Football

Football looks to start strong

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Sept. 2,2010 12:28 a.m.

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.

Redshirts become rule, not exception

By Geoffrey Miller · Thursday, Sept. 2,2010 12:23 a.m.

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 divides football teams

By Sean Morrison · Thursday, Sept. 2,2010 12:16 a.m.

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 to provide traffic twitter updates for football games

Wednesday, Sept. 1,2010 1:36 p.m.

IU Athletics will be utilizing a Twitter page this year to provide updated traffic information for football fans.

IU revamps defense with pro-style 3-4 formation

By Connor O'Gara · Wednesday, Sept. 1,2010 12:44 a.m.

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.

Column: Small schools can produce football stars, too

By Frank Therber · Tuesday, Aug. 31,2010 10:35 p.m.

Here’s a shout-out to the little guys out there that could be making some noise this college football season and next spring when the NFL draft comes around.

IU receiver Doss out with injury for opener

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, Aug. 30,2010 11:46 p.m.

IU football coach Bill Lynch confirmed after Monday’s team practice that junior wide receiver Tandon Doss will sit out Thursday night’s season-opener with a groin injury.

Willis key to IU football success

By Justin Albers · Monday, Aug. 30,2010 11:17 p.m.

Keep running back Darius Willis healthy and the Hoosiers will win football games. Lose him to the injury bug and all bets are off. It’s that simple.

Doss to be limited in opener

Monday, Aug. 30,2010 12:34 p.m.

IU junior wide receiver Tandon Doss will likely miss Thursday’s football opener against Towson due to injury.

Inside football two-a-days

By Geoffrey Miller · Friday, Aug. 27,2010 12:12 a.m.

The single day of a preseason camp, more than anything, screams that football is not just about who can hit whom the hardest, as the IDS learns while spending a day with the IU football team.

IU will play in bowl game

By Justin Albers · Friday, Aug. 27,2010 12:05 a.m.

IU will make a bowl game this season — that is a guarantee (Yes, the Kentucky Fried Chicken Bowl and The Mott’s Fruit Bowl do count).

Chris Adkins out with ankle injury

Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 2:47 p.m.

Just after losing much of his sophomore season to an elbow injury, junior safety Chris Adkins could miss a significant portion of the 2010 campaign because of an injured ankle.

Winning - IU football's only permanent solution

By Justin Albers · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 8:51 p.m.

IU Athletics Director Fred Glass is working hard to make people excited about the university’s football program. At this point, that’s all he can do.

Future looks bright, but not yet golden

By Justin Albers · Wednesday, Aug. 11,2010 5:04 p.m.

IU football coach Bill Lynch is confident about the upcoming season. He thinks he has a team that can compete with — and beat — many of its Big Ten opponents.

Preserving RB's potential

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, Aug. 11,2010 5:02 p.m.

Sophomore running back Darius Willis took in Tuesday’s practice from the sidelines, but coaches said having the top projected running back out wasn’t a cause for concern.

IU football player's father killed in Alaskan plane crash

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, Aug. 11,2010 8:45 a.m.

Tragedy struck the IU football program Tuesday night when a freshman tight end learned his father was one of five people killed in an Alaskan air crash Monday night that also claimed the life of a former U.S. senator.

Lucas Oil snags 1st conference championship

Sunday, Aug. 8,2010 7:38 p.m.

The 115th season of Big Ten football will end with something many fans have been clamoring for: a conference championship game. The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship will also have importance for the Hoosiers. The December 2011 game will take place at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium — essentially home turf.

Hoosiers take next step with first practice

By Geoffrey Miller · Sunday, Aug. 8,2010 5:57 p.m.

“When you have some disappointing losses that we had last year, you can go one of two ways,” IU coach Bill Lynch said of his team’s overall attitude. “Just watching what they did (Friday), they certainly did their work during the summer.”

Multiple WRs 'not a problem'

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2010 8:06 p.m.

Despite an offense with three wide receivers popularly accepted as some of the best the Big Ten will offer, the questions for IU football coach Bill Lynch weren’t about potentially mind-numbing statistics for yards or touchdowns.

Best of Lynch: Media Day edition

Wednesday, Aug. 4,2010 7:57 p.m.

Think you’ll see a furious Lynch on the sidelines again this year? You might — but expect the Hoosiers to be much improved from last year, at least based on Lynch’s preseason comments. Here are some of the highlights of Lynch’s Big Ten Media Day presser:

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