IU remains at top of lineman's college list
Even though he missed a flight and spent unnecessary hours in the Atlanta airport, offensive tackle recruit Dimitric Camiel enjoyed his first visit to IU last weekend.
Even though he missed a flight and spent unnecessary hours in the Atlanta airport, offensive tackle recruit Dimitric Camiel enjoyed his first visit to IU last weekend.
As 2011 came to an end, the IU football team lost one of its co-offensive coordinators when Rod Smith left to coach at Arizona. On Jan. 3, IU Coach Kevin Wilson named Seth Littrell, coincidentally the former co-offensive coordinator at Arizona, to the post of offensive coordinator.
Five players committed to IU since Dec. 11, all of whom will line up on the defensive side of the ball when the 2012 season starts. Four are from junior colleges, and one, defensive tackle Ralphael Green, is from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas.
One week after IU Coach Kevin Wilson’s inaugural season came to an end, eight players who might be involved in Wilson’s second season visited Bloomington.
What do Eric Gordon, Tom Pritchard and Cody Zeller have in common? All three were IU’s leading scorers as freshmen after their first seven games.
It is perhaps fitting that the inaugural Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award, named in part after a former IU running back, has been awarded to another former Hoosier running back.
One of those was Indiana Coach Kevin Wilson. After a 1-11 season, Wilson is no longer the rookie, nor is he one of the newest faces to the conference.
Statistically, the scales were reversed on offense in 2011. While IU’s leading passer, rusher and receiver were all juniors or seniors in 2010, the leading passer, rusher and receiver were underclassmen in 2011.
Bragging rights aside, this loss isn’t such a bad thing for IU Coach Kevin Wilson and the Hoosiers.
Saturday was Senior Day, but as IU fought to a 33-25 loss to rival Purdue, it was largely the team’s underclassmen playing in their first Bucket Game that kept the Hoosiers in contention.
The 20 players not returning next season, along with the rest of the Hoosiers, didn’t win the Bucket on Saturday, allowing the Boilermakers (6-6, 4-4) 508 yards of total offense and a chance at a bowl game.
In the 87th battle between IU and Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket, the old rivals stayed close for most of the game, but in the end, the Boilermakers reclaimed the Bucket with a 33-25 victory.
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In addition to the traditional trappings that come with IU’s annual contest against Purdue, Saturday’s game will mark the end for 20 players—the end of their careers and the end of the first season under the Kevin Wilson regime.
Since the trophy was first awarded in 1925, Purdue leads the series with a 56-27- 3 record, but the Hoosiers (1-10, 0-7) have won two of the last four Bucket games, including last season. If they were to beat the Boilermakers Saturday, it would be the first back-to-back Hoosier victories since 1993-1994.
On Saturday, Big Al Carpenter will take his 1979 Holiday Bowl ring out of its box in his dresser drawer and don it on the sidelines of the Old Oaken Bucket game.
The Old Oaken Bucket is given annually to the winner of the IU-Purdue game. The Hoosiers (1-10, 0-7), who won the Bucket game last season, now look to bounce back.
What makes this defense so frustrating to watch is the fact that it seemingly gets worse every week. Saturday’s 55-3 loss at No. 15 Michigan State was just the latest example.
Thanks to 296 yards from quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Michigan State passing game, the Spartans romped past IU 55-3 Saturday at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.
Thanks to 272 yards from Kirk Cousins and the Michigan State passing game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers 55-3 today at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.