Depth chart released for Indiana's season opener versus Towson.

by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 31, 2010 8:43 AM EDT in Indiana Hoosiers Football

The depth chart is here, beginning on page 10 of IU's media packet for the Towson game. The biggest news, which became public yesterday, is that because of a lingering groin injury, Tandon Doss will not play against Towson. With the bye week coming after the Towson game, it seems likely that he will be fine for the Western Kentucky game. Other notes:

Redshirt freshman Aaron Price is starting over 5th year senior Cody Faulkner at LG.
Mark Damisch is starting over Justin Pagan at RG; James Brewer held on to the RT position.
Unsurprisingly, with Doss out, redshirt freshman Duwyce Wilson will start at receiver along with Terrance Turner and Damarlo Belcher.
Dre Muhammad, a redshirt junior who has never caught a pass, is listed as a backup WR, as is true freshman Kofi Hughes, although that certainly doesn't mean that he will play.
Dusty Kiel and Edward Wright-Baker are listed as alternative second string quarterbacks.
Chad Sherer, listed as a backup in the media guide, now is ahead of Damon Sims at WLB.
Matt Ernest and Richard Council have won, for now, the starting cornerback jobs, and they will be backed up by Adrian Burks and Andre Kates.
As expected, Mitchell Evans will start at strong safety. Donnell Jones will start ahead of Lenyatta Kiles at free safety.
I haven't previewed special teams yet, but Nick Freeland remains #1 at placekicker, ahead of the highly regarded Mitch Ewald.
Duwyce Wilson and reserve running back Nick Turner will return kickoffs, and Terrance Turner will return punts. In the media guide depth chart, Tandon Doss was listed as both a punt and kickoff returner, and Darius Willis as a kickoff returner. We'll see if these changes are for Towson only.

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Hard to believe that Kates and Kiles are not able to crack the starting line up. I suppose I’ll defer to the coaching staff on this one.

Interested to see Wilson at receiver and returning kicks. How do you pronounce his first name?

Do you think that we’ll see any “Wildcat”? And will it be the “WildDusty” or the “WildEd”? Or the “WildKofi” for that matter?

Is Willis healthy, as far as we know? And with all of the talent at receiver, and with Evans as a DB, for that matter, why on earth would you have him returning kicks? Save the hits for out of the backfield.

by hoosierdaddynow on Aug 31, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

I’m surprised as well. Ken Bikoff of Rivals mentioned (in a free message board post, I’m not divulging premium info) that Joe Palcic explicitly said that he brought in the juco guys to replace Richard Council, but that Council won’t let him.

Wilson’s name is pronounced “duh-WEESE,” per the media release.

I’ll be really surprised if Kofi Hughes plays this year, at WR, QB, or anywhere else, absent a flood of injuries. This staff seems to prefer to redshirt unless there is a desperate need at the position or if the player is so good that it makes no sense to keep him out of the rotation. It’s no knock on Hughes to think that IU’s 2010 receiving corps doesn’t need him and wouldn’t allow much PT.

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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 31, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I forgot to add that Ernest really surprised me, but that may be based on stereotype. if he sticks in the job and plays well, get ready for a flood of Jason Sehorn references.

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