IU Press Release: Allen Selected to Lead Hoosiers Defense

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IU Press Release: Allen Selected to Lead Hoosiers Defense

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Tom Allen, a New Castle, Ind., native has been named Indiana's new defensive coordinator, head coach Kevin Wilson announced Saturday. Allen, a 24-year veteran, held the same position at the University of South Florida in 2015. 

South Florida posted an 8-5 record and earned a trip to the Miami Beach Bowl this season. Allen mentored three all-conference selections and the American Athletic Conference's top scoring defense (19.6 points per game in league play).

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Hoosiers Reportedly Hire USF's Tom Allen as New Defensive Coordinator

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Hoosiers Reportedly Hire USF's Tom Allen as New Defensive Coordinator

As first reported by Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times, it looks as if the Hoosiers have hired Tom Allen to be their defensive coordinator. Allen served in the same position last year for USF. Indiana has not commented on the report yet, but USF coach Willie Taggart told the Tampa Bay Times that, "Tom notified me Friday that he had accepted an offer to become defensive coordinator at another program."

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Wilson Urges Defensive Coaches to 'Get More Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable'

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Wilson Urges Defensive Coaches to 'Get More Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable'

Indiana head football coach Kevin Wilson didn't mince words when criticizing the defensive performance in his teams's 48-47 season-opening victory over Southern Illinois. He came out and said he has told his defensive staff "for several weeks is that you need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. I made a comment to the defensive coaches, I think you should go to practice without a script, feel how unprepared you are and now solve your problems."

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Defensive Keys to Victory for Indiana versus Southern Illinois

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Defensive Keys to Victory for Indiana versus Southern Illinois

Defense has been the bugaboo of the Indiana football program for the greater part of two decades, and it will once again be a huge part of the success or failure of the 2015 season. The Hoosiers enter the season opener with a front seven that should be a strength and a secondary that will probably need a game or two to get their sea legs. So while waiting for the first college football games to kick off let's take a look at some keys to a win for the Hoosier from the defensive side of the ball.

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Hoosiers Come Away From Spring Ball Feeling Good About the Fall

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Hoosiers Come Away From Spring Ball Feeling Good About the Fall

Spring football has wrapped up, the pads have been put away until August, and the Hoosier players will focus on summer conditioning workouts. The last four weeks have been encouraging if you are an Indiana football field. We have seen the return of injured quarterback Nate Sudfeld, the resurgence of a beleaguered wide receiver corps, and break out performances from relatively unknown players. So before we head into the sunny skies and warmer weather of the summer months let’s look at the seeds that IU has planted for the fall this spring.

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