Indiana's Defense Comes in Clutch Against the Reining National Champs

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Indiana's Defense Comes in Clutch Against the Reining National Champs

Written By Nick Gonzales (@nrgonzales_)

In 2024 when you think of an Indiana football game, you’re usually thinking a blowout where Indiana’s offense dominates the scoreboard, which is still very surprising to think about. However, the Hoosiers experienced nothing but a defensive battle against the defending National Champions – after opening up a 17-3 lead. The Hoosiers were having a tough time on offense during the second half, so the defense needed to take action to have any chance of winning.

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Terry Jones Jr. Has Breakout Game Against Nebraska

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Terry Jones Jr. Has Breakout Game Against Nebraska

Coming into the Nebraska game, Terry Jones Jr. had not seen the field very often this season. This was especially surprising given the fact that the Old Dominion transfer was an All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention last year, totalling 107 tackles (4 TFLs), 4 pass breakups, and a forced fumble.

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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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IUFB Spring Game: Matchup to Watch

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IUFB Spring Game: Matchup to Watch

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

We’ll get our first look at first-year head coach Curt Cignetti’s progress with the team this week as Indiana football officially kicks off their spring game Thursday night at 8pm inside Memorial Stadium. The spring game will mark the end of the spring practice session which lasted roughly a month.

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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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