Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 50 Days (IUFB 1901-1920)

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 50 Days (IUFB 1901-1920)

Written by T.J. Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

2019 Countdown - #50

1901-1920

Overview

The decade began with Indiana University joining the newly-formed Western Conference. This group of universities was the first collegiate athletic conference in the United States and it was founded in 1896 with Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin and the University of Chicago gathering to set policies designed to regulate college athletics. Indiana joined the Western Conference in 1900 and went 1-2-1 in conference play in their inaugural season. James H. Horne was coach for the Hoosiers at the time and the 1901 was a good one as IU posted a 6-3 record. Horne was unable to keep that momentum going though and Indiana floundered for the next few years before posting a 6-4 record in 1904 before Horne moved on. IU hired James M. Sheldon, a native of LaPorte, prior to the 1905 season. He had played halfback at Chicago and was an assistant coach there in 1903 and 1904 before being hired in Bloomington. His first year was a rousing success as IU went 8-1-1. He was the football coach for nine seasons, compiling a 35-26-3 record. In 1910, Sheldon led IU to a 6-1 record, including a 3-1 record in the Western Conference. Indiana would not reach three conference wins again until 1920. Sheldon’s era lost steam and IU hired Clarence C. Childs in 1914. The graduate of Yale only last two seasons in Bloomington before serving in France during World War I. He only went 6-7-1 before IU turned to the delightfully named Ewald “Jumbo” Stiehm prior to 1916. Stiehm had been a center for the University of Wisconsin and then had been the head coach for Nebraska from 1911 to 1915. His first season was not great (2-4-1) but he was able to post five win seasons in both 1917 and 1920. 

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 51 Days (Mackenzie Nworah)

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Written by Amanda Pavelka

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: #51 MACKENZIE NWORAH

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 310 pounds

Hometown: Houston, Texas (Manvel)

Year: Redshirt Junior

Position: OL

Less than two months remain until the long-awaited 2019 Indiana football season. The Hoosiers will make their season debut at Lucas Oil Stadium where they will take on the Ball State Cardinals on August 31st in a noon game. With 51 days remaining, it is only appropriate to talk about the man who will represent the Hoosiers’ No. 51 jersey— Mackenzie Nworah.

You’ve heard his name before, but it’s been a while. In 2017, he started six games and played in ten at right guard. Indiana’s offensive player of the game in their 41-0 win over Rutgers was none other than Nworah.

Nworah’s had a knock-down, drag-out fight with injuries since then, and unfortunately had to sit out most of the 2018 season to recover. For a guy with the perfect size and frame for the offensive guard job, he was one of the most painful sights on the Hoosier bench. He traded time on the field for time in the books and ended up contributing to the IU football program’s record, being one of 29 guys to earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors in 2018.

Although no official word, Nworah’s comeback is hopeful and he’ll likely be called upon as next man up at offensive guard.











First Glance: Old Brass Spittoon Matchup Moves to East Lansing for Week Five Showdown

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First Glance: Old Brass Spittoon Matchup Moves to East Lansing for Week Five Showdown

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Hoosiers travel north in week five as they renew the Old Brass Spittoon rivalry with the Michigan State Spartans. The Hoosiers won for the first time in a decade in this series in 2016. However, Michigan State has won the last two, but each contest has been fairly close and this could be turning into an actual rivalry (before an angry mob of Spartan fans chase me down, I mean that playing highly competitive games annually has started to draw more fan interest and attention from the media than it had over the past 15 years). The Spartans are coming off a season where an elite defense carried them to seven wins and a bad offense led to a staff reshuffling. Which Michigan State team shows up in 2019 is anyone’s guess, but the Spartans have the talent to possibly have a say on the East Division race.

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 52 Days (Davondre Love)

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 52 Days (Davondre Love)

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

 2019 Countdown - #52

Name – Davondre Love

Position – Offensive Line (Redshirt Senior)

Hometown – St. Louis, Missouri (Affton)

Height – 6’7”

Weight – 292

The 50’s are winding down and today we are featuring redshirt senior offensive lineman Davondre Love.

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Coy Cronk, Reakwon Jones and Nick Westbrook to Represent Indiana at Big Ten Media Days

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Coy Cronk, Reakwon Jones and Nick Westbrook to Represent Indiana at Big Ten Media Days

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Conference media days are the unofficial start of the college football pre-season. The Big Ten conference will hold their annual media days in Chicago on July 18th and 19th. As hundreds of Big Ten reporters pour into the Windy City 42 athletes will be representing the 14 teams in the conference.

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 54 Days (Coy Cronk)

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 54 Days (Coy Cronk)

Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)

#54 – Coy Cronk (Senior)

Height: 6’5”

Weight: 321 Pounds

Hometown: Lafayette, Indiana

Position: Offensive Lineman (Left Tackle) 

Coy Cronk is the very epitome of an iron man. Cronk has started in 36 games since he arrived on the Indiana campus. Cronk chose the Hoosiers over a bevy of offers, including one from his hometown school: Purdue. It’s always a treat when Indiana is able to go into enemy territory and walk away with a recruit. When Cronk committed to IU, the Hoosiers knew they were getting a seriously talented player. 

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