BWI Daily: Indiana Football Preview with Dustin Dopirak of Indy Star
BWI Daily host Thomas Frank Carr interviews Indiana beat writer Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star and the Bloomington Herald-Times to find out more about what's going on with the Indiana football team. The Hoosiers are 2-2 so far this season with losses to two ranked teams in Iowa and Cincinnati. Dustin starts by taking T-Frank through the ups and downs of quarterback Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery from his third knee injury and second ACL tear in his right knee. He says that the injury itself didn't seem to be the issue early, but something else. Dustin also explains the story behind all of Penix Jr.'s interceptions to start the season and why head coach Tom Allen has stuck by the senior despite his struggles. The pair also discuss how the Indiana offensive line has been dealing with its own injuries and how that has affected Penix Jr. and his ability to play his style of football early in the season. The offensive line, Dustin says, plays well enough to get the job done on the ground and through the air but won't blow anyone away. They also discuss what transfer running back Stephen Carr brings to the table and what he's been missing in his game so far this season. That leads into a discussion about the receivers and skill positions that Dustin says are embattled through the first part of the year, not only due to injuries to key players but also the rocky road that tight end Peyton Hendershot has been walking for the last year. From there, the two switch their attention to the defense and the front seven, which is not a bad unit, but like the offensive line, may be more a sum of their parts than individual stars. The one star Dustin does point out is middle linebacker Micah McFadden, and explains how his absence from a game this season changed the course of the competition and how much he means to the defense. The Indiana defense has been injury-riddled, like the skill positions and Dustin takes T-Frank through the list of players that won't play or may not play on Saturday and how that matchup will go beyond just Penn State receiver Jahan Dotson and cornerback Tiawan Mullen. He discusses the players that stand out, and what Indiana has been missing so far this season from that group. Finally, he gives his impressions of Penn State and what he expects the key matchups to be on Saturday. SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: http://bluewhiteillustrated.com/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters: http://bluewhiteonline.com Download our podcasts: https://bluewhiteillustrated.podbean.com/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/BWIonRivals
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Show Notes
BWI Daily host Thomas Frank Carr interviews Indiana beat writer Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star and the Bloomington Herald-Times to find out more about what's going on with the Indiana football team.
The Hoosiers are 2-2 so far this season with losses to two ranked teams in Iowa and Cincinnati. Dustin starts by taking T-Frank through the ups and downs of quarterback Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery from his third knee injury and second ACL tear in his right knee. He says that the injury itself didn't seem to be the issue early, but something else. Dustin also explains the story behind all of Penix Jr.'s interceptions to start the season and why head coach Tom Allen has stuck by the senior despite his struggles.
The pair also discuss how the Indiana offensive line has been dealing with its own injuries and how that has affected Penix Jr. and his ability to play his style of football early in the season. The offensive line, Dustin says, plays well enough to get the job done on the ground and through the air but won't blow anyone away. They also discuss what transfer running back Stephen Carr brings to the table and what he's been missing in his game so far this season.
That leads into a discussion about the receivers and skill positions that Dustin says are embattled through the first part of the year, not only due to injuries to key players but also the rocky road that tight end Peyton Hendershot has been walking for the last year. From there, the two switch their attention to the defense and the front seven, which is not a bad unit, but like the offensive line, may be more a sum of their parts than individual stars. The one star Dustin does point out is middle linebacker Micah McFadden, and explains how his absence from a game this season changed the course of the competition and how much he means to the defense.
The Indiana defense has been injury-riddled, like the skill positions and Dustin takes T-Frank through the list of players that won't play or may not play on Saturday and how that matchup will go beyond just Penn State receiver Jahan Dotson and cornerback Tiawan Mullen. He discusses the players that stand out, and what Indiana has been missing so far this season from that group.
Finally, he gives his impressions of Penn State and what he expects the key matchups to be on Saturday.
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