Halftime: Wisconsin 24, Indiana 7
Last week against Iowa, the IU defense allowed a total of 96 rushing yards.
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Last week against Iowa, the IU defense allowed a total of 96 rushing yards.
Last week against Iowa, the IU defense allowed a total of 96 rushing yards.
Wisconsin at Indiana
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU Coach Kevin Wilson refuses to look beyond this Saturday. He knows what is at stake if the Hoosiers win this game.With a lead in the Big Ten Leaders Division and their postseason hopes in the balance, the Hoosiers (4-5, 2-3) will host Wisconsin (6-3, 3-2) Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.“I think very few people are good enough to look at the end, because if you do, you miss where you’re going,” Wilson said. “We’re just totally ingrained in getting better every day and trying to add up good working days. Hopefully, that will result in victories.”After losing to Navy on Oct. 20 and the Hoosiers’ record dropped to 2-5, the team refocused on a one-day-at-a-time mentality, Wilson said. Since then, the Hoosiers have won two straight games.With a win Saturday, IU will be one game from bowl eligibility and have a direct path to the Big Ten Championship game. If they win that, the Hoosiers will be Pasadena-bound.While players and coaches alike admitted they are aware of the opportunity at hand, they said they cannot look past Wisconsin.“It’s in the back of the head, and you can’t deny it,” senior defensive tackle Larry Black Jr. said. “But we have to be getting better every day, because we’ll need to be playing our best football against Wisconsin.”Black, along with the rest of IU’s veterans, know why Wisconsin is such a formidable opponent. Last season, the Hoosiers suffered their largest margin of defeat in a game against the Badgers, a 59-7 loss in Madison, Wis. In 2010, the Badgers beat IU 83-20.Much of the reason can be attributed to Wisconsin’s rushing attack, which returns its two leading rushers, Montee Ball and James White. Since 2009, the two have combined for 655 yards rushing and 11 total touchdowns against the Hoosiers in only three games.Come Saturday, the Badgers are also playing for a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game. If they win against the Hoosiers, they will clinch the Leaders Division and a trip to Indianapolis.“If there’s any kind of confusion or misdirection and you’re slow to react, you’re going to be in trouble against Wisconsin,” Defensive Coordinator Doug Mallory said. “With their backs, if you give them a crease, they’re going to hit it.”Saturday’s game will be significant for IU’s seniors. It will be IU Senior Day as Black and starters defensive tackle Adam Replogle and center Will Matte will be among those honored.As they play for the final time at Memorial Stadium, the seniors know it will be a game that could vault the team into the postseason for the first time in their careers.Still, Wilson said the team needs to be as focused and level-headed as possible to beat Wisconsin.“We’re not going to have an emotional Senior Day, and we’re not going to be teary-eyed,” Wilson said. “We’ll recognize the seniors and thank the parents, but this team has a bunch of football left to play.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>On Wednesday, IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass discussed several topics surrounding IU athletics.Indiana Daily Student How big of a game is IU’s football team playing in this weekend?Fred Glass I think it’s almost impossible to overstate how big of a deal it would be if we won. We’d have three Big Ten wins in a row and three Big Ten wins in a season, all of which hasn’t happened in a long, long time. The actual case that we would be leading our division to be in the championship game in Indianapolis and be one step away from the Rose Bowl. I mean, that’s crazy. We’ve been to the Rose Bowl only once in the entire history of our school. I’m working real hard this week to make sure students are aware of all that and make it a part of their college experience to come to this gigantic football game.IDS What message would you go ahead and send to students who typically might not make it out to Memorial Stadium?FG I can’t tell you how many kids told me they were at the IU-Kentucky basketball game and that it is going to be one of their greatest memories from their time as a college student here. It was a big deal, and it was unbelievable. Crazy stuff happened. I think this football game could be like that. I’m hoping that there are 52,000 people in here and that people are going crazy. I would just encourage students to suck it up, drink a Red Bull, sleep in and don’t plan a nap during the game. My biggest statement to the students would be to not miss out on what can be a really cool part of their college experience. They can always drink cocktails and take a nap next week when we’re at Penn State. This weekend, come to the game. Have fun, come with your buddies, suck it up and be able to tell your spouse and your kids that you were there when Indiana football turned around. IDS Earlier this season, a journalist wrote a controversial piece about you giving IU Coach Kevin Wilson a “vote of confidence.” Looking back at it now, what is your reaction to that?FG I certainly wasn’t reaching out to give Kevin a vote of confidence, because it’s ridiculous — he doesn’t need one. I gave him a seven-year contract when I hired him to make sure we send a signal to everybody that we have the right guy, we’re going to stick with him and do this the right way. I think he’s been doing a fabulous job. I’ve been around those kids, and they’re zoned in. I can’t talk specifics about recruiting, but recruiting is heading toward what a lot of analysts say is the best class in Indiana football history. There’s all kinds of momentum surrounding this program right now.IDS What is your vision for Indiana football down the line?FG There’s no reason why we can’t be a team that year-in and year-out actually contends for our division and our conference championship, and every so often break through and represent the conference in the Rose Bowl. We should be doing that on a year-in and year-out basis. It’s tough to be an Ohio State or Michigan with their 105,000-seat stadiums, and that’s not to say we can’t beat them on a regular basis, but I get that it’s tough to be what they are.IDS Do you think that a home-and-home series with Louisville in football and basketball would make sense?FG I think it would make a lot of sense. We’ve had a lot of conversations with them about that, but there’s been some scheduling issues that have not enabled us to move forward right now. I think that it is a natural rivalry, and we’re open to it, but candidly, it’s not high on my priority list right now. IDS What are your thoughts on the nine-game suspensions of IU basketball players Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin?FG I think the current enforcement staff had no choice but to find that we had a secondary violation because it has been the rule forever that if somebody gives money to a booster club, it makes them a booster, and once you’re a booster, you’re always a booster. The people in charge of enforcing I think had to do that, and I get that. We screwed up and we let that happen. Having said that, I think the rule ‘ought to be changed. I don’t blame the enforcement people — they had to do what they had to do — but I hope that the policy makers would look at that and say maybe we should have some sort of time frame or minimum requirement because punishing for $185 20 years ago I think is absurd. I think the penalty is too stout, and that is why we are going to appeal, so we’ll see. I’m not emotional about it or anything, but I think we need to appeal because I don’t think it’s right. The penalty is more than it should be, and that’s unfortunate.
Following his performance against Iowa this past Saturday, IU sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week Monday morning.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Political journalist and author Norman Cousins once wrote, “He who keeps his cool best wins.”While football is certainly not politics, IU lived by that motto Saturday afternoon.Despite early miscues, the Hoosiers (4-5, 2-3) managed to rebound and defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes (4-5, 2-3) 24-21 at Memorial Stadium for their second straight win.“I’m very excited for our seniors,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “Those guys are playing to come out and get the ‘W.’ There were several glitches, but we’re making strides.”For most of the first half, IU’s offense failed to click. After the opening kickoff had been delayed an hour because of bad weather, sophomore starting quarterback Cameron Coffman was benched after the team’s first possession. Freshman Nate Sudfeld replaced him, and his first play was a pick-six.A failed fourth-down attempt and missed field goal followed as the Hoosiers trailed Iowa 14-3 late into the second quarter.“There were guys (whose) heads just weren’t there,” junior wide receiver Kofi Hughes said. “It was mental errors, but we just had to put that behind us.”After being benched early in the game, Coffman returned with 2:13 remaining in the second quarter and provided a spark the Hoosiers needed on offense. His first drive back spanned 87 yards over six plays, ending in a touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer to put the Hoosiers within four points of the Hawkeyes heading into halftime. All five of Coffman’s pass attempts on the possession were completions.“His two-minute drive, he was very assertive,” Wilson said. “He was ripping it. He came in with some good energy.”His streak continued into the second half when he passed for a total of 315 yards and three touchdowns, with 21 completions on 33 attempts.IU took its first lead of the game in the third quarter when Coffman passed to Latimer for his second touchdown of the day.“I’m just trying to make plays, trying to help the team out,” Coffman said. “You’ve seen in the past two weeks it hasn’t worked too well, but we were fortunate tonight, and we did a little bit better.”Though Iowa retook the lead in the fourth quarter, on the following drive Coffman again passed to Latimer for a 30-yard touchdown completion. Latimer led the Hoosiers with 113 yards receiving on seven catches and three touchdowns.IU would not give up the lead again. The Hoosiers’ defense forced two Hawkeye punts, and a last-minute comeback attempt gained no traction as a last-second pass resulting in multiple laterals ended in a fumble recovery by senior defensive tackle Adam Replogle.“We played 60 minutes of hard football, which is what we’ve been trying to stress all year,” junior safety Greg Heban said. “The offense is going to have some down days, and that is when the defense has got to come step up and play as hard as they can. I feel like we did a great job throughout the whole game.”With Saturday’s win, IU is now one game back of first-place Wisconsin (6-3, 3-2) in the Leaders Division standings. The two sides will meet Saturday in Bloomington with a noon kickoff.Should the Hoosiers win, they will be in first place with a direct path to the Big Ten Championship game thanks to the postseason ineligibility of Penn State and Ohio State.“We’re a 4-5 football team and 2-3 in the Big Ten, and that’s not very good,” Wilson said. “We’re going to keep working hard at getting better, and we hope our best is coming, because we’ll need it.”
IU football beat writers Jordan Littman and Aaron Siegal-Eisman and IU football columnist Connor Killoren of the Indiana Daily Student break down the Hoosiers' 24-21 victory over the Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the second straight game, IU has defeated a Big Ten opponent. In front of a crowd of 40,646 at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers (4-5, 2-3) came back from an early deficit to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (4-5, 2-3) 24-21. Early in the game, missed opportunities were the theme for IU’s offense. A pick-six, failed fourth-down attempt and missed field goal all factored in as the Hoosiers trailed 14-3 late into the second quarter. However, after being benched early in the game, sophomore quarterback Cameron Coffman returned and provided a spark the Hoosiers needed on offense. His first drive in the second quarter resulted in a touchdown, to put the Hoosiers within four points of Iowa. His streak continued into the second half, passing for 315 total yards and three touchdowns, with 21 completions on 33 attempts. IU took its first lead of the game in the third quarter, when Coffman passed to sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer for his second touchdown of the day. Though Iowa came back to take the lead in the fourth quarter, the following drive, Coffman again passed to Latimer for a 30-yard touchdown completion. He led the Hoosiers with 113 yards receiving on seven catches, along with three touchdowns. From there, IU would not give up the lead again. The Hoosiers’ defense forced two Hawkeye punts, and a last-minute comeback attempt gained no traction, as a last-second pass resulting in multiple laterals ended in a fumble recovery by senior defensive tackle Adam Replogle. IU is now one game back of first-place Wisconsin (6-3, 3-2) in the Leaders Division standings. The two teams will meet next Saturday in Bloomington, with kickoff at 12:00 pm.
Iowa at Indiana
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>From day one of the 1998 IU football season, then-Coach Cam Cameron knew he had a special player in the unlikeliest of targets.Forget any typical 6-foot-plus, 200-pound quarterback. He had found the leader of his program in his second year on the job: a 5-foot-10-inch, 177-pound redshirt freshman that had to sit out for a year because he was academically ineligible.The undersized player became the most successful quarterback in Hoosier football history.After graduating 11 years ago with a degree in sports communication and pursuing a nine-year NFL career, Antwaan Randle El will be inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday and recognized at halftime of IU’s football game Saturday.Randle El was not a typical IU football recruit coming out of high school in 1997, at least not when schools were pursuing the same athlete in three different sports.A basketball and baseball star from Riverdale, Ill., then-IU basketball Coach Bob Knight was interested in recruiting Randle El. What followed was Cameron, then in his first year as football coach, and Knight teaming up to lure Randle El to Bloomington.The player chose to attend IU instead of taking a chance to play baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization after being drafted by them in the 14th round of the 1997 MLB Draft.The Hoosiers had landed perhaps its most versatile recruit in school history.“I’m not sure if Antwaan would have come to Indiana if it hadn’t been for Coach Knight’s help in the recruiting process,” Cameron said. “I don’t know if there has ever been a more versatile athlete in college football history.”When Randle El first came to Bloomington as a student that fall, there was no guarantee he would ever find the field or court at IU.A partial academic qualifier out of high school, he was forced to sit out the 1997-98 IU football and basketball seasons until his grade point average increased.When he was cleared to play for the 1998-99 academic year, Randle El began to focus intensely on his football career. At that point, according to Cameron, there was no question on who the team’s starting quarterback would be.“From day one we knew Antwaan was something special,” Cameron said. “Every drill he was in his entire career, offseason or in-season, he was going to try to win the drill and bring his teammates up to another level.”Despite his size and prior academic issues, Cameron said he saw incredible talent in what Randle El could do on the football field. Before the 1998 preseason started, he named the redshirt freshman starting quarterback of the IU Hoosiers.“He said no matter whatever goes on, you’re going to have the chance to be the starting quarterback,” Randle El said. “He was an NFL guy. He could have easily said we’re going to go with a taller guy, but he gave me that opportunity, and I’m very grateful he did.” On Sept. 12, 1998, as the Hoosiers led the Western Michigan Broncos in their season opener 31-14 at halftime in their season opener, fervor was spreading about a freshman quarterback phenomenon IU was playing.IU athletics radio announcer Don Fischer pleaded with fans not at the game to make it out to Memorial Stadium in time for the second half to watch Randle El perform.“We had never seen anything like it,” Cameron said. “That game was indicative of what his entire career was like.”After his first collegiate game of his career was finished, Randle El had set the school record of total offensive yards in a single game.His 467 yards of combined rushing and passing along with six total touchdowns led the Hoosiers to a 45-30 victory that day against the Broncos.“It feels like a blur,” Randle El said. “It was just awesome. I knew we couldn’t be stopped on offense. I felt so empowered, like I could do anything.”That game in turn set the tone for the remainder of his freshman season at IU.At the end of the 1998 football season, Randle El had become a Big Ten star.He was IU’s record-holder for most rushing yards in a single season by a quarterback, 873, and had four games in which he ran for more than 100 yards.He also passed for 1,745 yards that season and was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week.On Dec. 1, 1998, to top off his memorable freshman campaign, Randle El was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.“I felt like I needed to go out and prove how good I was because of my size,” Randle El said. “Being freshman of the year was being like, okay, I can prove it, but the challenge was, now I needed to go out and continue to try to do that every year.”During the next three years, Randle El did just that.He was the first player in NCAA history to have 40 passing touchdowns and 40 rushing touchdowns in a career. He was the first to compile 2,500 total yards of offense in each of his four years at college.Randle El would be named Big Ten MVP after his senior year and finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting a year after placing 13th for the award.In addition, Randle El did not just play quarterback at IU. He also played the role of wide receiver, punt returner and even a punt blocker with the direction of his head coach.“My guess is that if we had won a couple of more games, he would have won a Heisman Trophy,” Cameron said. “He was such a critical part to our team’s success.”After his senior season, Randle El had made his mark on the IU football program. He left Bloomington as the all-time school passing yards leader, total offensive yards leader and rushing yards by a quarterback leader.To this day, all three of those records remain standing.“I had a chance, and that was a big deal,” Randle El said. “I never do an interview without saying this, but God gave me the attributes to be where I am today: to be able to throw, to be able to run and to be able to catch.”Rarely do student athletes have the chance to do what Randle El did as a Hoosier.After his freshman football season, he played basketball for one year with Knight. He participated in 11 games and scored 16 points.He also played baseball in the 2000 season with then-IU Coach Bob Morgan. Upon leaving Bloomington in 2002, Randle El went to the NFL and had a career as a wide receiver and special teams returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. He won Super Bowl XL with the Steelers, throwing a 43-yard touchdown pass on a trick play that day.Last summer, he retired from the league to focus on his charity, the EL Foundation, and a career in sports broadcasting.He also said he wants to return to Bloomington more often now that he is no longer playing football. A perfect chance for that will come this weekend for the IU Athletics Hall of Fame induction.Fourteen years after Randle El first stepped foot in Memorial Stadium as the Hoosiers’ starting quarterback, he will stand on the footsteps of IU immortality as one of the greatest football players to ever suit up in a Hoosier uniform. At the age of 33, Randle El will have yet another accolade to add to his name: Indiana Hall of Famer.“Just to be recognized in the Hall of Fame shows the appreciation they have for what I worked hard on my entire time in Bloomington,” he said. “I really have to be thankful for that.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Only one week ago, IU was on the verge of a 12-game Big Ten losing streak.Now, the Hoosiers are suddenly in second place in the Leaders Division after last week’s 31-17 victory against Illinois.On Saturday, IU (3-5, 1-3) will look to win its second conference game in two weeks as the team hosts Iowa (4-4, 2-2) at Memorial Stadium. “Our common theme this year has been ‘constant, daily improvement,’” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “When we’ve had some shortcomings, we’ve wanted to keep coming, but now we’ve had a win, we need to not look at things with rose-colored glasses.”With IU’s win last weekend, the team won its first conference game since 2010 and its first in the Wilson era. After many close games in which the Hoosiers fell short this season, they finally earned a win. Yet Wilson and his coaching staff said the effort was lackluster. IU Co-Defensive Coordinator Mike Ekeler noted the defense played its worst game of the season. Wilson thought they won in spite of the quarterbacks’ performance. Heading into Saturday’s game, Ekeler said the team must refill its tank if it wants to have a chance at winning.“It’s that time of year where you either hit a wall or you run through it,” Ekeler said. “Our players are battling through it, and especially for this week, we’ll be ready to go.”Ekeler noted many other teams in the country are going through the same phase as IU right now. Iowa will play without two of its top three running backs Saturday, including leading rusher Mark Weisman. Two of its starting offensive linemen are out for the season.The Hawkeyes are on a two-game losing streak, and a loss potentially buries them in the standings of the Legends Division, where they are currently in fourth place.“They’re a prideful team; they’re tough and physical,” Wilson said. “They’ve had some injuries, but they’re a program that overcomes that. They’re going to be a real challenge for us.” Shortly after IU beat Illinois, junior safety Greg Heban said he hoped the result would snowball into more wins. The team just needs to respond well to success.If the Hoosiers can do just that, a second-straight Big Ten win might be in the fold for the team.“We can’t look too far ahead yet,” senior defensive tackle Larry Black Jr. said. “It’s always been a one -game season for us, so if we focus on Iowa and Iowa only, and we play good, things will take care of themselves.”
Monday afternoon, IU released its weekly depth chart as the Hoosiers (2-5, 1-3) prepare to face Iowa (4-4, 2-2) Saturday afternoon.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For IU football this season, the fourth quarter had proven to be a death trap. During their past three games, the Hoosiers have found a way to lose each time after holding a lead in the fourth quarter.On Saturday, IU broke the curse.With credit to their fourth quarter performance, the Hoosiers (3-5, 1-3) won their first Big Ten game of the year 31-17 against Illinois (2-6, 0-4) during the Homecoming game in Champaign, Ill..“We’ve been doing a lot of things right, but it’s nice to finally get a Saturday scoreboard to go our way,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “We want a lot more of those, but by no means was it boring.”Leading 24-17 heading into the fourth quarter, IU was in a familiar place. In its seven previous games, the team led going into the fourth quarter on five times. During recent games, the defense would allow late-game touchdowns and the offense would stall, as seen in the Hoosiers’ losses to Navy and Michigan State.On Saturday afternoon, that was not the case. IU’s defense held the Illini to zero fourth quarter points on 61 total yards, including a game-clinching red zone stand, while the offense was able to produce a late-game touchdown drive.“We just wanted to play like we knew the game wasn’t over,” junior safety Greg Heban said. “We came out there and played as hard as we could knowing that it wasn’t over yet.”As the fourth quarter started, Illinois and IU exchanged stalled possessions resulting in punts. On Illinois’ following drive, the Hoosiers sacked quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase twice, holding Illinois to a three-and-out. When IU got the ball back, the Hoosiers were finally able to execute. A six play, 60-yard possession spanning two minutes and 21 seconds ended in a play-action touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Nate Sudfeld to sophomore wide receiver Shane Wynn. The Hoosiers had a 14-point lead with five minutes and 48 seconds left in the game.“I saw Shane wide open, and I just thought ‘put it on him’,” Sudfeld said. “I didn’t want to miss him on that, and he just made it easy. It was great play-calling and great execution.”With three minutes and 39 seconds left in the game, Illinois got the ball back after the teams traded possessions. At one point, the offense got to the IU 4-yard line. However, following a Ryan Phillis sack of Scheelhaase, the Hoosiers’ seventh of the day, the Illini were backed up to the 15-yard line.Two incomplete passes later, Illinois was brought to its last chance, a fourth and goal from the IU 15. Scheelhaase’s pass flew incomplete once again, and the Hoosiers forced a turnover on downs.“We’ve got to play 60 minutes as hard as we can,” Heban said. “If we would have lapsed right there, it would have been a touchdown and maybe a whole different game.”As IU regained possession with a minute and 33 seconds remaining, Sudfeld kneeled three times, and the Hoosiers were finally able to seal a fourth quarter performance.Indiana finally was able to celebrate its first Big Ten win since 2010 and the first in the Wilson era. “We played well down the stretch,” Wilson said. “It felt really good to get a win on the road and get on the right side of the ledger for once.”
IU football beat writers Jordan Littman and Aaron Siegal-Eisman and IU football columnist Connor Killoren break down IU's 31-17 victory over Illinois, the Hoosiers' first Big Ten win in the Kevin Wilson era.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – For IU football this season, the fourth quarter had proven to be a death trap. In its past three games in which they had led at that point, the Hoosiers had found a way to lose each time.On Saturday, IU broke its curse.With credit to their fourth quarter performance, the Hoosiers (3-5, 1-3) won their first Big Ten game of the year 31-17 over Illinois (2-6, 0-4) on its homecoming game in Champaign. “We’ve been doing a lot of things right, but it’s nice to finally get a Saturday scoreboard to go our way,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “We want a lot more of those, but by no means was it boring.”Leading 24-17 heading into the fourth quarter, IU was put into a familiar place. Out of its seven previous games, the team led going into the fourth quarter on five of those occasions. In recent games however, the defense would allow late-game touchdowns and the offense would stall, as seen in the Hoosiers’ losses to Navy and Michigan State.On Saturday afternoon, that was not the case. IU’s defense held the Illini to zero fourth quarter points on 59 total yards, including a game-deciding red zone stand, while the offense was able to produce a late-game touchdown drive.“We just wanted to play like we knew the game wasn’t over,” junior safety Greg Heban said. “We came out there and played as hard as we could knowing that it wasn’t over yet.”As the fourth quarter started, Illinois and IU exchanged stalled possessions resulting in punts. On Illinois’ following drive however, the Hoosiers were able to sack quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase twice, holding Illinois to a three-and-out. When IU got the ball back, the Hoosiers’ second drive was one it had not seen in recent games during the fourth quarter. A six play, 60-yard possession spanning two minutes and 21 seconds ended in a play action touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Nate Sudfeld to sophomore wide receiver Shane Wynn. The Hoosiers had a 14-point lead with only 5:48 remaining in the game.“I saw Shane wide open and I just thought ‘put it on him’,” Sudfeld said. “I didn’t want to miss him on that, and he just made it easy. It was great play-calling and great execution.”With 3:39 left in the game, Illinois got the ball back and began to drive down the field. At one point, the offense got to the IU 4-yard line. However, following a Ryan Phillis sack of Scheelhaase, the Hoosiers’ seventh of the day, the Illini were backed up to the 15-yard line.Two incompleted passes later, Illinois was brought to its last chance, a fourth and goal from the IU 15. Scheelhaase’s pass flew incomplete once again, and the Hoosiers forced a turnover on downs.“We’ve got to play 60 minutes as hard as we can,” Heban said. “If we would have lapsed right there, it would have been a touchdown and maybe a whole different game.”As IU regained possession with a minute and 33 seconds remaining, the Hoosiers kneeled three times. They were finally able to seal a fourth quarter performance the entire team could be proud of. Indiana finally was able to celebrate its first Big Ten win since 2010 and the first in the Wilson era. “We played well down the stretch,” Wilson said. “It felt really good to get a win on the road and get on the right side of the ledger for once.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After a slow start and a quarterback switch, IU has taken a 21-14 lead over Illinois at the halfway point of the game.With a three-and-out and an interception from sophomore quarterback Cam Coffman in IU’s two of its first three drives, IU Coach Kevin Wilson made the decision to replace Coffman with freshman Nate Sudfeld.The move has worked. Sudfeld has six completions on seven attempts for 73 yards and a touchdown, including a 48-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer.However, junior running back Stephen Houston was the star for the Hoosiers in the first half. Accounting for all three of IU’s touchdowns, Houston now has touchdowns in nine straight games. With 12 overall through the first seven-and-a-half games, he also is now in the top 10 list of Hoosiers with the most touchdowns in a single season.Heading into the second half, Illinois will receive the IU kickoff to open the third quarter. When the Hoosiers lead at halftime this season, their record is 2-3. The team remains winless in the month of October, however is looking for its first win since Sept. 8.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After a slow start and a quarterback switch, IU has a 21-14 lead over Illinois at the halfway point of the game.With a three-and-out and an interception from sophomore quarterback Cameron Coffman in two of IU's first three drives, IU Coach Kevin Wilson made the decision to replace Coffman with freshman quarterback Nate Sudfeld.The move has worked. Sudfeld has six completions on seven attempts for 73 yards and a touchdown, including a 48-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer.However, junior running back Stephen Houston was the star for the Hoosiers in the first half. Accounting for all three of IU’s touchdowns, Houston now has touchdowns in nine straight games. With 12 overall through the first seven-and-a-half games, he also is now in the top 10 list of Hoosiers with the most touchdowns in a single season.Heading into the second half, Illinois will receive the IU kickoff to open the third quarter. When the Hoosiers lead at halftime this season, their record is 2-3. The team remains winless in the month of October, however, and is looking for its first win since Sept. 8.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - After a slow start and a quarterback switch, IU has taken a 21-14 lead over Illinois at the halfway point of the game.
Indiana at Illinois