With a big void left by an NFL bound former Hoosier, the tight end position was perhaps the most wide open position on the team going into fall camp. With the presumed incumbent out with an undisclosed injury, the competition appears to be rolling on into the season. Youth and inexperience rule the day in this group. Of the six tight ends on the Hoosier roster, only one has ever caught a pass at the college level. That is about to change. WHO IS GONE No unit on this football team has bigger shoes to fill than the tight end…
Author: Mike Schumann
Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass provided an update regarding Memorial Stadium and the football program on Tuesday. You can watch the full video below. Here are the main points covered by Glass: The importance of football to the school and the athletic department. The economic benefits that football sellouts and long term fan loyalty would bring. Historic and current improvements to Memorial Stadium. Changes to the game day experience. Terry Tallen Indiana Football Complex. New football helmets. New uniforms (with no names on the back). Traffic news — SR 37 / 69 will be done by the first home…
It is finally game week, as the Indiana Hoosiers prepare to travel to South Florida to meet the Florida International Panthers. The game kicks off at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday. The unquestioned leaders of the IU secondary are Jonathan Crawford and Marcelino Ball. They spoke to the media about finally getting the season underway and their preparations for FIU. JONATHAN CRAWFORD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuqyZho7KgQ MARCELINO BALL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzj-enw0_XQ Video Credits – Indiana University You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier Supporting FREE coverage of IU Athletics operated by an Indiana based small business has never been easier. Just do…
As a four year starter at quarterback, Antwaan Randle El might have been able to make this list based on his accomplishments passing the ball alone. The Illinois native is the program’s 2nd all-time leading passer with 7,469 yards, and his 42 career passing touchdowns land him at 4th all-time. But it’s only when you add in what Randle El did with his legs that you fully appreciate his greatness as a Hoosier. He’s also the program’s 2nd all-time leading rusher with 3,895 yards. Randle El actually led the team in rushing in 1998 and 2000, and that 2000 rushing…
It’s a good thing we didn’t publish this yesterday. Five days before the season kicks off — and it would have been old news. Last week, a months long quarterback competition came to an end when Peyton Ramsey was announced as the starter. Today, it was announced that graduate transfer Brandon Dawkins has left the IU football program. It was also announced that true freshman and Indiana Mr. Football Reese Taylor would be moving back to the quarterback position after a brief stint at cornerback and receiver. There’s still a few more days until Saturday’s opener at Florida International. Stay…
It is now only five days until the 2018 Indiana football season kicks off. The week leading up to the opener hasn’t been short on drama with the news of Morgan Ellison’s indefinite suspension and Brandon Dawkins leaving the program. IU head coach Tom Allen and starting quarterback Peyton Ramsey met with the media to discuss the latest with the program and the preparations for Florida International. The game against Florida International kicks off on Saturday at 7:00 PM in Miami. You can see the full IU schedule here. TOM ALLEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QHSS2v-hJU PEYTON RAMSEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCLtv1r4K4c Video credits – Indiana University…
It’s game week for Indiana football, and the final questions regarding starters, depth and rotation have become clearer today with the latest release of the two-deep depth chart. Below is our summary of the noteworthy updates from the latest iteration of the depth chart. You can also listen to Coach Tom Allen discuss several aspects of it at today’s press conference here. You can see the full two-deep depth chart below. Still uncertainty at Center. The latest depth chart lists Hunter Littlejohn “or” Nick Linder. The rest of the offensive line is consistent with expectations with Wes Martin, Coy Cronk, Simon…
Well that didn’t last long. Graduate transfer quarterback Brandon Dawkins has left the Indiana football program. IU head coach Tom Allen addressed the media on that and many other topics on Monday morning in Bloomington. “We wish him nothing but the very best. Fine young man. Very excited, though, about the two guys I consider our top two QBs, Peyton Ramsey and Michael Penix,” Allen told reporters. Allen indicated that Dawkins met with him on Sunday, and told him he “wanted to sort some things out,” and go in a different direction. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaFootball/videos/233540430665339/ Dawkins reportedly struggled throughout fall camp to accurately…
The debate was wide open for No.’s 6-10 on our list. Strong arguments could have been made for several former Hoosier stars that didn’t make the cut. We’d argue that now, in the final five, the only question is with the order. These final five are in our opinion the undeniable time-tested legends of IU football. A recurring theme with our all-time Hoosier football top ten has been that of the outlier. Richard Corbett “Corby” Davis stands alone as the only IU football player to be selected as the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. For a while it…
Despite key losses at every level of the IU defense, the clear strength in 2018 seems to be the defensive backfield. A core of strong veterans return and they are bolstered by a group of promising young players. To be sure IU lost three long-time high-caliber players from its defensive backfield. All three will be difficult to replace. But the Hoosiers will be able to line up with all third year or more players likely starting, and all of these guys will have extensive experience. Beyond the experienced players, the coaches believe that there is no a major drop-off in…