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NFL Roster Cuts

Yesterday was the deadline for NFL teams to make there final roster cuts and unfortunately a handful of former Hoosiers found there names on those lists. Yesterday is was announced Ray Fisher was let go by the Colts, and the Texans cut both Nick Polk and Will Patterson. Former tight end Troy Wagner was also cut earlier by the Browns. Matt Mayberry suffered an ankle injury and was waived a couple of weeks ago by the Chicago Bears. I don't believe Demetrius Mccray made into onto Tampa's squad either. Jammie Kirlew was also let go recently on the last wave cuts. That leaves Saffold as the only Hoosier who is still on a team. I will do my best to track where everyone ends up.

What we learned from Towson

1. Ben Chappell has added another weapon in red shirt freshman tight end Ted Bolser. His first career catch happened to go for a touchdown and he did a great job stretching the field. He came in as a freshman around 220 pounds but now is up over 250 pounds. Lynch has said some great things about Bolser and I believe he could be a very special player at IU and will add another dimension into the offense that we haven't had in the past.

2. The defense will be just fine filling in all the spots where we had players graduate. Yes, the Hoosier defense did give up two big plays that we don't want to see. Lynch believes what happened will be easy to correct and they are in a good starting spot after week one. We lost a lot of production on defense after last year but it looks like there are plenty of guys who will be able to step up this season. This Hoosier defense also has much more depth than in years past and did a good job forcing turnovers and stopping the run.

3. The offense is going to be tough to stop. Obviously, Towson is not a great team but we still put up over 50 points without our number one receiver Tandon Doss, and most of the second and third stringers saw extended action. Darlius Willis really changes the offense so keeping him healthy will be key. Chappell did what we expected out of him and the offensive line didn't give up a sack. If everybody stays healthy this offense could put up some big numbers.

Indiana Towson Highlights

Indiana Towson Highlights
Bill Lynch Press Conference

Final Game Stats

Passing:
Chappell 16-23 182 yds 2 TD
Kiel 1-5 21 yds
Baker 1-2 2 yds

Rushing:

Willis 14 carries 102 yds 2 TD
Davis-Walker 2 carries 28 yds
Burgess 2 carries 17 yds 1 TD

Receiving:
Belcher 7 catches 92 yds 1 TD
Bolser 4 catches 68 yds 1 TD

Defense:
Tyler Replogle 10 tackles 1 INT
Evans 7 tackles 1 INT
Team had 6 TFL 3 INT (1TD)

Hoosier Articles

Good win for the Hoosiers last night. Here are a handful of articles written about the game this morning.

Chappell, Willis help IU steamroll Towson (IndyStar): Link
Hoosiers defense spearheads opening win (J-G): Link
Hoosiers trounce Towson 51-17 at Memorial Stadium (Courier Press): Link

Bob Kravitz's 2-Minute Blitz: IU and Purdue football preview

kenny mullen interview on choosing iu football

Big Ten Divisions

Here is the link if you want to read more.

Here is what it looks like.

Division 1: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota

Division 2: Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois

What do you guys think?