Should IU go for it more on fourth down?
For the season, IU is seven for 16 on fourth down, a 43.8 percent conversion rate. This figure is 10th in the Big Ten, and the 16 attempts are the fourth highest.
For the season, IU is seven for 16 on fourth down, a 43.8 percent conversion rate. This figure is 10th in the Big Ten, and the 16 attempts are the fourth highest.
The new college football playoff system, slated to debut in 2015, cannot come soon enough, as it could correct some of the ranking issues in polls. Other polls are too sensitive to things like strength of schedule and margin of victory.
With IU’s 80-53 victory against Central Arkansas on Monday night at Assembly Hall, the IU women’s basketball team improved to 4-0, its first 4-0 start since the 2006 season.
The Big Ten champion Hoosiers will travel to No. 8 Akron Thursday for a matchup of recent NCAA champions. The Hoosiers are the defending champion, while the Zips captured the title in 2010.
Senior tight end Ted Bolser was named a semi-finalist Monday for the John Mackey Award, an honor bestowed to the nation’s top tight end.
This past Friday, the Indiana cross country team traveled to Madison, Wis., to compete in the Great Lakes Regional Meet.
On Sunday, IU defeated Duke 22-15 before going on to beat Cleveland State 25-10 in the tri-meet. Duke defeated Cleveland State 19-16 in their matchup.
On Friday, the Hoosiers (9-18, 1-15) fell in three sets to the Fighting Illini (28-26, 25-18, 25-22) and on Sunday fell to the Wildcats in five sets (25-16, 25-27, 25-23, 17-25, 15-10).
Indiana (3-0) defeated Indiana State (2-1) 57-54 in Terre Haute. IU Coach Curt Miller said he was proud of his team, which matched its best start to a season since 2009-2010.
The Hoosiers are riding the momentum of a four-game winning streak into the big dance after defeating Michigan State 1-0 Sunday.
Madison, Wis. — It took Wisconsin exactly one play to take the lead.
Early turnovers plagued IU at Camp Randall Stadium as No. 22 Wisconsin rolled the Hoosiers 51-3 to keep the Badgers’ Big Ten Championship hopes alive.
The Hoosiers got completely whipped on both sides of the ball Saturday against Wisconsin, getting dominated 51-3 at Camp Randall Stadium.
Vonleh tallied 18 points, his highest total in his first four games, and 15 rebounds, also a new high, in IU’s 90-74 victory against Stony Brook on Sunday night at Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers had to work through a string of missed free throws and foul calls for a 90-74 win against the Seawolves.
It was a welcome change after the Hoosiers were consistently content settling for three-point jumpers against LIU Brooklyn. They knocked in just seven of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc.
With Ellis’ goal, IU (15-6-1) defeated DePaul (13-6-2) 1-0 at Jerry Yeagley Field to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where it will face top-seeded North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Despite struggles from the free throw line, the IU men’s basketball team moved to 4-0 Sunday evening after a 90-74 against Stony Brook at Assembly Hall.
Fueled by a career-high 26 points from sophomore point guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, IU dismantled Samford 105-59 Friday night at Assembly Hall.
To beat Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1), IU (4-5, 2-3) will have to overcome a recent history of Badger domination. In the last three meetings, Wisconsin has beaten IU by an average score of 68-14.