Reese Taylor is redefining what it means to be “Mr. Football.” As a senior in high school, he won that honor as a state championship winning quarterback at Ben Davis in Indianapolis. As a true freshman at Indiana, he hasn’t played a snap at quarterback — but that is just about the only position on the field that has eluded him to this point. And now that too is just one step away from changing. In connection with breaking the news on Monday that quarterback Michael Penix was out for the season with an ACL injury, IU head coach Tom…
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The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner. To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster. You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here. If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. Quentin Taylor has been working behind the scenes for IU basketball for a long time. With the program since the Big Ten championship winning 2015-16 season, he is IU’s longest tenured walk-on. Just getting the invite to be a walk-on for the IU…
Sometimes it is about more than a game. Sometimes there is more going on in a young man’s life than football. While we were arguing about quarterbacks, X’s and O’s, and why IU seemed so darn flat against Iowa, Reakwon Jones was wondering if his friends and family were alive, and if they still had a roof over their head. It turns out they didn’t. When Category 4 Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle on the Wednesday leading up to the Iowa game with winds of 155 miles per hour, Jones was supposed to be getting ready for the Hawkeyes. …
Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday to review Penn State and preview Minnesota. The breaking news of the day was the season ending injury to quarterback Michael Penix. Allen also named the following players of the week: Offense: Stevie Scott Defense: Marcelino Ball Special teams: Chris Gajcak Scout: Josh Brown, Jordan Jusevitch, Johnny Pabst, Luke Shayotovich, Jacolby Hewitt, Justin Berr As is customary each week, offensive coordinator Mike DeBord also appears at the end of the video. Note: You may need to turn off mute on the video to pick up the sound.…
If there was a quarterback controversy brewing in Bloomington, it ended abruptly on Saturday afternoon. In his weekly Monday media availability, Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen indicated that true freshman quarterback Michael Penix tore his ACL on Saturday against Penn State. Penix saw his first action of the season against Penn State since the Ball State game. For the game he went 9 for 19 passing for 94 yards. He added 24 rushing yards on two carries and suffered the knee injury on one of those attempts. On the season Penix went 21 of 34 on passing attempts…
The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner. To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster. You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here. If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. Things started fast for Devonte Green in the 2017-18 season. The first gold jersey, the leading scorer at Hoosier Hysteria, and the leading scorer, rebounder and assist man in the first exhibition against Marian. Right or wrong, the expectations for Green soared as…
As Indiana took a 21-20 lead over No. 18 Penn State late in the third quarter yesterday, Indiana fans had good reason to be excited. After a less than inspiring effort the week before against Iowa, this Hoosier football team had clearly not quit on head coach Tom Allen and this 2018 season. If that enthusiasm for the tenuous lead over the Nittany Lions was peppered with a heavy dose of apprehension, there is certainly historical justification for it. As we saw just moments later when Penn State returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards, any such doubts were surely warranted.…
Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen discusses IU’s 33-28 loss to Penn State with the media. The Hoosiers fell to 4-4 on the season and will travel to Minnesota for a Friday night contest next week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVK_EJHfvsU&t=13s You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day? It’s free. Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below.
Add another chapter to the story of Indiana football holding second half leads against top 20 opponents — and losing. When the Hoosiers took a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter over Penn State, IU fans once again had hope. But then the wheels came off yet again. And it didn’t take long. After a 3-yard Stevie Scott touchdown run gave the Hoosiers that 2nd half lead, the Nittany Lions took the ensuing kickoff 94 yards and scored from 5-yards out on the next play. The energy inside Memorial Stadium quickly dissipated with Penn State back in front 26-21…
The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner. To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster. You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here. If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. With Thomas Bryant moving on to the NBA, the 2017-18 season was on track to be a big year for De’Ron Davis. With talk of improved conditioning and a better vertical, the expectations were high. As a freshman, Davis played in all 34…