Column: The roller coaster is just beginning
Inconsistency is the mantra of young teams like the Hoosiers, whether they like it or not.Tuesday night, IU fans saw the benefit of being inconsistent.
Inconsistency is the mantra of young teams like the Hoosiers, whether they like it or not.Tuesday night, IU fans saw the benefit of being inconsistent.
The streak is over. IU had lost its previous 12 matchups against Wisconsin and IU Coach Tom Crean had never defeated the Badgers since arriving in Bloomington.
Despite Wisconsin making its first seven shot attempts of the game, the Hoosiers fought back to cut the Badgers’ lead to 35-34 at halftime.
The IU Women's Basketball team prepare for their game Saturday against Ohio State.
It’s no secret that Wisconsin has had IU’s number in basketball in recent years. Despite the Hoosiers’ 94-67 all-time lead in the series, the Badgers have won their last 12 games against IU.
The last time the Hoosiers defeated the Badgers was Jan. 31, 2007.
This is not a joke. The curse Wisconsin athletics has over IU athletics is legitimate.No. 3 Wisconsin (16-0, 3-0) has the advantage of just being a better basketball team when they play IU (11-5, 1-2) at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Indiana’s struggles against Wisconsin have been well documented. Last season, the two teams faced each other twice, with the Badgers emerging victorious both times. Wisconsin has won 12 straight games against Indiana, and the last time the Hoosiers defeated the Badgers was Jan. 31, 2007.
The redshirt junior midfielder has signed with an agent and will enter the 2014 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, he confirmed Monday.
The Hoosiers began their spring season in Orlando, Fla., this weekend at the UCF Invitational. While the invitational does not technically keep track of team scores, the head-to-head environment will prepare the Hoosiers for what they may see in Big Ten play.
IU alumnus Greg Heban arrived in Bloomington in 2009 as a pitcher for the Hoosier baseball team. Four-and-a-half years later, he is at Fit Speed Athletic Performance in Weston, Fla., to train for the 2014 NFL Draft alongside Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall and former All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson.
IU (11-5, 1-2) held Penn State’s (9-8, 0-4) leading scorer, Tim Frazier, to 10 points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field. Going into Saturday’s game, the graduate student guard was averaging 17.1 points per game, and he had scored 20 points in his previous game against Minnesota.
Ohio State defeated IU 71-50 Saturday, the Hoosiers' first loss of the season.
Dominique Booth leaned back in his chair in Memorial Stadium’s North End Zone complex, where IU football’s six mid-year enrollees were introduced to the media on Thursday.
IU alumnus Greg Heban arrived in Bloomington in 2009 as a pitcher for the Hoosier baseball team. Four and a half years later, he is at Fit Speed Athletic Performance in Weston, Fla. to train for the 2014 NFL Draft alongside Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall and former All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson.
The loss is IU’s first of the season and snapped the team’s 14-game win streak.
Penn State (9-8, 0-4) led for much of Saturday’s game, but the Hoosiers (11-5, 1-2) fought back to beat PSU 79-76.
After falling behind 17-4 to Penn State in the first four minutes and 20 seconds, IU clawed its way back to cut the Niitany Lions’ lead to 41-37.
With an entire week without a game after suffering a 73-56 defeat to No. 5 Michigan State, IU (10-5, 0-2) has had a lot of time to prepare for its matchup against Penn State (9-7, 0-3) on Saturday.
IU Coach Kevin Wilson announced Friday afternoon that Defensive Coordinator Doug Mallory and Defensive Line Coach Jon Fabris will not return to the coaching staff in 2014.