Notes and Quotes From IUFB's Ohio State Week Media Session

Notes and Quotes From IUFB's Ohio State Week Media Session

By David Sugarman (@David_Sugarman2)

It’s officially game week and earlier today head coach Tom Allen, offensive coordinator Mike DeBord and several players met with members of the media. Among the big talking points were keeping focus despite the magnitude of the Ohio State game, Richard Lagow’s improvement and a surprising depth chart move. Here are today’s notes and quotes:

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Richard Lagow is the Clearcut Starter in 2017, but There's a Battle Brewing for the Backup Role

Richard Lagow is the Clearcut Starter in 2017, but There's a Battle Brewing for the Backup Role

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

There has been a lot of noise surrounding the quarterback position at Indiana since the end of last season. However, there is no quarterback battle as the starting job is clearly in the hands and on the arm of senior Richard Lagow. However, there is a battle for who backs up the big Texan. Indiana is in a bit of a pickle concerning who starts the 2018 season under center.

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Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 16 Days (Rashard Fant and Austin King)

Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 16 Days (Rashard Fant and Austin King)

Written By David Sugarman (@Sugarman_2)

We’re closing in on the end of the countdown with just 16 days to go until Indiana opens up the season against Ohio State on August 31st. Today we take a look at a pair of players who share a number and a home state, but play on different sides of the ball. Let’s take a look at cornerback Rashard Fant and quarterback Austin King.

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2017 Spring Practice Preview: Quarterbacks

2017 Spring Practice Preview: Quarterbacks

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

When the 2016 season ended in heart breaking fashion at Levi’s Stadium two things where clear about the quarterback situation at Indiana. One, that sideshow wildcat Zander Diamont would not be back for the 2017 season after retiring. Two, starting quarterback Richard Lagow had left the door open for a massive quarterback competition in spring practice with his performance against Utah.

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Ten Questions Facing the Hoosiers When They Open Spring Practice

Ten Questions Facing the Hoosiers When They Open Spring Practice

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Tom Allen will enter his first spring practice as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers on March 4th. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 6-7 (4-5) season with an appearance in the Foster Farms Bowl in 2016. However, changes have been abundant in Bloomington since Allen took over for Kevin Wilson at the beginning of December. Here are 10 questions that the Hoosiers face when they kick off spring practice in Bloomington.

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Making the Leap: Players Primed to Benefit Most From Bowl Practices

Making the Leap: Players Primed to Benefit Most From Bowl Practices

Written By: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

Making a bowl game means many things: It is a reward for reaching six victories. It is a symbol of continued progress for a program. Perhaps most importantly, it is an opportunity for a team to practice an additional 15 times. Those practices are incredible developmental chances for young players and they help springboard success for the next season. While every player will undoubtedly benefit from the additional practice, we’ve compiled a list of players that could benefit the most from IU’s preparation for the Foster Farms Bowl.

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Countdown to Kickoff: 16 Days (Rashard Fant and Austin King)

Countdown to Kickoff: 16 Days (Rashard Fant and Austin King)

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There are now 16 days remaining until the Indiana Hoosiers kick-off the 2016 season in Miami against the Florida International Golden Panthers. Join us each day for each part of our 100-day countdown to the opener! Today we look redshirt junior corner Rashard Fant and redshirt freshman quarterback Austin King

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Who Will Be Number One? 2016 Indiana Hoosiers Quarterback Preview

Who Will Be Number One? 2016 Indiana Hoosiers Quarterback Preview

Just like that, one of the most prolific signal callers in Indiana history is gone. Nate Sudfeld is off to the NFL, after a remarkably efficient four-year career. As a senior in 2015, Nate led the Big Ten in passing yards per game, passing yards, total offense per game, total offense, touchdowns, passing, yards per completion, yards per attempt and TD-INT ratio. Sudfeld leaves Bloomington as IU’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns (61), passing yardage (7,879), 350-yard games (6), 300-yard games (11), 250-yard games (13), 200-yard games (19), four-touchdown games (5) and three-touchdown games (10),and is tied for first in 400-yard games (1).

He was underappreciated during his career, and his stellar play was not really praised until he either split snaps or missed time due to injury. Sudfeld had to share the spotlight during his career, until he was finally given the keys to the offense in his last two seasons. When he was on the field, he was one of the most productive quarterbacks in the nation, and productivity like that is really hard to replicate, let alone replace. Don’t tell that to Kevin Wilson and offensive coordinator Kevin Johns however, as that is exactly what they aim to do with a new group of quarterbacks in 2016.

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Indiana Will Give All Quarterbacks a Fair Shot, But Won't Draw the Process Out

Indiana Will Give All Quarterbacks a Fair Shot, But Won't Draw the Process Out

While there will obviously be a starting quarterback named at some point, Coach Wilson gave no indication of that happening any time soon during Tuesday’s availability. He joked around on Monday in Chicago that Indiana will indeed use a quarterback this season, but we still don’t know who will take the first snap on September 1st in Miami after two days in the Windy City. Richard Lagow, Zander Diamont and Danny Cameron were all listed as co-starters on the new depth chart, and Wilson did little to indicate that this was untrue. 

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What We Learned as Crimson Defeats Cream 21-17 in Spring Practice Finale

What We Learned as Crimson Defeats Cream 21-17 in Spring Practice Finale

We at Hoosier Huddle came into the annual Cream and Crimson game with a handful of questions we wanted to be answered and for the most part we were satisfied in what we saw on a perfect Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington as the Cream toppled the Crimson 21-17 in a less-than traditional, but really festive, spring game format. We will take you back through our questions and answer them based on what we saw tonight.

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