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(08/29/18 6:24pm)
When Indiana football plays its first home game on September 8 vs. Virginia, IU Athletic Director Fred Glass says it will be like opening a new Memorial Stadium.
Since getting to Bloomington, Glass has said he’s been talking about the importance of football. Being at a school that is dominated by basketball can be a bit different than the normal Power Five university. It’s basketball that takes most of the headlines.
But with the new facilities in place now, and more coming in the near future, Indiana football is ready to take that next step, at least off the field.
"Football is a critical component of IU Athletics,” Glass said, “not only as a program, but for the department and university as well."
In 2018, there are a number of new pieces to the puzzle for IU football. The first is the closure of the south endzone. Memorial Stadium is now a full bowl and Glass says he thinks that puts it on par with other big college football programs.
The Excellence Center, however, is a state of the art facility. The whole project is meant to give student athletes another top-notch facility, and IU did a great job with the project. It provides a beautiful new entrance to Memorial Stadium and athletes have come to enjoy it.
“It’s incredible,” IU running back Cole Gest said. “It makes the stadium look that much more beautiful. I envision myself running for a touchdown and going that way and seeing it up on the screen.”
Gest went on to say the team eats all of their meals in the facility and thinks it makes the University a better place to be.
Aside from the new facility, Glass went through a bevy of other new amenities including new video boards, the Terry Tallen Indiana Football Complex to be competed by next season and the Bill Mallory helmet sticker that will be worn all season.
Fans should be excited that all four lanes of state route 37/69 will be open from Indianapolis to Bloomington for all of the home football games.
The Hoosiers also will be featuring new uniforms in 2018. The biggest change will be a bold ‘Indiana’ on the front and no name on the back. Glass mentioned a “team over self” mentality about the change. This move coincides with the rest of the IU athletics teams who also don’t have names on their jerseys.
The season gets going this Saturday at Florida International before next Saturday’s home opener vs. the Virginia Cavaliers.
(08/29/18 4:36pm)
After two matches vs. top five teams, the Hoosiers return home for Classic weekend. IU went 1-1 on its road trip to North Carolina, losing to Wake Forest and getting a dramatic 1-0 win over the Tar Heels. Josh, Eddie and Michael recap the weekend and look ahead to the upcoming weekend.
(08/28/18 11:26pm)
Getting a win to close out the weekend was absolutely huge for the Hoosiers.
After a grueling start to the season against two top five teams, No. 6 Indiana comes back home at with a win and a loss. Coming off a brutal overtime loss to Wake Forest, the Hoosiers needed a result and they got it.
It came from an unlikely source in freshman AJ Palazzolo scoring in the 88th minute. Nonetheless, the Hoosiers got a win against a really good North Carolina team.
Now to the three takeaways.
Trey Muse is still really good
It really doesn’t need to be said again that sophomore Trey Muse is one of the best goalkeepers in the country. Some of the saves he made and other shots he made look easy was very impressive. North Carolina was peppering the goal all night long. The Tar Heels had 11 shots compared to just Indiana’s three and Muse came up with three saves.
He did have to come out for a few minutes due to a knock picked up in the second half, but he did end up returning to action. It was not clear what the injury was as he walked off the pitch slowly with the trainer. Muse does a great job with his positioning and keeping his defense in check and he did just that against a potent North Carolina attack.
However, right after halftime, North Carolina almost caught Muse off his line from about 45 yards out. The shot did end up hitting the crossbar, luckily for IU.
Depth Showing Early
Indiana had just three shots all game long, but made them all worthwhile as they were all on goal. Of those three shots, two of them came from players who weren’t in the starting XI.
IU coach Todd Yeagley used five field players off his bench compared to North Carolina’s three. Against a top five team like North Carolina, being able to go that deep into your bench and keep a similar level of quality is a good sign for the Hoosiers.
The midfield depth is something the Hoosiers should be able to lean on this season and have done so already with Austin Panchot leaving early with a knock. With the first two weekends providing four matches for the Hoosiers, expect a deeper bench as Yeagley tries to keep players fresh.
Offensive struggles
Yes, it was a tough road match and yes, there are players being asked to step up their play as sophomores (or freshman), but the attack lacked a bit. North Carolina is one of the better backlines in the country, but the Hoosiers had five corners and only managed three shots.
Last season, the Hoosiers were able to lean on Mason Toye as the season went along. He scored 10 goals. But now in 2018, it’s up to strikers Justin Rennicks, who is coming back from a foot injury, Thomas Warr, who is looking to make the next step up after scoring a few goals last season, and freshman Ryan Wittenbrink, who has yet to play. If the strikers can’t get it done, it will be up to the midfield to help out.
Yeagley has mentioned senior Cory Thomas who could take the next step after seven goals last season. It could also be guys like Trevor Swartz or Griffin Dorsey, who scored against Wake Forest.
The positive is the Hoosiers may not play a tougher opponent all season long and they did score in both. So take this weekend with a grain of salt because of the tough opponents, but there are some common themes to follow.
Notes:
Austin Panchot exited early in the first half with an injury and did not return. The broadcast said it was an ankle injury, but that is unconfirmed. His progress will be monitored heading into this weekend.
Timmy Mehl exited towards the end of the first half and also did not return for the rest of the match. His status is unconfirmed. It could be a coach’s decision or an injury. However, replacing Mehl at center back next to freshman Jack Maher was Jordan Kleyn. There were a few options as to whom it could be coming into the season, but it appears Kleyn was the chosen backup on Sunday.
AJ Palazzolo scored the dramatic game-winning header in the 88th minute and featured solely as a forward over the weekend. It was his first career goal. Palazzolo is a player who Yeagley thinks could play all over the field this season, but striker works if you’re scoring goals. He was also named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
Both of IU’s next two opponents are ranked for this week’s adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Dartmouth is No. 22 while UConn is No. 18.
(08/23/18 4:55pm)
Indiana head football coach Tom Allen has named his starting QB for week one at FIU. It will be Peyton Ramsey, the only returning QB from last season. Is he the right man for the job? Teddy Bailey and Ben Portnoy break it down.
(08/22/18 4:38pm)
A new season of Indiana men's soccer is just hours away at this point as the Hoosiers start their 2018 campaign with matches at Wake Forest and North Carolina. We take you through each position on the pitch and get you set for some blockbuster matches to open the season.
(08/22/18 1:47am)
The Indiana Basketball schedule is out and ready to be dissected. On this pod we dove into every interesting stretch and every major challenge on the Hoosiers' schedule. Take a listen!
(08/21/18 4:39pm)
The 2018 Indiana men's soccer season is upon us.
The 2017 season was very successful for the Hoosiers finishing as the national runner-up. Now in 2018, the Hoosiers are set up for success.
How will they fare this season? Some members of The Hoosier Network gave their opinions on some hot topics headed into this season.
(08/16/18 2:20am)
*With just over a week remaining before Indiana kicks off its 2018 season at Wake Forest and North Carolina, The Hoosier Network will be releasing its position previews on a semi-weekly basis until the season begins.*
When Indiana needed a goal scorer in 2017, there was a good chance freshman forward Mason Toye would be called upon. Toye led the team with 10 of IU’s 49 goals scored.
But with Toye’s departure after his freshman season, the Hoosiers will need a new face to step up at the front of their attack. Luckily for IU, there are plenty of players worthy and eager to fill in.
On a team with such great experience all over the field, the forward spot has no one older than a sophomore. Yet, that does not mean this group hasn’t already made a big impact during their short stints in Bloomington.
Of the 49 goals scored by the Hoosiers in 2017, they will return 34 (69 percent) of those goals return in 2018.
(08/09/18 4:09pm)
*With just a few weeks remaining before Indiana kicks off its 2018 season at Wake Forest and North Carolina, The Hoosier Network will be releasing its position previews on a semi-weekly basis until the season begins.*
It was pretty safe to say fans would be able to go down to Bloomington Bagel Company after most home matches in 2017 and get themselves a free bagel when IU posted a shutout.
IU head coach Todd Yeagley would talk about it after matches all of the time. It was something the Hoosiers took pride in. They wanted the clean sheet and tallied 18 of them overall.
(06/11/18 3:41pm)
Another year has come and gone in Indiana athletics, and with it has come a bevy of great moments.
From the Indiana football home opener in August to IU soccer's run all the way up until it came to an end with IU baseball in June, there were plenty of good moments to choose from.
Each of us at The Hoosier Network gave our top five moments of the year below.
(05/29/18 6:31am)
If you want to know the type of player Seattle Sounders forward Will Bruin is, look no further than Seattle’s training session on May 24.
Just 15 days after a foot injury that Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said would take “weeks” to heal, Bruin was itching to get back on the pitch.
While the rest of the team was training in preparation for Real Salt Lake, Bruin was right there on the touchline riding a stationary bike. He could have been in the gym inside Starfire Sports Complex. It probably would have been easier for the training staff because when he was done, that bike was loaded onto a cart to be taken back inside.
Schmetzer seemed impressed with his veteran forward.
“He came out here today instead of working out in the gym,” Schmetzer said. “He wanted to do his work, ride his bike on the field and be part of the group. That’s the kind of player you want to have on your team.”
That’s who Bruin is. He has that workman like attitude and work ethic that is hard to beat. He wants to be out there with his teammates.
(05/28/18 7:48pm)
The Hoosiers are headed to the NCAA Tournament as a two-seed and will play in the Austin, Texas Regional. First up for Indiana? It's Texas A&M. It should be an interesting week of baseball for the Hoosiers as they are the only non-Texas team in the regional. Can the Hoosiers advance? Josh and Zain discuss.
(05/21/18 7:22pm)
On the heels of a five game losing streak, the Hoosiers have gotten back on track and have won their last six ballgames. With the Big Ten Tournament starting this week in Omaha, we sat down to recap the end of the regular season and preview the Big Ten Tournament. Josh and Zain discuss.
(05/16/18 5:06pm)
If you’re listening to IU women’s golf coach Clint Wallman coach his team, you might hear a bevy of sayings.
‘What’s my target’ is a popular one amongst the team, and one he uses quite often. For IU junior golfer Erin Harper, her target has been the NCAA Championships. After qualifying out of the Madison, Wisconsin Regional as an individual, she has been able to square in on her target.
“It helps us figure out where we want to go,” Harper said. “I use that one and ‘keep giving yourself chances.’ If you give yourself a chance, one of these times you’ll be able to pull through, like I did.”
And pull through she did. In 1989, a gallon of gas was 97 cents, Paula Abdul, Billy Joel, Madonna and Janet Jackson had songs at the top of the Billboard charts, and George H. W. Bush became the 41st President of the United States.
That same year, 29 years ago, was also the last time Indiana had a women’s golfer qualify for the NCAA Championships. That drought has officially come to a close. When Harper tees off Friday at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Hoosiers will finally be represented again.
(05/10/18 6:53pm)
It has been a tough go of it for the Indiana Hoosiers. They have lost their last four games and have gone through their worst stretch of the season. But, there is still hope for this team as they head to Nebraska this weekend. Josh and Zain discuss what they need to do to get back on track.
(05/07/18 10:12pm)
Expectations were rightly sky high for the Indiana Hoosiers at the start of the season in February.
When the season swung into full gear, this IU team looked legit. They were hitting the ball all over the yard and punishing opposing pitching staffs. Their own pitching staff was dominating opposing hitters too with a nation leading ERA, at one point.
But then came the injuries. Saturday starter Pauly Milto went down and hasn’t made a start since April 13. Third baseman Luke Miller had a foot issue and also missed most of the month of April. Unfortunately for IU, those injuries coincided with the schedule getting harder.
In part because of those two, and a few other issues, the Hoosiers have slipped. They’ve fallen out of the rankings and currently sit in seventh in the Big Ten standings. IU won 29 of its first 35 games and was a top ten team. Since then, the Hoosiers have won just two of their last nine.
(04/30/18 11:56pm)
Romeo Langford has committed to Indiana University. We react to it moments after it happened.
(04/29/18 10:29pm)
On the latest edition of the 'Quest For Nine Report,' hear from Todd Yeagley and Jordan Kleyn following IU's 0-0 draw with the Mexico U20 team. #iums pic.twitter.com/kfCjF0vxha
(04/28/18 1:43am)
Both Illinois and Indiana came into Friday night’s game needing a slumpbuster.
Illinois had lost four of its last five while Indiana had lost its last three ballgames. Something had to give. The Hoosiers and Illini are two teams locked in the middle of the Big Ten. Each team needed a win, but the Hoosiers dropped their fourth straight ballgame instead.
IU ace Jonathan Stiever took to the hill, but it wasn’t enough as the Fighting Illini took game one of the three game series, 3-2, Friday night in Bloomington.
“It’s been a tough week and a half,” IU coach Chris Lemonis said. “We just came up on the short side and we’re playing a pretty clean game, pitching and defense, but we’re leaving some guys out there.”
Stiever was on his game early. His fastball reached 97 MPH and his control was spot on. Through the first nine hitters, Stiever faced the minimum and struck out six, including all three batters in the first.
Early on, everything was going IU’s way. The Hoosiers scored two in the first on RBI singles from catcher Ryan Fineman and first baseman Scotty Bradley. IU was rolling in the first.
Stiever, however, ran into trouble as his night progressed. Once Illinois got its first hit, it was a domino effect. They scattered three runs across three innings. Stiever’s night ended after 6.2 innings pitched as he gave up three runs on eight hits while striking out nine and walking two.
“Jon is getting better every week,” Lemonis said. “Thought he pitched great, they hit a couple of balls on him, but it’s the same Jon we get every Friday night.”
Illini starter Andy Fisher didn’t have his best stuff early, but it turned around after that first inning. Fisher’s scouting report is ground ball heavy. The Hoosiers didn’t hit a ball in the air until junior Luke Miller’s pinch hit double in the ninth. In all, there were 16 groundouts.
Fisher was absolutely dealing over 6.1 innings pitched giving up two runs and five hits while striking out four and walking four. He threw nothing overpowering, but it was effective.
“It’s a lot of sink,” Lemonis said. “That ball was moving all over the place. That’s why we tried to bunt a little bit early, but just trying to get some things going – a lot of double plays out there.”
The Hoosiers have now dropped a season-high four games. Pauly Milto’s status is still up in the air this weekend and the bats have fallen silent. IU tallied just six hits Friday.
But the great thing about baseball is the Hoosiers play again tomorrow. The caveat? They need to get back in the win column.
“We’re pressing a little bit now,” Lemonis said. “We haven’t pressed all year. Got to relax and put balls in play.”
(04/27/18 3:49pm)
The spring season will come to a close Sunday for IU men's soccer when they welcome in the Mexico Under-20 Youth National team to Bill Armstrong Stadium.
A year after rain swept away the game, IU coach Todd Yeagley said the team is ready for this year's matchup vs. Mexico. The Hoosiers have gone 2-1 in matches this month with wins vs. Butler and Saint Louis, before losing last Sunday to Notre Dame.
Yeagley and IU senior midfielder Francesco Moore talked Friday ahead of Sunday's match.