I.U. Football

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  NFL Draft: Who’s next from the Hoosier state

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take April 30, 2013 at 11:22 am

  Now that the 2013 NFL Draft is in the books, the average sports fan’s attention shifts over to the NBA playoffs, perhaps the NHL playoffs, and even Major League Baseball. But if you’re a football fan, you’re thinking about your NFL team’s upcoming OTAs, or maybe how your college team [...]

   
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  Busy weekend for former Irish at the draft

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take April 29, 2013 at 9:29 am

  The NFL draft is now in the books, and for fans of Indiana collegiate football teams, it was a flurry of activity in two bursts. After Tyler Eifert was the lone Indiana native and collegiate player selected in the opening round, two prospects with Indiana ties went within six picks [...]

   
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  Indiana, Purdue divided by geography in new Big Ten

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take April 24, 2013 at 11:22 am

  The Legends and the Leaders are soon to be a thing of the past. As are Indiana and Purdue being part of the same division in Big Ten football. As has been speculated for some time, the two rival schools are on opposite sides of the geographic fence that will [...]

   
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  Spring football in the books: Here’s what matters

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take April 23, 2013 at 10:27 am

  Spring football in Indiana is now a thing of the past. Thank goodness. I recognize how important it is for teams, and especially players that are seeing live competition for the first time as collegians, or players making the transition from backup to starter. It’s tremendously important. It’s also tremendously [...]

   
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  Christmas in February: It’s signing day in college football

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take February 6, 2013 at 10:57 am

  Whether your team won the national championship or didn’t win a game, the first Wednesday in February is that day where hope springs eternal. Whatever ailed your team last year will be fixed by the next crop of insert-your-team-name-here to come make a difference on your campus. Signing day isn’t [...]

   

• Irish eyes are smiling, Purdue retains Bucket, Hope a different story

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take November 25, 2012 at 10:15 am

  The final day of the college football regular season produced two competitive games and two compelling storylines. It also produced one potential national champ, and likely still handed out one pink slip. Notre Dame 22, USC 13 This game was the perfect snapshot of the Irish season. Ugly at times, [...]

   

• Say hello to the new Number One

  I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take November 18, 2012 at 8:42 am

  Everything in Indiana college football went about as expected today. It was the events outside of the state that turned the college football universe on its ear. Notre Dame took care of business against Wake Forest as expected, but the unexpected and amazing happened in Waco and Eugene. A now [...]

   
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  One less BCS hurdle to clear for Notre Dame

  Butler University, I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take November 11, 2012 at 8:08 am

  Notre Dame was the lone constant of Indiana’s FBS contingent in action on Saturday. They won in the similar fashion as they have all season long. For Indiana and Purdue, their results were a little more surprising. Plus, a handful of Indiana small colleges wrapped up their postseason berths in [...]

   
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  Hoosiers still grinding, not dreaming about bowl games

  Butler University, I.U. Football, Rake's Take November 7, 2012 at 10:45 am

  In a post-election day column, focusing on the message might send someone into a fit of rage. You’ve had enough about “messages” lately, I get it. But on election day, that was the take away from Kevin Wilson’s weekly news conference in Bloomington. His team isn’t thinking about going “forward,” [...]

   
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  Trends continue for Irish, Hoosiers, and Boilermakers

  Butler University, I.U. Football, Purdue University, Rake's Take November 4, 2012 at 8:38 am

  In dramatic fashion for both Indiana and Notre Dame, and sadly an expected lack of drama in West Lafayette, the three Indiana FBS teams in action on Saturday saw their seasons continue their recent paths. If this five hour window of football had a soundtrack, it would have to be [...]