After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. Up next is Maryland. Opponent: Maryland Date/Time/TV: Sat., Oct. 15, Time/TV TBA Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 2021 record/postseason result: 7-6 overall, 3-6 Big Ten, won Pinstripe Bowl 54-10 vs Virginia Tech. Returning Production, Offense: 83% (per Bill Connelly/ESPN) Offensive Outlook: Maryland’s offense was inconsistent last…
Author: Patrick Felts
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen and his staff have not been shy in deeming the 2021 football season a disappointment, and one area in which last season’s team seemed to struggle the most was on the offensive line. The advanced statistics paint a similar picture. According to Football Outsiders, Indiana’s offensive line finished 119th in the nation in Line Yards per Carry and 91st nationally in Sack Rate, putting the team near the bottom of the list in statistics related to both pass and run blocking. With the 2022 season kickoff against Illinois just two weeks away, Allen and…
After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. Up next is Michigan, the reigning conference champions who reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history in 2021. Opponent: Michigan Date/Time/TV: Sat., Oct. 8, 12:00 P.M., TV TBA Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 2021 record/postseason result: 12-2 overall, 9-1 Big Ten,…
After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. Up next is Nebraska, who finished 3-9 a season ago in one of the worst seasons in the program’s rich history. Opponent: Nebraska Date/Time/TV: Sat., Oct. 1, Time/TV TBA Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. 2021 record/postseason result: 3-9 overall, 1-8 Big Ten, no bowl game. Returning…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen spent his coaching career on the defensive side of the ball prior to taking over as head coach, and at the 2022 Big Ten Football Media Days, he emphasized just how important defense, and in particular the linebacking group, are to his program. As the 2022 Hoosiers look to turn a new page after a disappointing 2021 season, Allen expects the team to live and die by its linebackers. “You’re only as good as your linebackers and your defense,” Allen said in his opening press conference at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The leader…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen has always preached a family atmosphere in his locker room with a “Love Each Other” mantra, but now, a pair of brothers on the roster are taking the phrase literally. Indiana All-American cornerback Tiawan Mullen’s younger brother, Trevell, committed to play for the Hoosiers prior to his senior high school season at Coconut Creek High School in Florida last year. A year later, and the four-star recruit is on the field and in the locker room with his brother. The older brother, Tiawan, has taken his sibling under his wing since Trevell arrived on…
After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. Up next is Western Kentucky, who set NCAA passing records last season and lost 33-31 to Indiana. Opponent: Western Kentucky Date/Time/TV: Sat., Sept. 17, 12:00, BTN Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 2021 record/postseason result: 9-5 overall, 7-1 Conference USA, lost C-USA Championship Game 49-41 vs UTSA,…
After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. Up next is Cincinnati, a team who reached the College Football Playoff and defeated Indiana a season ago. Opponent: Cincinnati Date/Time/TV: Sat., Sept. 24, Time/Network TBA Location: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2021 record/postseason result: 13-1 overall, 8-0 in the AAC, reached College Football Playoff, lost 27-6…
After sky-high offseason expectations turned into a 2-10 regular season campaign in 2021 for Indiana football, head coach Tom Allen and company are looking to get back on track in the 2022 season. We are profiling each of the 12 teams Indiana will face this season as the Hoosiers look to right the ship. First up is Indiana’s opening week opponent, Illinois. The Hoosiers have not faced the Fighting Illini since 2017, a 24-14 IU win on the road. Illinois last played in Bloomington in 2013, a 52-35 Hoosier victory. Illinois leads the all-time series 45-24-2, but Indiana has won…