It's Time For the Hoosier Defense to Connect the Missing Link, A Consistent Pass Rush

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It's Time For the Hoosier Defense to Connect the Missing Link, A Consistent Pass Rush

Written by Juliet Gahan

The Indiana Hoosiers have been searching for an elite pass rusher since Jammie Kirlew graduated in 2010. There have been games and individual performances where the Hoosiers got into an opponents’ backfield, but it has not been consistent in a very long time. Last season the Hoosiers were tied for eighth in the Big Ten with 27 sacks and ninth in sacks per game with 2.08 per contest. In 2018 the Hoosiers ranked 10th with just 22 sacks in 12 games.

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Countdown to 2020 IUFB Kickoff: 52 Days (Jovan Swann)

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Countdown to 2020 IUFB Kickoff: 52 Days (Jovan Swann)

Written by: Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

We are closing in on the halfway mark of the 2020 Countdown to Kickoff as the Hoosiers are still scheduled to start the season on September 4th.

Name – Jovan Swann

Position – Defensive Line

Year/Hometown – Fifth Year Senior from Greenwood, Indiana

Height – 6’2”

Weight – 270 pounds

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College Football Links From Across the Country (5/8/20)

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Image:amanda pavelKa/Hoosier huddle

Daily College Football Links (May 8, 2020)

Happy Friday Hoosier fans! Believe it or not, we have made it eight weeks without sports. 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

Hoosier Huddle: Jovan Swann brings veteran production and experience to Bloomington

Top 5 wide receivers IU will face in 2020 via Peegs

Big Ten Football

Star Tribune: Gophers tackle ways to offset financial hit from pandemic

’The energy is different’: Mel Tucker has Michigan State football recruiting on the upswing via The Detroit News

ESPN: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh wants NFL Draft flexibility for college football players

Northwestern football: 5 reasons why Peyton Ramsey could be the starting quarterback via Athlon Sports

Staples: The reality of Jim Harbaugh’s NFL Draft letter via The Athletic(Subscription/90-day tree trial)

College Football

College football’s 10 teams on the rise in 2020 via Stay Alive in Power 5

247 Sports: Could the coaching salary bubble pop amid economic stress?

Sources: NFL won’t open supplemental draft to more players if college football season is cancelled, per Yahoo! Sports

Stadium: Will college football return if students can’t return to campus? Conference commissioners weigh in

What would be the College football equivalent of the Jordan doc? The Athletic’s Andy Staples shares his opinion (Subscription/90-day free trial)

The Athletic: What could college athletes’ social media brands be worth? (Subscription/90-day tree trial)

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

Jovan Swann Brings Veteran Production and Experience to Bloomington

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Jovan Swann Brings Veteran Production and Experience to Bloomington

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

As a high school star at Center Grove High School in Indiana, Jovan Swann had several suitors for his services. For a while in the recruitment though, it appeared the in-state Indiana Hoosiers would be his choice. However, Swann got an offer from Stanford and could chose to head West to Palo Alto. That is a very understandable decision and he was mostly very good for the Cardinal, starting the majority of his games and ending up with double-digit sacks and nearly 90 tackles. In addition, he earned a degree in human biology from the prestigious academic institution.

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College Football Links From Across the Country (5/7/20)

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Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier huddle

Daily College Football Links (May 7, 2020)

Believe it or not, we have made it eight weeks without sports. 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

Kevin Peoples, Jovan Swann Zoom press conference transcript and video via IU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Former Hoosier Nate Sudfeld still key piece in Eagles’ quarterback room

Big Ten Football

Penn State’s James Franklin: College Football opening plans need to be ‘national or not at all’ by conference, per CBS Sports

Indianapolis Business Journal: Big Ten Conference football season an uncertainty without open campuses

Yahoo! Sports: How does the Big Ten play football without open campuses?

College Football

Forbes: Without a vaccine, there is no way college athletes can play this fall

Top 10 best college football facilities in the country, according to Lineups

Tampa Bay Times: Two more SEC schools plan to reopen in fall, gives more hope for college football

Tracking when colleges will reopen during COVID-19 pandemic via KSL Sports

247 Sports: ESPN ranks 10 best ‘Wide Receiver U’ in college football

Staples: Why ‘I don’t know’ is an appropriate answer about college football season via The Athletic

Ranking the Top 25 coaches in college football via 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 (4/16/20)

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Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier huddle

Daily College Football Links (April 16, 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.

Indiana Hoosiers

Hoosier Huddle: Indiana officially announces the addition of Jovan Swann to the roster

Hoosier Huddle: ’Hoosier Classics’ kicks off IU Football Week with Indiana’s trip to Iowa in 1999

Q & A with Indiana offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan via 247 Sports

Bengals hold virtual meeting with Indiana OL Simon Stepaniak, according to SB Nation

The Athletic: Peyton Ramsey’s unfinished business in Indiana before moving on to Northwestern

Big Ten Football

Rutgers recruiting class of 2021 moves up to No. 10 in the nation, according to 247 Sports

Ryan Day on 2020 CFB season: ‘We have to look at all options’ via 247 Sports

10 B1G players who will turn a 3-star recruiting rating into a big payday in the 2020 NFL Draft, according to Saturday Tradition

College Football

The Athletic: Call with Vice President illuminates unique challenge of sorting out college football

Newsweek: Football needs America to heal, because America needs football

College football playoff committee tells Mike Pence students need to return to campus before season starts, according to USA Today

College football transfer quarterback tiers: From playoff hopefuls to position stabilizers via CBS Sports

Report: Major public colleges could lose more than $4 billion if college football season cancelled via Yahoo! Sports

Chicago Tribune: Sports without tailgates, traditions, or fans in the stands? It would be weird, but it’s still a better alternative.

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

Ten Football Prospects Will Make a Visit to IU This Evening

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Ten Football Prospects Will Make a Visit to IU This Evening

Football Saturdays are more than just a day for fans to descend on Memorial Stadium and the parking lots that surround it. It is a chance for high school prospects to get a feel of the atmosphere surrounding the school they may be interested in. For their game against Florida International, Indiana has 10 high school prospects visiting Bloomington according to Matt Weaver of Peegs.com. Here is the list of prospects:

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Weekly Recruiting Roundup 5-1-15

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Weekly Recruiting Roundup 5-1-15

Written By: Nick Holmes (@HoosierHolmes)

The Hoosiers coaching staff was out in full force on the recruiting trail this week, traveling all over the country to get a closer look at potential prospects. College football is currently in the midst of its spring evaluation period, April 15th to May 31st, an opportunity for coaches to go watch athletes compete, visits their high schools, and contact the athlete and their parents via letter or telephone. While Indiana did not pick up any new commits, there was not shortage of recruiting news this week as Wilson and his staff extended multiple offers this week to recruits of the 2016 and '17 classes. Among those were at least three athletes from the Lone Star State, including Paddy Fisher, Brayden Stringer, and Taylor Perry. This past week also saw the commitment of some Hoosier targets to conference rivals. Those corresponding tweets and more are below.

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Weekly Recruiting Roundup 4-24-15

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Weekly Recruiting Roundup 4-24-15

Written By: Nick Holmes (@HoosierHolmes)

The Hoosiers 2016 recruiting class is now off and running with the commitment of Ohio quarterback Peyton Ramsey. His announcement came on Tuesday night via twitter, just moments before I posted my article meant to reassure fans that the slow start in recruiting was no cause for worry. The Hoosiers also appear to be in good shape with Ohio's Chawntez Moss and Missouri's Roderick Campbell Jr. Indiana also extended offers this week to defensive ends Michael Boykin and AJ Epenesa. The Hoosiers hosted two talented running back prospects on Thursday night, 2016's Kiante Enis and 2017's Kurt Taylor. Those corresponding tweets and more are below.

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