Simmons becomes IU's 15th commit
While on an official visit to IU, Lakeland (Fla.) High School linebacker T.J. Simmons committed to the Hoosiers Sunday afternoon.
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While on an official visit to IU, Lakeland (Fla.) High School linebacker T.J. Simmons committed to the Hoosiers Sunday afternoon.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>On Nov. 19 and 20, the Big Ten grew from 12 to 14 members as the conference added both Maryland and Rutgers, current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East Conference, respectively. Both schools applied for admission into the Big Ten early in the week, Maryland on Monday and Rutgers on Tuesday. The same day each application was filed, all 12 Big Ten presidents and chancellors met on a conference call. Unanimous votes were cast to admit both schools to the conference.“To add schools with the caliber of Rutgers and Maryland, they have large alumni bases and major media markets,” IU Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcast Services Jeremy Gray said. “It should make the Big Ten more profitable for each of the schools. It’s an exciting time.”A part of the ACC since 1953, Maryland has an extensive athletic history, including a 2002 men’s basketball national championship after a victory against IU in the finals. The school has recently struggled in maintaining its athletics programs. Only one year ago, the school cut eight sports to save money. Its move to the Big Ten will improve the university’s financial situation, Maryland President Wallace Loh said, allowing the athletic department to potentially reinstate those teams.Rutgers, meanwhile, has a valuable asset to the Big Ten’s aspirations in its market share of the New York City region.In adding the school to the conference, the league hopes to expand the Big Ten Network into the area, creating additional profit for all of its schools.The Scarlet Knights have a successful athletic background. As a member of the Big East since 1995, Rutgers is known as the “birthplace of intercollegiate football,” having played the first ever game of college football in 1869 against Princeton. The school also has two national championships, including one in women’s basketball.“Across the board, they’re going to make the Big Ten better,” Gray said. “Both schools have great athletic traditions, and like I said before, adding their media markets will make the conference more profitable, and that will only help Indiana.”Maryland will become a full-time member of the Big Ten on July 1, 2014, and plans to participate in all sports starting in the 2014-15 season. Rutgers, meanwhile, has not announced a specific date when it will join the league. Both universities will be the newest members of the Big Ten since Nebraska joined the conference in July 2011.
Monday evening, the Big Ten announced the 2012 editions of the all-conference football teams, with IU garnering nine mentions.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>WEST LAFAYETTE — The fourth quarter has served as a defining period for IU football this season.When IU has won the fourth quarter, the team earned half of its total victories. However, when losing the period, the Hoosiers have not won a single game.That trend continued Saturday afternoon as a fourth quarter implosion from IU (4-8, 2-6) pushed Purdue (6-6, 3-5) to a 56-35 victory in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.“We had four turnovers, and they scored 42 points in the second half,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “The bottom line is when you do that on the road, you’re not going to win.”Heading into the fourth quarter against Purdue, IU was in the midst of a shootout as the team was driving to try and tie the game at 35.That goal was achieved when sophomore quarterback Cameron Coffman found sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer for a 6-yard touchdown. The Hoosiers had scored 14-straight points, and suddenly momentum was on their side after Purdue’s Raheem Mostert fumbled the ensuing kickoff, only to recover it at the team’s 1-yard line.That is when the backbreaker struck – a 73-yard touchdown pass from Robert Marve to Akeem Shavers capped a four-play, 99-yard drive that allowed the Boilermakers to retake the lead with 10:40 remaining in the game.“You think you’ve got momentum, but it was a back-and-forth game,” Wilson said. “That was definitely one of those drives though that helped them out toward the end.” To make matters worse for the Hoosiers, on the first play of the following drive, Purdue’s Max Charlot intercepted a Coffman pass.Only 2:36 later, Marve again found Shavers for a 26-yard touchdown pass to make the game 49-35.IU again found itself with the ball after the ensuing kickoff. However, seven plays into the drive and after four incompletions, Coffman once again was intercepted.All Purdue needed was two plays during a span of four yards to cap off another touchdown, and suddenly IU found itself down 21 points. “We knew what kind of game we were going into today,” junior wide receiver Kofi Hughes said. “We know that we had to match every time they scored. We didn’t do that.”From there, IU had another chance at scoring as the Hoosiers turned the ball over on downs, and Purdue was able to drive the ball during a span of 3:30 to finish the game in victory formation.With shades of games’ past bearing down on the Hoosiers, the team had to face the reality that there will be no avenging its fourth-quarter performance in another game — its season is finished.“It wasn’t the ending result I was looking for,” senior defensive tackle Adam Replogle said. “It’s been a great four years, and I loved every second of it. It’s going to be tough letting go.”
Following his visit to IU on Sunday, North Central (Ind.) H.S. senior defensive tackle Darius Latham has committed to play for the Hoosiers.
Saturday afternoon, IU finished its 2012 football season in a 56-35 loss at Purdue. Though the team ended the season on a three-game losing streak, the Hoosiers finished the year with a 4-8 record, a three-win improvement compared to its 2011 mark of 1-11.
IU football beat writers Jordan Littman and Aaron Siegal-Eisman and IU football columnist Connor Killoren break down the Hoosiers' 56-35 loss to the Boilermakers in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- In the Hoosiers' final game of the 2012 season, the team has earned a halftime lead against rival Purdue, 21-14.
Indiana at Purdue
Saturday afternoon, IU will take on Purdue in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket in West Lafayette, Ind. Below is the must-know information about the matchup heading into the Hoosiers' season finale:
IU's coaches admitted Monday afternoon that there is no more denying it - deficient tackling has become the biggest issue on IU's defense.
After new rumors surfaced last weekend of more conference realignment, the Big Ten Conference announced Monday afternoon that the University of Maryland has been admitted to the league.
IU football beat writers Jordan Littman and Aaron Siegal-Eisman break down IU's 45-22 loss to Penn State at Beaver Stadium, as the Hoosiers fall to a 4-7 record in their 2012 campaign.
The Hoosiers (4-7, 2-5) ended the day with their second straight loss, a 45-22 defeat at the hands of the Nittany Lions (7-4, 5-2) at Beaver Stadium.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- After a promising start for the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley, IU has fallen to a 28-13 halftime deficit against Penn State.
Indiana at Penn State
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>On Dec. 7, 2010, Tyler Miller sat in the office of the head football coach, awaiting the arrival of newly hired coach Kevin Wilson. Excited about the new coaching staff, Tyler had something important to tell his new boss that just could not wait. In fact, he was the first person to greet Wilson upon his initial arrival at the Memorial Stadium office.“I’m your clock guy,” he said.Wilson replied back, “Well we don’t really have a clock guy.But we’ll make sure you have something to do with us.”The rest was history.The journey to BloomingtonTyler had always been an IU fan, growing up in Goshen, Ind., with his parents Jeryl and Kim and his younger sister Brooke.He and Jeryl would watch IU football and basketball games together, sharing the same sports passion like most fathers and sons.Tyler would have also played sports given the chance. However, there never was one.Tyler was born prematurely on Oct. 17, 1989, 15 weeks before his expected due date in February. The length of an unsharpened lead pencil and weighing one pound and 13 ounces at birth, he was given a 5-percent chance of living by his doctors.“They told us to look at him because that’s probably the only time we would see him alive,” Jeryl said. “He has beat a lot of odds to get where he is today.”Due to his premature birth, Tyler has a case of mild cerebral palsy, a brain injury that affects his motor skills. Tyler cannot run or participate in athletics. That never stopped him from being involved with sports teams. As a student at Goshen High School, Tyler was student manager for the football, basketball and baseball teams for four years.When it became time for him to apply to college, Goshen football Coach Brent Baldwin got Tyler in touch with then-IU Coach Bill Lynch. Tyler was offered the opportunity to become a student manager for IU football, something he could not refuse.“He just enjoys being around a team,” Jeryl said. “As an IU fan growing up, it was a perfect fit for him.”Enjoying the rideIn spring 2009, equipment manager Mitch Gudmundson was preparing for an early morning team workout, when Tyler, a second-semester freshman, walked into the room.“I’m here for work,” Tyler told him.Gudmundson obliged. From there, he showed up for every practice and workout. Under Lynch, Tyler operated the clock during practices, and on game day, assisted in pregame drills.When Lynch was fired after the 2010 season and the Wilson staff took over, Tyler’s transition was flawless. Instead of operating the clock, Tyler became the chains operator in practice, assisting in setting up and tearing down the tennis ball machine that wide receivers use.Meanwhile, he never lost the enthusiasm that he has displayed throughout his four-and-a-half years at IU.“I loved him from the get-go,” Wilson said. “He’s got a lot of energy, he always does his job and he loves Indiana. He does a great job for us.”Leaving a family legacyNow a senior, Tyler will be graduating from IU in December. As a long-time student manager at IU, his duties have grown along the way. On home game days, he must be at Memorial Stadium four hours before the game and prepare the uniforms for the players. During pregame activities, he assists the kickers with their warm-ups and then the cornerbacks. At game time, Tyler is on the sidelines, doing whatever work is asked of him, whether it be picking up cups or fixing equipment.His family is never too far away, maybe a few flights of steps at most. Each Saturday IU plays at home, Tyler’s family makes the four-hour trek from Goshen to Bloomington just to be with their son.It was a tradition that continued all the way through his final home game last Saturday against Wisconsin.“Our entire weekends the past four years have been about IU football,” Jeryl said. “It’s been a lot of fun. We’re going to miss it.”Before Saturday’s game, the coaching staff honored Tyler during the team’s Senior Day ceremonies. Assistant Athletic Director Mark Deal introduced him as “T-Dogg,” the nickname given to Tyler during his years at IU.With both his mom and his dad at his side, he was recognized in front of more than 43,000 people for the work and passion he has put into the program. It marked a milestone for Tyler, one that his family will always be proud of.“He is a miracle. He really is,” Jeryl said. “Based on what we saw from when he was born to being honored at Memorial Stadium, it’s just a miracle. We’ll never forget that moment.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Following IU’s rushing performance against Wisconsin on Nov. 10, IU Running Backs Coach Deland McCollough admitted his unit has “lost its edge.”Junior running back Stephen Houston said he and his teammates have had a “mental block” on game days.Whatever the problem has been in the Hoosiers’ (4-6, 2-4) rushing attack, they will look to resolve it on Nov. 17, as they face Penn State (6-4, 4-2) in University Park, Pa.“I need to get these guys pointed in the right direction,” McCollough said. “We can’t be overly concerned on Penn State because we’ve got to be focused on what we’re doing. We need to continue to find our edge.” The Hoosiers rushed for only 67 yards on 30 attempts against Iowa, and things did not go much better against Wisconsin. IU ran for only 61 yards on 23 attempts in its second-worst running effort of the season in each category. As a result, the game ended in IU’s largest margin of defeat of the season. To put it in a national perspective, IU’s average 2.4 yards per carry during the past two weeks would rank 122nd in the NCAA out of 124 teams.“It’s a combination of factors, but the only thing we can control is what we do,” McCollough said. “We’ve had some embarrassing whiffs as a unit that we don’t practice to have. We need to go out and run hard because there aren’t always going to be gaping holes.”How do the Hoosiers fix their problems heading into State College? Houston and McCollough said it is all about the team’s mentality.Houston said the running backs have not been as focused on the task at hand recently in comparison to previous games.It all comes down to practice, they said. If the group cannot be overly focused in practice on where they are running the ball, then come game time, it will be even more difficult for the running backs to have success.“Our coach is putting us in position for us to make plays,” Houston said. “We’ve just got to go out there and execute. We’ve not been mentally in-tune for the game, but you can bet we’re going to turn it around this week.”Penn State’s defensive line poses a threat the Hoosiers’ rushing attack has yet to see. IU Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell called the Nittany Lions’ front four the best the IU offense will play against all season, a group who has allowed only 137.9 rushing yards per game this season.Littrell said as a physical group, they will pose yet another challenge for the Hoosiers’ running back corps as they look to regain the form they have lacked in games past.“I keep looking on film and looking for a breather for some of those guys, and we’re not going to get one,” Littrell said. “We’ve got to go out and compete, and that means being physical, going out and hitting people and not shining down to anything.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Following Saturday's game against Wisconsin, IU Coach Kevin Wilson said his team was embarrassed.He had a good reason.After allowing 564 rushing yards against Wisconsin (7-3, 4-2), the Hoosiers (4-6, 2-4) fell to the Badgers 62-14 in front of a Senior Day crowd of 43,240 at Memorial Stadium.“They ran phenomenally well, and we didn’t play good D,” Wilson said. “We just kind of got spanked.”During Wisconsin’s the first drive of the game, the team ran the ball seven times for 69 yards during a span of 3:54, ending in a Montee Ball touchdown run. By the end of the first 15 minutes of the game, the Badgers had already compiled 176 rushing yards.“They just outworked us,” sophomore linebacker David Cooper said. “They were more physical, and we didn’t come to play. Credit to them. They came out better than we did today.”An even more deflating moment by the Hoosiers’ defense came at the end of the first half. After stopping the Badgers on three straight drives and keeping their offense to only three yards all quarter before the start of the drive, on a third-and-long with less than a minute remaining, Wisconsin running back James White broke free for a 69-yard touchdown run.The Hoosiers trailed at halftime 24-7, and had allowed 274 total yards, 264 of them on the ground.“It felt like maybe some of the defense was taking that play off because there was 13 seconds left,” Cooper said. “They busted one on us and we didn’t execute well.” Things did not get any easier for IU’s rush defense in the second half, either. On Wisconsin’s first drive to open the third quarter, the Badgers ran nine times on 11 plays, spanning 75 yards. The final play of the possession ended with a Ball touchdown once again.It did not get any easier. Wisconsin scored every time the offense had the ball in the second half — except for the final drive of the game where they ran out the clock — and the team added an additional 300 rushing yards to its halftime total. The end result was a 48-point loss for the Hoosiers and the most points the defense had allowed since the Badgers scored 83 on it in 2010. It was also the most rushing yards IU had ever allowed in Memorial Stadium.From its progress during the past two weeks, the IU defense has returned to the drawing board, Wilson said.“We had a good week of practice and felt like we were getting better,” Wilson said. “To come out and not play a little bit better is disappointing. We have work to do.”
IU football beat writers Jordan Littman and Aaron Siegal-Eisman and IU football columnist Connor Killoren break down the Hoosiers' 62-14 loss to Wisconsin on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium.