IN are a pesky team that will hang around and they play the Big 10 powerhouse brand of football year round so they should be able to matchup with the Utah offense.
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On the second play of the second quarter with IN just four yards away from pay dirt, Pasoni Tasini forced Hoosier running back Devine Redding to fumble, and Chase Hansen recovered it.
The Hoosiers are 1-4 against ranked teams this season; they beat No. 17 Michigan State 24-21 in overtime on October 2. All three of those things were key factors in their loss to the Utes.
A look toward 2017: There is one big unknown-head coach Tom Allen, who never has been a head coach. “It just adds to the fuel that I wanted to give and have each game”, Williams said. Special teams will be a tremendous focus. “So, we’ve got our work cut out for us”. We’ll address it head on.
Beyond College Football Playoff qualifier Washington, there has been plenty of struggle to go around the league this season.
Utah finishes the season 9-4, tacking a winning note onto a regular season that finished with disappointing losses to OR and Colorado.
Up next for IU: An August 31 season opener vs. Ohio State in Bloomington. “Whatever challenges you have during the season, they have a way of showing up at critical times, and showing up in games like this”.
“It sucks, honestly”, Feeney said.
“It’s been a hard month”, said Allen.
The score stood for almost the first 10 minutes of the third quarter until Phillips capped a five-minute Utah drive with a 48-yard field goal, and the Utes led 20-17.
Utah went three-and-out before a quarterback change sparked the Hoosiers. After Hoosiers starting quarterback opened the game 4-of-12, backup Zander Diamont threw a 36-yard scoring strike on his first throw to tie it 17-17 about 90 seconds before halftime. His performance led him to be named the game’s offensive MVP, capping off a rare but storybook season at Utah. However, on Wednesday morning he said he felt good enough to play, despite not being 100 percent. Bill Mallory’s first team didn’t win a game. The 2016 teams took part in a Union Square pep rally and other pre-game events along with serving at St. Anthony’s Dining Room and the Glide food program.
-The two teams’ kickers were a combined 6 for 6 on field goal attempts.
Conversely, Indiana will have a losing record for the ninth year in a row after once again falling to 6-7. IN created four turnovers and came up with a season-high five sacks and seven tackles for loss. “He’s just kind of the anchor and the cornerstone”, Allen said. “Obviously extremely disappointed. exhausted of being close”. “Wanted to see us break through”.
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Focus on Joe Williams: The Utes need to run Williams through the ground, the Hoosiers cannot let him get hot or he will run for 300 yards just because he can.
