Notebook: Lynch recongnizes senior award winners
In IU coach Bill Lynch's weekly press conference, he discussed his seniors earning awards, cornerback Richard Council's return and last year's Iowa game.
In IU coach Bill Lynch's weekly press conference, he discussed his seniors earning awards, cornerback Richard Council's return and last year's Iowa game.
Following the IU football team's 20-17 loss to Northwestern on Saturday, it's becoming more and more obvious that the program isn't in any better shape than it was a year ago or the year before that, Justin Albers writes.
The senior quarterback threw for more than 300 yards for the fifth time this season, but the Hoosiers mustered just 17 points in their loss to Northwestern.
The Hoosiers registered season-highs in tackles for loss and pass breakups in defeat at the hands of Northwestern.
The Wildcats limited IU's offense and edged out a 20-17 victory Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
IDS football columnist Justin Albers writes that Lee Corso deserves a spot in the IU Hall of Fame, even when considering Corso's win-loss record in Bloomington.
The Hoosiers (4-3, 0-3) will get a chance to get the taste of last year's collapse against Northwestern out of their mouths when they take on the Wildcats (5-2, 1-2) at noon Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
IU goes to work again in a noon game Saturday when the Hoosiers (4-3, 0-3) play host to Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) at Memorial Stadium. The game marks the eighth time the defensive side of the coin for IU has played together after major changes in the offseason.
While the Hoosiers have allowed just seven sacks on the season, the team has permitted 21 of its 28 season quarterback hurries in its last four games.
IU junior tight end Max Dedmond, who was injured in last week’s game at Illinois, will not play Saturday against Northwestern, according to the injury report released Tuesday.
The IU football team had five turnovers in their 43-13 loss against Illinois, a statistic that coach Bill Lynch believes was indicative of the results.
A season-high five turnovers crippled the Hoosiers (4-3, 0-3) on Saturday in their 43-13 loss at Illinois (4-3, 2-2). The five Hoosier turnovers led to 24 Illinois points.
Costly turnovers and coaching decisions prevented IU from competing for a win like it should have, Justin Albers writes.
In their 43-13 loss at Illinois, the IU defensive squad surrendered just 289 yards of total offense and allowed just 14 points on drives that began outside their territory.
A slew of forced turnovers by Illinois (4-3, 2-2) led the Fighting Illini to a 43-13 victory over IU (4-3, 0-3) on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 53,550 at Memorial Stadium.
IDS football columnist Justin Albers writes about the problems of agents interacting with college athletes, and how agent issues impact even the IU football program.
Ben Chappell vividly remembers his first start in an IU uniform. The quarterback was just a sophomore in 2008 when the Hoosiers traveled to Champaign, Ill. for their fourth Big Ten game of the season. The Hoosiers, then on a four-game losing streak, took the field as a 2-4 team.
President George W. Bush was still in office, the movie “Superbad” had just been released and the song “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy was atop the Billboard Hot 100. That was the last time the IU football team won a Big Ten road game.
The redshirt freshman and former no. 3 national prospect takes over the starting kicker position for the IU football team.
The IU football team is halfway through its season, and IDS columnist Justin Albers handed out midterm grades to the team.