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Deland McCullough Returns To Indiana Football Coaching Staff
Deland McCullough is returning to the Indiana Football Team as the Associate and Running backs coach. Head Coach Tom Allen and McCullough were on the 2016 staff with Allen serving as Defensive Coordinator. McCullough was with the Hoosiers from 2011-16 as the Running Backs Coach. He spent the last 3 seasons as the Running Backs Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 54 and Losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55. He Left IU for USC for one season in 2017 before going to the Pro’s. In his 7 years in the collegiate coaching ranks. McCullough has mentored seven 1,000 yard running backs, including five from 2014-17.
Indiana Softball Announces Conference Only 2021 Schedule
Indiana Softball announced the 2021 Conference Only Schedule. The Hoosiers will play 44 games and 16 home games at Andy Mohr Field. The Hoosiers will play every team in the Conference. The Hoosiers will open the Season February 26th at Sleepy Hollow Complex in Leesburg Florida with Doubleheaders against Nebraska, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The will return to the Complex for the 3 games Series against Northwestern March 11th-12th and Rutgers March 13th-14th. The Hoosiers will Host Michigan Ohio State, Michigan State and Penn State. IU will play road games Iowa, Purdue, Illinois and Maryland. There will be no Big Ten Tournament this year and no fans will be allowed.
Indiana Men’s Basketball Gets In-State Commitment from CJ Gunn
Indiana Men’s Basketball Landed a verbal Commitment from CJ Gunn of Lawrence North HS in Indianapolis for 2022. Gunn cannot sign a National Letter of Intent until November 2021 or April 2022. Gunn is 6-5 athletic guard and can attack the rim and at will and defend at a high level. Gunn chose the Hoosiers over Kansas State, Xavier, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and Missouri. Gunn is the 10th player from the State of Indiana that Coach Archie Miller has brought into the program. Indiana has one player in 2021 Class in Logan Duncomb 6-11 from Cincinnati Moeller HS in Ohio.