INDIANA HOOSIERS Media Relations • Jeff Keag ([email protected]), Football Contact Phone - (812) 855-6209 • Fax - (812) 855-9401 •
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INDIANA HOOSIERS Media Relations • Jeff Keag ([email protected]), football ContaCt phone - (812) 855-6209 • fax - (812) 855-9401 • www.iuhoosieRs.CoM EASTERN KENTUCKY AT INDIANA SETTING THE SCENE Date: September 3, 2009 Indiana kicks off its 125th year of football and Kickoff: 8:01 p.m. EDT debuts the new Memorial Stadium on Thursday, Location: Memorial Stadium (52,692; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. Sept. 3, as the Hoosiers welcome the Colonels TV: Big Ten Network: Ari Wolfe (p-b-p), Charles Davis (analyst) & Larra Overton (sideline) of Eastern Kentucky to Bloomington. The first Radio: IU Radio Network: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Pete Compise (analyst) & Joe Smith Big Ten contest of the season will kick at 8:01 p.m. EDT and the game is the first of three Series History/Last Meeting: First meeting primetime showdowns to be televised on the Big Ten Network for the Hoosiers this season. It also marks the first Thursday evening game in Memorial Stadium history, the first-ever meeting between the two teams and the first contest for EKU against a Big Ten opponent. After two years of construction, the North End Zone Student-Athlete Development Center is complete. The 138,000-square-foot facility opened in August for football and administrative Location: ....................................... Richmond, Ky. Location: .................................Bloomington, Ind. personnel. At the heart of the new structure is the Enrollment: ................................................. 15,000 Enrollment: ................................................. 40,354 largest strength and conditioning center in the Nickname: ..............................................Colonels Nickname: ............................................. Hoosiers country. The 25,000-square-foot area is located Colors: ...................................Maroon and White Colors: ................................. Cream and Crimson at field level and provides student-athletes in every varsity sport with access to brand new Head Coach:..Dean Hood - Ohio Wesleyan, ‘86 Head Coach:....................Bill Lynch - Butler, ‘77 weight training and cardio equipment. Overall Record: ............................... 8-4/2nd year Overall Record: .......................91-82-3/17th year The Hoosier Football program enjoys Record at EKU:................................ 8-4/2nd year Record at IU: ................................10-15/3rd year spacious new offices, position and staff meeting 2008 Overall Record: .......................................8-4 2008 Overall Record: .......................................3-9 rooms and a team auditorium, all equipped with 2008 Ohio Valley Record/Place: ............. 7-1/1st 2008 Big Ten Record/Place: .................. 1-7/11th state-of-the-art technology. Indiana’s Henke Hall 2008 Away Record: .........................................3-3 2008 Home Record: .........................................3-5 of Champions celebrates Hoosier greats from all sports and is located on the top level of the 2009 INDIANA SCHEDULE North End Zone Student-Athlete Development Center. It features museum-quality displays and Sept. 3 Eastern Kentucky 8 p.m. Big Ten Network a large banquet area where Hoosier fans can Sept. 12 Western Michigan Noon Big Ten Network gather to celebrate the past, present and future Sept. 19 at Akron 3:30 p.m. ESPNU of IU Athletics. Sept. 26 at Michigan Noon In the seating bowl directly in front of the Oct. 3 No. 6/6 Ohio State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Henke Hall of Champions, the 425-seat club Oct. 10 at Virginia TBA section is sold out for the 2009 season. Fans can enjoy the chairback seating and food, Oct. 17 Illinois (Homecoming) 7 p.m. Big Ten Network beverage and all the amenities the Henke Hall of Oct. 24 at Northwestern Noon Champions offers. Oct. 31 at No. 22/21 Iowa TBA Nov. 7 Wisconsin TBA FOR STARTERS Nov. 14 at No. 9/8 Penn State TBA The Hoosiers are 33-16 in home openers at Nov. 21 Purdue TBA Memorial Stadium and have won their last seven -All game times are local to Bloomington, Ind., (ET) and are subject to change season kickoffs at The Rock. In fact, Indiana has -Rankings are AP/Coaches’ Poll won 24 of its last 27 home starters. IU has also won its last five season openers and six of its last availability schedule for game week (subject to Please submit all interview requests to Keag 24 seven. Head coach Bill Lynch is 2-0 in openers, change): hours prior to each practice. as the Hoosiers dominated Indiana State (55-7) Requested offensive players, Coach Lynch and Western Kentucky (31-13) in 2007 and 2008. and assistant coaches will be available SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY following practice on Sunday and requested Eastern Kentucky is celebrating its 100th MEDIA INFORMATION defensive players, Coach Lynch and assistant year of football in 2009. The perennial Football Indiana associate director of media relations coaches will be available following practice Championship Subdivision (FCS) powerhouse Jeff Keag (812-855-6209; 812-219-2925-cell; on Monday. Practice is open to the media both posted an 8-4 record last season and advanced to [email protected]) and assistant director of days, with Sunday’s practice running from the FCS playoffs following its second consecutive media relations Matt Brady (812-856-0215; 413- 3-5:15 p.m. and Monday’s going from 4:30-6:45. Ohio Valley Conference championship. EKU has 222-2788-cell; [email protected]) handle Photography/videography will be allowed during 31 straight winning seasons, second only to all Hoosier media requests. Here is the media approximately the first 30 minutes of practice. Florida State (32) in Division I. INDIANA FOOTBALL The Eastern Kentucky Game - September 3, 2009 - 2 The Colonels return 37 letterwinners and 12 starters for head coach Dean Hood, who is entering his second season in Richmond, Ky. Eastern Kentucky runs a spread offense and employs a 4-3 defensive formation. Cody Watts is listed as the Colonels’ starting quarterback. The junior played wide receiver in 2008 and racked up 386 yards. He’ll be throwing to junior Shannon Davis, who finished second on the team with 36 receptions and 479 yards last year. On the ground, senior C.J. Walker paced the Colonels with 706 yards and eight touchdowns one year ago. Left tackle Derek Hardman is a four-year starter and an All-America candidate. Senior defensive end Chris Hall led EKU with six sacks and 13 tackles for loss in 2008. He will be joined on the line by tackle and all- conference candidate Andrew Soucy, who finished with 9.5 TFLs his sophomore season. Sophomore cornerback Jeremy Caldwell picked off three passes and tied for the team lead with six pass break-ups last year. new season, new leadeRship the hoosiers will wear this patch on their uniforms this season to celebrate Following the 2008 season, the senior class the 125th year of indiana university football. immediately took it upon themselves to make sure there would not be a repeat performance Rivals.com All-Big Ten and received the team’s times. Saffold has started 29 of the team’s last in 2009. The 17 scholarship seniors, all of Anthony Thompson MVP Award, outstanding 33 games and has appeared in 30 games in his whom will contribute significantly this season, defensive lineman award and defensive player career, and Saxon has started 28 of IU’s last 31 brought a new intensity, beginning with 6 a.m. of the year honors. games and appeared in 32 games in his career. winter workouts, and held themselves and their Kirlew finished the 2008 campaign with Joining Saffold and Saxon are Justin pagán teammates accountable. 10.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss, both (5), will Matte and James brewer, at left guard, Coupled with the 18 scholarship juniors, the ranked fourth on Indiana’s single-season list. center and right tackle, respectively. Pagán had Hoosiers have their most experienced team Additionally, he was second in the Big Ten and his redshirt lifted and started the last five games since 2001 (36). The upperclassmen made it a tied for 14th nationally in sacks and third in the of 2008 and played in seven games overall. point to keep the players around this summer, as league and sixth nationally in tackles for loss. The Chicago native, who was one of three true nearly the entire team stayed in Bloomington. Middleton ranks fourth in school history with freshmen to see playing time, made two starts That attitude carried over into camp, as 20 career sacks. He ended 2008 third on the team at left tackle, two at left guard and one at right observers and coaching staff alike have noted with four sacks and fifth with five tackles for tackle, and he played four of the five positions on a different feel around this team. The extra work loss. Middleton also shared the team lead with the offensive line (center). In his five starts, the and perseverance continued with the most two fumble recoveries (tied for third in league team averaged 144.4 rushing yards per game. physical camp during their IU tenures. games only and fifth overall), forced one fumble Mike Stark, started 11 games and played and broke up one pass. in all 12 contests at right tackle, but his career END GAME The 2007 All-American became the first IU was cut short due to a back injury and he is now The Hoosiers return two of the nation’s top defensive lineman since Adewale Ogunleye in serving as a student assistant. Brewer received defensive ends in Jammie Kirlew and Greg 1997 to earn first team All-Big Ten honors. He the first chance to take his place in the spring Middleton. The All-America candidates own set a new single-season school record with 16 and responded by turning in what was arguably 36.5 career combined sacks, the highest total sacks, which also led the nation. the Hoosiers’ most valuable performance the for a tandem in the country.