Former IUFB DB Chase Dutra Invited to Mini Camp with the Detroit Lions

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Former IUFB DB Chase Dutra Invited to Mini Camp with the Detroit Lions

Written By Evan McShane (@very_reasonable)

Chase Dutra, Safety, Detroit Lions Mini-Camp

Chase Dutra came to Indiana University as a talented recruit with a lot to prove in 2013. Now he’s headed to Detroit thanks to a mini-camp invitation from the Lions. Dutra’s long journey and hard work has earned him a chance to make a career for himself in the NFL. After a decorated football career for Brownsburg High School in Indiana, Dutra committed to play football for the Hoosiers. He was poised to contribute in a big way after redshirting his first year at IU.

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IUFB Pro Day Primer: Safety Chase Dutra

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IUFB Pro Day Primer: Safety Chase Dutra

Written By Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)

Chase Dutra came to Indiana University as a talented recruit with a lot to prove in 2013. The multi-sport athlete did a little bit of everything for Brownsburg High School. He excelled in basketball for three years before focusing on football full-time. Dutra played safety and wide receiver. He racked up over 1,800 rushing yards, 1,000 receiving yards, and 33 total touchdowns. Three of those touchdowns came on punt returns. Dutra’s playmaking ability and versatility made him one of the best players in the state by his senior year of high school. He finished his high school career as a the 79th best safety in the country and the 19th best player in Indiana per 247 Sports. He was also named to the all-conference team twice while helping Brownsburg win back-to-back conference championships. 

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Nine Hoosiers Earn All-Big Ten Honors on Defense and Special Teams

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Nine Hoosiers Earn All-Big Ten Honors on Defense and Special Teams

IU Athletics Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior linebacker Tegray Scales and fifth-year senior kicker Griffin Oakes earned first team All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced today. Fifth-year senior cornerback Rashard Fant collected second team accolades.

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Hoosiers and Spartans Clash for Spittoon

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Hoosiers and Spartans Clash for Spittoon

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

The Michigan State Spartans ended up having a miserable 2016 season but the fact that they ultimately wound up 3-9 is far from IU fans minds as they think back to the high point of last season. The Hoosiers knocked off Michigan State with a physical defensive effort to win the Old Brass Spittoon and it felt like a real step forward to the Cream and Crimson football program. The defensive performance was one of many good ones from first year defensive coordinator Tom Allen and his crew and it helped instill a belief in the Hoosiers that things were finally different on the defensive side of the ball. IU is 3-3 this season and they are yet to win in the Big Ten but the schedule has been as difficult as can be. The good news is that the schedule lightens up a bit soon. The bad news is the Hoosiers have yet another ranked opponent this Saturday and this one wants a rivalry trophy they possessed for a long time back in their possession. The Michigan State Spartans are a surprising 5-1 and 3-0 in the Big Ten and they have risen to #18 in the country. At the midpoint of the season, first year head coach Tom Allen spoke about where his team stands moving into the back half of the 2017 campaign.

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Media Monday Notes and Quotes: Week 2 Indiana at Virginia

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Media Monday Notes and Quotes: Week 2 Indiana at Virginia

Written By David Sugarman (@DavidSugarman_2)

It’s the beginning of another game week as Indiana gears up to take on Virginia. Earlier today head coach Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Mike DeBord spoke with the media. Here are the biggest takeaways from the day in today’s notes and quotes.

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Filled With Veterans and Youth, Indiana's Safeties Could Take the Defense to the Next Level

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Filled With Veterans and Youth, Indiana's Safeties Could Take the Defense to the Next Level

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

If you have been following our site throughout the offseason, you’ll know we have made no attempt to hide how good we think IU’s secondary has a chance to be in 2017. The Hoosiers return every contributor from last year and add a few potentially impactful newcomers to form a group that could be the best we’ve seen in Bloomington for my lifetime (for your reference, I turn 30 in September). Today’s position preview focuses on a part of that secondary: the safeties.

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Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 30 Days (Chase Dutra)

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Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 30 Days (Chase Dutra)

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

#30

We are now just 30 days away from packing up the car with a cooler, grill and some chairs and heading down to Bloomington to tailgate and watch the Hoosiers kickoff the season against the Buckeyes. Today we look at fifth year senior safety Chase Dutra.

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The Key For the IU Safeties is to Go From Knowing the Defense to Understanding it

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The Key For the IU Safeties is to Go From Knowing the Defense to Understanding it

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Hoosier Nation saw what the right mindset on defense could do for a unit as the IU defense went from one of the worst defenses in the country to one that their team had to lean on to get to their second straight bowl game. Heading into the 2017 season the question is what is the next step for a defense that improved their points allowed by 10.2 points per game. According to safeties coach Noah Joseph, that step is going from knowing the defense to understanding it.

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