IU defeats Western Kenutcky 38-21
Senior quarterback Ben Chappell threw for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead IU to a 38-21 victory against Western Kentucky. For Western Kentucky, it's the team's 23rd loss in a row.
Senior quarterback Ben Chappell threw for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead IU to a 38-21 victory against Western Kentucky. For Western Kentucky, it's the team's 23rd loss in a row.
The last time the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won a football game was Sept. 20, 2008. It was a 50-9 win for the Hilltoppers against Murray State, a team that IU had just beaten two weeks prior. Since that game, WKU has dropped 22 in a row.
The debate ends here (or maybe this is where it begins): IU has the best group of wide receivers and tight ends in the Big Ten.
Junior Leon Beckum will make his first start as middle linebacker Saturday for IU. While starting is an accomplishment for any player, it seems to carry a little more weight for Beckum.
Wide receiver Tandon Doss will return to action against Western Kentucky after missing the season opener with a groin injury. He says he is more than ready.
News and notes from Bill Lynch's weekly press conference. WR Tandon Doss is healthy, RB Matt Perez is not. Also, how IU is preparing for Western Kentucky game.
Freshman tight end Ted Bolser said he hopes to have plenty more opportunities to contribute to the IU football team this season.
Whether it's playing safety, wide receiver, quarterback, returning kickoffs or even punting, IU senior safety Mitchell Evans has been the ultimate utility man for the Hoosiers.
The combination of a Thursday football game followed by a bye week means the football coaches will be getting a good jump on scouting future talent.
Former USC running back Reggie Bush will lose his 2005 Heisman Memorial Trophy amid an investigation as to whether he received improper benefits while in school, according to Yahoo Sports.
Something has to be done about the cupcake tour that is the first week of the college football season, football columnist Justin Albers says.
It’s sometimes difficult to evaluate a team’s performance in an opener — especially against a team such as Towson — but several themes from Thursday night’s game promise to persist.
Senior quarterback Ben Chappell and sophomore running back Darius Willis took a well-deserved early shower Thursday night. Chappell and Willis’ near-perfect first half gave the Hoosiers all they needed to defeat Towson 51-17.
Senior linebacker Tyler Replogle intercepted a third-down pass from Towson quarterback Chris Hart to put Chappell and an explosive IU offense back on track, leading them to a 51-17 win against the Tigers.
IU preserved its rivalry with Purdue in the finalization of the new Big Ten football subdivisions. The decision to realign the conference into two divisions came after Nebraska, which officially becomes a part of the Big Ten on July 1, 2011, decided to leave the Big 12.
The IU football team will look to extend its streak of six straight opening game wins when it takes on Towson at 7:30 today at Memorial Stadium.
Just four of the 22 projected offensive and defensive starters listed on the team depth chart for today’s season-opener with Towson will have previously not been a redshirt.
Big Ten conference commissioner Jim Delany presented the divisions and conference schedules for the 2011-12 football seasons Wednesday, less than three months after announcing Nebraska’s acceptance of its invitation to the Big Ten.
IU Athletics will be utilizing a Twitter page this year to provide updated traffic information for football fans.
The IU football team already has a lot of new faces on defense. Now, those new faces must also master a new defensive scheme, the 3-4.