By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent It rained on Carmel’s homecoming parade Friday night, but sunny skies prevailed on Saturday afternoon after another round of severe weather forced a postponement for the second time in three weeks. Carmel’s defense created a different kind of storm in a 24-0 victory over North Central. The shutout was the […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame will be looking to pull off the hat trick Saturday night when it entertains 18th-ranked Michigan. A win over the 2-1 Wolverines would give the Irish their third straight victory over a Big Ten team and mark the first time they’ve swept their season series against that conference […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent The Big Ten continues to be the proverbial punching bag for the national college football pundits and for good reason. One look at the latest Associated Press poll and it will reveal not one team from the conference is ranked in the top-15 nationally. How sad is that? Well, it […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Watching Denard Robinson run is a thing of beauty. The Michigan quarterback set the NCAA record for yards rushing by a quarterback in a single season in 2010, and he’s nearing former West Virginia quarterback Pat White’s record for career yards rushing by a quarterback. But how great is he? A strong […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent All right folks, two weeks of picks, two 3-2 records to show for it, which makes me 6-4 on the season. Keep in mind I only pick games that figure to be competitive; I could go for games that should be blowout city this week and boost my percentage, but […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Frank Beckmann, the long-time Voice of the Wolverines. Following is what Beckmann had to say about Michigan, who is 2-1 following a 63-13 pasting of FCS foe […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Athletics will host The Tip-Off Before the Kickoff at Mackey Arena on Friday, Oct. 12, adding the official start of basketball season to the excitement of Homecoming weekend and the Boilermaker football team’s clash with Wisconsin the following day at Ross-Ade Stadium. The evening will begin […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Appearing on ESPN’s The Herd on Tuesday, former Irish Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz spoke highly of Notre Dame and its 3-0 start this season. What else is new, right? Let me say this to all those fans who say I’m for Notre Dame, they do have a statue […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor One of Danny Hope’s top priorities during the bye week should be finding more ways to get the ball to Antavian Edison. The man is a big-time playmaker in the passing game, the kind the Boilermakers haven’t had in recent years. If the Boilermakers make the most of his talents, there […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts Elwood High School’s Marty Wells has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Wells was selected after his Panthers (3-2) beat previously undefeated and Class 3A No. 3-ranked Eastbrook, 34-6. It was their first win over Eastbrook since 2002. The […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends editor Cliff Brunt interviewed former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller by telephone this past Thursday while Tiller was home in Wyoming. Tiller, 69, is the winningest coach in Purdue history and led the Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl after the 2000 season. Here are the best comments from the 35-minute conversation. Q: What […]
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