From the IHSAA: A matchup between Class 5A No. 1 Carmel and rival Warren Central highlights the first round of state playoff games in Sectional 5. For the 40th year, plans for post-season play have been announced as 315 schools were placed into brackets Sunday evening for the IHSAA Football State Tournament, presented by the Indianapolis Colts. Sectional […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts: Castle’s Doug Hurt has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Hurt was selected after his Knights beat previously unbeaten and Class 2A No. 1 ranked Evansville Mater Dei 35-21 on Friday. Castle is off to its second straight 8-0 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After a week of unprecedented hoopla and an unexpected endorsement from ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, all has unfortunately returned to normal in Boiler Country. Purdue was on top of the world a week ago. The Boilermakers were 3-1, had nearly knocked off Notre Dame and had become a trendy pick to […]
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By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Correspondent Pete Hartley ran for 276 yards and five touchdowns to help Chatard defeat Guerin Catholic 34-7 on Friday night. Chatard ran for 394 yards against Guerin, more than the Trojans have gained against any opponent on the ground this season. The constant rain may have played a part in the play calls, as […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame continued to show the college football world it’s back and relevant again by pounding Miami (Fla.) 41-3 Saturday night in Chicago’s Soldier Field. As a result, the Irish moved to 5-0 on the season and will be thrust even more into the national spotlight as ESPN College Gameday […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kevin Wilson’s offensive genius helped Indiana take an early 17-point lead against Michigan State. His stubbornness blew it. The Hoosiers led by 10 points and had the ball heading into the fourth quarter, despite the fact that Michigan State clearly had figured out how to stop their short passing game on Saturday. So what […]
Click to read more:By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Notre Dame and Miami (Fla.) were among the nation’s elite in college football. Fast forward to present day and the two storied programs are on a course to return to their glory days a lot sooner than later they hope. The two once […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent So the opening week of Big Ten play has come and gone. What did we learn? Well, for starters, Nebraska looks to be awfully good, especially at home. Ohio State is good, too, but what else is new? Michigan State looks like it will have to rely on defense to […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I sure hope Purdue doesn’t overlook Michigan on Saturday. Did I get you with that statement? I know, right? Since when does Purdue have to worry about overlooking the Wolverines? Since ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit declared the Boilermakers the favorites to win the Big Ten and go to the Rose Bowl. […]
Click to read more:By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent I have been blessed to be able to witness some pretty incredible sporting events in my lifetime. There was the 2001 Rose Bowl, several NCAA Tournaments, other New Year’s Day bowl games, Big Ten Tournaments and countless regular-season games that were of the thrilling variety. But Oct. 15, 1988 was […]
Click to read more:By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I got a chance to chat with the Smitty half of the SportsNow! with Smitty and Shae Show, a Michigan-based program on blogtalkradio.com, on Thursday. We talked about Purdue-Michigan, the conference as a whole and Purdue’s Rose Bowl chances. My interview starts at 30:36 and lasts until the 43:50 mark. […]
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