College Football Links From Across the Country (5/26/20)
Daily College Football Links (May 26, 2020)
We hope you all had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend. As we enter what’s a shortened work week for most of us, exactly 101 days remain until the 2020 Indiana football season is set to kick off in Madison. That means the Hoosier Huddle 100 day countdown begins tomorrow, so your eyes out for the daily countdown articles featuring each of the players and coaching staff on the 2020 IU football roster.
While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus, 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.
‘Hoosier Classics’ Rewinds to Bryan Payton’s Career Day Against Minnesota in 2007
Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
In the fourth installment of the Indiana football edition of ‘Hoosier Classics’ the Indiana athletic department is throwing it back to the magical 2007 season. Saturday’s showing of the Hoosiers’ 40-20 win over Minnesota is the first of three games from the 2007 season that saw the Hoosiers go 7-6 and earn a spot in the Insight Bowl.
Indiana’s Keys to Handling Penn State
Written by Amanda Pavelka (@amandapavelka3)
Last week’s open week was the calm before the storm as Tom Allen and the Indiana Hoosiers face their second-highest ranked opponent of the 2019 season— the No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions. Can Tom Allen and the Indiana Hoosiers make history once again and pocket their first victory at Beaver Stadium? The answer lies in their ability to accomplish the following:
Hoosier Huddle’s Big Ten Power Rankings: Week Four
Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)
Week four of the 2019 season saw some shocking things in the Big Ten. Michigan got blown off the field by Wisconsin, Ohio State scored 76-straight points against Miami (OH) and Illinois put a scare into Nebraska in a shootout.
Hoosier Huddle’s Big Ten Power Rankings: Week Two
Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)
Week two is in the books and there have been some shakeups in our Power Rankings.
Hoosier Huddle’s Big Ten Power Rankings: Week One
Written by Evan McShane
Week one is in the books and the Big Ten went 12-2 in their 14 games, with the only losses being teams traveling out west (Purdue, Northwestern). Here are the post-week one power rankings.
Hoosier Huddle’s Big Ten Power Rankings: Week Zero
Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)
College football is underway and Week Zero is complete. Here are our power rankings in the Big Ten as we head into Week One.
Post Spring Big Ten Power Rankings
Written by Evan McShane (@veryreasonable)
As spring practice wraps up around the Big Ten we wanted to talk a look, albeit a blurry one, at how the teams in the conference stand today. Spring is a tricky time to rank teams since graduated seniors and players leaving early are not practicing and most incoming freshmen have not arrived on campus yet. Here is how we see the Big Ten heading into the summer portion of the off-season.
Game Wrap and Reaction: Minnesota 38 Indiana 31
Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
Opponent: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location: TCF Bank Stadium Friday October 26th, 2018 Minneapolis, MN
Why They Played: The Hoosiers and Golden Gophers are meeting in a inter-divisional matchup for the first time since 2013 and are playing in Minneapolis for the first time since 2008.
What The Game Meant: This game could very well be the crossroads of Indiana’s season. The loss pushes the Hoosiers to 4-5.
Takeaways do Not Make Up for Lack of Pass Defense for Hoosiers
Written By Lauralys Shallow
IU defense lacked pass coverage and a pass rush in its 38-31 loss to Minnesota. After tonight’s loss, IU’s record drops to below .500 for the first time this year at 4-5 (1-5), and the defense is a large reason why. Minnesota was without its starting quarterback, and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan handled the IU defense with ease in the first half of his first career start. The secondary gave the receivers way too much room, and the defensive line could not pressure Morgan, and Minnesota dominated IU’s defense in the first half and took a commanding lead.