True freshmen quarterbacks shined for both FBS programs
Each team is now starting a true freshman at quarterback, Tre Roberson for IU and Braxton Miller for OSU, after opening their seasons with more experienced players under center.
Each team is now starting a true freshman at quarterback, Tre Roberson for IU and Braxton Miller for OSU, after opening their seasons with more experienced players under center.
After Ohio State’s true freshman quarterback, Braxton Miller, put the Buckeyes on the board with the longest quarterback run in OSU history — 81 yards — the difference between the teams was never more than seven points until the final minutes. IU Coach Kevin Wilson said he wasn’t surprised at how close the game was, despite the 27.5-point spread.
The Hoosiers entered Ohio Stadium as 28-point underdogs and left just short of beating the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988. True freshman quarterback Tre Roberson threw an interception in the final minutes as IU trailed 27-20, which led to a Buckeye touchdown drive to make it 34-20, which stood as the final score.
The IDS is blogging live from Ohio Stadium in Columbus for today's IU football game against Ohio State. Join the conversation.
The IDS is blogging live from Ohio Stadium in Columbus for today's IU football game against Ohio State. Join the conversation.
The IDS is blogging live from Ohio Stadium in Columbus for today's IU football game against Ohio State. Join the conversation.
On an offense that has had multiple starters at every position this season, a combination of injuries, players leaving the team and demotions have resulted in the current lineup slated to see the field Saturday.
While the Hoosiers (1-8, 0-5) have lost their previous three games by a combined score of 163-69, the Buckeyes (5-3, 2-2) have defeated two ranked opponents in Illinois and Wisconsin.
I’m starting to think running the option wouldn’t be such a bad idea for the current Hoosiers — at least for the final three games of the season, just to see how it works.
In what might be the most exciting two years in conference realignments, the Big East is finally making its long-talked-about move. It’s extending invitations to expand its conference to make up for the loss of Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia.
Senior wide receiver Damarlo Belcher was dismissed from the IU football team for a violation of team rules, according to a release from IU Athletics.
While 2011 marked the 99th Homecoming for IU, it was football coach Kevin Wilson's first as a Hoosier.
IU fell to Northwestern, 59-38, Saturday at Memorial Stadium, dropping to 1-8 for the season, despite tying its highest-scoring effort of the season.
The problem is Belcher never seemed interested in putting in the work to make it his team. It’s when things have gone bad for the Hoosiers this season that Belcher has come up the smallest.
After struggling to gain yardage on the ground against teams like Ball State and North Texas, the Hoosiers have found a way to rush against Big Ten opponents like Wisconsin, Iowa and Northwestern.
The seniors who were part of a Homecoming upset of Northwestern as freshman could not end their final IU Homecoming the same way, losing 59-38.
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It hasn’t been long since a pair of crimson-clad IU coaches wore the royal purple of the Northwestern Wildcats.
Though the Hoosiers have one win in eight tries in Wilson’s first season, we are seeing signs the coach’s strategy is working. On offense, at least. “Working” is probably not the right word to describe the defense, but that’s a topic for another day.
On Saturday, three years after being thrust into the starting role at Lawrence Central, Roberson became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for IU since true freshmen became eligible in 1972.