By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor When a young, struggling team with a new coach is playing a nationally ranked squad, success isn’t necessarily best measured by watching the scoreboard. Though I have great respect for Purdue’s history of being a thorn in Notre Dame’s side, watching the Boilermakers’ close call against Indiana State and Notre […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Having had plenty of time to digest and analyze Notre Dame’s first regular-season loss since 2011, I’ve come to some conclusions. Before I dive into those, let me reassure Irish Nation that the sky isn’t falling and Notre Dame’s program isn’t slipping after Saturday night’s 41-30 defeat Saturday night […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amid all the talk about what is and isn’t a rivalry, Purdue vs. Notre Dame, by many standards, actually is one. The two Indiana schools first met in 1896 and have played every year since 1946. Notre Dame has gotten the best of the series, leading […]
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From Purdue Athletics: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Akeem Hunt has been named the co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. Hunt returned the opening kickoff against Indiana State for a touchdown after taking a handoff. The return was his second career score on a kickoff (also 100 yards at Ohio State in 2012). […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Darrell Hazell definitively said he is happy that his Boilermakers came out with a win in his first home game at Ross Ade Stadium against an FCS opponent in Indiana State. He’ll have to forgive fans in West Lafayette if they aren’t buying it. “Obviously we’re […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor How impressed were you with how the Big Ten fared in the opening weekend of college football? Not very? Don’t feel too bad because there wasn’t too much to get excited about. No. 2 Ohio State, the second-ranked team in the country, only beat dismal Buffalo by 20. Michigan […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor My wife, Christina, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at IUPUI. Last week, I asked her what she taught her graduate level students in her class, Theories of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She said she talked about psychologist Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy? I’m […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I was honored to be a guest on Fox 59 Sports Overtime with Jeremiah Johnson and Brittany Diehl on Sunday night. The primary topic of conversation was Purdue football, but we sprinkled in some Notre Dame talk as well. Indy Sports Legends continues to grow, and my presence on this […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — There is no quarterback controversy at Purdue. Rob Henry is the guy. Disgruntled fans were calling for Henry to be replaced after he struggled in the season-opening 42-7 loss to Cincinnati. The senior completed just 18 of 35 passes for 161 yards with no touchdowns and […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue’s loss to Cincinnati was so deflating. So says a member of my church, a die-hard fan who said she turned off the television during a Boilermakers game for the first time ever on Saturday afternoon. Indeed, folks who normally wear gold and black to service were in neutral colors […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Thankfully, the college football season has finally arrived! As we celebrate this Labor Day weekend, college football officially kicks off. In fact, three Big Ten teams got things going prior to Saturday. On Thursday night, Indiana destroyed Indiana State, scoring 73 points – the most for a Hoosier football […]
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