Indiana dodged a bullet on Saturday. Starting quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. suffered an injury to his non-throwing hand against Cincinnati and had x-rays and an MRI after the game. On Monday head coach Tom Allen reported that Penix should be fine after the tests came back negative for fractures. “Both (tests) came back good,” Allen said. “He should be fine physically.” Penix threw for a season high 224 yards but had three interceptions in the 38-24 loss to Cincinnati. “He made some really good throws that not many guys can make,” Allen said on Monday. “But the mistakes were costly,…
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Non-season ticket holders now have their first chance to see new head coach Mike Woodson roam the sidelines for Indiana. On Monday IU Athletics announced that six games, including a Big Ten matchup with Ohio State on January 6, will make up the 2021-22 Mini-Series Ticket package, which is now on sale. The package is available each year for games in which the student season ticket holders are home for holiday breaks. Main Level seats are available for $288, while Balcony tickets sell for $180 according to an IU release. The Mini-Series includes the following games: Louisiana (Sunday, Nov. 21),…
Take a behind the scenes look as two IU basketball players — Miller Kopp and Tamar Bates — make a public appearance under the new name, image and likeness rules. The pair drove over to Riverside Carpet One in Columbus, Ind. to meet with fans and sign autographs. Kopp and Bates were two of the more impressive IU players in The Bahamas. You can read about their respective performances here. You can subscribe to Kopp’s YouTube channel RIGHT HERE. https://youtu.be/8OVJ8Ti4q8E The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways…
Indiana University Athletics announced the loss of Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andy Hipskind, who passed away Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Hipskind was an integral part of IU Athletics’ medical team since joining the staff in 2003 as the Director of Sports Medicine and the football team’s physician. Since 2014, he served as the Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Sports Performance as well as IU Athletics’ first-ever Chief Medical Officer. His contributions were never more apparent than during the last 18 months, when he served as a member of the IU Athletics Medical Advisory Group…
Indiana lost its marquee nonconference matchup against No. 8 Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. Let’s go position-by-position and take a look at what went right and what went wrong in front of a sold-out crowd at Memorial Stadium See also: Game story and stats | Allen post-game | Players post-game | Penix’s status uncertain Indiana (1-2) will travel to Western Kentucky next weekend. https://youtu.be/L7l86vWR_lY QUARTERBACK (D) Indiana might have a quarterback controversy if Michael Penix, Jr. is able to keep playing. The fourth year quarterback threw three interceptions and had post-game x-rays, creating multiple layers of uncertainty going into…
According to a program spokesperson, Indiana quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. had post-game x-rays following the Hoosiers’ 38-24 loss to Cincinnati. The fourth year quarterback from Tampa, Fla. was not available to meet with the media after the game, and no further details were provided. Head coach Tom Allen is expected to provide an update on Penix’s status on Monday. Penix played the entire game against Cincinnati, but he was seen holding his throwing arm at one point in the third quarter. He finished the contest 17-of-40 through the air for 224 yards and two touchdowns. Penix threw three interceptions on…
Indiana football players D.J. Matthews, Ryder Anderson and Cam Jones met with the media after a 38-24 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Hoosiers (1-2) will travel to Western Kentucky next Saturday. See also: Game story, stats and highlights | Tom Allen post-game https://youtu.be/nOGg_HyIeRI https://youtu.be/Ji-jdCvokf4 https://youtu.be/gdzM6AvuXnA The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.
Watch as Indiana football head coach Tom Allen discusses a 38-24 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. Indiana (1-2) will play at Western Kentucky next Saturday. https://youtu.be/6LtZo2qDH1w The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.
Indiana had just held Cincinnati to a sixth straight first half drive of five plays or less. The Hoosiers were up 14-0 in the second quarter and it could have been much more after they came up empty in the red zone twice. That sixth Bearcat drive ended with a hit on the quarterback, and after the play the officials announced there would be a review for a potential fumble rather than an incomplete pass. Things could only get better for the Hoosiers, who were in complete control four minutes before halftime. But the momentum turned in the blink of…
There is a buzz surrounding this one as Indiana welcomes its highest ranked nonconference foe to Memorial Stadium since it faced USC in 1981. The No. 8 Cincinnati Bearcats will be joining the Big 12 conference at some point in the relatively near future, and they already have the look of a Power Five program under head coach Luke Fickell. UC is a legitimate threat to run the table and end up in the College Football Playoff. Indiana, on the other hand, is looking for a bit of a reset after a season-opening hiccup in Iowa City. A win over…