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Written by T.J. Inman
For the first time ever on a Saturday, ESPN’s famous College Game Day pregame kickoff show will emanate from Bloomington. The decision was announced after IU’s dismantling of Nebraska moved the Hoosiers to 7-0.
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Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced the IU’s plans to resume instruction for the 2020-21 school year in a letter to the Indiana faculty, staff and students on Wednesday afternoon. The letter, posted below, details the plans to have students start in-person or online instruction on August 24th, with an end to in-person instruction on November 20th. There will be NO fall or spring breaks and all instruction will conclude on May 9th, 2021.
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Daily College Football Links (April 8, 2020)
Until further notice, everything sporting event is cancelled, including spring football. While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus by staying home, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.
Indiana Hoosiers
Sports Illustrated: Indiana-Purdue rivalry takes over Big Ten Network on Wednesday
IU’s Whop Philyor comes in at No. 16 for Stay Alive In Power Five’s 20 best college receivers returning for 2020
Big Ten Football
247 Sports: One prediction for every Big Ten team in 2020 season
College Football
Social distance: ESPN’s Bill Connelly previews college football season via 247 Sports
Las Vegas Reciew-Journal: College football win totals posted at Caesars entertainment
Handicappers take early look at college win totals via Las Vegas Review-Journal
Notre Dame AD says games without fans ‘can’t be model for season’, according to 247 Sports
Off-Season Reading Suggestions
The Search for Indiana Football Glory
The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time
Study Hall: College Football, Its Stats and Its Stories
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
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Daily College Football Links (March 23, 2020)
Until further notice, everything sporting event is cancelled, including spring football. While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread by staying home, Hoosier Huddle’s bracket challenge is in full swing, so make sure you vote on Twitter to help us determine the greatest IU football figure of all-time. With high hopes of a 2020 college football season, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.
Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Football’s Best Of All-Time Presented by Hoosier Huddle— Click here to vote on Twitter! Bracket breakdown: Crimson Region, Cream Region
Mike Penix makes the list for Bleacher Report’s ‘Sleeper college football quarterbacks with Joe Burrow potential’
Florida DB interested in the Hoosiers, according to 247 Sports’ Matt Weaver
Big Ten Football
Penn State football alumni reunite for ‘quarantine workout’ via 247 Sports
Michigan State Football: 71 thoughts on 71 scholarship players via The Athletic
Ask Aaron: Michigan football, Coronavirus and Jim Harbaugh’s contract via MLive
Three Big Ten WRs included in ESPN’s 10 best returners for 2020 season, according to Saturday Tradition
Ohio State crowned champion in ESPN’s college football playoff 64-team hypothetical playoff, according to Buckeyes Wire
Rivals: Who will new dead period affect the most in the Big Ten?
College Football
2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Top 100 Big Board via Sports Illustrated
ESPN ranks college football’s top 10 wide receivers for 2020
Bama On Line: What Alabama players should expect from strength and conditioning coach David Ballou
Players limited in how much they can prepare alone, amidst Coronavirus pandemic that has cancelled spring practice, according to Bama On Line
As the game goes on Down Under, will others follow? via Associated Press
NCAA’s Wayne Staats’ College Football Preseason Top 25 for 2020
How UNC’s football team is staying in shape while staying home, according to Sports Illustrated
Top 10 college football, basketball coaching duos for 2020 via 247 Sports
NBC Sports: With XFL canceling season, football eyes look to Week 0 for hope
Top one-handed catches in CFB history via 247 Sports
Bad loss ranking: College Football News’ 5-Year Program Analysis
Bad loss rankings by conference: 5-year analysis by College Football News
Two athletic directors say canceling college football would be ‘financially devastating’, according to Saturday Tradition
How college football navigated the Spanish flu, according to Saturday Blitz
USA Today: 50 sports books worth checking out while we’re all practicing social distancing
Yahoo! Sports: No football in the fall? Here are college sports’ biggest worries in wake of Coronavirus pandemic
Which are the richest and poorest college football programs? New revenue figures for all 65 Power Five schools via Penn Live
College football’s winningest programs since 2000 via 247 Sports
Off-Season Reading Suggestions
The Search for Indiana Football Glory
The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time
Study Hall: College Football, Its Stats and Its Stories
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
Letter From Michael A. McRobbie
To all members of the IU community:
Indiana University has been actively monitoring the rapidly evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and providing regular updates to the IU community as the situation changes. The health and safety of our IU community is our primary concern in this fluid situation, and we are taking decisions as warranted following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), along with state and county health departments. These decisions are being taken to help mitigate and slow the spread of COVID-19 and to help protect the IU community.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass announced today that he will be retiring from Indiana University as of the end of this academic year. Glass recently advised President McRobbie of his retirement plans to provide President McRobbie enough time to identify Glass’s successor.
Read MoreBy popular demand, co-hosts Sammy Jacobs and T.J. Inman will be breaking down the projected two-deep for Indiana that was published last week. We'll go over why we slotted everyone where we did and answer some fan questions and concerns.
After a couple of weeks of speculation, Jordan Howard has made it official. The standout running back that transferred to Indiana from UAB is foregoing his senior season and has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. Howard was tremendous while on the field in Bloomington but his season was stagnated by injuries. He ended up with 196 carries for 1,213 yards and nine touchdowns. Much of Howard’s damage was done in the non-conference slate before he was injured in the Ohio State contest but he was able to return to run wild against Michigan in an overtime defeat before leaving early in the game against Maryland. His time on the sideline was frustrating for all involved but it did allow us to witness the emergence of Devine Redding and see the continued excellent work of the offensive line as IU’s running game barely missed a beat.
Now that Howard is officially out of the picture for 2016, what does the IU running game look like for next season? We will certainly preview the running back position in more depth once we get further into the offseason and Spring ball but this should serve as a good first look at “life without Howard” for the Hoosiers.
Read MoreThe season has reached its halfway point. Let's take a look around the conference to see how the rest of the Big Ten has done.
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It was halftime at the “Bounce House” in Orlando, Florida and the FIU Golden Panthers trailed their in-state rivals, the Central Florida Knights, 14-3 at halftime. Despite the deficit and a history of lackluster results, head coach Ron Turner was confident his team would turn things around in the second thirty minutes.
“I think these guys have confidence,” Turner told the media this week. “They’re a mature team right now with some confidence and at halftime they were very calm, first of all, I told them they had bad field position in the first half and we turned the ball over, but we’re only down 14-3, so we’re in good shape,” Turner continued. “That’s what we talked about going into the game, just stay the course, stick to our game, weather the storm and keep playing and things will work out in our favor.”
Turner’s confidence and plan was rewarded in the second half as his team erased the 11-point deficit and shut out the Knights during the final two quarters to win 15-14. Just two seasons ago, the Panthers were shellacked by Central Florida, 38-0. Progress on both sides of the ball is evident and IU will have its hands full on Saturday night. Ron Turner talked about what he saw when he watched the Hoosiers week one victory over SIU.
“I see a good team. They had nine guys suspended. Defensively, they have six guys out, four of them are stars. I think that really has an effect on them. Southern Illinois had a really good game, they did a good job, but I see Indiana as a really good team. They have five starters back on defense and are very physical up front, a Big Ten team. They have a very balanced attack…their offensive line is back for the most part, and they’re big, physical and talented.”
Ron Turner believes the keys to victory are the same as any other week, stop the run and protect the ball. “It always comes down to stopping the run and protecting the ball. The biggest thing is take care of our business, take care of us, execute, focus and be as prepared as we were last week.”
On Saturday night, FIU and the Indiana Hoosiers will meet on the football field for the first time in history. The Panthers will be looking for their first victory over a B1G opponent. More importantly, both schools will be trying to get their second win of the season as they quest for a berth in a bowl game.
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