Indiana University Men’s Basketball to Open the Battle 4 Atlantis against Louisville
The Indiana Men’s Basketball program will open the 13th edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis against Louisville at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the Imperial Arena in Paradise Island. Indiana and border rival Louisville have squared off 21 times on the hardwood, including a 74-66 victory last season in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. IU holds the all-time series lead at 12-9 and the two squads have split six neutral site contests. The Hoosiers are 108-70 against teams currently competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tickets, room reservations, and further information about the Battle 4 Atlantis can be found here.
Nov. 27 – Quarterfinals
Noon ET – Louisville vs. Indiana (Game 1)
2:30 p.m. ET – West Virginia vs. Gonzaga (Game 2)
5 p.m. ET – Oklahoma vs. Providence (Game 3)
7:30 p.m. ET – Davidson vs. Arizona (Game 4)
Nov. 28 – Semifinals
Noon ET – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
2:30 p.m. ET – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (consolation bracket)
5 p.m. ET – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
7:30 p.m. ET – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation bracket)
Nov. 29 – Championship
11 a.m. ET – Seventh-Place Game
3 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game
5:30 p.m. ET – Championship Game
8:30 p.m. ET – Fifth-Place Game
Indiana University Football’s Myles Price named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List Indiana Football Wide Receiver and Dallas, Texas, native Myles Price has been named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preseason watch list as announced by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler on Wednesday. The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
Price has appeared in 42 games with 25 starts over four collegiate seasons. He spent the 2020-23 seasons at Texas Tech and was a two-time honorable-mention Big 12 pick. The multiple-purpose threat accumulated 2,521 all-purpose yards over with 1,751 receiving yards, 296 punt return yards, 207 yards rushing, and 59 kickoff return yards. During his time in Lubbock, Texas, he amassed 161 receptions at Texas Tech with 10 touchdown catches from his wide receiver spot. He also added two rushing scores. Overall, Price posted one 100-yard receiving game and two double-digit catch games in his career.
New Additions, Opportunities at Memorial Stadium This Fall Designed to Dramatically Enhance Fan Experience for Indiana University Football Hoosier football fans can expect a very different experience when they arrive at Memorial Stadium this fall. In addition to the changes on the sidelines with the arrival of head coach Curt Cignetti and his staff, there will be a slew of other new offerings and opportunities in and around Memorial Stadium designed to enhance Hoosier Football gamedays. They include:
B-town Boulevard- The lawn south of Memorial Stadium along with a neighboring portion of Miller Plaza has been transformed into a festival-like atmosphere with the unveiling of B-Town Boulevard. This space will open 2 ½ hours before kickoff and is open to all ticket holders as well as the general public. This new space will feature: a concert stage with live bands; food trucks; an outdoor bar; family-friendly games; IU Team Store with IU merchandise; and other IU-related attractions. This new space has additional offerings as well, highlighted by the B-Town Boulevard Tailgate and Game Ticket Package. These packages are sold game-by-game and include complimentary access to a special pre-game food and beverage menu along with a game ticket. If you are planning a group outing in conjunction with an IU Football game, IU Athletics is partnering with Master Rental to offer B-Town Boulevard group tents. These tents will be located around B-town Boulevard, putting guests in close proximity to the best place to be before kickoff. For more information about arranging a group tailgate tent party at B-Town Boulevard, contact Maggie Coates at macoates@iu.edu.
A New and Enhanced Concessions Experience- In the spring, IU Athletics announced a new partnership with Levy for all its food and beverage needs. Those needs include concessions at all of IU’s home athletic events, including football. Among the changes IU Football fans will notice in Memorial Stadium is the presence of several local favorites, including Buffalouie’s, Yogi’s, Social Cantina, and Aver’s Pizza. In addition, there will be the traditional person-to-person concessions options that fans are accustomed to, and several new Grab-and-Go locations designed for convenience. Collectively, a trip around the concourse of Memorial Stadium will reveal a much different and more diverse list of concessions offerings, ranging from chicken wings to Italian Beef sandwiches to tacos.
Dedicated IU Student Section- Indiana University students can look forward to being surrounded by fellow classmates in an enhanced and relocated IU football student section at Memorial Stadium this fall. The entire IU football student section has been moved to the north end of the stadium between sections 13 and 24. This change will enable all IU students to sit together, and this contiguous student section will also enable more IU students to be seated closer to the Memorial Stadium field. All seats in the student section will remain general admission, allowing IU students to get the best seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Students can still purchase season tickets for the 2024 season HERE. Also new this season, cadets with IU’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs will have a special field-level section behind the north end zone. Approximately 125 student cadets will cheer-on the Hoosiers from this section adjacent to the field. The section bolsters and honors the longstanding relationship these ROTC groups have with IU Athletics in support of various gameday operations. “Big Jake,” the vintage 75mm pack howitzer gun, operated by the IU Army ROTC battalion, will be housed near the section, and will continue to be fired after every IU touchdown, field goal or safety.
Relocation of Hep’s Rock- With approval from the family of former head coach Terry Hoeppner, Hep’s Rock has been relocated to the east side of Memorial Stadium, just outside the entry gates. This change will enable the three-ton limestone remnant from the original Memorial Stadium construction to be an even larger part of the IU gameday fan experience. In 2005, then-first-year head coach Terry Hoeppner brought two great traditions to the Bloomington campus in The Walk and The Rock – which the team touched before every game of his tenure. After his passing in June 2007, the 2007 team dedicated it as Hep’s Rock on its way to the Insight Bowl. The Rock sat in the north end zone from 2005 through the 2023 season, which made it inaccessible to fans. In its new location, it is accessible to fans on gamedays and throughout the year. In addition, Hep’s Rock will now be a formal part of The Walk, with players, coaches, and staff, each interacting with the touchstone prior to entering the stadium.
New Stadium Runout Tunnel- When the IU Football players and coaches enter the field on gamedays this fall, they will do so via a new stadium runout tunnel that is being installed behind the north end zone. The tunnel will connect to the W. Jay and Nancy Wilkinson Performance Center, and when the players proceed through the tunnel and onto the field, their arrival will be accompanied by pyrotechnics display as in years past.
Tobias Nutrition Center (TNC) Access Pass- A new premium opportunity this fall is the TNC Access Pass. Pass holders will be able to access the Tobias Nutrition Center on the south end of Memorial Stadium in the Excellence Academy and enjoy complimentary food options and will have access to a cash bar. Unlike in years past, only TNC Access Pass holders will be able to utilize the TNC on IU Football gamedays, thus ensuring that TNC guests have ample room in this IU premium space that overlooks the south end zone of Memorial Stadium.
Expanded Hoosier Pre-Game Pass -After drawing tremendous interest in its debut season in 2023, the Hoosier Pre-Game Pass is back in 2024 with new, exciting additions. This VIP opportunity provides the chance for fans to sign up for an on-field, behind the scenes look at IU Football every home game. Registrants will be able to tour the IU Football meeting rooms and training facility; watch pre-game warm-ups from field level, get a professional group photo inside Memorial Stadium, and receive a special gift bag. Time slots are limited each home game, and they go fast, so fans are encouraged to sign-up early. New additions to the program in 2024 are Hoosier Birthday, My First IU Game, and Hoosier T-Shirt launchers. Hoosier Birthday registrants will receive a special visit from IU representatives during the game and a Hoosier Birthday gift bag. My First IU Game registrants will also receive a visit from IU Spirit Squad members, along with special swag to commemorate their first visit to Memorial Stadium. Hoosier T-Shirt launchers, meanwhile, will be able to shoot t-shirts into the Memorial Stadium crowd during a in-game timeout while accompanied by a member of the SAB Hoosier Hype Crew.
New additions to the Hoosier Red Zone- The Hoosier Red Zone is a family-friendly pre-game area located between Sections 13-20 on the main concourse. It offers food, drinks, and plan-to-win games and other fun activities before the game. All of the area’s fan favorite games will be back this fall, along with a handful of new offerings that fans of all ages are invited to try out!
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The Indianapolis Colts Face the Cincinnati Bengals in Final Preseason Game
|The Indianapolis Colts starters will be playing in the final preseason game of the year, and they will play longer than they played in the first preseason game. Colts head coach Shane Steichen said that the starters will play about a quarter and a half. Some players might play a little more, and some might play a little less. This will be the second preseason game that quarterback Anthony Richardson has played since his season ending shoulder injury last year. “I think it’ll be really good for him,” Steichen said. “I think any time you can get out there in those game-like situations, it’s good. Obviously, you want to be smart with these guys in the preseason because we got a long season ahead of us, but we’re excited to get those guys out there on Thursday.” While the offense is somewhat inexperienced, with Richardson and some young receivers, the defense has mostly played with each other for a few seasons. Linebacker EJ Speed said the preseason games are more about just coming together more than they already are. “I feel like that preseason game is just getting your footing, tackling, being explosive, working on getting the ball out, working on things you necessarily don’t take a risk on during the season,” Speed said.
The Teams held joint practices ahead of the game as the Colts offense struggled in the third down drills. Richardson was throwing a lot of incompletions and was sacked multiple times. But, that changed once the drills changed to moving the ball down the field and the two-minute drill. Starting around their own 25-yard line, Richardson threw three straight first downs, two to Michael Pittman Jr. and one that went for around 20 yards to Alec Pierce. The drive stalled once they reached the red zone, but Richardson showed improvement. He was especially effective in the two-minute drill, when the Colts were playing no huddle. He had back-to-back completions to tight end Kylen Granson and one to Pittman Jr., before the kicking team was sent out for a field goal. Matt Gay made the field goal, making it a successful two-minute drill to end practice. “He’s obviously a freak athletically,” Kelly said about Richardson. “I think it certainly helps us out up front. It keeps them on their heels. They have a hard time subbing, a hard time getting in pressure looks. If you want a base look at a defense, get them going, get them tired, they’re subbing, they’re tired, they don’t know what they’re doing, miscommunication is happening, that’s when you score points, so I’m sure it’ll be a big part of what we do this year.” The Colts and Bengals kick off their last preseason game at 8pm. on This Evening at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
Eastern Greene Girls Basketball Coach Joe Pigg Steps Down to the Girls Basketball Assistant Coaching Job at North Central (Farmersburg)
Eastern Greene suddenly finds itself in need of a new girls’ basketball coach as Joe Pigg handed in his resignation late last week. “It was for personal reasons,” Eastern athletic director Aaron Buskirk said. “But it’s really late.” Pigg would not elaborate, saying it was time to move on. According to a report by Travis David, who runs PressBox812 Sports, Pigg has been hired as an assistant coach at SWIAC rival North Central, which is coming off a Class 1A sectional championship. Pigg had previously coached at White River Valley. The offer came after word got around; he was leaving Eastern. “After I resigned a good buddy, I coached contacted me to see if I was interested in helping him,” Pigg said. “So why not be an assistant coach. He’s got a nice team. Joey (Davidson) does a good job; I’ll just be there for advice.”
Pigg is retired from his full-time job but not from coaching. “I really enjoyed it at Eastern,” he said. “I really liked Eastern, I just had some personal reasons. I needed to get away and do something else. I hope to get a head coaching job again some time. I’ve done it for a long time.” The first day of practice is Oct. 21, but coaches are allowed limited contact days starting after Labor Day (Sept. 2). The school district has its next board meeting set for Sept. 9, so Buskirk would like to get a name picked by then. In the interim, assistant coach Jeremy Clark is overseeing the program. A Notice of Vacancy was posted on the school’s Facebook page as Buskirk will be looking inside and outside the building to fill the position. EG is also looking for a new boys’ golf coach with Jacob Carmichael stepping down to devote more time to coaching basketball as he has been named an assistant to the boys’ team and will help with the youth programs as well.
Former Eastern Greene Boys Basketball Coach Andy Igel is Back on the Sidelines at Pike Central
Former Eastern Greene Boys Basketball Coach Andy Igel is back on the sidelines after a long absence, taking over at Pike Central. He was the T-Birds head coach from 1997-2012, going 243-125, posting 13 seasons of 12 wins or more with only three losing campaigns, five sectional and one regional title. Igel has been at the school, close his Washington area when his family is from, since 2017 when he was hired as an assistant principal. Interestingly enough, the Chargers are slated to play at Eastern Greene on Dec. 20 and Eastern Greene Athletic Director Aaron Buskirk is hoping to make it a special night for Igel and his former T-Bird basketball players.
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