Column: Tough to get excited for spring football
If there is one thing Hoosiers don’t associate with spring, it’s football. Spring to most Hoosier fans means Little 500, baseball and spring soccer games.
If there is one thing Hoosiers don’t associate with spring, it’s football. Spring to most Hoosier fans means Little 500, baseball and spring soccer games.
In the first matchup against the Sycamores of Indiana State University, the Hoosiers scored eight runs on 14 hits but lost 13-8 in a slugfest.
Though they enter today’s contest against Indiana State in a tie for second place in the Big Ten, the Hoosiers will not be able to improve their seeding. But freshman first baseman Sam Travis said his team must bring a better mindset to the ballpark.
Scoring early has been a touching point for IU Coach Michelle Gardner all season.
The Cutters are slowly but surely gaining momentum for April 21’s Little 500.
Per an IU Athletics press release, freshman forward Cody Zeller and junior forward Christian Watford are staying at IU for next season instead of going to the NBA.
The No. 20 Hoosiers were swept in the Big Ten Double Dual on Saturday, losing to Minnesota 46-23 in the morning with the exact same result coming in the afternoon against No. 12 Wisconsin at Lake Lemon in Riddle Point Park northeast of Bloomington.
IU eased to a 6-1 defeat of Iowa on Friday in Iowa City, Iowa, and then defeated Nebraska 4-3 to improve to 16-7 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten.
After a season in which the Hoosiers ran well against Big Ten opposition, the Hoosiers are preparing to improve in the passing game with the help of new Offensive Coordinator Seth Littrell.
IU diving legend Mark Lenzi has died at the age of 43. A 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 3-meter, Lenzi was hospitalized in critical condition March 28 for fainting spells and a dangerously low blood pressure of 78/48, according to Fredericksburg.com. He was unable to survive and passed away Monday morning.
Along a wall, there are framed photos of Fiji brothers holding up the Borg-Warner Trophy after winning the race in 1956, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1987 and 1995. There’s one empty frame on the wall with a piece of paper taped up that reads, “RESERVED FOR 2012.”
The Cutters are seeking their sixth consecutive victory in this year’s Little 500 race. The riders became the first team to win five consecutive titles with a victory in the 2011 race.
After Illinois dropped the opener, the Fighting Illini rallied, winning 11-6 Sunday and the series 2-1. It was the Hoosiers’ first series loss in Big Ten play.
For the second straight weekend, No. 45 Indiana split two matches against ranked competition at home. The Hoosiers started the weekend taking on No. 72 Iowa. IU denied Iowa its first road win of the season, as it defeated the Hawkeyes 6-1.
The Indiana Hoosier track and field squads continued to succeed on a weekly basis, as the Hoosiers competed in both the Florida Relays and the Stanford Invitational.
In three games, the Hoosiers finished 2-1 against the Boilermakers who — prior to this weekend — were undefeated in Big Ten play.
After its first two games resulted in a combined 13 goals, the IU men’s soccer team played in-state rival Butler to a 0-0 tie after 90 minutes of play Friday night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
At its first stroke play event of the season, the IU men's golf team placed third with a one-over-par 853. Northwestern finished victorious with an 11-under-par 841 at the 54-hole stroke play tournament Saturday and Sunday. The Hoosiers trailed by one stroke to second-place IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.
On Saturday, the team will face off against No. 72 Iowa, and Sunday the cream and crimson will do battle with No. 17 Nebraska. Both matches start at 11 a.m. at the IU Tennis Center.
The weekend will be a split-squad affair, with select groups of athletes heading to the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.