Hoosiers Defensive Line Gets Thinner as Philip Blidi Enters the Portal

Hoosiers Defensive Line Gets Thinner as Philip Blidi Enters the Portal

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Indiana Hoosiers were going to be thin up front on defense already this spring as the defensive line suffered some attrition and some returning players are recovering from off-season surgery. On Monday night Philip Blidi, in line to start on the interior line, entered the transfer portal.

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2024 Spring Football – Position Preview – Running Back

2024 Spring Football – Position Preview – Running Back

Written by: TJ Inman

Hoosier Huddle’s spring preview series has arrived. The hype and excitement surrounding Curt Cignetti’s first season as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers is real and the hope the serial winner’s arrival has injected into the fan base is meaningful. Along with the changes in the coaching staff, the roster has undergone a major transformation with newcomers from the transfer portal and the high school ranks at every position on the squad.

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2024 Spring Football: Position Battle - Linebackers

2024 Spring Football: Position Battle - Linebackers

Written by Evan Alvarez

Over the past several seasons, Indiana has been blessed with NFL caliber linebackers leading the defense. From Micah McFadden (now starting and starring for the New York Giants) to Cam Jones (who won this year’s Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs) to Aaron Casey (likely 2024 NFL Draft pick and combine participant), IU has developed a reputation for always having strong, hard-nosed, intelligent, leaders in the middle of the defense who regularly wreak havoc for Big Ten foes.

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2024 Spring Football: Position Battle- Safety

2024 Spring Football: Position Battle- Safety

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The back end of Indiana’s defense is going to look very different from a year ago even though some of the names may be familiar. This is one of the most important position battles heading into spring football even though it may not be settled in April.

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2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Wide Receiver

2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Wide Receiver

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

The excitement is buzzing around the Indiana football program and now we’re entering a critical time to start building for next season: spring football. This will be Coach Cignetti’s first spring with the Hoosiers and today we’ll highlight what projects to be a strong unit for him, the wide receiver room. The room is pretty crowded, leaving many to suspect there could be additional movement after spring ball, but for now, here is how the roster stands.

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2024 Indiana University Football Pro Day Notes

2024 Indiana University Football Pro Day Notes

Written by: Zach Greene and Evan Alvarez

On March 5th, scouts from across the NFL flew into Bloomington for Indiana’s Pro Day to evaluate the Hoosiers’ draft eligible stars from the 2023 season with hopes to get a good look at their strengths and weaknesses. These Pro Days are important, as we saw just last year Cam Jones performing well at the Pro Day and ending up winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. While no Super Bowl is guaranteed, these Hoosiers hope to follow in Cam’s footsteps in the future, and a strong Pro Day is a great way to get there.

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2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Running Back

2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Running Back

Written by: TJ Inman

The excitement surrounding the Indiana University football program is palpable. Curt Cignetti and his coaching staff have injected a sense of hope and optimism and seriousness into the team that has permeated the fan base and has many looking forward to the 2024 edition of spring practice more than any version in recent memory. Part of the excitement is based on a massive number of changes to the roster and uncertainty on the roster means there will be a whole lot of position battles unfolding on the practice field.

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Buddha Williams Wants His Unit to Play Harder Than Anyone in the Country

Buddha Williams Wants His Unit to Play Harder Than Anyone in the Country

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Defensive ends coach Buddha Williams pulled no strings on what he wants his unit to look like next fall when talking with Rhett Lewis on the latest Under the Hood with IU Football. In fact, it is a pretty simple objective.

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Hoosier Huddle’s 2024 Pre-Spring Big Ten Power Rankings

Hoosier Huddle’s 2024 Pre-Spring Big Ten Power Rankings

Similar to Indiana, these programs are looking to make a splash in the first year of the new Big Ten, but how will it all shake out? The Hoosier Huddle staff hoped to answer that question. Below you’ll find a weighted power ranking of how we believe the Big Ten will finish after the 2024 season ends, along with some blurbs on what to expect from each program. Without further ado, let’s get into it:  

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2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Stud

2024 Spring Football: Position Battle – Stud

Written by: TJ Inman

The excitement surrounding the Indiana University football program is palpable. Curt Cignetti and his coaching staff have injected a sense of hope and optimism and seriousness into the team that has permeated the fan base and has many looking forward to the 2024 edition of spring practice more than any version in recent memory. Part of the excitement is based on a massive number of changes to the roster and uncertainty on the roster means there will be a whole lot of position battles unfolding on the practice field.

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