Trailing 7-0 #2 Michigan Scores 52 points dominating Indiana University Football
The #2 ranked Michigan Wolverines beat the Indiana Hoosiers 52-7 at the Big House in Ann Arbor Michigan Saturday afternoon. Michigan is 7-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Big Ten while Indiana falls to 2-4 and 0-3 in the Big Ten. Michigan continues to dominate the all-time series winning its 62nd game against the Hoosiers in 72 all-time meetings. Indiana has not won in Ann Arbor since October 21, 1967, and is 7-41 all time in Ann Arbor against the Wolverines. The Hoosiers led 7-0 when Brendan Sorsby threw a screen pass to Donaven McCulley who found Jaylin Lucas down field for a 44-yard touchdown score with 2:17 left in the first quarter to lead 7-0. McCulley who was a quarterback at Lawrence North HS in Indianapolis was moved to Wide Receiver after playing quarterback for the Hoosiers. Indiana looked good in the first quarter holding Michigan to 23 yards in the first quarter and the Indiana Defense sacking Michigan Quarterback J.J. McCarthy three times which equaled the number of sacks Michigan’s offensive line had given up all year coming into this game. The Hoosiers had 141 yards in the first quarter and looked like a fresh team after coming off a bye week.
Michigan got it together to start the second quarter Blake Corum scored two rushing touchdowns and J.J. McCarthy threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson to lead 21-7 at halftime. The Wolverines did not take their foot off the gas in the third quarter. McCarthy thew two more touchdown passes Colston Loveland and Semaj Morgan and James Turner added a 28-yard field goal to make it 38-7 heading to the fourth quarter. The Wolverines would add a Donovan Edwards touchdown run and former IU quarterback Jack Tuttle got his first touchdown pass as Michigan Wolverines finding a wide-open Karmello English in the end zone from four yards out with 6:03 left in the game. Brendan Sorsby threw a pass to Omar Cooper Jr that was called a touchdown with 16 seconds left but after review Cooper Jr stepped out of bounds that summed up the day for the Hoosiers. Michigan wound up with 407 yards of total offense and the Hoosiers just 232. Michigan outgained the Hoosiers 384-91 in the final three quarters and were 7-7 in the red zone scoring eight straight possessions in 11 total drives. J.J. McCarthy was 14-17 for 222 yards passing along with three touchdowns. Jack Tuttle was 5-5 for 23 yards and touchdown pass as Michigan did not throw an interception. Blake Corum had 13 carries for 52 yards and as Michigan had 42 carries for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Tight End AJ Barner who started his career at Indiana had 1 catch for 18 yards.
The Hoosiers rotated back and forth between Tayven Jackson and Brendan Sorsby at quarterback. Jackson was 7-13 for 52 yards and 2 interceptions. Sorsby was 6-15 for 44 yards and no interception. Combined with McCulley’s 44-yard touchdown pass the Hoosiers were a combined 14-29 passing for 140 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Trent Howland led Indiana in rushing with 35 yards on five carries as the Hoosiers had 92 yards rushing on 33 carries. Jaylin Lucas finished the day with 5 receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown along with two carries for six yards. Indiana had five turnovers on offense and after an offensive coordinator change with Rod Carey replacing Walt Bell during the bye week, the Hoosiers looked like a team that was starting to click on offense and defense making stops in the first quarter. That was before the number two team in the nation woke up and made this game what most expected was a blowout win in favor of the maize and blue.
Top Ranked Bloomington North Football completes a perfect regular season
For the first time in school history the Bloomington North Cougars have finished a football regular season unbeaten. The Cougars beat Southport 42-14 in Indianapolis Friday Night and win the Conference Indiana Championship for the second time and its first title since 2019 with a 5-0 record. The State’s number 1 team in Class 5A is one of 20 teams in the State of Indiana to finish the regular season unbeaten and the only team in Class 5A. Bloomington North will head into the postseason averaging 37.6 points per game and giving up 18.9 on defense. The Cougars outscored their opponents 338-170 and 192-95. Bloomington North led 7-0 after the first quarter and 21-7 at halftime. The Cougars added a touchdown in the third quarter to make it 28-7 and then scored 14 fourth quarter points and gave up a second Southport touchdown to win the game and make the 2023 season one for the history books. Bloomington North will have the week off before squaring off with their cross-town rivals Bloomington South in the Class 5A Sectional 15 Semifinals on October 27, at Bloomington North. The Cougars have not won a sectional title since 2013.
Bloomington South the 3rd ranked team in Class 5A had no problems dominating Seymour 47-0 at Fred Huff Memorial Field Friday Night. The Panthers finish 8-1 on the season and look forward to facing their cross-town rivals in 2 weeks on the Northside as they look to avenge a 25-24 regular season loss to the Cougars in the regular season in a game that was played on the Southside. The Panthers have won the last two sectional championships and whoever win this matchup will be a heavy favorite going into the Sectional Title game with Seymour and Columbus East matching up in the other semifinal. The Panthers beat Columbus East 45-10 in the season opener and Bloomington North shutout the Olympians 42-0 two weeks ago. Bloomington North and Seymour did not meet in the regular season. Bloomington South led 10-0 after the first quarter on a field goal and a Gavin Adams touchdown run. The Panthers added a second field goal along with a touchdown pass from Jarrin Alley to Lucas Waldon to make it 20-0 going into the locker room. In the second half Jarrin Alley threw 2 more touchdown passes along with a 2-point conversion and Lucas Waldon had 50 yard a punt return for a touchdown to make it 40-0. Miles McKay capped off the scoring with 1:44 left in the third quarter with a pick six. The Panthers have outscored their opponents 417-95.
Edgewood ended the regular season with a 46-6 win over Brown County on the red carpet in Ellettsville Friday Night. The Mustangs are 2-7 and snap a seven-game losing streak. Edgewood keeps the Talon and Hoof Trophy for the second year in a row. The Mustangs had 353 yards rushing with 3 touchdowns from Grant Coffey, two from Nehemiah Strunk and one from Brady Pruett. Edgewood led 40-6 had halftime as Pruett’s six-yard touchdown run with 7:30 left in the third quarter capped off the scoring. Brown County who finishes 1-8 in the regular season scored with 2:33 left in the first quarter on a 54-yard catch and run by Landon Scott with the extra point attempt blocked. It was just second touchdown for Brown County since Week 5. Edgewood will travel to Jennings County for Sectional Play Next Friday Night. The Mustangs are in Sectional 23 and will face a 4-5 Panther team who beat Jeffersonville 28-27 in 2 overtimes on the Road. Jennings County is averaging 32.1 points on offense and was outscored 308-289 in the regular season while giving up 34.2 points on defense.
Indiana University Men’s Soccer get a huge conference win over Ohio State
The Indiana University Men’s Soccer team got a huge 2-1 conference win over the Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday afternoon on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in the first game of the IU Men’s and Women’s Soccer doubleheader. The Hoosiers were 7th in the conference standings coming into the match with 4 points in 5 games and will have eight points with three big ten matches remaining. The Hoosiers are 6-3-4 and 2-1-2 in the Big Ten. Ohio State stays at 4 points with a 1-3-1 conference record and overall record of 3-5-5. The Hoosiers travel to Maryland on Friday to face Terrapins who have struggled with just one point five Big Ten Matches. The Hoosiers are 813-197-116 all time in 51 years as varsity program. The Hoosiers improve to 142-34-30 all time in Big Ten Play. Indiana is 359-71-55 all time at Bill Armstrong Stadium and 71-7-13 since 2016. The Hoosiers 159 game streak without back-to-back regular season continues which dates back to November 2013. Tood Yeagley is now 184-64-51 in 14 years as the Indiana Head Coach and 191-73-53 in 15 seasons overall.
At the 15:41 mark Tommy Mihalic sent a great ball into the box to Samuel Sarver who was taken down in the box and was a awarded a penalty. Joey Maher stepped to take the penalty kick and got his first goal of the season going to the bottom left corner and making Ohio State Goalkeeper Max Trejo guessing the other way for Maher’s fifth career goal in 74 games for the Senior from Caseyville, Illinois. The Hoosiers had 5-2 shot advantage and 1-0 shots on goal advantage going into the locker room. Neither Max Trejo for Ohio State nor JT Harms for Indiana made a first half save. The game was physical as both teams committed seven fouls apiece and Ohio State was called for offside once while Indiana did not have an offside call in the first half. In the Second half Ohio State got the equalizer at 65:28 mark as Deylen Vellios to the top right of the goal rocketing a shot off his left foot past JT Harms for his first goal of the season. Indiana retook the lead at the 81:17 mark when Karsen Henderlong got his third goal of the season in four games going bottom right of the goal off his left foot with the assist to Joey Maher and Samuel Sarver. It’s Maher first assist on the season and Sarver’s fourth assist of the year. “The ball came to my feet, and I had to act” Henderlong said after the game. “It felt good to knock it home and it was a good ball in by Sam” Henderlong said. The head referee gave the Ohio State bench a yellow card at the 85:08 mark for dissent.
The Hoosiers and the Buckeyes had an equal number of shots at nine each. Indiana had 3 shots on goal to one for Ohio State. Max Trejo made 1 save for Ohio State between the pipes and Indiana Goalkeeper JT Harms did not make a save for the Hoosiers. The teams combined for 30 fouls as Ohio State committed 19 and Indiana 11. The Hoosiers had 5 corner kicks to four for Ohio State. Ohio State was called for offsides three times, and the Hoosiers did not have an offside call in the match. Indiana leads the all-time series with the Buckeyes 49-5-4. The Buckeyes won last year’s match 2-1 in Columbus. The Buckeyes beaten the Hoosiers twice in the Big Ten Tournament in 2000 and 2009 and in the Regular season in 2009, 2015 and 2022. Indiana Head Coach Todd Yeagley and Ohio State Head Coach Brian Maisonneuve played together from 1991-94 and both were national players of year by different organizations in 1994. Maisonneuve was an assistant coach at Indiana for nine seasons. Yeagley is 5-1 against Maisonneuve who is in 6th season against Ohio State. The two go back since they were 13 years old. “Ohio State is a good team and Brian does a good job” Yeagley said. “We talk on a regular basis and we have a good relationship, we catch up on stuff and talk about games” Yeagley said.
Jamie Gerstenberg makes Indiana Women’s Soccer History in 1-0 win over Michigan
Indiana University Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg picked up her school record 24th career shutout between the pipes as Indiana beat Michigan 1-0 Sunday Afternoon on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium to cap off a Men’s and Women’s soccer doubleheader and two Hoosier Victories. “It’s a personal award and I proud of it” Jamie Gerstenberg said after the match. “I credit my teammates this is a team sport, and I don’t do this without their support and it’s a team honor” Gerstenberg said. The Junior from Germany broke her teammate Bethany Kopel’s record of 23 who played 2017-22 and she also tied Ashley Davis who played from 1996-99 with 21 wins for 6th place on the all-time goalkeeper wins list. Gerstenberg got her 10th shutout of the season which breaks a school record that she held with Bethany Kopel and Shannon Fowler who all had nine shutouts in a single season. “Jamie is a top 10 goalkeeper and credit to her and her teammates for this achievement” Indiana Head Coach Erwin van Bennekom said after the match. “I expect those numbers to climb which is crazy that she will have one year left” van Bennekom said.
The Hoosiers got on the board at the 60:41 mark when Freshman Piper Coffield scored her second penalty kick of the season and third goal of the year going the bottom right of net passed Michigan Goalkeeper Stephanie Sparkowski to break the deadlock. “That is an NCAA Tournament resume game” Van Bennekom said. “For Piper to step up and take that is huge and she has done that twice for us this season plus she has been excellent as a defender in her freshman season” van Bennekom said. Coffield gets plenty of chances in training to take penalty kicks. “It’s big in training to go against a top goalkeeper like Jamie” Piper Coffield said. “It felt good to step up and get that, but I don’t do that without my teammates support” Coffield said. Michigan outshot Indiana 15-12 but the Hoosiers six shots on goal with two for Michigan. Stephanie Sparkowski had 5 saves for Michigan and Jamie Gerstenberg had 2 for Indiana. The Hoosiers committed 12 fouls and Michigan committed 8. Michigan had seven corner kicks IU had five. IU was called offsides twice and Michigan once in the match. Michigan’s Sammi Woods was called for dissent at 80:51 mark.
Indiana is 5-1-2 with 17 points in moves into the top four of the Big Ten with 2 matches remaining going to #4 Penn State Thursday night and Maryland on Sunday. The Hoosiers are 11-1-4 on the season and are looking for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013. The Hoosiers finish the home season with an 8-0-3 record. With the success of Women’s Sports at Indiana University the Women’s soccer team is grateful for the support that they get from all the other teams on campus.” 24 sports 1 Team, we all support each other” Gerstenberg Said. “It’s the culture and one big family here at IU” Piper Coffield said.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Lands Five Star Forward Liam McNeely for the 2024 Class
Class of 2024 5-star forward Liam McNeeley has committed to Indiana. The 6-foot-7 McNeeley announced the news live on ESPN on Sunday afternoon as part of the Top-Flight Invite in Las Vegas. “Coach Woodson has been recruiting me for a really long time,” McNeeley said on the ESPN broadcast. “They’re (Indiana’s) interest in me has never wavered. They’ve been the most consistent recruiting me, and I just feel really comfortable with them.” McNeeley said who he would be targeting to join him in Indiana’s class of 2024. He pointed to his teammate he was there for the announcement in Las Vegas. “My first call will be to the man right here, Derik Queen,” McNeeley said. “We need Derik Queen to come be a Hoosier.” He had one more potential classmate in mind. “Boogie Fland, that call is coming, you know it,” McNeeley said.
McNeeley chose Indiana over Kansas. He previously named a top-six that also included Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan and Alabama. It was very much a group effort by the Indiana staff, with assistant coach Brian Walsh leading the way. In the ranking’s era, McNeeley is among the top-five all-time highest rated IU basketball recruits. He’s ranked the No. 14 overall player in nation, according to the On3 Industry Average, the No. 6 small forward, and he’s a consensus top-20 prospect across the recruiting services. As a junior at national prep school powerhouse Montverde Academy, McNeeley averaged 13.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals a game last season. On the Nike EYBL circuit he posted 16.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. One of the best shooters in his class, he shot above 40 percent from three both in high school and EYBL action. The Richardson, Texas product is Indiana’s first commit in the class of 2024.
Indiana University Football lands two more commitments for the 2024 Class
Indiana football picked up two commitments last week from cornerback Josh Philostin and running back Justus Savage for the class of 2024. Philostin is the Hoosiers’ highest-ranked recruit in class of 2024. He’s ranked No. 487 overall, No. 41 among cornerbacks, No. 60 in the state of Florida and is considered a three-star recruit, per the 247 Sports Composite rankings. At 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Philostin attends Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Fla. He picked Indiana over a slew of offers including Arkansas, Duke, Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas A&M, UCF, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others. Throughout his high school career, Philostin has played cornerback, wide receiver, running back, kick returner and punt returner, but he projects to play cornerback in college.
As a junior, he helped Cardinal Newman go 11-1 and reach the regional finals of Florida’s 1M playoffs. He logged four interceptions as a junior, along with 307 receiving yards and four touchdowns, according to Max Preps. Philostin also runs track for Cardinal Newman. He took home a silver medal at the FHSAA 1A track meet in the 200-meter dash with a wind-legal 21.47 in spikes and won gold as a member of the 4×100 team, according to 247 Sports. This commitment continues Indiana coach Tom Allen’s track record of landing talented recruits from the state of Florida, especially cornerbacks and safeties. In recent years, Florida-based defensive backs to commit to Indiana include Amare Ferrell, Phillip Dunnam, Jamari Sharpe, James Monds III, Josh Sanguinetti, Tiawan Mullen and others.
Justus Savage a 5-foot-10, 195-pound running back from Fairburn, Ga. announced his commitment to Indiana the day after Philostin. According to 247 Sports, Savage also had offers from Toledo, Bethune-Cookman and Charleston Southern. Savage also posted on his X/Twitter account that he had scholarship offers from Jacksonville State and Austin Peay. The running back does currently have a star rating on 247 Sports. However, he does play at Langston Hughes High School in the same backfield as Air Noland, the four-star Ohio State quarterback commit in the class of 2024. Savage is the 19th player to commit to Indiana in the class of 2024 and Allen noted last week that this recruiting class is nearly complete, and that during the bye week, him and the coaching staff took the weekend to focus on recruiting and go out to watch different high school football prospects. “You might add a guy or two, but I don’t see a lot more,” Allen said. “I’m thinking kind of the 18 to 20-ish range is kind of where you’re at, and then once again, the portal becomes utilized to offset any departures that you might have that you either expected or didn’t expect and to be able to keep the rooms balanced.”
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