IUFB Coach Tom Allen and players attend Big Ten Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium
Indiana University Head Football Coach Tom Allen along with Junior Tight End AJ Barner, Senior Linebacker Cam Jones and Senior Cornerback Taiwan Mullen will attend Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis today and tomorrow. The Hoosiers along Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern and Nebraska will start at 10:15 this morning with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren holding a 45-minute press conference. Each Coach will step up the podium and give an opening stadium and take questions from media for 15 minutes. The Schedule will be as follows.
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Scott Frost, Nebraska | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Michael Locksley, Maryland | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. | P.J. Fleck, Minnesota | |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Kirk Ferentz, Iowa | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 p.m. | Tom Allen, Indiana | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern | |
| 12:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Jim Harbaugh, Michigan |
The podium interview session will run from 1:15 p.m. until 5 p.m. Coaches and student-athletes will be available at individual podiums which will include a microphone and mult-boxes. In addition, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo will be available from 2:15 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. this afternoon. The remaining seven teams that include Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State, Rutgers, Penn State, Wisconsin and Ohio State will start at 11 am tomorrow in the second and final day of Big Ten Media Days.
Big Ten announces football preseason honors
The Big Ten Conference announced its 2022 football preseason honors on Monday ahead of the start of Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. Nine returning All-Big Ten selections highlight this year’s 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West Divisions.
Ohio State placed a trio of honorees on the East Division list highlighted by the unanimous selection of quarterback C.J. Stroud, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy last season. Stroud was joined on this year’s preseason East Division squad by a pair of Buckeye offensive standouts in running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, as well as Michigan running back Blake Corum, and Michigan Statewide receiver Jayden Reed. Four different schools placed students on the West Division preseason list, led by two representatives from Wisconsin in running back Braelon Allen and linebacker Nick Herbig. They were joined on the list by Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell, Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski, and Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell.
EAST – Blake Corum, RB, MICH / Jayden Reed, WR, MSU / TreVeyon Henderson, RB, OSU / Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, OSU / C.J. STROUD, QB, OSU
WEST – Jack Campbell, LB, IOWA / Peter Skoronski, OT, NU / Aidan O’Connell, QB, PUR / Braelon Allen, RB, WIS /Nick Herbig, OLB, WIS
*Unanimous selection in ALL CAPS
Boilermakers draw West Virginia in Phil Knight Legacy
ESPN and Nike Basketball has announced that the Purdue men’s basketball team will face West Virginia in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy. The Boilermakers will face the Mountaineers on Thanksgiving Day at 7pm (local) at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The game will be televised by ESPN2. The winner of that contest will face the winner of Gonzaga and Portland State in the semifinals on Friday night. The championship and placing games will be played on Sunday. Purdue leads the all-time series by a 7-1 margin, having last played the Mountaineers in December 2013 (73-70). The two teams have played four times since New Year’s Day in 2010. The other side of the bracket pits Duke vs. Oregon State and Florida against Xavier. Tickets are available for the tournament through TicketMaster.com.
Indiana University Defensive Back Deland McCullough II retires from football
A year ago, it appeared Indiana University Football would have four members of the McCullough family in its program by the 2023 season. Now at most there will be one. Deland McCullough II announced on his Twitter page Monday he has decided to walk away from the game after suffering an injury.
“After talking with my trainers and the doctors about a recent injury, I won’t be able to handle the physical demands of the game,” McCullough wrote. “As a result, I’ve decided to hang up my cleats for good.”
McCullough II was the second member of the family to sign up to play for IU after Deland, Sr. rejoined the program from the Kansas City Chiefs to be the running backs coach in 2021. McCullough II transferred to IU from Miami (Ohio) in April 2021. The defensive back played in 10 games in 2021 for Indiana, primarily on special teams.
Deland McCullough, Sr. left the IU program for a second time when he took the same position at Notre Dame. Soon thereafter, class of 2023 4-star safety Daeh McCullough decommitted from IU and ultimately pledged to Cincinnati. Dasan McCullough, a four-star linebacker in the class of 2022, is still with the IU program and expected to see the field for the Hoosiers in 2022.
Indianapolis Indians Coverage
Indians Travel to Toledo for Six Game Series with Mud Hens
The Indianapolis Indians is on the road to take on the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field starting at 7:05 pm this evening. The Teams will play Wednesday through Saturday at 7:05 pm and Sunday’s game will start at 2:05 pm. The Indians are 43-47 after winning two out three games over Saint Paul at Victory Field this past weekend. The Mud Hens are 46-45 on the season and beat the Columbus Clippers 9-8 at home Sunday after losing to Clippers 5-3 on Friday Night and 9-4 Saturday Night.
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