By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Is it strange to tell fans to get excited and hold their horses at the same time? Yes, it’s strange. And yes, that’s what I’m telling Purdue’s football fans. The excitement swirling around the program is sky high heading into Saturday’s opener at Cincinnati, and Hazell is the main reason. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Will the Hoosiers go to a bowl game? Who should play quarterback? We answer the big questions and offer our predictions. The offense will be … Full of fireworks. The talented offensive line should be very solid – great at pass blocking, still iffy blocking runs. Indiana allowed only 1.42 […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After three weeks of preseason preparation and three scrimmages, the cleats go on for real Thursday night. Click here for a look at the offense. Here’s how we envision the Hoosiers’ defense and special teams shaping up: DEFENSIVE ENDS: Ryan Phillis (No. 25, 6-3, 260, junior) and Zack Shaw (No. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After three weeks of preseason preparation and three scrimmages, the cleats go on for real Thursday night. Here’s how we envision the Hoosiers’ offense shaping up: QUARTERBACK: Tre Roberson (No. 5, 6-0, 200, sophomore) Comment: He is mobile and can improvise far better than Cameron Coffman or Nate Sudfeld. Whoever […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Tomorrow’s opener against Indiana State begins a season of hope, and yet the Hoosiers still do not know who’ll jog out to the sport’s most important position: quarterback. “For all I know, there could be a three-QB system,” tight end Ted Bolser said. “(Coach Kevin Wilson) is […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers announced their 2013-14 basketball schedule on Wednesday. A look at the 31-game slate that includes two trips to New York (where Indiana competes in the 2K Sports Classic the week before Thanksgiving) is printed below. The Hoosiers play 18 of the 31 games at home. They are […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Is Warren Central still elite? It’s a strange question, but I’m going to put it out there. Warren struggled offensively last season, and that continued in the Warriors’ season opener against Center Grove last Friday. The Warriors were held to 205 total yards in the 21-10 loss. Warren Central, known […]
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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 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Preparing for a season opener tends to be a difficult task for a new coach. The degree of difficulty increases greatly when that opener is against another new coach. Purdue coach Darrell Hazell and Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville will be in equally challenging situations when their […]
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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 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Andrew Luck is not only big, strong, fast and tough, he has become the one adjective he wasn’t last year. Efficient. Through three preseason games, he has a 108.3 passer rating. That’s third among clear-cut starting quarterbacks (Buffalo’s E.J. Manuel doesn’t count yet). Luck trails only Drew Brees (128.4) and […]
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