Kiel, Wright-Baker leave team
Sophomore quarterbacks Dusty Kiel and Edward Wright-Baker, who started the first seven games of the season for the Hoosiers, left the team today, per IU Athletics.
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Sophomore quarterbacks Dusty Kiel and Edward Wright-Baker, who started the first seven games of the season for the Hoosiers, left the team today, per IU Athletics.
After winning the 3,000 meters in the Indiana Open Saturday, sophomore Robbie Nierman was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Monday.
Three-star recruit Tevin Coleman became IU's 24th member of IU Coach Kevin Wilson's 2012 recruiting class Tuesday, according to Peegs.com.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As 2011 came to an end, the IU football team lost one of its co-offensive coordinators when Rod Smith left to coach at Arizona. On Jan. 3, IU Coach Kevin Wilson named Seth Littrell, coincidentally the former co-offensive coordinator at Arizona, to the post of offensive coordinator.At the close of his first week as a Hoosier coach, Littrell spoke to the Indiana Daily Student about his new job and how everything will work during the upcoming football season.IDS What has this week been like for you? Just a couple of days ago, you got hired here. What exactly has gone on this week?SETH LITTRELL Anytime you take a new job, obviously, it’s getting down and dealing with paperwork and talking with a lot of coaches and meeting a lot of new people, trying to get your paperwork pushed through. It’s hectic, just like with anything, but I’ll tell you what: it’s a great opportunity. I’m thrilled to be here. Any opportunity to work with a guy like Kevin Wilson, who I’ve known a long time. He’s an unbelievable football coach. Unbelievable offensive mind and has got a great staff here. I’ve really enjoyed, throughout this process, getting to know some people on offense and defense. I’ve known some guys who have bounced back here. I’ve known some guys already, so it’s been an easy transition. It’s been great, man. I’m really excited about the opportunity to come into a place like Indiana.IDS What kind of similarities are there in offensive philosophies between you and Wilson?LITTRELL There are quite a few. Our pass concepts ... a lot of it’s the same. When he came to Oklahoma, it was actually that time when (former Texas Tech Coach) Mike Leach installed the system. After him, (former Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator and Kansas Coach Mark) Mangino kind of tweaked it a little bit, (former Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator) Chuck Long kind of tweaked it his way, and Kevin came in and did an unbelievable job. He had top offenses year in and year out. It kind of was built off that system that was already in place. He’s done a great job everywhere he’s been offensively. Obviously, he started at Northwestern with that run game he had and the spread stuff there was unbelievable. He’s done a great job of adjusting the scheme to his personnel. I think it will be an easy transition for both of us. We have a lot of the same concepts and the verbage is pretty similar, so I think it will be a pretty smooth transition.IDS You’re coming into a system where there were co-offensive coordinators, but you will be named the sole offensive coordinator. What kind of differences will there be with just one person having that title?LITTRELL Not any. (Former IU Co-Offensive Coordinator and current Quarterbacks Coach) Kevin Johns is a great coach. I’ve been around Kevin Johns, and he does an unbelievable job. He’s one of the top guys at what he does, and it’s been great getting to know him and sitting down and talking with him. Coach (Greg) Frey is an unbelievable offensive line coach. I have a lot of respect for him. (Running Backs Coach Deland) McCullough has done a great job.The biggest thing about anything is you work as a staff. You come in and talk as a staff and work as a staff and everybody has input on every game plan, so it’s not like I come in here and do everything on my own. We work as a staff and Kevin Wilson is an offensive guy, so we’ll have his input. We all have input. When it’s game day, obviously someone has to make calls, but, at the same time, everything that you do throughout the week is a teamwork deal and even on game day, everybody has ideas. You learn to trust each other and get a great feel for each other. We all pull the rope in the same direction. It’s not like I’m coming in here and those guys have no input. They’re going to have other input. Like I said, I’m a team guy and whatever helps us be successful and be competitive and win football games, I’m all for it.I know they’ve got, offensively, some guys in place who can do some great things. I’m excited about the youth getting a year of experience and I think I’m coming into a great opportunity being around some guys who have played and have experience. There’s great talent on the field. We’ve just got to put them in the best situation to be competitive and win.IDS What have you seen them do well, and what have you seen that you would like to maybe tweak a little bit that could use improvement?LITTRELL I don’t know if I can sit here and say what I need to tweak or not want to tweak right now. It’s still too early. I couldn’t give a fair assessment right now because I’ve only watched a minimal amount of what I need to watch.I know there are players in place that are guys that we can win with. That’s the first thing I’ve seen. But with some things that need to be changed, we have to sit down as a staff and cover those things as a staff.We’ll work on that stuff together and whatever needs to be done. We’ve got great coaches in place, and we’ve got great players in place. Whatever needs to be done, we’ll all pull the rope in the same direction and get this thing right.IDS You’ve been at Arizona and Texas Tech the past few years, but have you watched a lot of Big Ten football?LITTRELL I’ve watched a lot of Big Ten football. Obviously, being on the West Coast, a lot of the Big Ten football games are on early and we play a lot of the late games, so you get an opportunity to sit down and watch a lot of games. The past couple of years, we’ve played Iowa, so we’ve watched film on Iowa the past couple of years. It was an opportunity to see a lot of the Big Ten stuff. It’s a great league. Great players, great coaches, very prestigious programs, and it’s exciting to be in a top league like this.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU wasn’t one of the 10 Big Ten teams in a bowl game, but the past few weeks haven’t been boring for the football program.Five players committed to IU since Dec. 11, all of whom will line up on the defensive side of the ball when the 2012 season starts. Four are from junior colleges, and one, defensive tackle Ralphael Green, is from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas.As players committed to the Hoosiers, however, a pair of coaches left the program. Co-Offensive Coordinator Rod Smith accepted a job in Arizona’s coaching staff alongside Arizona Coach Rich Rodriguez, with whom Smith coached at West Virginia and Michigan.On Monday, Defensive Ends Coach Brett Diersen resigned his position and accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University. Although defensive end recruit Nick Mangieri said Diersen was important to his commitment to IU, he is keeping his commitment and believes the team will recover well from the loss.“He was the guy that recruited me,” Mangieri said. “He’s a great guy, and I always enjoyed talking with him and everything, but he was not the sole reason I chose the school. I wish him the best at Florida Atlantic.”Just a day after Diersen left, IU Coach Kevin Wilson announced former Arizona Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell would take Smith’s place.Wilson made Littrell the sole offensive coordinator after Littrell’s offense in Arizona averaged 30.8 points in 2011 and set school records in completions (398) and completion percentage (.690). This past season, IU completed 211 passes out of 378 for a completion percentage of .558.Though he will be the sole offensive coordinator, Littrell said the entire coaching staff will have a great effect on the offense.“The biggest thing about anything is you work as a staff,” Littrell said. “You come in and talk as a staff and work as a staff, and everybody has input on every game plan, so it’s not like I come in here and do everything on my own.”
After a few days of speculation, IU Coach Kevin Wilson named former Arizona Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell to the same post on the IU squad.
Amongst speculation about replacing former Co-Offensive Coordinator Rod Smith, IU Athletics released a statement today about a coaching change on the staff -- but on the defensive side of the ball.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After freshman forward Cody Zeller averaged 15.1 points per game prior to Big Ten play, Michigan State University held him scoreless for all but thirty seconds of Wednesday's 80-65 victory against the Hoosiers.The game, which included a 25-2 Hoosier run and a 20-0 Spartan run, marked the first loss of the season for the Hoosiers (12-1). Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo said he was "not pleased" with the ebbs and flows of the game."It was a real high-energy environment," sophomore guard Victor Oladipo said. "It's a good lesson learned for us, especially to come into an environment like this and because there are going to be environments like this in the future."After falling behind 34-16 early, senior guard Matt Roth and junior forward Christian Watford combined for three 3-pointers in a row to spark a 13-2 run to end the half. That run turned into a 25-2 run after halftime to put the Hoosiers on top 54-45 with just more than 11 minutes left. "Our defense was really good, and then we kind of lost focus," Izzo said. "A couple of my freshmen went a little brain-dead when Roth came in. Give Indiana credit. They made some big shots and bounced back and came back."From then on, the Spartans (12-2) slowed the IU offensive attack and sophomore guard Keith Appling ended the game with 25 points and shot 9-for-10 from the free-throw line.Appling's Hoosier counterpart, junior guard Jordan Hulls, shot 2-for-10 from the field, including four fruitless attempts at a 3-point basket. However, Watford said the difference in the second half was on the defensive end."We just didn't get enough defensive stops," Watford said. "It led to some easy buckets for them, and once they got rolling, it was hard to stop them."Watford led IU with 26 points and became the 43rd Hoosier to score 1,000 points for his career."He's well-deserving of it," Oladipo said. "He works really hard, and we're proud of him for it. We didn't get a win today, but it's a big leap for him."Zeller, the leading scorer during IU's season prior to Wednesday, was held scoreless until he scored four points early in the second half to give IU the lead. He didn't score for the remainder of the game."He'll make adjustments," IU coach Tom Crean said. "He made some in the second half. We made some, but it just didn't turn out to be a great game for him, but he is a quick learner, so I have no doubt that he will continue to get better."IU returns to Bloomington to face Ohio State on Saturday, and Crean said communication on defense will be the key. "You can prepare all you want," Crean said. "You can prepare for two, three days. You can prepare for all these different plays, but when the bullets are flying in those games, you've got to be ready at the drop of a hat, and that's where the reminders and the communication amongst teammates comes in."
Justin Rayside, a defensive end from Riverside (Cal.) Community College, announced on his Facebook page Tuesday that he was verbally committing to IU.
Eight Hoosier recruits visited the campus this weekend, including cornerback and verbal commit Shaine Boyle. With Boyle were two other IU commits -- wide receiver Caleb Cornett and offensive lineman Dan Feeny -- and five more who have yet to commit anywhere.
When initially asked if he would leave IU to coach with Arizona Coach Rich Rodriguez, IU Co-Offensive Coordinator Rod Smith scoffed and said he was in Bloomington to stay. As time passed, Smith was offered a job to work with Rodriguez, with whom he worked for at West Virginia and Michigan, and he took the job.
The Big Ten Conference honored 788 fall student athletes, including 90 from IU. By sport, those honored included: Seven field hockey players, 24 football players, 11 men's cross country runners, 13 women's cross country runners, 10 men's soccer players, 18 women's soccer players and Seven volleyball players
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>One week after IU Coach Kevin Wilson’s inaugural season came to an end, eight players who might be involved in Wilson’s second season visited Bloomington.Some, like Warren Central linebacker Jordan Wallace and wide receiver Kevin Davis, have verbally committed to IU. Others, like Riverside (Calif.) Community College defensive end Justin Rayside, are weighing their options.The players toured facilities, from Memorial Stadium to the Student Recreational Sports Center to the Indiana Memorial Union.Rayside, born and raised in California, said he was surprised by how much he liked the area.“I thought it was going to be like some backdoor city out in the boondocks, but it’s a beautiful city,” Rayside said.Wallace recalled the first time he visited Bloomington in June and said he was also impressed.“I really wasn’t expecting to commit to IU that day,” Wallace said. “They weren’t even in my top five, and then after my visit, I was so impressed I committed that day.”Rayside will continue to look at other schools. He said IU is at the top of his list, but he wants to be fair to other interested schools.“I’m just looking to see if anyone can top what Indiana has,” Rayside said. “Their facilities are state-of-the-art, and Memorial Stadium is phenomenal.”The defensive end, who totaled 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks this season, said he would be willing to come to a colder climate than California to play for a major program.“I want to play football at a high level,” Rayside said. “The Big Ten is as big as it can get, really, especially being down there in Indiana with the Big Ten Championship, just seeing how much people of Indiana love football and how they follow their teams.”Wallace and Davis, who are stepbrothers, both committed in the summer. Defensive Tackles Coach Mark Hagen began recruiting Wallace when he was a coach at Purdue and ended up recruiting both brothers to play at IU. Since committing, Wallace and Davis have begun to bond with their respective position coaches and Wilson. Wallace said he likes Wilson’s attitude.“He has a straightforward attitude, and he’s always going to be honest,” Wallace said. “A lot of head coaches, when you’re getting recruited, are not honest all the time.”All three players said the team’s 1-11 record this season didn’t have an effect on their respective recruitments.Rayside is familiar with coming to a school with a disappointing record and seeing a turnaround, he said.“Before I came to Riverside, their football team went 1-9,” Rayside said. “I came in as a freshman on a team that had been losing for years, and my first year, we turned it around. We went 10-1. My second year, we were 11-0.”Wallace and Davis said they were encouraged by the amount of young players playing time for the Hoosiers.“I know the reason I came to IU in the first place is the IU potential,” Davis said. “I want to be a part of that.”
The Big Ten will distribute 17 awards to past and current Big Ten football players at the 2011 Big Ten Awards Gala at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Friday night, and three past IU football players will be in attendance.
The All-Big Ten teams were announced Monday, and two Hoosiers found their names on it.
2011 season offensive statistics
2010 season offensive statistics
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>At this time last year, former IU Coach Bill Lynch was being fired and Hoosier fans were worried about losing starting quarterback Ben Chappell and wide receiver Tandon Doss to the NFL. What a difference a year can make. IU Coach Kevin Wilson is under contract for six more seasons, and not only is starting quarterback Tre Roberson staying, but he has three years left in his IU career.Statistically, the scales were reversed on offense in 2011. While IU’s leading passer, rusher and receiver were all juniors or seniors in 2010, the leading passer, rusher and receiver were underclassmen in 2011.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Prior to Saturday’s 33-25 loss to Purdue, Co-Defensive Coordinator Doug Mallory said the memory of a final game against a rival might never fade.“I think a lot of times, when you get a little bit older and you look back, you’re always going to remember how you played your last rival game,” Mallory said. “I think that’s what you’re going to remember: whether or not you won the Bucket.”The 20 players not returning next season, along with the rest of the Hoosiers, didn’t win the Bucket on Saturday, allowing the Boilermakers (6-6, 4-4) 508 yards of total offense and a chance at a bowl game. It was the third time this season IU allowed more than 500 yards of offense.A major contributing factor to the large amount of yardage was the success the Boilermakers had on third down. They converted 11 of 20 third downs, including a third-and-23. Senior linebacker Jeff Thomas, who led the team in tackles this season with 80, said it was disheartening to allow so many second chances.“It’s crappy,” Thomas said. “We let them off the hook on a lot of third downs, a lot of third-down scrambles. It’s tough.”The third downs made for a number of long drives for Purdue, keeping IU’s offense off the field for the majority of the game.Even though players like sophomore running back Stephen Houston and true freshman running back D’Angelo Roberts had very few opportunities to touch the ball, they made them count. Houston averaged 18.4 yards per carry on his seven runs, one of which went for 52 yards and a touchdown. Roberts had four carries, scoring on two of them.Senior left tackle Andrew McDonald said the contributions from young players, such as Houston and Roberts, bode well for IU’s future.“Obviously, it does benefit the team moving forward because they get the experience this year and next year,” McDonald said. “They’re going to be in the game and just really have that experience to be able to do what they need to do.”IU was outscored 16-3 in the second quarter, and the third quarter was scoreless for both teams. True freshmen quarterback Tre Roberson and the offense found a renewed sense of urgency in the final quarter, bringing it to within eight points with 8:22 to play.On IU’s final drive, Roberson looked for true freshman wide receiver Nick Stoner deep in Purdue territory, but Purdue defensive back Josh Johnson wrestled the ball from Stoner as the players went to the ground. Fans expressed distaste for the call, but McDonald said the blame shouldn’t be on the referees.“It’s just a call they make,” McDonald said. “We probably shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position where that would have changed the game so much, so you take what you get. I’m not really too worried about the call or anything.”McDonald and Thomas hailed the younger players on the team, both saying improvement is imminent for the 1-11 (0-8) squad.“The players we have now know how things will go and how Coach Wilson wants everything done,” Thomas said. “I feel like there’s only room to go up now.”Mallory, who played defensive back for Michigan in the 1980s, is still haunted by a loss in his final game against Ohio State. Houston, fresh off a loss in his first game against Purdue, said he is already looking to next year’s matchup.“You always want to win, no doubt,” Houston said. “Our year didn’t go the way that it was planned, but we had some good and we had some bad. Nothing’s perfect. Next season, when we return to West Lafayette, that bucket will come home, back to IU.”
At a banquet held Sunday afternoon for the IU football team, IU Coach Kevin Wilson not only recognized the 20 players leaving the program, but gave out awards in seven other categories. They included: