No Joey Galloway, Kurtis Rourke Won’t Sit vs. Ohio State

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No Joey Galloway, Kurtis Rourke Won’t Sit vs. Ohio State

Written By: Ben Gillard (@benjgillard

I can’t believe I have to say this, but no, IU will not be sitting their star QB for their top-5 matchup against Ohio State this Saturday. Yet this was ESPN pundit Joey Galloway’s take on Tuesday’s CFP show. Galloway said, “If I’m Indiana, I don’t know if I’m playing Rourke against Ohio State…What could keep Indiana out of this? Getting their quarterback hurt.” At the same time that Galloway was floating this contender for worst take of the year, Kurtis Rourke was speaking to the media in Bloomington, excited at the opportunity of a top-5 matchup.

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Indiana Football Ranked 25th in ESPN's First 2021 Football Power Index

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Indiana Football Ranked 25th in ESPN's First 2021 Football Power Index

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The 2021 season opener is still 144 days away for the Indiana Hoosiers, but it’s never too early to start talking about college football. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) came out on Tuesday morning and the Hoosiers debuted at 25. According to ESPN “the Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.

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College Football Links From Across the Country (5/6/20)

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Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier Huddle

Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier Huddle

Daily College Football Links (May 6, 2020)

Happy Hump Day, Hoosier fans! While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus by staying home, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.

Indiana Hoosiers

Merrillville senior, dual-threat quarterback Peter Rodriguez Jr. plans to walk on at Indiana per NWI Times

Big Ten Football

247 Sports: Big Ten’s highest-graded edge rushers returning in 2020

2020 Big Ten championship odds, picks: Ohio State the easy favorite, Wisconsin provides value via CBS Sports

Urban Meyer on recruiting rankings: ‘I would always study that’ via 247 Sports

College Football

Best bets: Conference championship odds, favorites, sleepers via 247 Sports

The Athletic: Could college football be headed toward a season with some schools but not others? (Subscription)

2021 NFL Draft rankings: Top 25 prospects, best by position in Mel Kiper’s Big Board via ESPN

Saturday Tradition: Urban Meyer talks potential College Football Playoff expansion

Eleven Warriors looks at the college football title contenders and the difficulty of their paths to the 2020 playoff

ESPN: College football games in the spring? They’ve happened before

College football’s most intimidating environments in 2020, according to 247 Sports

Off-Season Reading Suggestions

The Search for Indiana Football Glory

Billion Dollar Ball

The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time

Study Hall: College Football, Its Stats and Its Stories

The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

College Football Links From Across the Country (4/29/20)

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College Football Links From Across the Country (4/29/20)

Daily College Football Links (April 29, 2020)

Until further notice, everything sporting event is cancelled, including spring football. While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus by staying home, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.

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College Football News Links From Around the Country (1/28/20)

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College Football News Links From Around the Country (1/28/20)

Daily College Football Links (January 28, 2020)

Happy Tuesday football fans! I have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country that I thought fans would enjoy. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com.I have also included some fun off-season reading.

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Gameday Picks Notre Dame-Clemson, And That's OK

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Gameday Picks Notre Dame-Clemson, And That's OK

Sure, it would have been awesome if ESPN's College Gameday had chosen to come to Bloomington. I was rooting for it to happen, but it the end sanity prevailed and Corso and Co. will head to Clemson for a top-10 matchup between the Fighting Irish and Tigers. But guess what? It's not the end of the world.  It was a pipe dream that was dashed around 11 p.m., but it is not the end of the world.

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What Needs to Happen For ESPN'S College GameDay to Come To Bloomington?

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What Needs to Happen For ESPN'S College GameDay to Come To Bloomington?

There has been a lot of chatter about ESPN's College GameDay, the popular traveling pre-game show, potentially coming to Bloomington for the Hoosiers potential monster matchup with the top-rated Buckeyes of Ohio State. Local talk radio hosts, such as Dan Dakich, have started Twitter campaigns to get (former IU head coach) Lee Corso and the gang to the capitol of Hoosier Nation on Oct. 3. SB Nation's Crimson Quarry wrote about why GameDay should be in Bloomington, and the reasons are abundant. However, what exactly needs to happen for the show to be set in B-Town? 

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