just a lot more hungry,” Hughes said. “No one’s really a freshman anymore, and there’s no more excuses, and everybody’s really hungry to get the Bucket back and go to a bowl game.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It has been on display at the Olympics in Beijing. It has been seen in the 2011 NBA Finals. It was apparent during the interception return to seal the 2010 Super Bowl Championship.This factor is the training program of St. Vincent Sports Performance, located on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Program alumni include USA Olympic diver Thomas Finchum, Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers and New Orleans Saints defensive back Tracy Porter.Former IU left tackle Andrew McDonald and safety Chris Adkins, who both graduated in December, spent the time off at the facilities at St. Vincent, preparing for IU’s pro day Monday. The workouts McDonald and Adkins were unlike the practices they went through in the fall, as they no longer have a game to prepare for each week.“The main (difference) is a lot of it is technique when we do our running, just because it’s for the pro day or combine,” McDonald said. “Everything is tailored to being at our peak performance during our pro day, so you go there and blow them away.”The two players will undergo seven tests at the pro day, ranging from bench press to running a 40-yard dash. They aren’t the only two training with St. Vincent, as 16 NFL Draft hopefuls worked with trainers for eight weeks to improve their draft stocks.During the program, which is coming to a close, the players are housed in the Embassy Suites hotel, located right down the street from the facility.“It’s kind of like staying on a dorm floor how everything is all set up,” Adkins said. “You can play video games and hang out and relax until we have to go to sleep and wake up and grind all over again.”The routine Adkins spoke of included straight-ahead drills — sprints and other acceleration drills — for 90 minutes Monday and Wednesday mornings and lateral workouts for the same amount of time Tuesday and Thursday mornings.Each afternoon, the athletes spent time in the weight room, overseen by trainers, such as Greg Moore, who is the NFL combine pre-draft coordinator and NBA pre-draft coordinator.Moore said he was attracted to St. Vincent because the facility combines medical treatment with athletic training. Dr. Chris Carr, who was a sports psychologist with former IU fotball Coach Bill Lynch’s staff, is in the same position at St. Vincent.Moore said he found the healthcare at the facilities the most attractive and helpful aspect, and Adkins said the atmosphere has helped him greatly. The hotels might seem like a dorm, but Adkins said the atmosphere isn’t similar to that of IU.“It’s not so much of a college town, and it’s just allowed me to be as focused and give everything to this,” Adkins said. “This is life right now, so no distractions or school or things like that is pretty much the difference.”Moore echoed Adkins’ sentiments, saying these players are no longer student-athletes. This is now a full-time job, but not with pay — not yet, at least, he said.“They’re not really punching the clock,” Moore said. “They’re not paid by the hour. They’re going to be salaried employees when they get in the NFL.”If both Adkins and McDonald reach their goals of playing in the NFL, it will be the third level of football they would play together. They played high school football together at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis before playing together at IU.Adkins isn’t ready to get nostalgic quite yet, though.“I’m sure when we stop to smell the roses once everything is all said and done, we’ll really appreciate going through this experience together,” Adkins said. “As far as right now, he’s just Andrew, and I’m just Chris, good friends.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Watching first-year riders circle the track Thursday, junior Emily Loebig reminisced about her first week as a Little 500 rider.“I did my Rookie Week two years ago, and we got snowed out for a while,” Loebig said, “so it got pushed back.”Loebig, a member of the Little 500 Riders Council who races for Delta Gamma, then turned and adjusted her sunglasses in the nearly 60-degree heat.“It’s definitely been warmer, and I think that has helped and made it a lot more fun for everyone,” she said.Rookies took to the track Feb. 13 for Rookie Week, an annual 10-day tradition during which riders new to the Little 500 learn the basics of racing. Luckily for the riders, the weather has been warm — warmer than most can remember.“I know Riders Council said this is the best weather that they’ve had for Rookie Week in a long time, so I can’t really complain,” junior Drew Manix said. “We’ve got it good.”Wing It Cycling Coach Tom Schwoegler, who is coaching his 47th team this year and has coached both men’s and women’s races, said he can’t remember the weather being this warm to start the season since the 1970s.“If you’re cold and you happen to fall during exchanges or something like that, it hurts a little bit more when it’s cold out,” Schwoegler said. “It’s been good. It’s certainly been an atypical February.”Manix, a Delta Chi member in his first year of riding, isn’t the only person on his team to enjoy the spoils of the warmth. While leaning on the fence and waiting for practice, sophomore Brandon Leviton said the weather is actually contributing to the new riders’ learning.“It’s definitely nice not to have to bundle up for this Rookie Week, and definitely because you’re standing around a good amount,” Leviton said. “It makes it a lot easier to be able to concentrate on what the Riders Council’s saying.”Both rookie Delta Chi riders said there was quite a bit to learn during the 10 days of Rookie Week, and both look forward to beginning full team practices Friday.Loebig said typical lessons include making exchanges, riding in a pack and the basics of all the events, including a mock run of Miss-N-Out, which was won by Wing It junior rider Carley Dean.Schwoegler said Rookie Week is the beginning of a process of learning the ins and outs of the big race, which takes place for the women April 20.“You have to understand people aren’t going to go into kindergarten and do advanced calculus,” Schwoegler said. “They’ve got to build it from addition to multiplication and all the way up through it.”The male and female rookies began this education by alternating practice times during the past two weeks, with slots at 2:30 and 5 p.m. each day. Two days in the first week were affected by weather, but besides that, the track has stayed in good condition thus far into the season.Wally Hansford, one of the two men in charge of maintaining the track, said the physical track is in better condition this year because of the warm weather. Specifically, the track doesn’t freeze and thaw as much as it has in colder years, which causes constant change.Alpha Gamma Delta Coach Steve Gluff, who is coaching for his 11th year, said the talent level is similar to that of past years.Schwoegler said this year has also been typical in that the rookie women have been a bit less aggressive on the track to begin their Little 500 careers.He also said it won’t take long for that to change.“The vast majority of women I’ve coached out here are trying to get their bearings,” Schwoegler said. “Once they get those bearings, just get out of the way. They’re going to be really good.”
IU Coach Kevin Wilson opened up an offseason workout Tuesday night to the media. For about an hour and a half, media members watched players go through a number of drills, mostly dealing with speed, fundamentals and agility.
Senior Evgeniya Vertesheva comes to the net prior to a doubles point against Butler on Jan. 28. Vertesheva is the sole senior on the team, and immigrated to the United States from Russia to pursue an education while playing tennis.
Sophomore Kayla Fujimoto serves during a doubles match against DePaul on Sunday. The Hoosiers defeated DePaul 4-3.
Freshman Katie Klyczek serves during her singles match against DePaul on Sunday. The Hoosiers defeated DePaul 4-3.
Junior Leslie Hureau prepares to hit a forehand during her singles match against DePaul on Sunday. The Hoosiers defeated DePaul 4-3.
Freshman Carolyn Chupa reaches for a shot down the line during her singles match against DePaul on Sunday. The Hoosiers defeated DePaul 4-3.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The No. 9 Hoosiers trailed No. 17 Maryland by two goals entering the final quarter of the Triton Invitational on Sunday. Due to a five-goal performance in the final stanza, however, the Hoosiers defeated the Terrapins and claimed fifth place in the tournament in La Jolla, Calif., with an 11-10 victory.“We battled against a tough opponent and made some crucial plays late,” IU Coach Barry King said in a press release. “We executed in the fourth quarter when we needed to, both offensively and defensively. I’m very pleased with the weekend overall.”It was the second straight victory against a ranked opponent for IU after the team defeated No. 16 University of California, Santa Barbara earlier in the day.Sophomore Shae Fournier, who matched a career high in goals against UCSB, matched it again during the match against Maryland when she found the back of the net four times. Freshman Shelby Taylor joined in the scoring with her first career hat trick Sunday. Senior goalkeeper Cassie Wyckoff stopped two Terrapin shots during the final possession to seal the win and total 11 saves for the match. IU led 2-1 at the close of the first quarter, but a five-goal second quarter from Maryland put IU in a 6-5 hole at the half. Taylor, Fournier and freshman Summer Creighton all scored a goal in the second quarter.Taylor scored her second goal of the match to pull the game to a 7-6 margin midway through the third quarter, but 20 seconds later, the Terrapins responded with a goal of their own. The lead increased to three goals early in the fourth quarter, but Fournier scored with seven minutes remaining to spark a 5-1 run during the rest of the match. Her next goal, which came with fewer than three minutes remaining, gave IU its first lead since the 2:34 mark in the second quarter.It was the final lead either team would possess, and IU finished with an 11-10 win. The team’s record improved to 8-3, and the Hoosiers will return to action Feb. 25 against Hartwick in Albany, N.Y.— Alex McCarthy