The Indiana football coaching staff and quarterback Michael Penix held their regular Monday game week press conference to take a final look back at Rutgers and preview Michigan. Head coach Tom Allen was joined by offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, and Penix. Below are some of the key news items and notes from the session. No. 13 Indiana will host Michigan at Noon ET on Saturday. That game will be held at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington and televised by FS1. Rutgers game players of the week Allen announced the following players of the week for the Rutgers…
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Indiana kicker Charles Campbell is perfect for his IU career. His strong performance against Rutgers on Saturday earned Campbell league-wide recognition on Monday. The Big Ten announced that the Tennessee product was the conference’s special teams player of the week. https://twitter.com/IndianaFootball/status/1323286036265472001?s=20 Here are the league’s notes on Campbell, per a Big Ten release: Converted a career-best three field goals in a road win against Rutgers Connected from 28, 31 and 42 yards in the contest Successful on all four PAT attempts to total 13 points Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor Campbell is the first…
One of the two remaining uncertain pieces to the 2020-21 non-conference puzzle may have been uncovered. The COVID-19 delayed season begins on Nov. 25, and Indiana appears to be set to host Tennessee Tech on that date. The Hoosiers are listed on Tennessee Tech’s schedule on the program’s website. Neither school has confirmed the game officially. The Tennessee Tech program is led by former University of Kentucky All-American and Hall of Famer John Pelphrey. TTU finished 9-22 in Pelphrey’s first season as head coach. IU associate head coach Tom Ostrom has worked with and under Pelphrey at several stops during…
Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier joined the Tow and Tracy Show on ESPN Radio/97.7 WREF on Monday morning. Topics include the football win over Rutgers, early thoughts on Michigan and the Big Ten race, and high level thoughts on the outlook for IU basketball in 2020-21. You can listen to Tow and Tracy each weekday from 8 to 9 a.m. CT on 97.7 WREF in the Evansville area, or stream live from anywhere here. https://youtu.be/RRVO668Ht4g Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen comes from a football family. Watch as he is joined by his father Tom Sr. and son Thomas on “The Allen Way of Life: Faith, Family & Football.” The three sat down with IU Senior Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray to discuss the significance of football and family in their lives. Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.
Point guard is a position of need in the class of 2022 for Indiana, and the Hoosiers are in a good spot with one of their primary targets Georgia based top-40 guard Bruce Thornton cut his list down to five programs on Sunday. Thornton made the announcement on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Bruce2T_/status/1322962138709790723?s=20 Joining Indiana in the final five were Big Ten programs Purdue and Ohio State, along with Georgia and Alabama from the SEC. Thornton’s parents both attended Georgia, but his high school coach told The Daily Hoosier that won’t play a big role in his recruitment. “They’re (Georgia) recruiting…
Indiana won for the first time since 1993 as a nationally ranked team on Saturday with a 37-21 triumph against Rutgers. As a result, the 2-0 Hoosiers moved up to No. 13 in the coaches poll on Sunday. That ties Indiana’s highest ever spot in the poll. IU also reached No. 13 in November 1993. The Hoosiers are also No. 13 in the new AP media poll, their highest spot since 1987. Meanwhile, Michigan, Indiana’s opponent next Saturday, fell to No. 23/25 after a home loss to Michigan State. The Hoosiers have not been ranked higher than the Wolverines in…
Can they live up to the national ranking? Can they stay focused after a big win? Yes and yes. The No. 17/19 Hoosiers took care of business on the road against an improved Rutgers program. The victory marks the first Hoosier win as a ranked team since a triumph over Purdue in 1993. IU is now 10-5 over its last 15 games, with 12 of the 15 coming against power five opponents. Here are our grades from the win as the Hoosiers moved to 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1991. See also: Post-game: Tom Allen,…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen met with the media after a 37-21 win over Rutgers on Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J. Also below are comments by Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and highlights from the game. IU moved to 2-0 on the 2020 season. The Hoosiers will host Michigan next Saturday at noon ET. See also: Game story https://youtu.be/JEuQF38C7tw https://youtu.be/ZMjuQeRh9JQ https://youtu.be/ZxrN2yeMIhY https://youtu.be/0AEfgA0EPx0 Video credit – IU Athletics, R-Vision, BTN Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no…
In their 2019 meeting Indiana’s defense produced a takeaway on the first play from scrimmage against Rutgers. It took a little longer in 2020, but a flurry of Hoosier interceptions overwhelmed the Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. IU produced three interceptions over the course of four Rutgers drives spanning the 2nd and 3rd quarters and the Hoosiers scored on each of their resulting drives. The sequence gave IU a 23-7 lead with 12:33 left in the 3rd quarter. “The takeaways were huge,” head coach Tom Allen said after the game. “We got three again.” Rutgers responded with its first long…