From iuhoosiers.com.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana football team will hold its first scrimmage of the spring at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. It is open to the public and will kick off at 1 p.m.
Following a warm-up period, the scrimmage will consist of 12 eight-play periods with special teams and 7-on-7 sprinkled in. The first and second units will split snaps throughout the afternoon.
Saturday marks IU's eighth practice out of 15 this spring. The Hoosiers will hold their second scrimmage on April 10, and they will conclude the spring with the Cream & Crimson Spring Game at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 17.
The scrimmages and the spring game are open and free to the public. All practices will be held at Memorial Stadium, weather permitting. IU's remaining spring schedule is listed below:
SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Friday, April 2 - 4-6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3 - 1 p.m. Scrimmage
Tuesday, April 6 - 4-6 p.m.
Thursday, April 8 - 4-6 p.m.
Friday, April 9 - 4-6 p.m.
Saturday, April 10 - AM Scrimmage
Tuesday, April 13 - 4-6 p.m.
Thursday, April 15 - 4-6 p.m.
Saturday, April 17 - Cream & Crimson Spring Game, 6 p.m.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Player Interviews
Interviews with defensive tackle Mick Mentzer and wide receiver Dre Muhammad complements of iuhoosiers.com. There is also a link to some practice video.
Hoosiers Receive 2nd Commitment for 2011 Class
I can't remember a time when the Hoosiers got commitment's this early. Last year Andre Kates was the 1st Hoosier commit of the class and he didn't verbal until May. Kirk Harris becomes the Hoosiers 2nd commitment. He is a 6'5 278 lb offensive lineman from Stillwell, Kansas. He has a 3.85 G.P.A. and led his team to a 10-2 record last season. Here is a link to scout.com for more information on the commitment. Link
More Recap
I found some good recap from the second half of practice that I missed from IUhoosiers.com. Here is the link. It looks like the Hoosiers put in some of the new 3-4 defense. The receivers had another good day and Jeff Thomas is turning into a physical force from the linebacker spot.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Spring Practice #5 Recap
You will have to cut me some slack on today's post. I was only able to attend the first half of practice due to my class schedule. Unfortunately the 2nd half of the practice is the most interesting as the drills get pretty competitive and the players get to fly around and tackle. So my apologises for today but I have a couple of notes that hopefully you find interesting.
First off, I spent the first 15 minutes or so paying attention to the kickers. Redshirt freshman Mitch Ewald was the 3rd highest rated kicker in the country coming out of high school, but suffered an injury that kept him out of fall camp last year. Nick Freeland won the battle for the starting spot and kicked the whole year. As of right now there doesn't seem to be much separation between the two kickers. Today is seemed as if Ewald's accuracy was a bit better than Freeland's, however Freeland showed off a stronger leg. I did watch Ewald put a 50 yarder through the uprights though so clearly he does have a strong leg.
Nothing out of the ordinary it seemed from the QB's and WR's. Adam Follett seemed to have a bit better day today throwing the deep ball. Demarlo Belcher was in shorts again but I haven't heard any word on his injury.
When watching the linebackers go through position drills, both Tyler Replogle and Jeff Thomas stood out to me. They seemed very quick and had good technique on all of the drills.
That's all I have for you today but will try and gather information from anyone who was able to stay the whole time.
First off, I spent the first 15 minutes or so paying attention to the kickers. Redshirt freshman Mitch Ewald was the 3rd highest rated kicker in the country coming out of high school, but suffered an injury that kept him out of fall camp last year. Nick Freeland won the battle for the starting spot and kicked the whole year. As of right now there doesn't seem to be much separation between the two kickers. Today is seemed as if Ewald's accuracy was a bit better than Freeland's, however Freeland showed off a stronger leg. I did watch Ewald put a 50 yarder through the uprights though so clearly he does have a strong leg.
Nothing out of the ordinary it seemed from the QB's and WR's. Adam Follett seemed to have a bit better day today throwing the deep ball. Demarlo Belcher was in shorts again but I haven't heard any word on his injury.
When watching the linebackers go through position drills, both Tyler Replogle and Jeff Thomas stood out to me. They seemed very quick and had good technique on all of the drills.
That's all I have for you today but will try and gather information from anyone who was able to stay the whole time.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Interview with Yatta Kiles
Here is a link to an interview with JUCO cornerback Yatta Kiles on his transition and adjustment to IU and IU football.
Depth Chart Changes?
The players have a week of practices under their belt since the rough draft depth chart was put together. When I first read it, I felt like there were a few spots where the staff had given someone with more experience preference going into spring until somebody beat them out. After a week I can already see a few changes happening.
Defensive line- Deonte Mack was listed as a starter at defensive end but it seems like Fred Jones and Darius Johnson have worked with the 1st group almost the whole week. Deonte has still practiced well but I think Fred Jones and Darius Johnson will end up being the starters.
Linebackers- Leon Beckum was listed as the starter at outside linebacker and although he is still practicing with the 1st team, I think it is only a matter of time before JUCO Jeff Thomas cracks the starting lineup. I understand that being a JUCO the spot will not be given to him right away and that he needs to come in and earn it, but after watching every practice he seems like one of the hardest hitters out of our linebacker group. It might take a little bit more time but I think when all said and done Jeff Thomas will get one of the outside linebacker spots.
Safety- Donnell Jones has moved from CB to strong safety and practicing with the starters. He will stay with the starters until Mitch Evans comes back. Chris Adkins is starting at free safety spot. If Donnell has a great spring that it wil be interesting to see how close the competition is between him and Mitch Evans when he is healthy enough to practice.
Corner- With Donnell moving to safety it may have opened up a spot at corner. I would assume that when Andre Kates is here in the summer he will take over one of the corner spots. There will be a lot of competition for the other spot. Richard Council and Adrian Burks have worked with the 1st unit this past week. Matt Ernest will definitely be in the mix as well. He has had what looks like a sore elbow and has been practicing in shorts. I think it is too early to predict who will come away with the starting spot but it should get interesting with all the competition.
Quarterback- Adam Follett came into the spring as the backup QB. As of late it looks like Ed Wright-Baker has spent more time with the 2nd unit. I think it will be a gradual process to see who ends up with the 2nd string. Otherwise the depth chart would change on a daily basis based on who had a good day and who didn't. When all said and done I think the top 3 QB's will be Ben Chappell, Ed Wright-Baker, and Dusty Kiel. It might not end up being exactly that way because both Wright-Baker and Kiel are redshirt freshman and you may want somebody who has more experience, but I think they are the best 3 QB's.
Defensive line- Deonte Mack was listed as a starter at defensive end but it seems like Fred Jones and Darius Johnson have worked with the 1st group almost the whole week. Deonte has still practiced well but I think Fred Jones and Darius Johnson will end up being the starters.
Linebackers- Leon Beckum was listed as the starter at outside linebacker and although he is still practicing with the 1st team, I think it is only a matter of time before JUCO Jeff Thomas cracks the starting lineup. I understand that being a JUCO the spot will not be given to him right away and that he needs to come in and earn it, but after watching every practice he seems like one of the hardest hitters out of our linebacker group. It might take a little bit more time but I think when all said and done Jeff Thomas will get one of the outside linebacker spots.
Safety- Donnell Jones has moved from CB to strong safety and practicing with the starters. He will stay with the starters until Mitch Evans comes back. Chris Adkins is starting at free safety spot. If Donnell has a great spring that it wil be interesting to see how close the competition is between him and Mitch Evans when he is healthy enough to practice.
Corner- With Donnell moving to safety it may have opened up a spot at corner. I would assume that when Andre Kates is here in the summer he will take over one of the corner spots. There will be a lot of competition for the other spot. Richard Council and Adrian Burks have worked with the 1st unit this past week. Matt Ernest will definitely be in the mix as well. He has had what looks like a sore elbow and has been practicing in shorts. I think it is too early to predict who will come away with the starting spot but it should get interesting with all the competition.
Quarterback- Adam Follett came into the spring as the backup QB. As of late it looks like Ed Wright-Baker has spent more time with the 2nd unit. I think it will be a gradual process to see who ends up with the 2nd string. Otherwise the depth chart would change on a daily basis based on who had a good day and who didn't. When all said and done I think the top 3 QB's will be Ben Chappell, Ed Wright-Baker, and Dusty Kiel. It might not end up being exactly that way because both Wright-Baker and Kiel are redshirt freshman and you may want somebody who has more experience, but I think they are the best 3 QB's.
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