2024 Position Preview – Defensive Back Group is Revamped Through the Portal

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2024 Position Preview – Defensive Back Group is Revamped Through the Portal

Written by: TJ Inman

The past few seasons for the Indiana secondary have not been kind. After a lot of hype and excitement surrounding a returning young core, the potential was never realized and Indiana gave up average passer ratings of 143.62 in 2023 and a shockingly bad 152.42 in 2022. Curt Cignetti and defensive coordinator Bryant Haines retained some of IU’s returning secondary players and hit the transfer portal to upgrade at both cornerback and safety. IU needs to create more takeaways in the secondary and make life more difficult for opposing passing attacks.

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2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 24 Days (Bryson Bonds)

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2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 24 Days (Bryson Bonds)

Written By Ben Gillard

Welcome, Hoosier fans to the 2024 Hoosier Huddle Countdown! Over the next 100 days the Hoosier Huddle staff will feature every player on the 2024 roster in anticipation of the season opener on August 31st against the FIU Golden Panthers. Today, we look at redshirt junior defensive back Bryson Bonds.

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2024 Spring Football – Position Preview – Safety

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2024 Spring Football – Position Preview – Safety

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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2023 Position Previews: A Blend of New and Old Faces Fill the Safety Room

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2023 Position Previews: A Blend of New and Old Faces Fill the Safety Room

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The back end of the Indiana defense will look a little different at the safety positions (we have a separate preview for husky and corner) as Devon Matthews, Bryant Fitzgerald (started the Purdue game at safety) and Jonathan Haynes all have moved on.

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2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 24 Days (Bryson Bonds)

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2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 24 Days (Bryson Bonds)

Written by: Zachary Greene

Welcome, Hoosiers fans to the 2023 Hoosier Huddle Countdown! We countdown from 100 days to the beginning of the 2023 Indiana University football season on September 2nd against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Every day, we look at players on the current roster and highlight the players' roles in the upcoming season. Today we into redshirt sophomore Bryson Bonds.

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2022 Indiana Football Positional Preview: Defensive Backs

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2022 Indiana Football Positional Preview: Defensive Backs

Written by Matt Smith

The Hoosier Huddle position preview continues with the defensive backs room. The defensive backs are one of the most experienced rooms for Tom Allen’s Hoosiers. With Tiawan Mullen, Noah Pierre, Jaylin Williams and others returning to the Hoosiers, the safety net of the defense will look to be one of the strongest position groups for the Hoosiers. Mullen was hurt for most of last season following a great 2020 campaign. The DBs will look to recreate the turnover success this season as the Hoosiers bounce back from a 2021 season that was not what the Hoosiers were expecting.

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2022 Indiana Football Positional Preview: Husky

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2022 Indiana Football Positional Preview: Husky

Written by: Andrew Walker (@Andrew_JW17)

Among the promise of Indiana University football’s defense this year, lies a very important group of hybrid DBs. The Husky position is a hybrid safety and linebacker. Perhaps a bigger, harder hitting safety, or a quicker more agile linebacker. Both apply, and Indiana has some serious talent at the position.

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2021 Hoosiers Spring Football Preview – Position Battles to Watch

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2021 Hoosiers Spring Football Preview – Position Battles to Watch

Written by: TJ Inman

With spring practice right around the corner, Hoosier Huddle is ramping up coverage. Today’s focus is on position battles that will begin to be decided during the spring practice period. While it is possible the outcomes of these battles won’t be determined until the fall, spring practice should give the coaches an idea of who can step up and fill the holes left by some important departing players.

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Seven Freshmen Catch Tom Allen's Eye Through the First Four Fall Camp Practices

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Seven Freshmen Catch Tom Allen's Eye Through the First Four Fall Camp Practices

Written by Sammy Jacobs

As the Big Ten conference dances with the idea of cancelling the 2020 season the Indiana Hoosiers are back on the practice field getting ready for the still scheduled opener against Wisconsin on September 4th and there are freshmen catching the eye of Indiana head coach Tom Allen.

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