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( c o n t i n u e d ) Early line vs. Purdue: Purdue -1 110 • Gold and Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 6 COACH KEVIN WILSON Record at Indiana: 5-19 (two seasons) Record vs. Purdue: 0-2 Bottom Line: This is a big season for Indiana, which took a step forward in Year 2 under Wilson, proving to be competitive but unable to win close games. Another play here or there and the Hoosiers were a bowl team last season. Building on that momentum is the goal in 2013. Reasonable Optimism? Most returning starters in Big Ten Source: ESPN.com GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com Wisconsin: 15 (Off-8, Def-7) and Be Who's in Charge? Northwestern: 15 (Off-8, Def-7) 2013 SCHEDULE DateGame 8/29 INDIANA STATE 9/7NAVY 9/14 BOWLING GREEN 9/21MISSOURI 10/5 PENN STATE 10/12 at Michigan State 10/19 at Michigan 11/2MINNESOTA 11/9ILLINOIS 11/16 at Wisconsin 11/23 at Ohio State 11/30 PURDUE Michigan State: 15 (Off-8, Def-7) (4-8 overall, 2-6 Big Ten, 5th leaders) DateOpponent Results 9/1 INDIANA STATE . . . . . W, 24-17 9/8 at Massachusetts . . . . W, 45-6 9/15 BALL STATE . . . . . . . . L, 39-41 9/29 at Northwestern . . . . . . L, 29-44 10/6 MICHIGAN STATE . . . . L, 27-31 10/13 OHIO STATE . . . . . . . . L, 49-52 10/20 at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 30-31 10/27 at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-17 11/3IOWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 24-21 11/10WISCONSIN . . . . . . . . L, 14-62 11/17 at Penn State . . . . . . . . L, 22-45 11/24 at Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . L, 35-56 Minnesota 16: (Off-10, Def-6) two seasons and with all the team's top receivers back, including wide receiver Shane Wynn (68 catches, six touchdowns) and tight end Ted Bolser (41, three). "The offense can be even better this year," Weaver said, "because they felt like they left a lot of points on the field last year." Sixteen turnovers didn't help. ly everyone, including quarterbacks Given its defensive issues, IU's Cameron Coffman, Nate Sudfeld margin for error on offense was and a presumably healthy Roberson. minute. That sets up an interesting dyNow, it hopes to improve to where namic, as all three have experience it can afford the occasional mis-step. and all three have been productive But, it must rely on youth, which before. is a dicey propoCoach Kevin sition. TOM'S TAKE Wilson is known IU's hopes for "Kevin Wilson has a plan — and as a one-quarimit's working. He knows he'll never defensive terback sort of provement lie have a steel curtain on defense. coach, but he with freshmen, a So, to win, the Hoosiers need will have options bunch of them. to outscore foes. And, they are between the Indiana signed equipped to do it. IU has many drop-back-oria very good reweapons back from one of the ented Coffman cruiting class by league's best offenses. The de— he threw for fense? Meh. IU was close to reach- its standards, a 2,700-plus yards group headlined ing its first bowl since 2007 last and 15 scores by defensive year. It may happen this year." in 2012 — and — Tom Dienhart, Big Ten Network talents like deSudfeld and the fensive linemen more athletic Darius Latham Roberson. A combination of the and David Kenney and safety Antothree might be in order if Roberson nio Allen. is to play a significant role again. "The hope is they can come in The skill positions would seem and improve the defense," Weaver set with Stephen Houston back at said, "but they're freshmen. The rerunning back after leading IU in turning guys have to step up, too. rushing the past "The offense should give IU a chance to be in every game, but they iana has have to be able to get a few more Note00Indard passers Of ad two 3,0 -y 2007 stops." only h Lewis ry (Kellen in its histo ppell 2010). — Brian Neubert n Cha 2012 RESULTS Indiana 19: (Off-10, Def-9) 1st in country i n d i a n a