Football

IU bowl hopes slip away at Penn State

By Nathan Hart · Saturday, Nov. 14,2009 10:52 a.m.

The story is all too familiar for IU football this season: an early lead, a failure to capitalize on opportunities and a second-half struggle. Saturday’s game against Penn State was no different.

IU begins 2-game, single-elimination season

By Ryan Winn · Thursday, Nov. 12,2009 11:53 p.m.

The terms “must-win,” “do or die” and “win or go home” will have their place in every preview of Saturday’s game, but they aren’t points of emphasis within the Memorial Stadium walls.

Hoosiers ready for Nittany Lions’ defensive front

By Greg Rosenstein · Thursday, Nov. 12,2009 11:47 p.m.

As coach of Penn State for the past 43 seasons, Joe Paterno has been around football long enough to understand the importance of never looking past an opponent.

Wide receivers continue to improve

By Nathan Hart · Thursday, Nov. 12,2009 11:30 p.m.

Late in the second quarter against Wisconsin, IU’s offense was struggling with only 55 yards the entire half. So it turned to a group that’s paced the offense all season – the wide receivers.

BCS on track to do its usual

By Frank Therber · Monday, Nov. 9,2009 11:48 p.m.

The Bowl Championship Series is going to oust deserving teams again, and this time there is a possibility that the damage might extend to multiple schools.

Hoosiers play catchup, fall short against No. 24 Badgers

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:17 p.m.

Saturday’s football game at Memorial Stadium provided a different storyline for the Hoosiers.

Wisconsin running backs overwhelm IU

By Greg Rosenstein · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:15 p.m.

Going into its matchup with No. 24 Wisconsin on Saturday, IU knew exactly what to expect from the Badgers’ top rushing attack. But it didn’t matter.

Hoosiers have guts, but not glory

By Ryan Winn · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:13 p.m.

While their season may be dying, there will be no white flags raised on the IU sideline in the final stretch.

IU football loses 31-28 to Wisconsin

Saturday, Nov. 7,2009 4:17 p.m.

After two weeks of giving up leads in the fourth quarter, IU played the comeback role today. But it wasn’t enough.

IU loses to No. 24 Wisconsin 31-28

By Greg Rosenstein · Saturday, Nov. 7,2009 10:51 a.m.

A main issue plaguing IU this season has been a lack of production in the fourth quarter. But despite scoring 14 points in the final period against Wisconsin, it was still not enough to earn the victory.

Wisconsin’s 250-pound RB leads team against an injured IU defense

By Nathan Hart · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 12:35 a.m.

John Clay, the big, bruising 248-pound Badger running back who anchors the Wisconsin offense, averages 104.9 rushing yards per game and has scored 10 touchdowns – four more than any other running back in the Big Ten.

Senior safety, former walk-on gets his chance to shine

By Greg Rosenstein · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 12:18 a.m.

On the Thursday afternoon before IU’s matchup against Illinois, senior safety Collin Taylor ran out onto the practice field as he normally does. Except this time, he heard the voice of IU co-defensive coordinator Joe Palcic yell to him.

Adrian Burks hopes to play a convincing starter

By Ryan Winn · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 12:15 a.m.

Before Adrian Burks could put on the pads as a starting cornerback, he had to put on a dress.

A promising but frustrating October

By Ryan Winn · Thursday, Nov. 5,2009 12:12 a.m.

The Hoosiers competed in five roller coaster games in October, the most of any month.

IU fails to handle adversity again

By Ryan Winn · Sunday, Nov. 1,2009 11:50 p.m.

In a 42-24 loss at Iowa, the Hoosiers, for the second consecutive week, saw a comfortable lead disappear and a previously dominated game lost. Again, the game featured an unstoppable IU team in the first half and a group of patsies in the second.

Hoosiers surrender wide lead to Iowa with 4th-quarter defensive failure

By Greg Rosenstein · Sunday, Nov. 1,2009 11:48 p.m.

For the second week in a row, the Hoosiers were up by a double-digit margin at halftime against a Big Ten opponent.

IU offense collapses in 2nd half with 3 interceptions, 4 punts, 1 missed FG

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, Nov. 1,2009 11:45 p.m.

Facing a Hawkeye team known for forcing turnovers, challenging quarterbacks and shutting down opponents to end games, IU’s offensive production all but vanished in the second half.

Hoosiers unravel, lose to Iowa 42-24

By Nathan Hart · Saturday, Oct. 31,2009 10:32 a.m.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Heading into halftime, IU held a 21-7 lead against the undefeated No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hoosiers were poised to pull off the biggest win of their season. But then they played the second half.

Hoosiers face Big Ten’s best defense

By Greg Rosenstein · Friday, Oct. 30,2009 12:35 a.m.

The Hawkeyes (8-0) are led by a veteran defense that is among the nation’s best. This season, Iowa is top-20 in the country for total defense, passing defense, scoring defense and turnovers gained. It also leads Bowl Championship Series teams in interceptions with 15 on the year.

Intangibles separate IU from Big Ten elite

By Ryan Winn · Friday, Oct. 30,2009 12:32 a.m.

Despite the four-game lead Iowa has on IU, the teams are almost statistical reflections of one another. Other than Iowa’s daunting defensive statistics, the teams would appear to be on equal footing.

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