Hoosier Huddle's College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections-October 27

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Hoosier Huddle's College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections-October 27

In many ways, Saturday’s win over Washington felt like a celebration. ESPN’s College GameDay was in Bloomington and fans and former players celebrated Lee Corso and the 1979 Holiday Bowl squad. People flooded campus and Memorial Stadium to celebrate the outstanding 7-0 start for the Indiana Hoosiers and revel in the attention brought to the program by Curt Cignetti, his staff and his players. Longtime and long-suffering fans celebrated weeks of football that have brought so much joy after many, many years of crushing disappointment.

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Hoosier Huddle's College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections - October 20

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Hoosier Huddle's College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections - October 20

Written by T.J. Inman

FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff was in town to see the 6-0 Indiana Hoosiers and the nation was curious: who are these Indiana Hoosiers and are they for real? After a 60-minute beatdown of the previously 5-1 Nebraska Cornhuskers and a 56-7 win for Indiana, the answer ringing out from a sold-out Memorial Stadium was a resounding “YES!” There was a negative from the impressive victory though. Kurtis Rourke injured his thumb in the first half and stood in street clothes during the second half as Tayven Jackson finished the job at quarterback. Rourke is a doubt for the Washington game this weekend and the uncertainty at the most important position in the game is enough to keep them from a projection in the College Football Playoff. 

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College Football News Links From Around the Country: Dec. 28 2017

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College Football News Links From Around the Country: Dec. 28 2017

Here are the links from around the country concerning college football for December 28th, 2017

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Throwback Thursday: Pinstripe Bowl Duke 44 Indiana 41

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Throwback Thursday: Pinstripe Bowl Duke 44 Indiana 41

Well, it's time for the final recap of our Throwback Thursday of the summer. Today we take a look back at the Hoosiers first bowl game since 2007. The Pinstripe Bowl was special, especially being from New York, but it was ultimately the cherry on top of a season filled with close calls. This was one of the better bowl games of the 2015 season and I would not be shocked to see this in ESPNU's Top-25 Games.

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Pinstripe Bowl Wrap-up and Reaction: Duke Blue Devils 44 Indiana Hoosiers 41

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Opponent: Duke Blue Devils

Location: Saturday December 26th, Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)

Why They Played:  The Hoosiers and Blue Devils met in the fifth annual Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium which pitted the ACC against the Big Ten.

What The Game Meant:

This was a chance for the Hoosiers to win a bowl game for the first time since 1991 and clinch a winning season for the first time since 2007. They were on national television and could very well have had the eyeballs of the entire college football world on them.

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Avoiding a Blue Christmas: Numbers that Matter against Duke

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Avoiding a Blue Christmas: Numbers that Matter against Duke

For the first time since the 2007 season, my freshman year at IU, the Hoosiers are taking part in the postseason, in one of the most storied venues of all-time, Yankee Stadium. And while it may not be the same one that Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra , Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio made famous, the stage is no less impressive.

Coach Wilson and his resilient squad enter their match up with the Duke Blue Devils in the Pinstripe Bowl on a two-game winning streak. On paper, this looks like a very even match up , the Hoosiers at 6 and 6 and the Blue Devils 7 and 5. The teams played one common opponent this season, Wake Forest, who the Indiana defeated by 7 and Duke beat by six.

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2015 Indiana Hoosier Football Season Rewind

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2015 Indiana Hoosier Football Season Rewind

It has been three-plus weeks since the Hoosiers walked off the field at Ross-Ade Stadium with a third straight bronze "I" to link to the chain on the Old Oaken Bucket and a bowl bid to fulfill. Now we know the Hoosiers next game will be on Dec. 26th at the New Yankee Stadium (Yes, it is still New Yankee Stadium) in the Pinstripe Bowl against the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference. So, let's refresh how the Hoosiers actually ended up playing in a bowl in what looks to be a balmy 60-degree New York City.

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