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The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2021 Indiana football season on Sept. 4 against Iowa. Today we take a look at the running backs. The roster has turned over, but Indiana hasn’t had a starting running back this talented since the Tevin Coleman and Jordan Howard days. Former 5-star recruit and USC transfer Stephen Carr steps into the starting role for one season while the Hoosiers groom several young and talented backs behind him. WHO IS GONE Sampson James immediately went from someone fans hoped would…

IU football players Michael Penix, Jr., Ty Fryfogle, Micah McFadden and Tiawan Mullen met with the media this week to give final thoughts on fall camp and preview the first game of the 2021 season against Iowa. Indiana and Iowa kick-off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday in Iowa City.  The game will be televised by BTN. See also:  Indiana’s 2021 schedule | 2021 roster review | 2021 opponent previews https://youtu.be/wKTV_ae8RB8 https://youtu.be/Z21dnB12gqc https://youtu.be/gLJ_vmh8J0E https://youtu.be/L8nEfWgeSzw Video credit:  Indiana University Athletics Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free…

August 31 was the day NFL teams mandatorily had to be down to a 53-man roster. Below is a summary of the current status of the former IU players who were competing for roster spots across the league. Rodger Saffold will continue as the longest tenured Hoosier in the NFL as he returns for year 12 overall and his third with Tennessee. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine will continue as Saffold’s teammate in Nashville for a second season. Tevin Coleman will play his first season with the New York Jets and seventh in the NFL. Dan Feeney will also play his first season…

Watch below as Indiana offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator Charlton Warren preview this weekend’s season opener against Iowa with the media. Sheridan is in his second season as the IU OC, while Charlton will call his first game as the Indiana DC on Saturday. Indiana and Iowa kick-off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday in Iowa City.  The game will be televised by BTN. See also:  Indiana’s 2021 schedule | 2021 roster review | 2021 opponent previews https://youtu.be/YKz4iBPd29c https://youtu.be/xZdlljUCaMo Video credit:  Indiana University Athletics Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re…

IU football head coach Tom Allen’s father, Tom Allen, Sr., was responsible for the first weight training effort on the campus of Franklin College. It wasn’t much — just a bale of hay and some concrete blocks. There have of course been upgrades since.  But now 63 years since those humble origins, the Allen family will play a significant role in weight training at the school once again. Franklin College has announced a gift commitment from IU’s Tom Allen to construct a weight room in honor of Tom Allen Sr., a 1961 alumnus. The state-of-the-art weight room will be housed…

The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2021 Indiana football season on Sept. 4 against Iowa. Today we take a look at the tight ends. Indiana is as talented at tight end going into the 2021 season as it has been in a long time. At the top of the depth chart is a name you know, as healthy and prepared as ever.  Behind him is some promising young talent, and they will be catching balls from one of the best quarterbacks in the country. WHO IS…

After calling nearly a half-century of IU football games, Don Fischer is an authority on the modern history of the program. And after all that time, when a particular team stands-out as the best, it is worth noting.  That is what Fischer sees with the 2021 edition of IU football — the best — at least on the practice field going into the season. “This is the best looking Indiana football team from top-to-bottom that I’ve seen at Indiana in all the years since I’ve been doing this and that’s been No. 49 this season,” Fischer said on an appearance…

Forward Noah Clowney is Indiana’s top remaining priority in the class of 2022. The 6-foot-10 Roebuck, S.C. product took his official visit to Indiana over the weekend.  Clowney is a 4-star prospect and currently ranked the No. 65 player overall and the No. 10 power forward in the class according to the 247Sports Composite. We spoke with Clowney about the highlights of his visit to Bloomington and what’s next with his recruitment. That Q&A with the Dorman High School senior follows. TDH:  So what is standing out to you from the visit? Clowney:  Really, the people.  Great people, great vibes. …

Over the last couple weeks the writing was on the wall. Indiana is no different than any other program when it comes to not giving away their gameplan and depth chart going into week one.  You can always count on a little bit of subterfuge as teams try to hide the ball from one another before any film is cut. But it when it came to the running back position and USC transfer Stephen Carr, the clues were out there.  It started with the transfer of Sampson James, and then later glowing reviews by the coaching staff coming out of…

Indiana football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday morning to preview this weekend’s game against Iowa. The Hoosiers and Hawkeyes kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET in Iowa City.  The game will be televised by BTN. See also:  Indiana’s 2021 schedule | 2021 roster review | 2021 opponent previews https://youtu.be/jU3irg1yHnA Video credit – IU Athletics TRANSCRIPT TOM ALLEN: Good morning. Feels great to be back in this spot, to be able to have our press conferences and be most of you in person, which is great, so appreciate you being here. Just want to start by saying that had a great finish…