When he was a 26-year-old defensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois, Kane Wommack thought he was ready. He thought he had arrived. At the FCS level, his 2015 defense ranked second in the nation in interceptions, third in takeaways, and fourth in pass efficiency defense. Eastern Illinois made the FCS ...
For the past eight weeks, Archie Miller marched into his locker room and saw the result and ramification of defeat. He watched his team feel sorry for themselves after endless close losses, including a five-game home losing skid that was snapped Tuesday against Wisconsin. Even after defeating No. 19 ...
In the aftermath of Indiana's 75-73 double-overtime upset of No. 19 Wisconsin, Romeo Langford sat at Assembly Hall's podium and admitted his prior mistakes. With nine seconds remaining, Langford took the ball and waited for Rob Phinisee to set a split screen. It confused Wisconsin's defensive duo of ...
Juwan Morgan thought he had the position. With the game tied and clock winding down, Purdue point guard Carsen Edwards faded away and released a shot from the elbow. He missed for the 20th time that night (4-24, 0-10 3PT), and Morgan moved to box-out 7-foot-3 Boilermaker center Matt Haarms. Except ...
*Disclaimer: These are simply projections. The offseason is far from over. Current players could still depart, and incoming players remain a possibility. Plus, we haven't seen the incoming class play a snap. But for the sake of 2019 preparations, away we go...* Ah, the offseason. It's been a bit longer ...
While committed to Ohio State, running back Sampson James saw how Indiana operated as a program. He saw freshmen Stevie Scott, Ronnie Walker, Matt Bjorson, and Reese Taylor quickly integrate themselves into the offense. He saw the talent and depth in IU’s running back room. He saw how close the ...
In the aftermath of Indiana's demoralizing 55-52 loss to Ohio State on Sunday, Assembly Hall was dead silent. Devonte Green's rushed 3-pointer at the buzzer clanked off the iron, and IU fans did nothing but put their heads down and meander to the exits. There were no boos, no jeers, no noise whatsoever. ...
After a demoralizing home loss to Michigan last Friday, Archie Miller ended his postgame press conference by describing how much a single victory would help these Hoosiers, who had just dropped their six consecutive game. "I think our team has got to continue to learn to do some things a little bit ...
For nearly 20 minutes, Tom Allen sat in the corner of Memorial Stadium’s Team Room on Friday afternoon and watched the introduction of his new offensive coordinator, Kalen DeBoer. Allen had just answered questions of his own, but now he observed intently upon the most imperative hire of his tenure. Indiana’s ...
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