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George Taliaferro dies at 91 Josh Alper 35 mins ago © George Taliaferro Sport Association George Taliaferro, who was the first African-American drafted by an NFL team, has died at the age of 91. The announcement of his death was made by the George Taliaferro Sport Association on Monday night. Taliaferro grew up in Indiana and starred on the University of Indiana’s only undefeated team before a stint in the United States Army in 1946. He made history when he was drafted by the Bears in the 13th round of the 1949 draft, but opted to play in the All-American Football Conference with the Los Angeles Dons. He was named rookie of the year and then moved to the NFL with the New York Yankees in 1950. He also played for the Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles before retiring in 1955. Taliaferro made three Pro Bowls while rushing 498 times for 2,266 yards and catching 95 passes for 1,300 yards. He scored 27 total touchdowns. He returned to work for the University of Indiana after retirement. Our condolences go out to his loved ones on their loss.

Indiana Men’s basketball coach Archie Miller tweeted out a little after 8pm this evening that the first ‘Gold Jersey’ of the year was earned today, by none other than Juwan Morgan. Archie uses the gold jersey as his standard performance evaluator during the week’s practices. Archie made note that Morgan outperformed the next closest teammate by a stunning 31 points. If you think about the context of a basketball practice, that usually lasts about 2 hours or so per day. For Juwan to outperform everyone else by 31 points is incredible. Archie made mention in the tweet that he was “looking forward to seeing if someone gets his gold jersey next week.” This should come as no surprise to anyone that Morgan was able to be the first player to earn the gold jersey for the 2018-2019 season. Morgan will have his hands on that jersey as much as possible. It’s Morgan’s senior year– he’s got one last opportunity to make another run at a second Big Ten title, and to play into early April. It’ll be interesting to see who shines in next week’s practice and ultimately earns the prized jersey for week two. Devonte Green earned the gold jersey on a few occasions last year, along with a few of seniors. It will be interesting to see if somebody else at least bridges the gap from Morgan’s 31 point victory, because that will mean one of two things– Morgan either was just that good, or everyone else on the team wasn’t that good. Indiana is still three plus weeks from it’s season opener, so there is plenty of time for progress to be made and another gold jersey to be earned. Indianasportscoverage.com

I. I believe. I believe that. I believe that we. I believe that we will. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. (Optimism til the end lol) Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Hoosiers win! 1-0 after a weather delay. Congrats!! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

College: #19 Texas vs. #7 Oklahoma Maryland vs. #15 Michigan Northwestern vs. #20 Michigan State Missouri vs. South Carolina Illinois vs. Rutgers Northern Illinois vs. Ball State #5 LSU vs. #22 Florida Kansas State vs. Baylor Iowa vs. Minnesota Indiana vs. #3 Ohio State Arizona State vs. #21 Colorado #13 Kentucky vs. Texas A&M #6 Notre Dame vs. #24 Virginia Tech California vs. Arizona Wyoming vs. Hawaii NFL: Titans vs. Bills Dolphins vs. Bengals Ravens vs. Browns Packers vs. Lions Jaguars vs. Chiefs Falcons vs. Steelers Raiders vs. Chargers Vikings vs. Eagles Rams vs. Seahawks Redskins vs. Saints 28-21

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana volleyball team continues a stretch of 15 of their first 18 matches on the road as they travel to the state of Michigan to take on Michigan State and Michigan this week. The Schedule Friday Oct. 5 at 7:00 PM ET: Indiana at Michigan State Jenison Field House | East Lansing, Mich. Listen Live Live Stats Saturday October 6 at 7:00 PM ET: Indiana at No. 16 Michigan Cliff Keen Arena | Ann Arbor, Mich. Listen Live Live Stats

The fall season continues this weekend! Friday vs Southern Indiana @ 4 pm (in Evansville) Saturday vs Evansville @ 12 pm & 2 pm (in Evansville)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After falling to ranked opponents last week in Big Ten play, Indiana (2-9) begins a four-game homestand with the Michigan State Spartans and the Saint Louis Billikens. Bloomington gets to see its home team for the next two weeks as IU closes their home slate against Maryland and Rutgers. The match against Rutgers will be Senior Day. The next four games including this weekend can be streamed on BTN PLUS. Week 7: Michigan State & Saint Louis Friday, October 5 – Indiana vs. Michigan State – 3:00 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex Follow: Stats | Live on BTN PLUS | @IndianaFH Sunday, October 7 – Indiana vs. Saint Louis – 12:00 p.m. ET – IU Field Hockey Complex Follow: Stats | Live on BTN PLUS | @IndianaFH Corner Hits Last Time: Ranked Big Ten Road trip IU is coming off a weekend that saw them play two ranked Big Ten games on the road. The Hoosiers played tough against the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes, losing 1-0 and having a tying goal opportunity in the final minutes. On Sunday, the Hoosiers struck first against the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines off a Ciara Girouard goal but ended up falling 6-1. Honoring Kay Burrus During Friday's game against the Spartans, the Hoosiers will dedicate the game in honor of Dr. Kay Burrus, IU's first women's field hockey coach. Burrus started the program in 1962 and stayed a a part of the athletic department until 2002. In June of 2018, Burrus passed away.

I'll be that guy, lol IU 35 O$U 31

He’s tearing it up in the German Football League! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

IU ran into a brick wall against Minnesota. Minnesota was fierce, winning in straight sets.

Rough weekend. 0-1 vs O$U, 1-6 vs Michigan. Onward and upward

Flip-flop on Saturday vs Louisville, losing 1-9, then winning 9-1

Nice! MLB last night (cool story w the guys giving your son the baseball) and IU today- great weekend! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I’ll have to catch this one on the radio, but am interested to see how the team responds. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Unfortunately, not going this year. Hope to see lots of pics and updates while I’m at another event! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Another tough weekend of ranked opponents: Friday vs #23 O$U 4 pm (Columbus, OH) Live Stats Sunday vs #6 Michigan 1 pm (Ann Arbor, MI) Live Stats

Good luck to the Hoosiers as the compete in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational at 11 am tomorrow!

College: #12 West Virginia vs. #25 Texas Tech Indiana vs. Rutger Virginia vs. NC State Kent State vs. Ball State #18 Texas vs. Kansas State Purdue vs. Nebraska Florida State vs. Louisville #14 Michigan vs. Northwestern Virginia Tech vs. #22 Duke Hawai'i vs. San Jose State #4 Ohio State vs. #9 Penn State #7 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame South Carolina vs. #17 Kentucky #20 BYU vs. #11 Washington #19 Oregon vs. #24 California NFL: Bengals vs. Falcons Buccaneers vs. Bears Bills vs. Packers Eagles vs. Titans Texans vs. Colts Jets vs. Jaguars Browns vs. Raiders 49ers vs. Chargers Ravens vs. Steelers Chiefs vs. Broncos 35-28

IU absolutely smothering O$U tonight, 25-8 in the last set! Win 3-1, first time beating them in Columbus in 10 seasons! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I actually dropped M118 (Finite) because it conflicted with too many games lol

IU 42 Rutgers 14

Just read that Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill will both be able to attend the WNIT ceremony. Buss will be leaving for her professional career in Greece, while Cahill is teaching in Bloomington!

IU split this weekend, defeating Northwestern on Friday, but falling to #8 Illinois on Sunday. IU did take Illinois to 5 sets, which is pretty impressive given the strength and talent of the Illini.

Glad you asked, I was wondering also!