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Covington should be the other linebacker starting next to Scales. Greg Gooch and probably Omari Stringer will be the main pass rushers.

I'm pretty sure he will end up changing his mind by the time he graduates high school. There are still at least 2 more years before he plays a snap in college.

According to Kyle Neddenriep, McGrone is set to make his decision in the next few days. Michigan is the crystal ball favorite but McGrone has also listed IU and Notre Dame as the the other two schools in the mix. From Kyle's article: "Lawrence Central linebacker Cameron McGrone cut his list in June to six programs: Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt. He will officially cut his list to one in the next few days. “Right now it is really between Notre Dame, Michigan and IU,” McGrone said Wednesday. “I’m hoping to (make a decision) soon so I can focus on my senior season.” McGrone is ranked as the No. 14 outside linebacker in the country and No. 217 overall prospect nationally on the 247sports national composite. He is the No. 2 in-state prospect on the list, behind Cathedral offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor (Michigan recruit) and Cathedral running back Markese Stepp (Notre Dame recruit). Landing an in-state recruit the caliber of McGrone would obviously be a major coup for first-year Indiana coach Tom Allen. But the competition, in this case, is fierce. McGrone will take an unofficial visit to Michigan this weekend, his third trip to Ann Arbor. A decision will likely come after the visit. “What the three schools have in common is how comfortable I feel there,” McGrone said. “I’ve been talking to Indiana for a year now. Notre Dame offered me a couple months ago and my parents and I have been talking to them. Even though Michigan just came on in past month, I felt like our relationship has grown a lot since then. I definitely like all of the coaching staffs.” The 6-1, 210-pound McGrone tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a game against Carmel in October of last season. In his injury-shorted six-game season, McGrone averaged nine tackles per game and made 15½ tackles for a loss with 4½ sacks. Lawrence Central coach Bill Peebles said McGrone is “the most college-ready” player he has coached. When it comes to his college decision, McGrone said he has a good read on all of the schools that have recruited him. “I’m going to trust my gut,” McGrone said. “I’m going to go where I feel like I will have the best opportunities in the next four years. The process has been great. I’ve been able to go a lot of places I wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Lagow aiming to improve consistency in 2017 By: Mike Miller Richard Lagow spent a chunk of his summer watching film. Lots of it. He wasn’t focusing on opponents, or necessarily trying to get a head start on game prep for the 2017 season. Rather, Lagow’s interest centered on one individual — himself. “More than anything this offseason, I spent time studying my own tape, going over all my decisions that I made,” the Indiana quarterback said. “Not just the bad ones, not just the good ones, but every single throw. That’s what I’ve focused on the most.” Statistically, Lagow was one of the Big Ten’s deepest passers in 2016. He was also one of the most mistake-prone. This fall, to achieve a level of consistency that eluded him at times during his first year with the Hoosiers, the former junior college transfer is relying on self evaluation — and a new offensive approach — to find more reliable results in 2017. Lagow certainly has the arm to deliver. He ranked second in the Big Ten last year in passing yards per game (258.6) and finished third in yards per completion (13.3) and completions per game (19.4). While demonstrating the arm strength required of a Big Ten starting quarterback, Lagow also struggled with his accuracy and consistency, particularly when it came to hitting his target on shorter throws. Though the biggest concern after his first 13 games as IU’s starter was his ball security, Lagow finished second-worst in the conference with 17 interceptions. So during the course of the spring and summer, one of Indiana’s top objectives was figuring out how to significantly reduce those costly turnovers. “We had to go through and try to evaluate why there were so many interceptions,” IU coach Tom Allen said. “That’s just calling it what it is. That was an area he struggled with last year. So we just tried to go through and figure out what caused those.” Upon review, Lagow says fundamentals weren’t the root cause. Instead, he points to his decision making — hence the deep dive into film review, which he says helped him better understand what kinds of plays and decisions are appropriate in different situations. From his view, Allen wanted new coordinator Mike DeBord, who will run Indiana’s offense just as Allen runs IU’s defense, to create a more quarterback-friendly system. That means giving Lagow further input on the plays he’s comfortable running, consider his preferences and allowing him to slow down and get more reps when the quarterback feels it’s necessary. “If the quarterback doesn’t like something, the offensive coordinator should be able to scrap it,” Lagow said. “Coach DeBord tells me all the time that he doesn’t like any play enough. He’s not married to any play. If I don’t like a play, he’ll throw it out the window. Forget it. I think Coach DeBord is doing an awesome job, and (quarterbacks coach Nick) Sheridan as well, of taking in my opinions and what I like, what I don’t like and moving from there.” Allen also thinks that Lagow can benefit from hearing one voice deliver input, rather than hearing multiple coaching opinions come from several different directions. “I think that helps,” Allen said. “That’s something that we’ve done with the current situation now that may be a little different from the past. I just think it’s hard to have a lot of different people in your ear, especially when it’s your first year somewhere.” This will be Lagow’s final season at Indiana, and he’s determined to finish strong after an up-and-down introduction last year. All the offseason studying he completed was a step towards that improvement. Once IU’s fall camp opens next week, Lagow will have his first opportunities to deliver more consistent results. “He’s got to go out and do it,” Allen said. “I believe in him. Our team believes in him, but he’s got to go out and get it done. That’s what he knows he needs to do. That’s the next step.”

Wouldn't be surprised to see Ellison get plenty of minutes as a true freshman and probably be the starting RB next season.

WOW...Clif is working wonders!

Well we don't need Lagow to be the next Sudfeld; we just need more consistency and less turnovers. The defense should be able to keep us in games, we just can't afford to throw 4 interceptions in one game. Sent from my Pixel using BtownBanners mobile app

I know Andre Brown got injured last year and received a medical redshirt. He showed flashes of being good as a true freshman in 2015 but after some injuries I would have thought Riggins had the starting spot locked.

Coach Allen also mentioned Bryant Fitzgerald, Whop Philyor, and Juwan Burgess as freshmen that have stood out this summer.

IU released their early 2-deep depth chart as part of their media guide yesterday. Looks like Majette will be the starting RB now that Camion is officially done. Hopefully he can be effective, definitely had some good moments before getting hurt last year. OFFENSE LT: Coy Cronk, Delroy Baker LG: Wes Martin, Ryan Smith C: Hunter Littlejohn, Nick Ramacca RG: Simon Stepaniak, Mackenzie Nworah RT: Brandon Knight, Grayson Stover WR: Simmie Cobbs, Taysir Mack WR: Nick Westbrook, Donavan Hale WR: Luke Timian or Isaac James QB: Richard Lagow, Peyton Ramsey RB: Mike Majette, Cole Gest or Devonte Williams TE: Ian Thomas, Danny Friend DEFENSE DE: Robert McCray, Brandon Wilson DT: Jacob Robinson, Ja’merez Bown DT: Nate Hoff, Mike Barwick Jr. DE: Greg Gooch, Nile Sykes LB: Chris Covington, Mike McGinnis or Dameon Willis LB: Tegray Scales, Kiante Walton or Reakwon Jones CB: Rashard Fant, A’Shon Riggins Husky: Marcelino Ball, Jayme Thompson S: Jonathan Crawford, Khalil Bryant S: Chase Dutra or Tony Fields, Zeke Walker CB: Andre Brown, Tyler Green SPECIAL TEAMS K: Griffin Oakes, Logan Justus P: Haydon Whitehead, Drew Conrad LS: Dan Godsil, Garrett Lukens H: Drew Conrad, Peyton Ramsey KR: Devonte Williams, Mike Majette, Cole Gest PR: J-Shun Harris, Rashard Fant

Man our program can never catch a break! After hearing his story on Last Chance U, I hope Camión can at least gets his degree. Sent from my Pixel using BtownBanners mobile app

Well even if the coaching staff wants him to be part of the program, I don't know that he wants to stay in Bloomington. Sent from my Pixel using BtownBanners mobile app

RB Ronnie Walker is also in town for a visit. Sent from my Pixel using BtownBanners mobile app

According to the statements made by Ole Miss, the phone calls went all the way back to when he was shortly hired in 2012. I know coach Allen is good friends with Freeze and worked at Ole Miss from 2012-2014; which begs the question, did he see the writing on the wall?

Goes to show that happiness is not simply brought with having money and luxuries. May he rest in peace now.

Still ranking at the bottom of the conference but that is due in part to the number of commits we have. Hopefully we can land a commitment from Head and Charlton here soon; they seemed to really have enjoyed their visit.

It was a tweet from someone saying Brandon Knight suffered a broken ankle and will miss the entire season. Sent from my Pixel using BtownBanners mobile app

I don't know who this person is or how credible the account is, but it's a big hit to the team if true.

Second receiver in the class. Had over 20 offers from a lot of mid major programs along with some power five offers. High upside kid!