By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly isn’t big on excuses so it’s no surprise he wants to hear nothing about his team’s long trip home from Ireland Saturday and the short turnaround to get ready for visiting Purdue a week later. The Irish left Dublin immediately following their 50-10 walloping of […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts South Bend Adams High School Head Coach Craig Redman has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Redman was selected after his Eagles defeated cross-town rival Clay High School by a score of 22-12. The win left the Eagles 3-0 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Robert Marve’s career day against Eastern Kentucky wasn’t enough to make him Purdue’s starting quarterback over Caleb TerBush. Coach Danny Hope said Tuesday that TerBush will start Saturday at Notre Dame. That says an awful lot about TerBush. After he was suspended for the opener and Marve passed for 295 […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from Weekend 1 of the college football season (as always, in no particular order): 1. No real surprises at the top. USC and Oregon hammered overmatched foes, and Alabama — ooooweee — made Michigan look like it didn’t belong on the same playing field. 2. Speaking of […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Some things running through a sleep-deprived brain (in no particular order): 1. Let’s start with football. It’s good to have the college season underway. It also never ceases to amaze me that football can energize a university and community like no other sport can in this country. Think about it. […]
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Ben Fahrbach took photos for ISL at Saturday’s Purdue-Eastern Kentucky game. Robert Marve passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns in Purdue’s 48-6 win. Fahrbach took plenty of shots of No. 9 for this collection of his best work from Saturday.
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kawann Short recorded one tackle in Purdue’s 48-6 blowout win over Eastern Kentucky, a sack for a loss of four yards. It was a modest statistic for the 6-foot-3, 315-pound senior defensive tackle whose name appears on numerous preseason All-America lists. Make no mistake, the Colonels felt […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here we go again. That was the thought that crossed my mind Saturday when Purdue quarterback Robert Marve foolishly threw a pass down the middle of the field that was intercepted and looked so forced that Eastern Kentucky’s Brooklyn Fox must have been, had to have […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Corrrespondent Notre Dame’s offense was supposed to be shorthanded against Navy in the season opener, but looked anything but. Even without suspended running back Cierre Wood, the Irish rolled over the Midshipmen 50-10 Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish offense amassed 490 total yards, including 293 on the ground and surprisingly […]
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By SAM ROGIAN ISL Correspondent GREENSBURG, Ind.– Franklin has had its way with Greensburg each of the past two seasons on the gridiron, but the Grizzly Cubs weren’t ready for the Pirates’ ground attack on Friday night. Class 3A Greensburg rushed for 305 yards on 52 carries to thump visiting Class 5A Franklin 31-15 at […]
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By SEAN GARRETT ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — Harvey Allen ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns to help the Fishers Tigers beat Westfield Shamrocks 40-30 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference matchup on Friday night. Westfield, with an impressive aerial attack, lacked the strength to stay with a stronger, more balanced team like the Fishers […]
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