THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
I'm still waiting for that assignment in Hawai'i.
TEN FACTS ABOUT INDIANA
- Mark Spitz attended and swam for Indiana University.
- James Dean was born in Marion, Indiana.
- Indiana has a town called Santa Claus. Yes, the town receives a crap load of mail during Christmas.
- With 32 covered bridges Parke County is known as the covered bridge capital of the world.
- David Letterman was born in Indianapolis.
- It is illegal for Indiana liquor stores to sell pop or water.
- Larry Bird was born in Terre Haute.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was seven and spent most of his childhood in the state.
- 20 percent of America's popcorn comes from Indiana.
- It is illegal to catch fish with dynamite, crossbows, guns or your bare hands in Indiana.
| LOCATION | Bloomington, IN |
| YEAR FOUNDED | 1820 |
| ENROLLMENT | 42,566 |
| NICKNAME | Hoosiers |
| COLORS | Cream and Crimson |
| HEAD COACH | Kevin Wlson |
KNOW THY ENEMY'S RECENT HISTORY
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| INDIANA | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
| 4-8 | 2014 | 14-1 |
| 5-7 | 2013 | 12-2 |
| 4-8 | 2012 | 12-0 |
| 13-23 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
| 4-8 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS THY ENEMY
Kevin Wilson has led the Hoosiers to an 18-34 (.346) record. In 2014 he guided IU to an 4-8 record. Prior to taking the head job at Indiana Wilson was Oklahoma's offensive or co-offensive coordinator from 2002-2010.
Under Wilson Indiana has set 43 offensive school records. Single season records established under Kevin Wilson are: most points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards.
During his playing days Kevin Wilson suited up for North Carolina. He was an offensive lineman for the Tar Heels from 1980 to 1983..
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| QB | NATE SUDFELD | .876 | QB | CARDALE JONES | .870 |
| RB | JORDAN HOWARD | .796 | RB | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | .969 |
| WR | RICKY JONES | .780 | WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | .870 |
| WR | SIMMIE COBBS | .826 | WR | CURTIS SAMUEL | .970 |
| WR | MITCHELL PAIGE | NA | HY | BRAXTON MILLER | .983 |
| TE | MICHAEL COOPER | .849 | TE | NICK VANNETT | .912 |
| LT | JASON SPRIGGS | .841 | LT | TAYLOR DECKER | .927 |
| LG | WES MARTIN | .806 | LG | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
| C | JAKE REED | .847 | C | JACOBY BOREN | .870 |
| RG | DAN FEENEY | .844 | RG | PAT ELFLEIN | .842 |
| RT | DIMITRIC CAMIEL | .790 | RT | CHASE FARRIS | .925 |
| AVERAGE | .826 | AVERAGE | .914 |
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
Indiana's highest rated starter is QB Nate Sudfeld (.876).
The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 173 point gap between IU's RB position and Ohio State's RB position.
The average of Ohio State's starters is 88 points better than IU's.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| QB | 7 | QB | 4 |
| RB | 6 | RB | 5 |
| WR | 16 | WR | 11 |
| ATH | 4 | ATH | 9 |
| TE | 9 | TE | 3 |
| OT | 11 | OT | 11 |
| OG / C | 4 | OG / C | 7 |
| TOTAL | 57 | TOTAL | 50 |
OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Indiana's starting QB, Nate Sudfeld (.876), was 19/34 for 205 yards and 2 TDs last week against Wake Forest.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 192 | WEIGHT | 208 |
| .836 | COMP. AVERAGE | .890 |
Nate Sudfeld (.876) has a higher comp. rating than Ohio State's Cardale Jones (.870). I don't think many fans would want to switch quarterbacks.
Last week RB Jordan Howard (.796) rushed for 168 yards. Through four weeks Howard leads the FBS with 675 yards.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 5-11 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 193 | WEIGHT | 207 |
| .844 | COMP. AVERAGE | .953 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed six running backs. Tevin Coleman (.857) was their highest rated commit. Coleman is now in the NFL. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Warren Ball (.914).
WR Simmie Cobbs Jr. (.826) had 75 yards receiving and a touchdown against Wake Forest.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-1 |
| 188 | WEIGHT | 189 |
| .840 | COMP. AVERAGE | .914 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Indiana signed 16 wide receivers. Taj Williams (.906) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 5-11 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 185 | WEIGHT | 198 |
| .863 | COMP. AVERAGE | .915 |
IU signed 4 athletes between 2012-2015. Rashard Fant (.886) was their highest rated athlete. Fant is the Hoosiers' starting cornerback. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.
TE Michael Cooper (.849) is Indiana's highest rated tight end. He signed in 2011.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-5 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 226 | WEIGHT | 228 |
| .815 | COMP. AVERAGE | .901 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed nine tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Tanner Kearns (.845) was IU's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was A.J. Alexander (.869)
LT Jason Spriggs (.841) was signed by Indiana as a TE in 2012.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-5 | HEIGHT | 6-8 |
| 291 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .836 | COMP. AVERAGE | .904 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed 11 offensive tackles. Darius Latham (.911) was their highest rated commit. Latham switched to DT and is suspended for the game on Saturday. Ohio State's lowest rated OT commit was Timothy Gardner (.842). Gardner transferred to Indiana in 2014.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 289 | WEIGHT | 293 |
| .837 | COMP. AVERAGE | .893 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed four players at offensive guard / center. Wesley Rogers (.863) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).
ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| NATE SUDFLED (2012) | 6-5 | 215 | .876 | J.T. BARRETT (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .935 | |
| AUSTIN KING (2015) | 6-3 | 193 | .854 | JOE BURROW (2015) | 6-4 | 200 | .897 | |
| DANNY CAMERON (2014) | 6-2 | 195 | .840 | CARDALE JONES (2012) | 6-5 | 220 | .870 | |
| ANDRE BROWN (2015) | 6-0 | 187 | .828 | STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) | 6-4 | 208 | .859 | |
| CAMERON COFFMAN (2012) | 6-2 | 191 | .823 | |||||
| ALEXANDER DIAMONT (2014) | 6-2 | 175 | .792 | |||||
| MICHAEL FIACABLE (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | NA | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 192 | .836 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 208 | .890 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| TEVIN COLEMAN (2012) | 6-1 | 195 | .857 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) | 6-0 | 212 | .969 | |
| LARAY SMITH (2013) | 6-1 | 180 | .856 | DONTRE WILSON (2013) | 5-10 | 181 | .969 | |
| DARYL CHESTNUT (2013) | 5-9 | 190 | .855 | MICHAEL WEBER (2015) | 5-9 | 219 | .960 | |
| DEVONTE WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-9 | 170 | .849 | BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) | 6-2 | 218 | .954 | |
| DEVINE REDDING (2014) | 5-10 | 210 | .848 | WARREN BALL (2012) | 6-2 | 203 | .914 | |
| MYLES GRAHAM (2013) | 6-0 | 215 | .801 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 5-11 | 193 | .844 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 207 | .953 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| TAJ WILLIAMS (2013) | 6-3 | 166 | .906 | JALIN MARSHALL (2013) | 5-11 | 196 | .983 | |
| DOMINIQUE BOOTH (2014) | 6-0 | 205 | .905 | JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) | 5-10 | 187 | .964 | |
| KEVIN DAVIS (2012) | 6-0 | 170 | .865 | PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) | 6-0 | 184 | .936 | |
| CAMION PATRICK (2015) | 6-2 | 215 | .864 | K.J. HILL (2015) | 6-0 | 188 | .930 | |
| WILL DAWKINS (2014) | 5-11 | 195 | .863 | JAMES CLARK (2013) | 5-10 | 170 | .911 | |
| LEON THORNTON (2015) | 6-2 | 190 | .862 | TERRY McLUARIN (2014) | 6-0 | 190 | .905 | |
| NICK WESTBROOK (2015) | 6-3 | 205 | .835 | COREY SMITH (2013) | 5-11 | 185 | .903 | |
| CALEB CORNETT (2012) | 6-3 | 175 | .831 | ALEX STUMP (2015) | 6-3 | 195 | .897 | |
| ANTHONY YOUNG (2013) | 6-1 | 175 | .828 | FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) | 6-3 | 195 | .878 | |
| SIMMIE COBBS (2014) | 6-4 | 205 | .826 | RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) | 6-2 | 185 | .876 | |
| DONAVAN HALE (2015) | 6-4 | 205 | .823 | MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 200 | .870 | |
| ISAAC GRIFFITH (2013) | 6-0 | 180 | .822 | |||||
| CORAY KEEL (2014) | 6-3 | 190 | .813 | |||||
| RICKY JONES (2012) | 5-10 | 170 | .780 | |||||
| J-SHUN HARRIS (2014) | 5-8 | 165 | .773 | |||||
| DAMON GRAHAM (2012) | 5-10 | 191 | NA | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 188 | .840 | AVERAGE | 6-1 | 189 | .914 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| RASHARD FANT (2013) | 5-9 | 160 | .886 | CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) | 6-0 | 185 | .970 | |
| TOMMY MISTER (2014) | 6-2 | 205 | .857 | JEROME BAKER (2015) | 6-2 | 203 | .969 | |
| ISAAC JAMES (2015) | 5-11 | 180 | .856 | TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) | 6-4 | 204 | .961 | |
| MIKE MAJETTE (2015) | 5-11 | 195 | .852 | SAM HUBBARD (2014) | 6-6 | 225 | .923 | |
| NOAH BROWN (2014) | 6-2 | 212 | .919 | |||||
| MALIK HOOKER (2014) | 6-2 | 185 | .886 | |||||
| TYVIS POWELL (2012) | 6-4 | 180 | .876 | |||||
| CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) | 6-3 | 190 | .868 | |||||
| DARRON LEE (2013) | 6-2 | 195 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 5-11 | 185 | .863 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 198 | .915 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| TANNER KEARNS (2012) | 6-5 | 227 | .845 | MARCUS BAUGH (2013) | 6-4 | 225 | .960 | |
| DANNY FRIEND (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .843 | BLAKE THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 240 | .871 | |
| JASON SPRIGGS (2012) | 6-7 | 270 | .841 | A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) | 6-4 | 220 | .869 | |
| AUSTIN DORRIS (2015) | 6-5 | 220 | .832 | |||||
| JORDAN FUCHS (2014) | 6-6 | 235 | .825 | |||||
| EVAN JANSEN (2013) | 6-5 | 250 | .819 | |||||
| CHRIS COVINGTON (2014) | 6-2 | 205 | .700 | |||||
| RYAN WATTERCUTTER (2014) | 6-3 | 185 | NA | |||||
| CHRISTIAN ENGLUM (2012) | 6-6 | 205 | NA | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-5 | 226 | .815 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 228 | .901 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DARIUS LATHAM (2013) | 6-5 | 291 | .911 | JAMARCO JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 290 | .970 | |
| BRANDON KNIGHT (2015) | 6-5 | 270 | .860 | EVAN LISLE (2013) | 6-5 | 260 | .965 | |
| MAURICE SWAIN (2013) | 6-5 | 290 | .859 | ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) | 6-6 | 272 | .950 | |
| SIMON STEPANIAK (2015) | 6-4 | 287 | .844 | TAYLOR DECKER (2012) | 6-8 | 315 | .927 | |
| DAN FEENEY (2012) | 6-4 | 300 | .844 | KYLE DODSON (2012) | 6-6 | 330 | .919 | |
| DELROY BAKER (2014) | 6-6 | 275 | .841 | KYLE TROUT (2014) | 6-6 | 300 | .901 | |
| JACOB BAILEY (2012) | 6-4 | 265 | .834 | GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) | 6-6 | 275 | .873 | |
| DeVONDRE LOVE (2015) | 6-7 | 290 | .809 | KEVIN FEDER (2015) | 6-9 | 305 | .870 | |
| TIMOTHY GARDNER (2014) | 6-5 | 310 | .800 | BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) | 6-7 | 330 | .867 | |
| RALPH GREEN (2012) | 6-5 | 338 | .800 | BRADY TAYLOR (2014) | 6-5 | 276 | .862 | |
| DIMITRIC CAMIEL (2012) | 6-6 | 285 | .790 | TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) | 6-5 | 310 | .842 | |
| AVERAGE | 6-5 | 291 | .836 | AVERAGE | 6-8 | 297 | .904 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| WESLEY ROGERS (2012) | 6-5 | 270 | .863 | DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) | 6-4 | 294 | .952 | |
| HUNTER LITTLEJOHN (2015) | 6-4 | 267 | .851 | MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) | 6-4 | 321 | .949 | |
| DeANDRE HERRON (2014) | 6-5 | 325 | .829 | JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .908 | |
| WESLEY MARTIN (2014) | 6-3 | 295 | .806 | MARCELYS JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 325 | .881 | |
| JACOBY BOREN (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .870 | |||||
| MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) | 6-5 | 275 | .852 | |||||
| PAT ELFLEIN (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .842 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 289 | .837 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 293 | .893 |
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