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(01/11/14 1:33am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU Coach Kevin Wilson announced Friday afternoon that Defensive Coordinator Doug Mallory and Defensive Line Coach Jon Fabris will not return to the coaching staff in 2014.“Doug and Jon are solid coaches and good men,” Wilson said in a press release. “We appreciate everything they have done for IU Football and wish them both the very best moving forward. We are excited about the future as we continue to build our program in a positive way.”The IU football team improved its win total from one victory in Wilson’s first season in Bloomington to five last season. However, the Hoosier defense regressed statistically in each of Wilson’s seasons at IU. In 2011, the team allowed 458.7 yards per game, according to cfbstats.com. That number increased to 463.5 in 2012. Last season, IU finished 123rd in total defense out of 125 FBS teams. On average, the Hoosiers allowed more than 527 yards and more than 38 points per game.IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass said Wilson waited until after the season to evaluate the state of the program.“It was an on-going conversation about making a variety of improvements and potential personnel changes were one of those,” Glass said. Glass said the timing reflects the thoughtfulness and seriousness with which Wilson made the decisions. IU’s athletic director said there were pros and cons to a variety of times when coaching changes could have been made but he said he thought it was important that Wilson took his time before making changes.“It was very thoughtful, it was very deliberative, it wasn’t emotional,” Glass said. “He gave some time between the end of the season and the decision-making, which I think was good.”Glass said it was critical for Wilson to finalize personnel changes before the American Football Coaches Association Convention that will be held in Indianapolis next week. The timing gives Mallory and Fabris the chance to pursue other opportunities. As Wilson seeks to replace Mallory and Fabris, Glass said it’s more important to hire the right coaches as opposed to making a quick decision for each of the openings.“I know that Kevin will move out with all deliberate speed to get a replacement but I think it’s more important that he gets the right guy than that he rushes to it,” Glass said. “I also think he did not pursue a replacement until he had made a final decision with regards to Doug, which I think was the appropriate approach.”Glass said he believes that Wilson will look outside of the IU football program to find his new defensive coordinator. This would indicate that it is unlikely that IU Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach Williams Inge will be promoted to defensive coordinator.Glass, who said Wilson is in the early stages of finding replacements, is not aware of any early candidates and he said he wouldn’t share the names if he had heard of any coaches that Wilson is considering. Glass said IU football is Wilson’s program and if he started micromanaging it, it would be like the “President picking bombing targets from the Pentagon.”“Then it’s people that don’t really know making those kinds of decisions so I think it’s important that the head coaches make those choices, whether it’s hiring or firing,” Glass said.Even though Glass said he defers to IU’s head coaches when it comes to personnel decisions, he said he thinks Wilson made the right choice.Despite Glass’ approval of Wilson’s changes, Friday is still an emotional day for those involved in the IU football program. “It’s a hard day,” Glass said. “Nobody likes to fire anybody. I don’t think that’s ever been Kevin’s role before so I’m sure it was a hard day for him.” He said Mallory and Fabris are good guys but at this time, he thinks IU football needed to go in a new direction.“Nobody takes any glee in that, especially with two people who are as fine of people and fine of coaches as Jon Fabris and Doug Mallory,” Glass said.Follow football reporter Andy Wittry on Twitter @AndyWittry
(01/10/14 9:50pm)
IU Coach Kevin Wilson announced Friday afternoon that Defensive Coordinator Doug Mallory and Defensive Line Coach Jon Fabris will not return to the coaching staff in 2014.
(01/10/14 4:02am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Following IU’s 73-56 loss to No. 5 Michigan State at home on Saturday, IU Coach Tom Crean delivered a call to action to freshman forward Noah Vonleh. It was loud and clear; Crean wants Vonleh to have more authority in the paint.“There’s no doubt he’s got to become a more demanding presence,” Crean said. “He works too hard on his game, he’s too good a person, he’s got to be a demanding presence and become downright a little selfish. I hate using that term but…that’s what he’s got to be around the paint.”After posting four consecutive double-doubles to start the season, Vonleh’s points and rebounds have declined. The Haverhill, Mass. native has frequently been in foul trouble and in the Hoosiers’ losses, he has averaged 2.6 fewer points and 3.1 fewer rebounds per game than his season averages. The Hoosiers (10-5, 0-2) will have an average height advantage of 1.2 inches per player in their game at Penn State (9-7, 0-3) on Saturday, providing Vonleh with an opportunity to be the demanding presence that Crean wants him to be. According to Ken Pomeroy’s advanced college basketball statistics, the Nittany Lions’ most common lineup over the past five games, which Coach Pat Chambers used roughly 20 percent of the time in that span, features a frontcourt of 6-foot-6 Ross Travis, 6-foot-7 Brandon Taylor and 6-foot-9 Donovan Jack. If Chambers continues to employ that popular combination on Saturday, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound Vonleh will have a significant size advantage down low. Penn State’s track record shows that its frontcourt is vulnerable. In Big Ten play, the Nittany Lions have lost the rebounding battle by an average of 10 rebounds per game. “We’ve got to do a better job of making sure we’re getting putbacks,” Crean said after the Michigan State loss. “We’ve got to find easy baskets, whether they’re post-ups, whether they’re through the lane, whether they’re offensive rebounds, or frankly, whether they’re free throws, so those are things that are really, really important.”IU grabs nearly 42 percent of all available offensive rebounds, which is the sixth-best offensive rebound percentage in the country, and Vonleh is the main reason why the Hoosiers excel at crashing the boards. The freshman’s offensive rebound percentage is 13.4 percent. Vonleh, who averages more than six free throw attempts per game, will match up against the foul–prone Jack, who commits 6.7 fouls per 40 minutes. The freshman has achieved some of his highest point totals of the season on nights when he makes repeated trips to the charity stripe. He converted 13-of-16 free throws against Syracuse and he made 10-of-12 at Illinois. Pomeroy projects IU to lose 76-75 and free throw shooting often decides the outcome of close games. As the Hoosiers look to avoid a three-game losing streak, a mark IU has avoided since Jan. 18, 2012, Crean wants his players to take the next step in their development.“We just need to play. We need to understand time and score, not play just going up and down the court but really understanding what the game is bringing,” he said. “The more you play, the more you learn that.”On paper, Saturday’s matchup calls for an understanding that the game will provide an opportunity for Vonleh to be a dominant force in the paint.Statistics courtesy of kenpom.com.Follow men’s basketball reporter Andy Wittry on Twitter @AndyWittry.
(01/09/14 8:47pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Before last February, Florida native Delroy Baker had never traveled beyond the state of Georgia. And he wouldn’t have had to in order to play college football at a high level. Baker received offers from Florida, Florida International, Florida State, Miami (FL), South Florida, and the University of Central Florida. Baker said when he mentioned going to IU to Florida Coach Will Muschamp, Muschamp asked the offensive tackle why he didn’t want to stay in his home state.“It’s like no, I want to get out and see the world,” Baker said emphatically at IU’s media availability to introduce the Hoosiers’ six mid-year enrollees. “I’d never gone anywhere else so it’s great to come out and see the world. Of course being in the Big Ten, I’ll get to see all of the Midwest eventually and I like the Midwest. It’s real good here, relaxed, beautiful, (and it has) all four seasons.”Baker is one of three offensive linemen among IU football’s six mid-year enrollees but he is the only one of the three to come to Bloomington straight from high school. He spent his first three years of high school at West Port High School in Ocala, Fla. before transferring to Admiral Farragut in St. Petersburg. IU Coach Kevin Wilson said Baker’s high school coach, “a great mentor for him,” switched schools and Baker transferred. Wilson said the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled Baker ineligible for his senior season due to a “recruiting deal,” since he was a senior transferring to a private school. In Wilson’s eyes, not playing in 2013 did not hurt Baker. He said the offensive tackle did a great job practicing with his coach last fall.When describing Baker, Wilson made sure to mention that many schools recruited him heavily.“Here’s a guy that has SEC and ACC offers,” he said. “Came up here to camp, fell in love with it. (He) has a chance to be a true tackle and that’s been the hardest thing to recruit, the long, athletic guys who can play tackle.”Despite his 6-foot-6, 290-pound frame, Baker has work to do before next season rolls around. He said football “will pretty much be my job now” and he’s treating it like one. He wants to add between 25 and 30 pounds in the offseason.“I need to get in the weight room pronto,” he said. “Not only is the weightlifting part important to me but I also want to be able when I get bigger to move still very well. I want to be able to still move like I’m 290, 270 (pounds) so the running part is really important to me too.”For Baker, the opportunity to have an entire semester of lifting and conditioning under his belt before the rest of the freshmen arrive in Bloomington in June made the decision to enroll in January a no-brainer.“It was easy actually,” he said. “Like, I dropped everything.”Despite people warning him that it was “premature” for him to enroll a semester early, Baker views it as a great opportunity. He described the transition for a senior in high school becoming a freshman in college as “you’re at the top of your game compared to everyone else” and “in June, that’s when you’re at the bottom.”In just his second day of college, Baker is confident in his position on the team.“Honestly I see myself at two-deep right now with Jason Spriggs in front,” he said. “I really want the intensity, I really need it to be honest. I wanna get in competition, get it rolling.”Baker said he was the first of IU’s 2014 commits to say that 2013 was a building year. Wilson said he plans for a 25-player 2014 recruiting class (the maximum amount, by rule) and Baker believes that with IU’s newest additions, the Hoosiers will make a bowl game next season. “It was a goal last year but this is a promise this year,” he said.From there, Baker wants to help lead IU to a top 25 ranking and eventually a Big Ten Championship. Baker, ranked the 33rd-best offensive tackle in the 2014 recruiting class by ESPN, could have chosen to never cross the Georgia state border to play college football.He had offers from three schools that finished in the top 10 of the final AP Top 25 poll and he’s well aware of it.“Instead of starting at Florida, starting at the top, I’d rather come here and make a difference on campus,” Baker said. “That’s part of the reason why I committed. I wanted to go somewhere where I could make a difference.”The three-star recruit who was insulated in SEC and ACC territory for most of his life said he has begun to appreciate what’s it’s like to play in the Big Ten. “Watching the Bucket Game, I see all the emotions, the intensity and it’s like ‘This is it,’” Baker said. “This is where it needs to be. Winning that Bucket—I wasn’t even there and I was enjoying it—you don’t understand, that got me going. I was ready to go play.”Follow reporter Andy Wittry on Twitter @AndyWittry.
(01/08/14 4:46pm)
Former Indiana safety Greg Heban signed with Agency Athlete, a sports management company, and its CEO John Hernandez, according to Hernandez's Twitter account. Hernandez described Heban as an "outstanding football player" and a "natural leader" on Twitter. Hernandez will represent Heban as the 6-foot-1, 205-pound safety attempts to make his dreams of playing in the NFL come true.
(01/08/14 1:42am)
Four-star wide receiver Dominique Booth out of Indianapolis, Ind.'s Pike High School chose Indiana over Missouri on ESPN.com around 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday night. Booth originally committed to the University of Tennessee on July 19, 2013 but he decided to re-open his commitment in December. ESPN ranks Booth as the No. 232 recruit in the 2014 class and the 32nd best wide receiver.
(01/06/14 6:38am)
The IU football team rewrote the program's record books last season. The Hoosiers set records with 461 points scored and 6,102 yards of total offense in 2013. IU also became the first team in Big Ten history to have five 1,000-yard receivers playing together. Despite the frequent changes at quarterback between sophomore Nate Sudfeld and redshirt sophomore Tre Roberson, IU ranked ninth in the FBS in yards per game (508.5 yards/game) thanks to its spread offense and numerous weapons at the skill positions.
(01/06/14 4:53am)
IU junior wide receiver Cody Latimer announced on his Twitter and Instagram accounts Sunday night that he will forego his senior year and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
(01/05/14 4:58pm)
Luke Fischer, who informed IU Coach Tom Crean on Dec. 30 of his decision to withdraw from IU, announced on Twitter this morning that he has decided to transfer to Marquette University to play basketball for the Golden Eagles.
(12/30/13 5:47pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CINCINNATI, Ohio—A small boy — likely the brother of one of the IU women’s basketball players — donning Indiana’s iconic candy-striped pants and a Hoosier basketball jersey waited outside of the IU locker room. After several minutes of pacing back and forth in the hallway, he decided that he couldn’t wait any longer. He opened the door, allowing a muffled rendition of “Happy Birthday” to escape the confines of the Hoosier locker room and echo throughout the bowels of Xavier University’s Cintas Center. The team was wishing Assistant Coach Kevin Eckert a happy birthday.Then, one by one, the players and team personnel filed out of the locker room and toward the team bus.IU Assistant Coach Brandi Poole expressed her excitement for the Potbelly sandwiches that awaited the team on the bus for the ride back to Bloomington. IU Coach Curt Miller remarked that his foot ached and he was quick to mention that he didn’t stomp his foot once in frustration at an official during the game.To an outside observer, the team’s post-game demeanor following its 62-55 victory against Xavier on Sunday wouldn’t appear out of the ordinary.However, this year's IU women's basketball team is far from ordinary. The road win completed IU’s perfect run through the gauntlet of its non-conference schedule.Thirteen games, thirteen victories.For those with a superstitious disposition, there’s not a more unlucky number than 13, but the number represents an unprecedented milestone for the Hoosiers. In the 42-year history of the Hoosier women’s basketball program, IU has never won 13 games in a row, let alone had that many consecutive victories to start a season.“Certainly not a lot of people outside our locker room gave us any kind of chance to do that,” Miller said. “We got a long way to go in this building process, years still to (be) where we ultimately want to be but (I’m) really proud of them.” Miller cracked a smile as he began to list the team’s achievements through the first two months of the season.“Six true road wins, 13-0, best start,” he said. “(I’m) really proud of those accomplishments.”Miller’s squad successfully navigated the only three-game road trip scheduled for a Big Ten team this season and the Hoosiers finished the calendar year by defeating a Xavier team that has a 164-50 home record since the Cintas Center opened.Miller’s faith in his bench and IU’s ability to dominate the paint proved to be the difference as the Hoosiers held off Xavier’s second half scoring run.Seven Hoosiers contributed off the bench but no one was more valuable than senior center Simone Deloach, who recorded her second career double-double with season highs in points and rebounds. The Round Rock, Tex. native scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked one shot and logged one steal.Led by its senior-laden frontcourt, IU outscored Xavier 38-16 in the paint and the Hoosiers outrebounded their opponent for the ninth time this season.Senior forward Tabitha Gerardot, who led the Hoosiers with 19 points, said the team’s depth has been one of its strengths all season.“Coach (Miller) is masterful at knowing who to put in,” Gerardot said. “Sometimes you go ‘Woah, I wasn’t expecting that’ and then that player shines out there and does something really good. I think it’s hard to guard a team that has so many players coming in.”IU’s starters, along with Deloach, built up an early lead in the first 14 minutes and the cushion paid dividends for the rest of the game. After missing its first four shots and falling behind 5-2, IU went on an 11-0 run that was fueled by four Xavier turnovers. Freshman Taylor Agler was able to maneuver through the Musketeers’ weak transition defense three separate times for layups in that span.“We did the best job running…early in the game,” Miller said. “(It’s) always great (when) you get some transition points. We had points in the paint in the first ten minutes of the game. Right off the bat we were in double figures in points in the paint.”With IU leading 15-9 in the first half, Xavier Coach Brian Neal adjusted to a full-court press. The coaching decision backfired in the short run as the Hoosiers exploited the Musketeers’ new defensive look and they went on a 12-2 run that lasted nearly seven minutes.IU was in the driver’s seat with a 27-11 lead but the Hoosiers were unable to deliver the knockout blow to Xavier.“We just couldn’t seem to make a few shots to put the dagger in,” Miller said. “We got a little big stagnant offensively, they dictated where they wanted us to go and we didn’t make some shots. We weren’t getting on the boards as we got tired.”In the final 6:04 of the first half, IU shot 1-of-8 from the floor, turned the ball over six times and committed four fouls.On the sideline, Miller was visibly upset with his team’s sudden implosion and he called two timeouts in the waning minutes of the first half to try to regroup his young backcourt.“We had some turnover issues in stretches, we had some freshman mistakes,” he said. “I thought we played fatigued at times and didn’t play through our fatigue. We succumbed to it and made some mental mistakes.”Miller said his message to his players at halftime was that Xavier wasn’t going to go away despite IU’s 12-point lead. “They’ve won a lot of games in this building and they have a senior backcourt so we needed to fight,” he said. “We know we had twenty minutes to do what we called ‘something special,’ 13-0, and they fought all the way to the finish line.”Shatyra Hawkes, Xavier’s senior point guard, nearly single-handedly willed the Musketeers to within striking distance of the Hoosiers. Hawkes finished with a game-high 23 points and she was 5-of-6 from the field in the second half.When asked what made the 5-foot-3 guard so difficult to defend, Miller said that as a senior, Hawkes has been “through the wars.”“She’s a very good one-on-one player and hard to match with at times,” he said. “We knew that coming in. She’s their leading scorer, she takes the most shots. We weren’t going to shut her totally down but if we could contain her from a monster game, we felt good.”Excluding Hawkes, Xavier struggled to get in a rhythm offensively. Her teammates were 12-of-41 from the field and 3-of-21 from three-point range, making a comeback virtually impossible. The Musketeers never drew closer than seven points of the Hoosiers in the second half.Gerardot said the players have 24 hours to be excited about the latest notch in their belt before the team has to reset for the beginning of conference play.“Obviously it means a lot,” she said. “Everybody is really excited and pumped about what we’ve been able to accomplish this far."Gerardot said the team's little goals and big goals have come together, making it fun start to the season for a program coming off of three consecutive losing seasons. However, the Hoosiers' season is far from over. IU's game against Iowa on Jan. 2 marks the start of conference play, a much more rigorous stretch of games than the 13-game test the team just aced. Miller is giving his team a day off before it puts its nose back to the grindstone. On paper, the first week of 2014 is as challenging for the Hoosiers as any other five-day stretch in the regular season.The team's reward for starting 13-0 is getting the opportunity to play back-to-back ranked teams in Iowa and Purdue at the start of Big Ten play. "January is awaiting for us and it’s not going to be easy,” he said. “We’re young but this freshman class is fearless and we’ve got an energized senior group that’s having the best year of their careers. It’s going to be fun.” “It’s always fun to be the underdog and you get to go lay it on the line and see what happens.” It remains to be seen how good the Hoosiers can be in the Big Ten.“We’ve exceeded so many expectations, we’re far past what people thought so I don’t even want to set a limit,” Gerardot said. “I don’t know, we’ll see. I’m really excited though, it’s definitely the most fun college year I’ve had and I think everybody is enjoying the ride.”Follow reporter Andy Wittry on Twitter at @AndyWittry.
(12/29/13 5:21am)
The last time the IU women's basketball team was undefeated through its first 12 games, it was 1971--the first year of the program. Forty-two years later, the Hoosiers have repeated the feat and they have the opportunity to rewrite the school's record books on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. against Xavier (5-6) in Cincinnati, OH.
(12/28/13 10:25pm)
Evanston, Ill. will be the center of collegiate wrestling this week as Northwestern hosts the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, which is often considered to be the premier amateur-wrestling tournament during the season.
(12/23/13 10:30pm)
On Monday, the Collegiate Baseball newspaper released its Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American selections and four Hoosiers made the cut. Catcher Kyle Schwarber and third baseman Dustin DeMuth made the first team, first baseman Sam Travis earned second team honors and left-handed pitcher Joey DeNato made the third team.
(12/23/13 10:07pm)
On Monday afternoon, Indiana University freshman forward Noah Vonleh was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week along with Michigan guard Zak Irvin. It is the fourth time that Vonleh has earned the honor this season. In the Hoosiers' wins against Nicholls State and Kennesaw State, the 6'10" freshman averaged 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He shot 70 percent from the field in those games.
(12/19/13 9:41pm)
IU men's basketball reporters John Bauernfeind, Evan Hoopfer, Alden Woods and Andy Wittry break down Thursday's announced renovations to Assembly Hall.
(12/19/13 8:21pm)
(12/17/13 7:25pm)
Men's basketball reporters Evan Hoopfer, Andy Wittry, John Bauernfeind and Alden Woods talk about IU's loss to Notre Dame and its prospects for Big Ten play.
(12/09/13 8:43pm)
Indiana University junior wide receiver Cody Latimer posted a picture on Instagram Monday morning with a caption that indicated he will make a decision in the next month between returning to IU for his senior season and declaring for the 2014 NFL Draft. He said he will "...continue to pray, listen to my teammates and my family's opinions and know that the man above will lead me to the right decision in the next month."
(12/05/13 6:38pm)
The Capital One Academic All-America(R) Division I football first team was announced on Thursday and IU junior safety Mark Murphy was selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Murphy, an informatics major, has a 3.91 GPA.
(12/02/13 3:23am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Coming off of its two worst defeats of the season and having its bowl hopes terminated in the process, IU rebounded with a 56-36 victory on senior day against Purdue on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. With the victory, IU brought the Old Oaken Bucket back to Bloomington for the first time since 2010.“This is the best moment of my life,” said IU redshirt senior kicker Mitch Ewald while celebrating with his teammates in the locker room.“To beat these guys and have it be our last game here at home with this senior class is unbelievable,” Ewald said.IU’s (5-7, 3-5) matchup against Purdue (1-11, 0-8) was the send-off game for 21 Hoosier seniors.Ewald, who kicked the game-tying and game-winning field goals in West Lafayette in IU’s last Bucket game victory in 2010, said this season’s win against Purdue feels a little bit better.“It’s a memory that we’ll never forget, to go out this way and for Coach (Kevin) Wilson,” he said. “I keep going back to this senior class, just the friends, the relationships we’ve established, and that will last forever.”Wilson said he told the seniors they had to have a mindset that allowed them to finish the way they wanted.“My thought was, ‘You have a long time to reminisce and remember, but you have one last chance to play this week,’” he said. “As we always say, we want to get one day better. We made a big deal about this being our best week. Our emphasis was for this week to have our best preparation, our best meetings and to go out there and play our best.”Despite Purdue scoring more points against IU than it had against any other opponent all season, the Hoosiers recorded a school-record 692 total yards of offense and rewrote the school’s record book in the process.Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tre Roberson made his first start since Nov. 2 and produced 427 yards of total offense, including a team-high 154 rushing yards on 21 carries. Roberson’s six touchdown passes tied Bob Hoernschemeyer’s 70-year-old single-game record for IU quarterbacks.“Six touchdowns — y’all know how good that is,” junior wide receiver Shane Wynn said. Wilson said all of IU’s quarterbacks are capable of playing well, but he thought the Hoosiers needed to take advantage of Roberson’s ability to play in space against Purdue.“I think tomorrow he is going to be very sore,” Wilson said. “Over the long run right now, I don’t think Roberson’s body can hold up if he plays that kind of game every week.”Despite starting running back Tevin Coleman being sidelined for the third consecutive game, IU had three players rush for at least 100 yards for the first time in program history. Senior Stephen Houston rushed 17 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns.Junior D’Angelo Roberts had 113 yards on 14 carries.“It feels good. Two years in a row we lost when I felt that we should have won,” Houston said. “(It was an) unfortunate turn of events, but we won and brought it back.”