Top five changes in the Big ten
The upcoming season has several changes in the works for the Big Ten Conference.
The upcoming season has several changes in the works for the Big Ten Conference.
IU surrendered 40 or more points four times last year, giving up an average of 34 points per game. Wilson, along with co-defensive coordinators Mike Ekeler and Doug Mallory, seeks to change that.
Wilson said he believes a confident team begins with confident coaches. He said he has learned over the years that if coaches call a great deal of meetings and cram sessions before games, that sends a message to the players that coaches lack confidence in the team.
Though perhaps overshadowed by the commitment of quarterback Gunner Kiel days earlier, Jason Spriggs become the 15th member of the IU 2012 football recruiting class Thursday.
Senior wide receiver Damarlo Belcher was one of 12 players named to the Big Ten’s inaugural Players to Watch List Thursday.
In the minds of many, the IU football program has taken a backseat to basketball for as long as most can remember. At the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, both Athletic Director Fred Glass and new head football coach Kevin Wilson made it clear that Hoosier football is not to be overlooked.
The IU Athletics Department announced revised schedules for the 2012-14 football seasons Wednesday to reflect the recent Big Ten expansion.
Gunner Kiel is the top-ranked pro-style quarterback in the country for the 2012 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. And on July 27, he committed to the IU football team while visiting the campus with his family.
The Big Ten Media Days begin Thursday in Chicago and signal that another season of Big Ten football is not far off.
Gunner Kiel, the top-ranked pro-style quarterback in the country for the 2012 recruiting class according to Rivals.com, has committed to the IU football team.
For several years, quarterback Ben Chappell and wide receiver Terrance Turner were teammates. Now the pair are division rivals.
IU added its 13th member for the 2012 recruiting class Friday when Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College outside linebacker Darrius Stroud offered a verbal commitment.
The Athletic Department announced July 19 that new uniforms would be provided for the upcoming season.
With the opening of fall practice less than a month away, watch lists for each of the major individual college football awards have been released and include a trio of IU players.
Indianapolis Lawrence Central center Wes Rogers committed to the IU football team July 10. He is the Hoosiers’ sixth verbal pledge for the 2012 class from in-state and 12th overall.
It’s been a busy off-season for the IU football team. On July 7, the Hoosiers announced they signed Stephen Houston, a running back from a community college in Kansas. He has three years of eligibility left and will add depth to a position that saw multiple injuries last season.
With four additional commitments from rising high school senior football players last week, IU continues to build its 2012 recruiting class numbers despite a late start.
Indianapolis will play host to the Big Ten’s football championship game through 2015, the conference announced Sunday.
The fallout from Jim Tressel's cover-up of his players' memorabilia sales and his subsequent resignation is a crying shame for Ohio State University, an institution that has done a pretty good job of talking the talk in terms of doing things in an honorable manner over the years, writes Frank Therber.
Dave Schnell led the Hoosiers to victory in the 1988 Liberty Bowl, of which he earned MVP honors, as well as in two other bowl games during his collegiate career.