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Hoosiers QB ready to battle Wildcats | The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.
"'I thought Ben played a great football game. I thought being the co-offensive player of the week was a well-deserved honor,' IU coach Bill Lynch said. 'He had control of that football game. That’s what we’re looking for in Ben. He’s not going to beat you with his legs, and he knows it. But he’s a smart football player.'" -
Bowl bid not out of question for Hoosiers (Indiana Daily Student)
"On Saturday, the Hoosiers (4-3, 1-2) face Northwestern, a team with an identical overall and conference record. The teams are tied for eighth in the conference – a critical position because eight Big Ten teams are bowl possibilities at the end of the season." -
Big Ten notes: Coaches come to the defense of Big Ten QBs (Bloomington, Ill. Pantagraph)
"No Big Ten quarterback leads the nation in any offensive category and only two can be found in the top 10 in any statistical area. Northwestern's Mike Kafka ranks sixth nationally with an average of 24.71 completions per game and Purdue's Joey Elliott rates seventh overall with 1,856 total passing yards."
Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski: Indiana University should 'celebrate' Bob Knight's legacy - ESPN
"Knight's good friend, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski -- a former player and fellow Naismith Hall of Fame member -- said it's not imperative that Knight attend the ceremony until the university does a bit more to recognize its former coach's achievements." Interesting. I wonder if this is a tip of Knight's hand. Probably not, and I'm not sure exactly what Coach K envisions. I think most IU fans celebrate what Knight accomplished, and the university and Knight were embroiled in litigation for years afterward.