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The Hoosier Huddle countdown to kickoff has begun. 54 days remain until the Hoosiers kickoff the 2018 season on the road against Florida International University. Today we will highlight the two Hoosiers who wear number 54, Ja’merez Bowen and Coy Cronk.
Read MoreBy David Sugarman (@David_Sugarman2)
As Indiana has geared up for its first full season under Tom Allen, there have been a number of coaching changes, but the core of the defensive staff has stayed intact. Back for his second year as the defensive line coach, Mark Hagen will look to continue the progress his group made in 2016.
Last season Indiana gave up 35 less yards per game on the ground than they did in 2015. The team’s crowning achievement may have been when they held likely the Big Ten’s and nation’s best running back in Penn State’s Saquon Barkley to 58 yards on 33 carries, less than two yards per touch.
Now headed into year two with Hagen, Indiana will look to replace Ralph Green III due to graduation and Nile Sykes, undisclosed season ending injury. Those two combined for nearly 50 tackles and six sacks in 2016. If Indiana wants to take another step in the right direction and achieve their goal of becoming a top 25 defense, it starts with the big boys in the trenches.
Read MoreWritten by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)
The Hoosier Huddle Countdown to Kick-off is roaring towards the halfway point! The season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes is now less than two months away! Today’s article focuses on a pair of linemen, one on each side of the ball. First up is defensive lineman Ja’Merez Bowen followed by returning starting left tackle Coy Cronk.
Read MoreWritten By Alex Compton
The Spring Game came and went. Then it went some more then it ended. A 42-36 win for Team Crimson over Team Cream in overtime, it was full of ups and downs for both teams, but as is the case with both the philosophy remains that it is a glorified scrimmage that you can’t get too high or low about. Stats weren’t even kept and we didn’t go to the effort to keep track too much because that’s not what this game was about. It was about seeing where a team stood still over three months away from opening night kickoff when they take on Ohio State. With multiple key defensive players sitting out, it was hardly a true barometer of what IU will be in the fall, but there were some things worth taking note of. Just remember, Ohio State is still three months away. Indiana didn’t do anything tonight to take a lead or put themselves in a hole against the Buckeyes. With that said, let’s take a look at how the defense fared.
Read MoreWritten 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.
Read MoreWritten By Alex Compton
Many of you were probably expecting a one-on-one matchup or something like Richard Lagow vs. the FIU defense in his first collegiate start. However, I am a big believer that most games between solid teams are won in the trenches, and this one should be no different. Opening your season on the road with a team that gave you a good test the season prior is a tough task for any program, but especially for one like Indiana that has historically struggled away from Bloomington.
Read MoreNew defensive scheme? Check. New defensive line coach? Check. New defensive line starters? Check. Plenty has changed since the Hoosiers gave up 44 points to Duke in the Pinstripe Bowl, a game that was gift-wrapped and delivered a day after Christmas to the Blue Devils. Well, if Indiana is to avoid a similar set of events in 2016, change is necessary, but change in itself is not nearly enough. There has to be a greater level of execution, which starts upfront, in the trenches at the point of attack.
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The Hoosier Huddle Countdown is, somehow, nearly halfway over as summer continues to bake the Heartland.We have only 54 days until our Hoosiers kick-off the 2016 season against Florida International. Today, we focus on a converted defensive lineman that could end up having a sizeable impact on Mark Hagen’s front four: Ja’MerezBowen.
Ja’Merez Bowen
-Height: 6’4”
-Weight: 310 pounds
-Hometown: Cleveland, OH (transfer from the University of Cincinnati)
-Position: Defensive Line
Read MoreAt the spring practice that was open to the public a few weeks ago, I heard one fan say something that inspired this piece. “Who is number 54? We don’t have one of those.” Number 54? Well that’s Ja’merez Bowen, and you may want to get used to that name, since he figures to come up in a big way for the Hoosier defense this season and beyond.
Read MoreIt does not seem like that long ago, just 60 days in fact, since the Hoosiers were in action on the gridiron. Well you have successfully navigated another January and February without Indiana Football, but the wait is coming to an end. Spring practice opened today for the Hoosiers, but your first chance to see the team will be at 1:30pm tomorrow afternoon inside Memorial Stadium, prior to the hoops matchup between Indiana and Maryland. This is a golden opportunity to see many of the newcomers who look to make an impact this coming fall.
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