Know Your Opponent: Week Thirteen No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes
The No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers face the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes as both teams vie for the Big Ten title. Ohio State’s season has shown promise despite challenges, especially with injuries affecting their offensive line. The game hinges on Indiana maximizing opportunities while Ohio State aims to avoid self-inflicted mistakes.
College Football Links From Across the Country (4/8/20)
ImaGe: aNanda pavelka/ hoosier Huddle Daily College Football Links (April 8, 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 […]
Tom Allen Wants Recruits Watching What is Being Built in Bloomington
Written by Amanda Pavelka (@amandapavelka3)
The recruiting trail just got a little brighter for head Coach Tom Allen. Despite coming up short in back-to-back 5-7 seasons, Allen and the IU coaching staff have managed to bring in IU’s highest ranked recruiting class in 2019. With a verbal commitment from Indiana’s highest-ranked recruit in history this year, it was clear that Allen is truly building something special. Coming off back-to-back road wins, at Maryland and Saturday’s 38-31 finish at Nebraska, it is a fact that Allen’s game plan for building the Indiana football program is indeed effective.
Indiana is One Step Away From Becoming a Sports Wagering State
Written by Andrew Walker
Fresh on the heels of Iowa and Montana passing bills, the Hoosier state is one gubernatorial signature away from entering the world of sports wagering. Indiana, including the aforementioned states, will join Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, Mississippi, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island as states where sports wagering is legal.
Nothing to Lose, Plenty to Gain, Including Fans
Written By: Nick Holmes (@HoosierHolmes)
Sixteen point underdogs on the road against a top ten ranked team. Expectations from Vegas, nil. Expectations from a scorned fan base, possibly even less.
Today, the Hoosiers step out onto the field against a playoff contender, a Spartans team that has everything riding on this one game. I said before the season started that this had the potential to be Indiana’s toughest match up all season. Not only because it is on the road at a place where IU has not smelled victory since Antwaan Randle El’s senior season in 2001, but because I felt that there was a pretty good chance that Michigan State would still be undefeated, with their eyes still on the ultimate prize.
Know Your Opponent: Indiana State Sycamores
We are just hours away from kickoff at Memorial Stadium as the Indiana Hoosiers will be lining up against the Indiana State Sycamores. The game is on the opening day of college football so there is no wait for the Hoosier fans as their team takes to the field under the lights tonight. If you are visiting this site you are most likely rather familiar with the Hoosier football team. However, you may not be quite as locked in on their opponent. Don’t fret, we here at Hoosier Huddle took the time to break down Indiana’s FCS opponent for you, so that you can go on with your day. So while your at work, watching the clock move ever so slowly towards the time where football once again can take over, make sure you know a little bit more about the team the Hoosiers are playing tonight.
U.S.S. Indiana Will Be Permanently Docked at the Rock
The Indiana University Athletic Department has announced that they have permanently acquired a portion of the USS Indiana, a World War II battleship, and plan to display it at Memorial Stadium. The university acquired the ship’s prow section via donation from the Spenger family, the owners of a California restaurant who has had it on display for several years.
J-Shun Harris is Number 8
J-Shun Harris has committed to play his college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. The Fishers, IN native is a rising-senior wideout who is considered a two-star prospect by 247Sports. In the websites composite rankings he checks in as the 274th ranked receiver nationally as well as the 26th ranked prospect in the state.
Harris had been committed to play at Ball State before he received his scholarship offer from the Hoosiers coaching staff this past Sunday. He informed the Ball State staff that he would be de-committing and accepting his opportunity to play on the Big Ten level in Bloomington.
Kicker Mitch Ewald Named to Lou Groza Award Watch List
Wednesday morning brought more good news for the Indiana program as senior kicker Mitch Ewald was named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List. The Groza Award, named after the NFL Hall of Fame kicker, is presented annually to the top place kicker in the nation. Like tight End Ted Bolser yesterday, this is Ewald’s third straight year appearing on the list.
2013 Recruiting Redux: Instant Impact
As already discussed in our first edition of Recruiting Redux, the 2013 Hoosier recruiting class is the most talented to walk on the campus in at least a decade, and very possibly of all-time. One of the things that may have drawn them to Bloomington was Kevin Wilson’s penchant for playing the best players regardless of seniority.
While the head coach has shown that to be true during his first two years at the helm, 2013 might be a bit of a different story. Not so much in that he won’t play the man who can do the job best, but because there are finally less spots to fight for in the lineup. Indiana returns somewhere between 16 and 20 starters depending on varying definitions of the word, but nevertheless it’s a hefty quantity. This being the case it will be hard for many of the true freshman to make an immediate impact anywhere outside of special teams.
There are however a certain select few that due to lack of positional depth or just plain talent will be able to jump right in. Today we will take a look at a few of the young men who have yet to play a down of college football but could be integral pieces leading to the success of Indiana football in the 2013 season.