Indiana Hoosiers: Keys To The Season, Top Game, Top Transfer, Fun Stats
Indiana Hoosiers: Key To The 2022 Offense
Score touchdowns. Duh.
It seems like a basic concept, but Indiana didn’t score enough. It came up with 24 touchdowns on the season – it scored 28 in the eight game 2020 campaign. How rough was it?
The Hoosiers scored eight touchdowns in the blowout win over Idaho, and it put up four in the shootout loss to Maryland. Throw in the three against both Cincinnati and in the win over WKU, and 18 of the 24 touchdowns came in four games.
There were a mere six touchdowns scored in the other eight games.
Indiana Hoosiers: Key To The 2022 Defense
Take the ball away and party like it’s 2020.
Two years ago the Hoosiers cranked up 20 touchdowns in the seven regular season games with eight in the first three games. Last year they came up with nine takeaways – total.
There wasn’t a pass rush – just 17 sacks on the season – and the third down stops weren’t there. With the offense that was stumbling along, and with the lack of overall defensive production, more turnovers would’ve meant everything.
There was just one takeaway in the final six games.
Indiana Hoosiers: Key Player To The 2022 Season
DT JH Tevis, Sr.
Go ahead and put the pressure on any Hoosier player you want and it might be right. Everything, though, starts with the lines.
The defensive front has to hold up better in the interior, and the 6-4, 281-pound Cal transfer has to be all-around tackle who can do everything.
He’s not big enough to be an anchor, but he’s got the quickness to be disruptive – he came up with three sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss for the Bears.
He needs at least that many this year.
Indiana Hoosiers: Key Transfer
LB Bradley Jennings, Sr.
Auburn RB Shaun Shivers is going to be a big deal. North Carolina WR Emery Simmons needs to be a huge deal. Missouri QB Connor Bazelak could be the most massive deal if he wins the job over Jack Tuttle.
Trying to find a linebacker who can step in for Micah McFadden, though, could be the toughest deal of all.
Jennings is a smallish 6-1, 222-pound transfer from Miami who made 68 tackles in his career theres, but it took him a season to get over an injury, came back to start 11 games last year, and now he needs to be a star for the Hoosier linebacking corps.
Indiana Key Game To The 2022 Season
Illinois, Sept. 2
The Hoosiers have to get off to a big start to put the ugliness of 2021 in the rearview mirror. They start the season at home against Illinois and follow it up with Idaho, so beat the Illini, match last seasons win total by the end of September 10th.
There aren’t a ton of winnable games on the slate – or games IU will be favored in. There can’t be any giveaways at home.
Indiana Hoosiers: 2021 Fun Stats
– Sacks: Opponents 29 for 169 yards – Indiana 17 for 126 yards
– 3rd Quarter Scoring: Opponents 109 – Indiana 30
– Red Zone Scores: Opponents 50-of-55 (91%) – Indiana 27-of-35 (77%)
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