Hoosier Headlines for September 7, 2010: belated Towson postgame, etc.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 7, 2010 1:06 PM EDT
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Like many of you, I didn't read much over the Labor Day weekend. So, here is a belated collection of Towson postgame coverage and more on the James Blackmon, Jr. commitment:
Big Ten power rankings: Week 2 (Big Ten Blog - ESPN)
"The outlook on defense remains much cloudier after the Hoosiers allowed 392 yards to Towson. If the defense doesn't get better by Big Ten play, Indiana will have a tough time winning games." No doubt about that.
Run defense could be key for IU (The News-Sentinel - Fort Wayne IN)
"IU struggled against the run in last week's 51-17 win over Towson. Specifically, it struggled against quarterback Chris Hart, who gained 123 of Towson's 227 rushing yards."
The Zeller Wait (Bulldogs Insider | The Indianapolis Star)
"You probably saw the report by The Star's Kyle Neddenriep last week on Zeller's schedule of campus visits: -- Oct. 9-11, Butler. -- Oct. 15-17, North Carolina (coinciding with Midnight Madness). -- Oct. 29-31, Indiana University."
15-year-old basketball star commits to IU for 2014 recruiting class (Indiana Daily Student )
"I’ve been to Bloomington a couple of times for a couple of visits, and every time I went there it kept getting better and better," Blackmon Jr. said. "I could go to another college in another state, but I’m from Indiana, and I grew up in Indiana. It was always one of my top places to go."
James Blackmon, Jr. commits to Indiana.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 3, 2010 9:53 AM EDT
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Indiana 51, Towson 17: Willis and Chappell lead Hoosiers to opening victory.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 3, 2010 9:29 AM EDT
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Here are the stats. IU jumped out to an early 17-0 lead, and while Towson moved the ball at times, the Tigers never pulled to within closer than 10 points again. A suprise to me upon reading the box score, although perhaps it shouldn't have been, is that Towson ended up outgaining IU by a pretty healthy margin. That's troubling from the perspective of the defense, but not so for the offense. IU still managed a solid 6.4 yards per play, and because of good kick returns and Towson turnovers, IU's starting field position was excellent. In the first half, IU had eight possessions, and four of them began at the 50 or on Towson's half of the field. In IU's first nine possessions, IU had five touchdowns, two field goals, and two punts. Even against Towson, that's pretty solid. Darius Willis broke the 100 yard barrier before halftime, and the starters were off the field about halfway through the third quarter. Add in that IU scored a defensive touchdown, and the yardage discrepancy isn't bad for the offense. I'm not sure we learned much about the IU offense today, but there certainly were no major red flags. The two main complaints I have are that IU did look a little helpless the first time they were in the red zone (the first and goal that led to Nick Freeland's first field goal), and Ben Chappell made a really sloppy pass under duress that was a bit too similar to some of his 15 interceptions from last season. Overall, however, no major complaints, and IU did it all without top receiver Tandon Doss.
Indiana Hoosiers open 2010 football season against Towson Tigers.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 2, 2010 9:25 AM EDT
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Towson Tigers
2009 record: 2-9
Location: Towson, Maryland
Series: first meeting
NCAA Classification: FCS (formerly I-AA)
Conference: Ohio Valley
Coach: Rob Ambrose (second season, 2-9)
TV: 7:30, Big Ten Network
After a long offseason, the 2010 Indiana football season begins tonight when the Hoosiers host Towson at Memorial Stadium. Towson coach Rob Ambrose is in his second season at his alma mater, and went 2-9 in his first season. Towson is 0-2 all-time against FBS teams. The Tigers lost to Navy in 2008 (41-13) and lost at Northwestern last season (47-14). As I noted a few weeks ago when I took an early look at Towson, there were only 17,000 fans in attendance at last year's game in Evanston. That means that if IU comes close to matching the so-so 36,000 it drew for last year's Thursday opener against Eastern Kentucky, this probably will be the largest crowd the Towson players have seen. Ambrose, on the other hand, is no stranger to Memorial Stadium. Before becoming Towson's head coach, Ambrose was a longtime assistant to Randy Edsall at Connecticut, and he was a member of UConn's staff when the Huskies beat IU in 2003 (when IU opened UConn's new stadium) and 2006 (when IU dropped two games while Terry Hoeppner recovered from surgery).
Viva la Spittoon: Indiana's Big Ten divisional alignment, protected game, and future schedules.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 8:39 PM EDT
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Well, it's official. First, the division alignment reported by ESPN was accurate. My speculation about protected crossovers was not. Over half a century after the strangest and least treasured of the Big Ten trophy games began, Indiana and Michigan State now will play for the Old Brass Spittoon every year. IU currently plays Purdue and Illinois every year year, and that will continue, as both are in IU's division. IU will play other divisional foes Penn State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin every year as well, plus the crossover against MSU. In 2011 and 2012, IU will play rotating inter-division games against Northwestern and Iowa. Here is IU's 2011 Big Ten schedule:
ESPN claims it has the Big Ten divisional lineup.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 3:28 PM EDT
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Adam Rittenberg reports that ESPN's Andy Katz claims the following is the Big Ten's divisional lineup for football:
Division 1: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota
Division 2: Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois
The Big Ten's official announcement will come tonight at 7 pm EDT on the Big Ten Network. So, what does this mean for IU?
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: special teams.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 10:02 AM EDT
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PK: Nick Freeland, sophomore. was IU’s placekicker last year, and he was good from short range but was a non-entity from long range. Freeland was 5-7 from 20-29 yards, 9-12 from 30-39 yards, but was 0-5 from 40 or longer. That’s right: IU did not score a single field goal last season that was 40 yards or longer. I haven’t watched practice and I have no reason to believe that the coaching staff wouldn’t play the best man for the job, but I’m really surprised that redshirt freshman Mitch Ewald hasn’t taken the job from Freeland. Ewald was, as far as kickers go, a blue chip recruit. He was ranked in the top 5 among all kickers nationally by ESPN and Scout, and was the #27 prospect overall in Illinois. Here’s what Bill Lynch said in his press conference last Friday:
Depth chart released for Indiana's season opener versus Towson.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 31, 2010 8:43 AM EDT
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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:
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: defensive backs.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 30, 2010 10:04 PM EDT
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Who's back?
Chris Adkins, 6-1 Jr. FS: Adkins played only six games last season before suffering a season-ending injury. As a redshirt freshman, Adkins started every game at cornerback before moving to safety.
Richard Council, 6-1 Sr. CB: Council has been something of a target for those critical of IU's secondary, and recently defensive coordinator Joe Palcic candidly admitted that he brought in the two juco corners mentioned below in an effort to replace Council, who reportedly has elevated his game. We'll see.
Donnell Jones, 5-10 Sr. FS: Jones has started a handful of games in his first two seasons. He had one interception last year, at Iowa.
Adrian Burks, 6-0 Sr. CB: Burks has played quite a bit, largely on special teams, but it's really interesting that very few of the returning Hoosiers in the defensive backfield have any interceptions.
Jarrell Drane, 6-2 Jr. SS: Drane has played sparingly, mostly on special teams, in his first two seasons.
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: linebackers.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 30, 2010 6:59 AM EDT
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Much like every other unit of the defense, IU will be breaking in several new contributors at linebacker.
Who's back?
Tyler Replogle, 6-2 Sr.: Replogle played as a true freshman and his playing time has steadily increased. Last year, Replogle was second on the team in tackles and had six tackles for loss, two sacks, and an interception. He is the only returning starter at linebacker.
Chad Sherer, 6-0 So.: Expected to start at one of the outside linebacker positions, Sherer spent his freshman year as a reserve and special teamer, and recorded
Leon Beckum, 5-11 Jr.: Like Sherer, Beckum spent time in 2009 as a backup and on special teams.
Jamie Lukaszewski, 5-9 Sr.: Lukaszewski spent nearly all of his first three years on campus on the scout team, but got lots of playing time on special teams last year and is now in the two-deep.
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