Input your search keywords and press Enter.
Tag
Indiana’s Kane Wommack-led defense was around the middle of the pack in the Big Ten in 2020. However, the defense led the conference in two very telling categories, sacks (25) and interceptions (17). That’s what Wommack’s defenses were known for. They got after you with an aggressive and smart secondary…
Indiana found its replacement for defensive coordinator Kane Wommack on Sunday. The new leader of the defense will be Charlton Warren, who most recently served as the defensive backs coach at Georgia, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Indiana’s previous two coordinator hires, Wommack and current offensive coordinator…
Kane Wommack walked to the middle of the intramural fields at the University of South Alabama, closed his eyes and took a moment to dream. At the time, Wommack was South Alabama’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, and was headed to Bloomington to become Indiana’s linebackers coach. But as his…
MADISON, Wis. — Indiana and Wisconsin punted more times than they scored Saturday. But that doesn’t matter to Tom Allen and the Hoosiers. Allen has preached a 1-0 mindset before each game this season, and that is all that mattered Saturday. “Indiana is tough,” Jack Tuttle said. “Plain in simple…
Darren Hiller, run game coordinator and offensive line coach for Indiana, ended four of his answers the same way in Wednesday’s press conference. “We have got to keep grinding,” Hiller said. Hiller praised the highs and recognized the lows of this Indiana offensive line through three games. He said he…
Noah Vedral’s feet were swept out from under him before he could realize what happened. One cut, blazing speed and a perfectly-timed dive was the formula for Indiana cornerback Tiawan Mullen’s second sack of the day on Rutgers quarterback Vedral. Two words Indiana defensive coordinator Kane Wommack used to describe…
Leadership, versatility and talent. IU football lost these skills when redshirt senior husky Marcelino Ball tore his ACL during practice last week. Tom Allen announced that Ball will be out for the season. Ball was expected to start at IU’s hybrid safety-linebacker position for the third straight year. Instead, the…
Kane Wommack’s 4-2-5 defense was young and inconsistent last year. The secondary was no exception. The good news? Indiana’s defense ranks 13th in the nation and first in the Big Ten in returning production according to ESPN’s Bill Connelly. That includes nearly the entire secondary. Leaders of the group Cornerback…
In the Big Ten, games are often decided on who can win the battle in the trenches. Establishing the line of scrimmage is crucial to any Big Ten team’s success, as the conference as a whole tends to lean on the run game and defense more than the high-flying teams…
Kane Wommack has full command. Tom Allen was Indiana’s defensive coordinator in 2016 and he held onto that role during his first two years of being the team’s head coach. He’s now passed the role down to Wommack, and Allen wants to make Wommack in control of the defense —…