Football

Lynch brings referees to practice, emphasizes discipline

By Nathan Hart · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:55 a.m.

IU coach Bill Lynch brought in referees and piped crowd noise inside Mellencamp Pavilion during practice this week to prepare his team for its first road game at Akron this Saturday.

Student season ticket sales pass 6,000

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 12:24 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Fred Glass announced Tuesday that the department has sold more than 6,000 student section season ticket passes, which hasn’t happened since 2006.

IU wide receivers flourish

By Greg Rosenstein · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 12:20 a.m.

When IU decided to switch from the traditional spread offense to the pistol – a scheme used to utilize the running backs – sophomore wide receiver Damarlo Belcher was a little bit worried.

Student season ticket sales for football pass 6,000

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 6:25 p.m.

For the first time since 2006, student season ticket sales have surpassed 6,000

Shaq ready to help Hoosiers win

By Justin Albers · Monday, Sept. 14,2009 8:47 p.m.

Many Hoosier football fans hope IU’s Shaq, Shaquille Jefferson, will have a similar effect on their turf to basketball great Shaquille O'Neal.

Hoosiers lack discipline in last 2 games

By Ryan Winn · Sunday, Sept. 13,2009 11:01 p.m.

When the dust settled and the pads came off, the Hoosiers walked away beating the Western Michigan Broncos, but they nearly gave the victory away. Again.

IU survives many penalties, laterals, blocked field goals

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, Sept. 13,2009 10:59 p.m.

After a bobbled fourth-quarter snap on a Western Michigan punt, IU recovered the ball and stood 14 yards from sealing its second consecutive victory. If only it were that easy.

IU running backs break out against Western Michigan

By Greg Rosenstein · Sunday, Sept. 13,2009 10:58 p.m.

After last week’s close victory against Eastern Kentucky, the biggest question regarding IU was its lack of production on the ground.

IU defeats Western Michigan, 23-19

By Nathan Hart · Saturday, Sept. 12,2009 3:30 p.m.

In another close contest, the IU football team took a key fumble recovery in their own red zone to walk away with a 23-19 over the Western Michigan Broncos.

IU-Western Michigan live blog

Saturday, Sept. 12,2009 1:03 p.m.

Join the discussion as IDS writers cover the IU-Western Michigan game with a live blog from Memorial Stadium.

IU hopes to contain WMU in second season game

By Greg Rosenstein · Friday, Sept. 11,2009 12:24 a.m.

IU is set to play Western Michigan, one of the top teams in the Mid Atlantic Conference, at noon on Saturday.

400 former players, coaches to be honored

By Nathan Hart · Friday, Sept. 11,2009 12:13 a.m.

From Cherry to Starr, along with about 400 former IU football players and coaches who filled the years in between, IU will celebrate its 125th football season by recognizing alumni throughout the weekend.

Darius Willis seeks redemption against Broncos

By Ryan Winn · Friday, Sept. 11,2009 12:10 a.m.

He was expected to be the answer for the Hoosiers’ running back problems in the post-Anthony Thompson world, and fans wrapped their proverbial arms around Willis as the first savior of the infamously dire program.

2nd-half slumps persist for IU football

By Greg Rosenstein · Thursday, Sept. 10,2009 1:42 a.m.

Having been outscored 208-75 in the second half of its games last season, IU entered Week 1 against Eastern Kentucky with hopes of high scoring in all four quarters.

Big Ten blunders put Hoosiers opener in perspective

By Ryan Winn · Tuesday, Sept. 8,2009 11:25 p.m.

As the rest of the Big Ten showed last weekend, you can’t judge a team by its opening act. The Hoosiers still have 11 games to show what their 2009 version is capable of doing.

USC vs. OSU: Why you play the game

By Frank Therber · Monday, Sept. 7,2009 11:05 p.m.

Saturday, No. 4 USC travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 6 Ohio State in one of the biggest matchups of the year, and it's time for OSU to prove themselves.

Students adjust to new tailgating rules

By Alex Benson · Friday, Sept. 4,2009 1:29 a.m.

Tensions rose as tailgaters were told to evacuate the Hoosier Village ten minutes prior to Friday’s kick-off.

All night long, Hoosiers raise red flags

By Ryan Winn · Friday, Sept. 4,2009 1:24 a.m.

There were plenty of red flags being raised in “The Rock” on Thursday night, but very few were being waved by a burly cheerleader in the end zone.

Hoosiers survive battle with Colonels

By Greg Rosenstein · Friday, Sept. 4,2009 1:22 a.m.

The Hoosiers got more than they expected Thursday in a 19-13 win against the Colonels at Memorial Stadium.

Ben Chappell leads IU's new pistol offense

By Nathan Hart · Friday, Sept. 4,2009 1:21 a.m.

With a brand new offense emphasizing the running game, Ben Chappell’s arm played an uncomfortably large role in IU’s season opener.

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