First Glance: Week Three Open Big Ten Play with New Look Buckeyes Coming to Memorial Stadium

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First Glance: Week Three Open Big Ten Play with New Look Buckeyes Coming to Memorial Stadium

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Week Three Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes have had some what of a rocky, but very intriguing off-season. There is a lot of turnover in Columbus as Urban Meyer “retired” after the Buckeyes Rose Bowl win over Washington and star quarterback Dwayne Haskins, along with eight other Buckeye draft picks, will be suiting up on NFL Sundays. The Buckeyes also lost two other scholarship quarterbacks to transfer. Seems like all of this noise and movement would cripple a program.

However, Ohio State is not just any program. The demise of Ohio State may be very over exaggerated and extremely premature. Yes, Urban Meyer is no longer on the side line and the defensive staff has been overhauled, but the Buckeyes elevated Ryan Day to head coach and hired Jeff Hafley and Greg Mattison to be co-defensive coordinators (DL coach Larry Johnson was the only defensive assistant Day retained) to revamp a unit that was plagued by big plays most of the year. Yes, Dwayne Haskins is no longer behind center, but in comes former five-star quarterback Justin Fields as an immediately eligible transfer from Georgia. Oh, and the Buckeye roster is still loaded with four and five-star talent. So this year’s Buckeye team, while they have more questions to answer about themselves as usual should still be in the conversation for a Big Ten title as well as a College Football Playoff berth.

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2019 Opponent Unit Ranking: Defensive Backs

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2019 Opponent Unit Ranking: Defensive Backs

Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)

Hoosier Huddle will be ranking the position groups of every team on Indiana’s schedule. Today we will take a look at defensive backs. The Big Ten is home to some of the best secondary units in the country, and the Hoosiers will face some the toughest of the crop. The Hoosiers will miss Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin out of the West division therefore they will not be included in our rankings.

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Media Q&A with Freshmen D.K. Bonhomme

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Media Q&A with Freshmen D.K. Bonhomme

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

As the incoming freshmen come into Bloomington, Indiana has made them available to the media. Last week Ken Bikoff of Peegs.com and other members of the media sat down with linebacker D.K. Bonhomme. Here is the transcript of their interview. I want to thank Ken for allowing us access to his video.

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Media Q&A with Freshman Sio Nofoagatoto'a

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Media Q&A with Freshman Sio Nofoagatoto'a

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

As the incoming freshmen come into Bloomington, Indiana has made them available to the media. Last week Ken Bikoff of Peegs.com and other members of the media sat down with Sio Nofoagatoto’a. Here is the transcript of their interview. I want to thank Ken for allowing us access to his video.

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Recent IU Commit Caleb Murphy feels like IU, Bloomington are Home

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Recent IU Commit Caleb Murphy feels like IU, Bloomington are Home

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

West Washington High School product Caleb Murphy committed to the Indiana Hoosiers on June 4th. For those that do not know about West Washington, it is a small 1-A school in southern Indiana about an hour south of Bloomington. Usually when a southern Indiana prospect is talking about IU, it is because they grew up on IU basketball, however for Caleb Murphy when he wanted to watch Big Ten football on Saturday’s the Hoosiers were on his TV.

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First Glance: Eastern Illinois will be Entering a New Era When They Come to Bloomington in Week Two

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First Glance: Eastern Illinois will be Entering a New Era When They Come to Bloomington in Week Two

Written by T.J. Inman (@TJHooiserHuddle)

Week Two: Eastern Illinois Panthers

Date & Time: Saturday, September 7 at 3:30 EST

Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

Panthers at a Glance

Head Coach: Adam Cushing

Entering his first season as a head coach and first year at EIU

Overall Record: 0-0

Panthers Last Season: 3-8 (3-5 in Ohio Valley Conference)

Panthers Returning Leaders

Passing: Johnathan Brantley - 65.1%, 2,016 yards, 14 touchdowns

Rushing: Johnathan Brantley – 100 rushes for 476 yards with 6 touchdowns

Receiving: James Sheehan – 50 catches for 544 yards with 3 touchdowns

Tackles: Joe Caputo – 86 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss

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Media Q&A with Hoosiers Freshman Beau Robbins

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Media Q&A with Hoosiers Freshman Beau Robbins

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Several members of the Hoosiers’ incoming freshman class had a chance to talk with the media on Wednesday. I want to thank Ken Bikoff of Peegs.com for sharing his videoed interviews with us. The first up is four-star freshman Beau Robbins who comes to IU from Carmel High School.

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Seven Hoosiers on Pre-Season All-Big Ten Teams in Preview Magazines

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Seven Hoosiers on Pre-Season All-Big Ten Teams in Preview Magazines

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Every summer around Memorial Day college football fans rifle through magazine stands at their local supermarket or bookstore in search of a pre-season college football preview magazine. I know that every time I hit Kroger or Books-a-Million after May 10th I check just in case they come in early. I consider there to be four big, must buy magazines every year, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s, Phil Steele and Street and Smith’s. Some are better than others, but each have their own strengths. Why buy four magazines? Well, I am crazy, but I like having other perspectives to compile. One of the great tools that these magazines provide is their pre-season All-Big Ten teams. This year, there are seven Hoosiers who earned that honor heading into the 2019 season and eight have been singled out in the magazines. Here they are:

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Big Ten Football Teams Will See New Bowl Destinations in 2020

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Big Ten Football Teams Will See New Bowl Destinations in 2020

Big Ten Conference Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten unveiled its most diverse postseason lineup in conference history on Tuesday, with at least 11 different bowl partners spread across the country beginning with the 2020 college football season. Stretching from coast to coast, the Big Ten’s future bowl lineup will be highlighted by annual games against quality opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, and MAC in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee, along with the opportunity to visit four other outstanding postseason venues as part of the College Football Playoff. 

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