By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Michigan State Spartans (4-1) When: noon Saturday at Spartan Stadium The Hoosiers are getting hot at the right time. Coach Kevin Wilson wants to throw more wood on the fire. He’s admitted that whenever Indiana does something well, the program is unable to repeat it. The 3-2 start […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Running backs coach Deland McCullough chuckles when he remembers who Tevin Coleman used to be. “Every year I have a guy who makes me sit up at night and say, ‘Either something’s wrong with me or something’s wrong with him,’” McCullough said. “I think back to […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Each week I’ll run down what’s hot and what’s cold with Indiana football. Here’s my take from Saturday’s 44-24 win over Penn State: HOT Cody Latimer – Finishes with nine catches for 140 yards and is the first Hoosiers receiver with three consecutive 100-yard performances since […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Kofi Hughes had nothing to point to when asked for his favorite moment in four years with Indiana football. A quarterback and basketball player in high school in Indianapolis, Hughes had moved down the road and over to receiver, only to endure 28 losses with just […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Quick thoughts on the Hoosiers’ impressive 44-24 win over Penn State at Memorial Stadium: How it happened: The Hoosiers had never beaten Penn State in 16 previous meetings. On one dreary, rainy afternoon, they took out years of frustration on the heavily favored Nittany Lions. Indiana blocked a […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On a rainy day at Memorial Stadium, neither offense has clicked consistently. Penn State has botched two field goal attempts and passed up a chance for a short one on its first drive. Mitch Ewald connected from 24 and 27 yards out on Indiana’s final series of […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Thankfully, the Big Ten’s so-called Fall Break is over. After half of the conference’s 12 teams enjoyed a bye week last Saturday, 10 of the teams return to the gridiron for action this week. This Saturday will really mark the opening of Big Ten play, since all 10 active […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) When: noon Saturday at Memorial Stadium Heading into a bye week, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson pivoted back to fundamentals and spent time self-scouting. This team, in his eyes and others’, should be better than 2-2. On Saturday, his team’s performance will reveal whether […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor In the Eastern Conference, on talent alone, five teams clearly rise above the rest. Jostling for those top spots in the standings should make for a hotly contested race in what has typically been the NBA’s weaker conference. Let’s take a quick look at how the Pacers match up […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor In Notre Dame football fans’ minds, for all practical purposes the 2013 season is over just five games into it. Why? Because Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish have failed their only two matchups against top-25 teams. As a result, Notre Dame won’t be playing for a national championship this season […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever piled one missed shot on top of another Sunday, until every clank, rim-out, brick and offline heave eventually added up to the end of their season. It was one loss that no coach or player seemed particularly upset over. The Fever opened their title […]
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