Game Wrap and Reaction: Week 8 Michigan Wolverines

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Game Wrap and Reaction: Week 8 Michigan Wolverines

Opponent: Michigan Wolverines

Location: Saturday October 19th  /3:30pm/ Michigan Stadium/ (Ann Arbor, Michigan) 

Why They Played:  The Hoosiers and the Wolverines faced off for the first time since 2010 and for the 62nd time all-time.  Michigan leads the series 52-9 coming into today’s game. 

What The Game Meant:

Indiana had a chance to end a 16 game losing streak against the Wolverines and to climb back over .500 both overall and in Big Ten play. 

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Live Blog: Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines

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Welcome to IU vs. Michigan

 

Three & Out Defense: Week 8 Michigan

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Three & Out Defense: Week 8 Michigan

Its Game Day Hoosier Nation! The loss against the Spartans was a step back for this Hoosier defense, which looked absolutely gassed by halftime as Michigan State controlled the tempo of the game.  This week the Hoosiers face a more explosive offense in the Wolverines who average 39 points per game.  However, Michigan’s offense does have a weakness holding them back.  We will look at the keys to victory for the Hoosiers defense.

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Three & Out Offense: Week 8 Michigan Wolverines

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Three & Out Offense: Week 8 Michigan Wolverines

As the final Hoosier football game of October closes in, we are going to take a look at the keys for the Indiana offense to succeed up at the Big House against Michigan.

1. Better Quarterback Play- Nate Sudfeld looked like he was making his first road start of his college career last Saturday against Michigan State.  The sophomore was only 14 of 30 throwing for 137 and no touchdowns, while Tre Roberson who was making his second appearance in East Lansing looked much more comfortable throwing for 2 scores and 122 yards on 11-17 passing.  Roberson also gained 20 yards on the ground.  It only gets tougher this week as the Hoosiers hit the road to face Michigan at the Big House.  Indiana cannot afford to start off slow or have their quarterback rattled by the situation again.  While Kevin Wilson has reiterated that Nate Sudfeld will probably start the game, I fully expect to see a big dose of Roberson Saturday afternoon.  The Hoosiers’ offense also needs more explosive plays from the passing game as well.  The long pass play against the Spartans was in large part to a great run after the catch from Shane Wynn.  Both QBs had trouble completing the long ball last week, but must make that more of a weapon this week in order to pull off the upset.  Indiana also has to get a better completion percentage out of their quarterbacks, 53.2% will not cut it for the Hoosiers this week.

See All of the Keys to the Game After the Jump! 

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Know Your Opponent: Michigan Wolverines

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Know Your Opponent: Michigan Wolverines

 

Last time we got together we took a look at the Hoosiers first road trip, which also happened to be the Old Brass Spittoon Game. This week Indiana again heads to the Mitten State, but instead of East Lansing, they will find themselves in Ann Arbor.

Let the audible groans commence.

The series between Indiana and Michigan is a long-standing, yet one-sided match-up. The two schools first met on the gridiron back in 1900, and have played 61 times since the turn of the century. Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, they have won just nine of the contests with their last victory coming way back in 1987. In fact Indiana’s victory that year marked the only time they had topped the Wolverines since 1967.

However, this game is not played in the history books, but instead on the field. So lets take a look at this years Michigan Wolverine team, which doesn’t look like one of Bo Schembechler vintage squads.

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2018 and 2019 Big Ten Schedules Announced

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2018 and 2019 Big Ten Schedules Announced

2018 is still five years away, but as we all know college football fans love to break down future schedules no matter how far down the road they are.  

In 2018 the Indiana Hoosiers will host five Big Ten games at Memorial Stadium, highlighted by visits from Michigan State and Purdue.  The Hoosiers will face Rutgers, Ohio State, and Michigan on the road in the division and travel to Minneapolis as a crossover game.  Indiana's other crossover match-ups include Iowa and Purdue at home. 

See the both of the schedules after the jump. 

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Bolser Makes Mackey Award Midseason Watch List

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Bolser Makes Mackey Award Midseason Watch List

Ted Bolser, Indiana's senior tight end, has been named to the Mackey Award Midseason Watch List earlier today.  Bolser has had an impressive season so far for the 3-3 Hoosiers with 19 receptions for 206 yards and five touchdowns.  The five scores match his career high set during his freshman year in 2010.   

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Peyton Eckert Out For Year

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Indiana loses another offensive lineman for the year.

Indiana loses another offensive lineman for the year.

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@sammyj108) 

The Hoosiers received another blow to the offensive line today as Kevin Wilson announced that Peyton Eckert will miss the remainder of the season and undergo back surgery.  Eckart has been out since the beginning of the season with a back injury.  The junior from Illinois marks the second offensive lineman lost for the season in the last two weeks.