Tag: Kevin Wilson

Hoosiers season preview: Foundation in place, Wilson ready to win

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While chatting with reporters after a Hoosiers training camp practice earlier this month, third-year coach Kevin Wilson heard the shrill ringing of a cell phone emerge from a table in the corner of the room. Stopping in mid-sentence, Wilson turned his head and asked a media relations […]

Hoosiers season preview: What to watch for

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers kick off a new year on Thursday. Here’s Part I of our season preview: Five things to know 1. The run defense should be better:  One of the Hoosiers’ biggest problems the past three seasons was the run defense. It was shredded on a regular basis. Improving […]

Hoosiers seek more rough-and-tumble identity

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Kevin Wilson really doesn’t know what type of season will emerge from seven months of hard work. But at least he and his coaching staff have a plan to revive Indiana Hoosiers football. After going 5-19 in Wilson’s first two seasons, the cream and crimson are thinking […]

Griffiths: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Nebraska in mix for Big Ten title

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The Big Ten has to be sick and tired of hearing about its lack of recent success in college football. It knows Ohio State’s 2002 national title was the last time the conference was king of the sport. In fact, the Big Ten has had just two national champions […]

Coffman, Sudfeld excel in Indiana’s spring game

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Roughly 8,000 fans came to Memorial Stadium Saturday to see Indiana wrap up spring practice with its annual intrasquad spring game. Cream defeated Crimson 21-7 behind two touchdown catches from Shane Wynn and a scoring run by Tevin Coleman. To come out of spring and out of today […]

Finally, a good week for Purdue coach Danny Hope

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Breathe, Danny Hope. The perfect storm is over. The Boilermakers finally won their first Big Ten game of the season with a 27-24 win over Iowa on Saturday. Then, all the talk about Indiana possibly going to the Big Ten title game was washed away with Wisconsin’s 62-14 win in Bloomington on […]

Brunt: Purdue’s flop vs. Minnesota ill timed as IU gains momentum

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There was only one way Purdue’s epic flop against Minnesota could have been worse, and guess what? It happened. Indiana won. What a double-whammy for Purdue coach Danny Hope. Purdue, which entered the season with all the returning starters and all the hype, fell behind 44-7 against Minnesota and eventually […]