By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Tomorrow’s opener against Indiana State begins a season of hope, and yet the Hoosiers still do not know who’ll jog out to the sport’s most important position: quarterback. “For all I know, there could be a three-QB system,” tight end Ted Bolser said. “(Coach Kevin Wilson) is […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers announced their 2013-14 basketball schedule on Wednesday. A look at the 31-game slate that includes two trips to New York (where Indiana competes in the 2K Sports Classic the week before Thanksgiving) is printed below. The Hoosiers play 18 of the 31 games at home. They are […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While chatting with reporters after a Hoosiers training camp practice earlier this month, third-year coach Kevin Wilson heard the shrill ringing of a cell phone emerge from a table in the corner of the room. Stopping in mid-sentence, Wilson turned his head and asked a media relations […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers kick off a new year on Thursday. Here’s Part I of our season preview: Five things to know 1. The run defense should be better: One of the Hoosiers’ biggest problems the past three seasons was the run defense. It was shredded on a regular basis. Improving […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Victor Oladipo sang and hollered through the halls of Assembly Hall so loudly that his voice reached the office of his old coach upstairs. Back at Indiana to serve as a counselor in Tom Crean’s youth camp this weekend, Oladipo wasted no time making his presence known. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Calbert Cheaney, one of Indiana’s all-time greats as a player, is leaving his post as director of basketball operations to join Saint Louis as an assistant coach. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean confirmed late Tuesday night that Cheaney had stepped down from the role in which he served […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Shane Wynn, a prankster, is keeping a straight face as he gets a dose of his own medicine. Speaking with three reporters after practice, Wynn offers no response to the sight of teammate Kofi Hughes grinning childishly and doing an uncoordinated jig a few feet away. Finally, […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Kevin Wilson really doesn’t know what type of season will emerge from seven months of hard work. But at least he and his coaching staff have a plan to revive Indiana Hoosiers football. After going 5-19 in Wilson’s first two seasons, the cream and crimson are thinking […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The Big Ten’s annual football Media Days have come and gone, and as we brace for the start of fall camps over the next couple weeks, there was plenty of food for thought that came out of Chicago. Despite a couple of off-the-field issues with two of its stars, […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor If you’re like me, you’re beginning to think more and more about the college football season. Sure, we haven’t even arrived at the Fourth of July or endured the dog days of summer. But in about a month conferences across the country will hold their annual media days and […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The Big Ten has to be sick and tired of hearing about its lack of recent success in college football. It knows Ohio State’s 2002 national title was the last time the conference was king of the sport. In fact, the Big Ten has had just two national champions […]
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