Author: Evan Graham

Indiana football finished their 2019 campaign with a disappointing defeat at the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers in the 75th edition of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.  Here are our five key takeaways from the game. See Also: Final stats and highlights Allen and Ramsey discuss the loss Hoosier heartbreak at the Gator Bowl A brutal last seven minutes for IU football With 6:58 left in the fourth quarter Indiana held a 22-9 lead over Tennessee. From that point on, the game turned Orange. And IU fans had to hear too many renditions of “Rocky Top.” Here are the unsavory details.…

Indiana basketball pulled off a tough win against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 64-50. Here are our key takeaways from the game. See also:  Final Stats and Highlights | Miller, Smith and Green post-game Trace Jackson-Davis and Justin Smith Lead the Way Indiana’s biggest performances came from its two starting forwards in freshman Trace Jackson-Davis and junior Justin Smith. Smith finished with 18 points on 6 of 11 from the field and converting 5 of 7 from the free throw line, adding on eight rebounds. Jackson-Davis once again was a force to be reckoned with in the paint, leading the…

Indiana suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines, losing 39-14 on Saturday to fall to 7-4 on the season. Here are our five key takeaways from the game. See also:  Stats and highlights | Tom Allen post game | IU can’t sustain fast start vs. Michigan No Nail-biter this time There were many reasons to think this game would be closer than it was. The previous three times Indiana and Michigan faced off in Bloomington each game was decided by a single-score margin. The last two of those games went to overtime, including a double-OT game…

Indiana football suffered another close loss to a ranked opponent, this time falling at the hands of the Penn State Nittany Lions 34 to 27. Here are our five key takeaways from the game. Costly Turnovers and Mistakes This was one of those games where it seemed Indiana beat themselves as much as their opponent. The Hoosier defense opened the game with a key three-and-out forcing Penn State to punt from their 19-yard line, but the great defense was negated by a muffed punt by Indiana punt returner Whop Philyor, handing the ball to Penn State at the Indiana 27-yard…

Indiana defeated Northwestern 34-3 on Saturday night to move to 7-2 on the season. Below are The Daily Hoosier’s five key takeaways from the game. Indiana returns to action on Nov. 16 at Penn State. See also:  Final stats and highlights | Tom Allen post game. “Tom Allen Takeaways” Strike Again For the second week in a row Indiana’s defense forced multiple turnovers in the game, three to be exact. The first came on Northwestern’s first play from scrimmage as quarterback Aidan Smith ran a sweep to the right side of the field. What looked to be a promising 22-yard…

Indiana defeated Nebraska 38-31 on Saturday to improve to 6-2 on the season overall and 3-2 in league play. Here are our five key takeaways from the game. What Backup Quarterback? Indiana left their quarterback decision up in the air until minutes before kickoff when Michael Penix was ruled out and Peyton Ramsey was given the start. With Ramsey starting the past two seasons and a couple games earlier this year, this was hardly unfamiliar territory for him, and it showed. Ramsey helped lead the Hoosiers to their third win in a row with a stellar performance of 27 of…

It was another shootout between Indiana and Maryland, and for the second year in a row the Hoosiers found a way to come out on top. IU (5-2) beat the Terrapins (3-4) 34-28 in College Park, Maryland, giving the Hoosiers their first true road win of the season. This was the sixth year in a row in which the Hoosiers and Terrapins would combine to score 50 or more points in a game and the fourth year in which the game was decided by six points or fewer. Both offenses showcased their talents in the first half. There were 31…

Indiana left the Spartan Stadium field with an all too familiar feeling. The Hoosiers (3-2) came to East Lansing looking to upset No. 25 Michigan State and win back the Old Brass Spittoon by beating the Spartans on their home turf for the first time since 2001. And the Hoosiers, as has happened often in recent seasons, came close. Closer even than Saturday’s 41-30 final score indicates. Tied at 31 with two minutes remaining, the Hoosiers couldn’t get one more stop.  Moments later, the emotions in the locker room were still raw. “Tough way to lose,” head coach Tom Allen…

Consider it quite a UConntrast. After suffering a beat down at the hands of Ohio State last week, Indiana made sure visiting Connecticut was on the receiving end Saturday as the host Hoosiers romped 38-3 at Memorial Stadium. It took a minute for IU to get going. The Hoosiers got off to a shaky start when Indiana freshman David Ellis dropped the opening kickoff. Ninety seconds later Indiana sophomore tight-end Peyton Hendershot coughed up the ball, with UConn junior linebacker Omar Fortt recovering at the Huskies’ 38-yard line. After a UConn field goal to take the initial 3-0 lead, it…

It wasn’t the sort of history Indiana wanted to make. The Hoosiers suffered their twenty-fifth consecutive loss to Ohio State in a 51-10 wipeout — the Buckeye’s biggest margin of victory against the Hoosiers in Bloomington. The score only tells part of the story.  The Buckeyes owned all aspects of this game. Let’s start with this number:  9. That was Indiana’s total for rushing yards in the first half Saturday. Put a 1 in front of it and a 6 behind it and you get Ohio State’s rushing yardage by halftime: 196. And that stat was thematic, relating to the…