Indiana starting RG Dan Feeney Injured, Out for Season
This came out last week but I don't recall it being posted. Seeing as Michigan plays them, it's relevant. SO RG Dan Feeney was injured. He was projected to start for Indiana. Injuries don't just happen to Michigan.
Indiana wasn't going to have a great O-line this year, but this kid may have been one of their best offensive linemen. May hurt their ability to stay balanced on offense a bit. Honorable mention all B1G last year. Good news for Feeney is his redshirt year is still available so he won't lose any eligibility.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:20 AM ^
So you're saying that Indiana could possibly lose a game or two this season?
August 27th, 2013 at 9:36 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 10:29 AM ^
they are in the same division with Illinois...
August 27th, 2013 at 10:50 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
Best of luck to the kid with his recovery.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
This will not help matters.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:31 AM ^
Usually when you have a true freshman RG starting the year before, your depth is a bit thin. I would agree with this assessment.
August 27th, 2013 at 10:59 AM ^
Happy to see football-doggy replace hurt-doggy.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:32 AM ^
If so, that means he was all Big10 honorable mention as a true freshman offensive lineman? That's pretty impressive. I know it's the wrong Indiana school, but why didn't we snake oil him?
August 27th, 2013 at 9:36 AM ^
And FWIW, O-line accolades are about as random as it gets. Still, you are correct in that it is impressive regardless. He was likely Indiana's best OL as a true freshman, so regardless of "it's Indiana", it's still quite impressive.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:41 AM ^
True, we had a nice haul that year, but if I remember correctly, we were planning on taking 5 OL and had one decommit rather late, right? So, there was room! (I'm not really being serious, obviously, but wouldn't it have been nice to have a CFB-ready freshman guard last year who's redshirt you wouldn't mind burning since there were 4 other higher-profile OL in his class?)
August 27th, 2013 at 9:36 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 9:41 AM ^
If I am not mistaken, Jake Reed - the possible replacement - is a converted TE, and that conversion happened sometime between spring practice and fall camp. I am assuming Seth Litrell (Indiana OC) thinks that Reed's understanding of the offense is sufficient.
Still, that sucks for Feeney, and I am sure the Hoosiers will feel that loss of protection on the line (935 snaps, 0 sacks allowed, 54 knockdowns - not bad at all). Best of luck in his recovery.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:42 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
Bad news for the young man. Hopefully he can recovery and still have a prosperous career. Wishing him all the best and a speedy recovery.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:53 AM ^
Quinton Washington & friends are salivating for 10/19.
August 27th, 2013 at 9:56 AM ^
I'm sure a game with Indiana is the last thing on their mind right now
August 27th, 2013 at 9:58 AM ^
You're new here, aren't you?
August 27th, 2013 at 10:44 AM ^
Your point?
August 27th, 2013 at 10:31 AM ^
I'm thinking Indiana could, "could", be a tougher game than people are expecting.
It's possible we could be looking ahead to MSU and not be up for this game and they are a pass happy team that alot of people say can put up points.
I forgot they were on the schedule.
August 27th, 2013 at 10:35 AM ^
I agree. They'll challenge our secondary and our ability to tackle in space. I wouldn't be surprised at all if IU led the league in passing yards.
That said, it's nice that we'll play them right after playing another passing spread team in Penn State the week before, so it shouldn't be a huge week to week adjust for the D.
August 27th, 2013 at 10:36 AM ^
Borges seems to go all Harlem Globetrotters on one Big 10 team per year, I have a feeling this year it will be Indiana...
August 27th, 2013 at 10:43 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 1:28 PM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 11:08 AM ^
So we can upgrade the Indiana game from "Probable Win" to "Really, Highly Probable Win"?
August 27th, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
August 27th, 2013 at 12:34 PM ^
I think Indiana this year was primed to look similar to Michigan 2010: Great offense, horrific defense. IIRC they were one of, if not the top pass offense in the Big Ten last year and they were posied to have another great year this year (coupled with the same mind-bendingly awful defense IU is known for).
They're going to win and lose a lot of 42-35 games
August 27th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
I'm going to need to readjust my over/under bet for IU this year.
/ said by no one, ever.
August 27th, 2013 at 6:11 PM ^
so much for IU beating MSU by multiple touchdowns. it'll just have to be a squeaker instead.