By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Three days later, and the state is still buzzing. Alex Barlow’s name and story still resonate. As to how Butler actually beat No. 1 Indiana, there still is some consternation, but the Bulldogs are now ranked for the first time in two years. Rather than rehashing an admittedly thrilling game, […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve covered a lot of events over the years. Butler’s 88-86 overtime win over Indiana on Saturday was one of the best. The electricity at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was incredible, and the fact that it was at a neutral site made it even more exciting than it would have been […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS ” It was obvious from the outset of the Notre Dame-Purdue game which was the veteran team and which one was young, inexperienced and still learning how to play. The Irish started a graduate student, a senior and two other juniors, while the Boilermakers’ starting lineup featured one […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The marquee game of Saturday’s Close the Gap Crossroads Classic, Indiana versus Butler, will likely swing on who controls the speed of the game. Indiana plays one of the country’s fastest paces. Conversely, less than 100 teams in Division I average fewer possessions per game than Butler, which prefers to […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Every time I watch Indiana play, I come away impressed with something different. This time, it was the Hoosiers’ ability to pull away from a talented team by simply sticking with the game plan. There were no major shifts in approach that took a close game and […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor As North Carolina prepares to play IU tonight in Assembly in one of the biggest games of the young college basketball season, you have to wonder if we’ll see the Tar Heels more frequently in Big Ten country in the very near future. There’s plenty of legit talk circulating […]
Continue ReadingFrom Indiana Sports Information BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior defensive tackle Adam Replogle and sophomore wide receiver Cody Latimer earned second team All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced Monday evening. Seven additional Hoosiers received honorable mention recognition. The nine honorees are the most for the IU program since 2001, when 12 Hoosiers collected league laurels. […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After all the ups and downs, Purdue is bowl-bound. Akeem Shavers scored three touchdowns during a furious five-minute stretch in the fourth quarter to help the Boilermakers pull away for a 56-35 win over Indiana on Saturday and retain the Old Oaken Bucket. “It always feels good,” […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I saw IU for the first time Thursday night and came away with my head spinning. What a complete basketball team Tom Crean has put together. I searched and searched for a weakness during the Hoosiers’ 99-45 win over Sam Houston State and came away with little. Of course, the team the Hoosiers […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana started the day with dreams of clearing a path to the Rose Bowl. Instead, Wisconsin ran all over those hopes in a historic performance. Montee Ball and James White combined for 359 of Wisconsin’s school-record 564 rushing yards and the Badgers held Indiana to less than […]
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