By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Correspondent Chatard’s predictable offense does it the same way every week, run right, run left or run middle. That tried and true formula worked again on Friday. Chatard beat Brebeuf Jesuit 28-0 in the second round of sectional play by following the game plan that has gotten them to this point: keeping […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent One look at Saturday’s Big Ten schedule and it’s easy to decipher that we could be entering the month of November and both divisions could for all practical purposes be sewn up. That scenario will indeed unfold if Michigan is able to win Saturday at Nebraska. A Wolverine win in […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Irish coach Brian Kelly made it very clear that he wants the success Notre Dame is currently enjoying to be a common occurrence and not just a one-year wonder. Appearing on ESPN’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd Wednesday morning, Brian Kelly said, We’re trying to be a consistent program. We […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It’s supposed to be a down year for Purdue. I chuckle when I hear that. I was here in 2006. I know what a “down year” is. True, the Boilermakers no longer have the players who made them nationally known in recent years. Robbie Hummel went […]
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Already named the preseason No. 1 team in the nation by several publications, Indiana has been chosen as the Big Ten favorite heading into the 2012-13 season as voted on by a panel of conference media. The media also tabbed Hoosier sophomore Cody Zeller as the Preseason Player of the Year. Michigan and Ohio State, […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts Pike’s Derek Moyers has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Moyers was selected after his Red Devils defeated Class 5A No. 3 ranked Ben Davis 35-25 in the opening round of the IHSAA State Football Tournament presented by the […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There are a lot of reactions you can have after my Week one sectional performance last week: Wow, there were a lot of upsets last week! Those were some great games that could have gone either way. That Dragash guy has no idea what he is talking about! I can’t […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Note: The author is a native of Omaha, Neb. #BigRedJobOpenings. I couldn’t help but tweet that as Nebraska struggled mightily with Northwestern last weekend. Part of that was NU’s difficulties beating a team it honestly should have had in hand by halftime. Part of that was Saturday’s effort stacked on […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent We’re about to find out if Notre Dame is worthy of its top-five national ranking. So far it has taken care of business, beating every team on its schedule to date, and that’s all anyone could ask. Entering the season, we thought the Irish schedule was one of the nation’s […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Each and every week during the Irish football season, IndySportsLegends.com interviews Notre Dame’s upcoming opponent’s radio play-by-play announcer. This week, ISL spoke with Toby Rowland, the Voice of the Sooners. Rowland went to high school in New Castle, Ind., and played basketball for the Trojans. Following is what Rowland had to say […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ok, Danny Hope. Smoke is billowing from the hood of that pretty looking used car you sold us. At the beginning of the season, you told us this team could compete and had the chance to do special things. Right now, it looks like the team might not even reach a […]
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