Hoosiers fall 59-7 to Badgers
Wisconsin prevailed 59-7, with the game quickly devolving to resemble last season’s one-sided contest.
Wisconsin prevailed 59-7, with the game quickly devolving to resemble last season’s one-sided contest.
It’s hard not to cringe when you see the final score: Wisconsin 59, IU 7.
Within the first 2:01 against Wisconsin Saturday, IU accomplished something it failed to do last year against the Badgers: stop a drive.The game quickly devolved to resemble last season’s one-sided contest, however, with Wisconsin triumphing 59-7.
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Last season, the Hoosiers traveled to Madison and left with a 63-point loss, allowing at least 21 points in each of the final three quarters.
The Badgers have won the past six matchups with the Hoosiers by an average of 30.5 points per game, averaging 312.2 rushing yards per game in the past five meetings.
Nobody has forgotten what happened at Camp Randall Stadium last year.
True freshman wide receiver Shane Wynn was honored as the Big Ten's Freshman of the Week.
From Co-Defensive Coordinator Mike Ekeler to senior middle linebacker Jeff Thomas, the IU football team is frustrated with its performance.
On Saturday, it was true freshman quarterback Tre Roberson’s turn to lead the Hoosier offense as it tried to dig itself out of a hole.
Surely that man on the sideline wasn’t Kevin Wilson, a coach known for his offensive expertise. The play calls looked so familiar I could have sworn it was a former coach who made them. It had to be.
Following a 99-yard kickoff return from freshman Shane Wynn, IU led for the first 13 minutes of Saturday's game against Illinois. The Illini grabbed a 14-10 lead with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter and never looked back, eventually defeating IU 41-20.
Indiana takes on Illinois at 2:30 Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The IDS will be live blogging the entire game. Join the conversation.

Max McCombs, Alex McCarthy and Justin Albers discuss IU's loss to Penn State, preview this weekend's game with Illinois and try to make sense of all the depth chart changes.
IU is tied with Minnesota for the worst record this season in the Big Ten at 1-4. The Illini, though, are a perfect 5-0 and fresh off a 38-35 comeback victory against Northwestern in their conference opener after a 7-6 season and bowl win last year.
Quarterback play has been a factor in the last two clashes between Indiana and Illinois, which might not bode well for the Hoosiers when they square off against Illinois at 2:30 Saturday at home. While IU’s Ben Chappell had 333 yards and three touchdowns in the 2009 contest, the quarterback situation for both schools has gone in opposite directions.
I certainly wouldn’t want to be a co-defensive coordinator for IU this week. If Ekeler and Mallory are doing their homework on Illinois, they probably haven’t slept a wink all week. There’s that much work to do.
Football columnist Justin Albers grades IU's performance against Penn State.
IU football player Darius Willis didn’t break any NCAA eligibility rules when he performed at a professional wrestling event Sept. 24, the IU Compliance Office said.
IU sophomore Dusty Kiel saw his first start on Saturday against Penn State. IU sophomore Edward Wright-Baker has already seen four starts this season. So, who's IU's starting quarterback, Coach?