By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Now that Morgan Burke has hired Darrell Hazell as Purdue’s new football coach, the pressure is on Morgan Burke. By all indications, this is an excellent hire. Hazell was a top assistant under Jim Tressel at Ohio State, then he went on to become head coach at Kent State. He […]
Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue athletics director Morgan J. Burke today announced the hiring of Darrell Hazell as head football coach. The 48-year-old Hazell becomes the 35th football coach in school history. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Darrell is a great fit to build on our existing foundation, Burke […]
Continue ReadingISL’s Ben Fahrbach was in the middle of the action again, taking photos for Indy Sports Legends at the Big Ten Championship Game. Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70-31. Much has happened since then. Nebraska has learned it will play Georgia in the Capitol One Bowl. Wisconsin has since lost coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas. Regardless, there […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After a scoreless dud in Oakland, the obvious question is What’s wrong with Paul George? Before we dig into the data – and the numbers do tell the tale – we should take a step back. George is just scratching the surface of his talent. He’s getting more touches – […]
Continue ReadingISL photographer Ben Fahrbach took photos at Saturday’s Butler vs. Ball State game. Butler won 67-53. Fahrbach was ISL’s photographer for Purdue football and he took shots at high school football games and the Big Ten championship game. He will photograph Butler games throughout this season. Here are his best from Saturday: Also: […]
Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue redshirt junior KK Houser was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday after helping lead the Boilermakers to wins over Georgia Tech and Central Michigan last week. Houser averaged 19.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 55.6 percent (10-18) […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor It was a foregone conclusion after the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, but it became official Sunday night as No. 1 Notre Dame will meet No. 2 Alabama for the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7, 2013, at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium. Brian Kelly’s 12-0 Irish will be a decided underdog […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska fans, you now officially know what Florida’s fans felt like after the National Championship Game following the 1995 season. As a native Nebraskan now living in Indianapolis, I got to see history Saturday night when the Cornhuskers played Wisconsin. I got to see the worst performance in the […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – With every defensive stop, Ball State appeared closer to beating Butler for a second straight year. There was an unexpected twist. A sophomore walk-on helped the Bulldogs avenge last December’s loss, and then some. Alex Barlow played 18 minutes in the second half and sparked a 26-4 run […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent How strong is the Atlantic 10? The conference placed 12 teams in the top 100 of the latest KenPom.com ratings. Only the Big East (13) had as many. The A-10 still does not have a team ranked in the AP Top 25 or USA Today Coaches Poll. With such overall quality, […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” The way things are going for Notre Dame these days, it’s surprising someone with Irish ties didn’t win the mega-jackpot in last night’s Powerball drawing. Perhaps the two winners do indeed have Notre Dame ties, but they haven’t come forward yet. You’d have to have […]
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