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Former Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Whop Philyor has signed a deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Philyor was one of the most productive wide receivers in Indiana football history. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection as well.
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The Indiana football program held their annual awards banquet on Thursday night to commemorate the 2020 season in which the Hoosiers finished 12th in the AP Poll with a record of 6-2. Tom Allen gave out 19 awards to 26 different players. The ceremony was also highlighted by the inaugural Chris Beaty Award, an award given in honor of Chris Beaty, a former Hoosier football player who walked on to the team and was killed last summer trying to thwart a robbery. Below are the award winners:
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A day after fellow senior Ty Fryfogle announced his return for the 2021 season, Whop Philyor announced he will go in a different direction next year and enter into the NFL Draft. In Philyor’s last game with the Hoosiers, he secured an Outback Bowl, Big Ten bowl, and Indiana program record 18 receptions that went for 81 yards.
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Opponent: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Location: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Why They Played: The Hoosiers travelled to Piscataway to face fellow Big Ten East member Rutgers.
What The Game Meant: Indiana received all the praise last week after beating Penn State. Could they re-focus and avoid a letdown? That was the big questions for the 17th ranked Hoosiers.
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Special teams was an area where Indiana needed to upgrade after the 2019 season when multiple gaffs lead to painful losses. The Hoosiers have had a solid punter in Haydon Whitehead and place kicking had been steady with Griffin Oakes and Logan Justus until he fell apart in the last two games missing four field goals and a crucial extra point. Where the Hoosiers struggled at was in the kick and punt return department as well as just an overall coaching overhaul. This need was highlighted when Tennessee took advantage of poor communication and players out of position to execute an onside kick that helped the Volunteers steal a victory.
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After much uncertainty, a modified conference-only schedule of games has been released and the Hoosiers are gearing up to kick off the 2020 season at Camp Randall Stadium against the Wisconsin Badgers. That means it’s time to take a deeper look into who will be strapping up for the Hoosiers this fall. Today, we’ll preview the wide receiver room, led by wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator Grant Heard.
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Social injustice is nothing new to this country, however the movements and protests demanding social justice were rekindled after a rash of deaths of black and brown people reached a boiling point with the murder of George Floyd on May 25th by a Minneapolis police officer. Indiana wide receiver Whop Philyor has been outspoken on the topic and is happy to have a coach and a staff that are behind him.
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The Indiana Hoosiers enter 2020 under their third offensive coordinator in as many years as Nick Sheridan takes over for Kalen DeBoer who is now the head coach at Fresno State. That could spell doom for many programs as too much change in terminology and scheme can set an offense or defense back on the learning curve.
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Three Indiana Hoosier players have been named to the prestigious Maxwell Award Watch List. Each year the Maxwell Football Club presents the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year. This award is presented in honor of Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell, legendary college player, official and sports columnist. Quarterback Michael Penix, wide receiver Whop Philyor and running back Stevie Scott III all made the preseason watch list for the award given to the College Football Player of the Year. Anthony Thompson is the only Hoosier to ever win the award (1989).
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Welcome to the Indiana Football’sBest of All-Time Tournament presented by Hoosier Huddle. Below are the first-round previews for the Crimson Region. Voting will start at 12:15 ET on Twitter.
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