IU has an early lead for a Watch List OG
Watch List guard Colt Pettit (Hamler, Ohio/Patrick Henry) could watch game film for days, but sitting down to take in a big matchup probably won’t happen for the 6-foot-4, 245-pound offensive lineman. “It was always on in my house, and my dad loved it and my brothers watched it,” Pettit said. “And I was always there with them, but I could never get in to it. I love the sport with everything, but I cannot sit down and watch a football game.
McGloin, Robinson lead Penn State past IU
Has there been a more pleasant surprise in the Big Ten this season than the vast improvement in Penn State’s passing game? Once a liability, the Nittany Lions now have one of the…
It’s game day at IU’s Memorial Stadium
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Since its inception in 2008, the Big Ten blog has covered games at 11 of the league’s 12 stadiums. Today, we complete the set. While I couldn’t have predicted in…
Overlooked Badgers ‘D’ under fire at IU
All the major stories out of Wisconsin this year have come from the offensive side of the ball. The early offensive line troubles and the switching of position coaches early on. The quarterback…
Hoosiers stay humble in rare big moment
Last year, as Indiana was struggling to a 1-11 record, first-year coach Kevin Wilson got a pick-me-up from perhaps the foremost expert on Hoosiers football. Former IU coach Bill Mallory, who still lives…
Big Ten Monday chat wrap
As always, we had a lot of fun in my Big Ten Monday chat. If you missed it or simply want to reminisce about the good times, here is the full transcript, along…
IU holds off Iowa, sets up UW showdown
The showdown will happen: Wisconsin at Indiana, next Saturday in Bloomington, a berth in the Big Ten title game likely at stake. If you expected it before the season, board a plane to…
IU focused on progress, not B1G picture
At 3:07 p.m. ET last Saturday, Indiana beat Illinois to record its first Big Ten victory in 701 days. It qualified as a fairly big deal. But it became an even bigger deal…
Indiana sunk by Navy, 31-30
What does Indiana have to do to get a victory over a respectable opponent? It looked like today would be the day for IU to get over the hump, especially after it took…
Meyer has questions as well after IU game – Ohio State (Rivals)
The defensive stat book reads like a Stephen King best seller, 49 points allowed, 352 yards via the air, 4-4 scoring chances allowed in the red zone, 22 points allowed in the 4th quarter. These are the kinds of numbers that will keep Urban Meyer and his coaching staff up late into the night this week.
