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DeBord, Heard Join Hoosiers Coaching Staff; Watson to Return as Quarterbacks Coach. (Official Press Release) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Tom Allen announced Wednesday the hiring of Mike DeBord as associate head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends coach and Grant Heard as passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach. Shawn Watson, who was elevated to quarterbacks coach prior to the Foster Farms Bowl, will continue in that role. "Mike, Grant and Shawn are men of high character and strong leadership," Allen said. "They share my philosophies on how to build up and motivate young men. They will get our players to compete at the highest level." Former offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Kevin Johns and tight ends/fullbacks coach James Patton will not return for the 2017 season. "I would like to thank Kevin Johns and James Patton for their service to Indiana." Allen said. "Kevin is a tremendous coach and a fine person. He has a great family and I want to wish them the very best. I appreciate James and all of his hard work over the past four years. He is another strong coach with a great family. Again, I wish them nothing but the best." DeBord heads to Bloomington after the 2015 and 2016 seasons as offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. He owns 35 years of coaching experience with stints as head coach at Central Michigan University (2000-03), offensive coordinator at the University of Michigan (1997-99, 2006-07), and assistant coach with the Chicago Bears (2010-12) and the Seattle Seahawks (2008-09). "I was looking for a strong, experienced leader to run our offense," Allen said. "I want him to be able to cast a vision for the direction we want to go in the future, be the head coach of the offense and to run that room. I feel like I am getting that with Mike DeBord. He has coached at the highest levels in the Big Ten and the SEC, as well as being in the NFL." A Muncie, Ind., native, DeBord was an All-American on the offensive line at Manchester College and a 2005 Indiana Football Hall of Fame inductee. His brother, Eric, lettered at IU from 1977-80 at defensive end and Mike is looking forward to his opportunity in the Cream and Crimson. "As a native Hoosier, I am extremely excited about working for Tom Allen and joining the Indiana University football program during one of its most exciting times," DeBord said. "I've been a fan of Indiana Football for a very long time, dating back to when my brother arrived on campus. I have never stopped following the team and look forward to building on its success." Tennessee finished 2016 with a school record 63 total touchdowns and 473 total points. The Volunteers, one of four teams to end the year in the top half of the SEC in scoring, passing, rushing and total offense, ranked 24th nationally (2nd in the SEC) with 36.4 points per game and 35th in red zone offense (87.8 percent). All-SEC quarterback Joshua Dobbs became only the third QB in SEC history with 15 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs in multiple seasons (Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott). Dobbs (32) joined Gene McEver (37) and James Stewart (35) as the only players in school history with 30-plus career rushing scores. He finished his career with 7,138 passing yards, the fifth-most in UT history. Dobbs also became just the fifth player in Vols history to eclipse the 7,000 career passing yard mark. DeBord coached Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd to All-SEC honors in 2015 and the 18th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history (1,288). The Volunteers recorded the second-best rushing season in school history with 2,908 rushing yards (3,068 in 1951). He served as Michigan's offensive coordinator from 1997-99 and again in 2006-07. In his first season as coordinator, the Wolverines won the national championship and DeBord was named Sporting News National Assistant Coach of the Year. From 1997-99, U-M won three straight New Year's Day bowl games and in his five seasons as coordinator, Michigan posted a 52-11 mark. DeBord tutored Wolverines quarterbacks and Super Bowl champions Tom Brady and Brian Griese. U-M played in a bowl game in each of his 12 overall seasons on the staff. Heard just completed his fifth season as the wide receivers coach at Ole Miss and has worked with Allen at Ole Miss, Arkansas State and Lambuth. "Grant Heard is one of the top wide receiver coaches in the country," Allen said. "He will bring his expertise to the receivers room, a group of very talented players. We are blessed and excited to have him as a part of our family. He will coordinate the passing game and allow us to build off of the strong past that we have created with our ability to throw the football." Heard mentored 2015 Biletnikoff Award finalist Laquon Treadwell, the program's first Biletnikoff finalist. Treadwell caught 82 passes (2nd in the SEC) for an SEC-leading 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns. "I am extremely thrilled and blessed to join the Indiana football program," Heard said. "To be able to come and work for Tom Allen is an honor for me and my family. I've worked with Tom for a number of years, know what he is all about and believe in what he stands for. I'm ready for a new challenge and to bring a different perspective to the staff." Treadwell broke 15 school records in 2015 and was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, while fellow Heard standout Cody Core was selected in the sixth round by the Cincinnati Bengals. Heard's 2015 receiving corps was one of four in the nation with seven or more players who caught at least 20 balls. Ole Miss broke nearly every offensive school record during the campaign, while it led the conference and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring (40.8), total (517.8) and passing offense (334.7). In 2014, Ole Miss was the only SEC school to place three receivers in the top 12 in touchdown catches. The previous season Treadwell (5.58) and current Indianapolis Colts wideout Donte Moncrief (4.42) ranked inside the league's top eight in receptions per game, and Moncrief was No. 6 in the SEC in receiving yards per game (68.8). Ole Miss broke then-school records for total offense (473.3), pass completions (310) and pass attempts (490). The Rebels ranked third in the conference in passing offense (283.3) and fifth in total offense, while finishing top 25 in the NCAA in both categories. The 2013 SEC Freshman of the Year, Treadwell set freshman records in catches (67), receiving yards (557) and touchdown catches (5). He topped all SEC freshman receivers in catches, yards and TDs. Moncrief declared for the NFL Draft after his junior year and finished his career in the top three in program history in catches, yards and scores. He was selected by the Colts in the third round (90th pick). Watson joined the Hoosiers staff during the spring of 2016 as an offensive quality control coach. He owns 35 years of coaching experience, highlighted by stints as an offensive coordinator in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East, as well as a three-year run as Southern Illinois head coach (1994-96). "I look at Shawn Watson as a tremendous mentor of quarterbacks in terms of their physical development, their ability to process and read defenses, and their preparation for the next level. He has a track record of doing that, which is very impressive. Shawn gives us the ability to develop a position that I feel is the most important on the football field." Watson served as an offensive coordinator at Colorado (2000-05), Nebraska (2007-10), Louisville (2012-13) and Texas (2014-15), where he was also the assistant head coach. He has coached in 16 bowl games. "It's an honor to be able to stay here at Indiana with Coach Allen, who in a short period of time I've developed a fondness for his passion and his philosophy," Watson said. "At the same time, I'm really excited to work for Mike DeBord, who is one of my closest and dearest friends in football. We've shared a lot of football over the years and I'm excited to be able to coach with him side by side." At Louisville, Watson helped the Cardinals to a 30-9 record from 2011-13, a pair of Big East Conference Championships (2011, 2012) and three bowl appearances. He tutored Teddy Bridgewater, one of the top quarterbacks in the nation and a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings. Watson oversaw the quarterbacks all three seasons before taking on offensive coordinator duties. The Cardinals finished 12-1 in 2013 and led the nation in completion percentage (70.8), fewest passes intercepted (4), fewest turnovers lost (10), and was second in third-down conversions (56.0 percent) and time of possession (33:49). The Cardinals also ranked third in passing efficiency (171.9), 16th in passing offense (314.0) and 28th in total offense (460.8). Bridgewater was a finalist for the Manning Award and a semifinalist for both the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards. He threw for 3,970 yards and a school-record 31 touchdowns with only four interceptions and led the nation with a 71.0 completion percentage. In 2012, Louisville posted an 11-2 record, claimed a Big East Championship and finished the year ranked 13th in the BCS Standings, USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll. The Cards capped the year with a 33-23 win over fourth-ranked Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Bridgewater was named Big East Player of the Year and ranked eighth in the nation in passing efficiency, helping the Cardinals finish No. 3 in the FBS in red-zone efficiency (93.0), tied for sixth in turnovers lost (13), eighth in third-down conversions (49.7) and 24th in passing offense (296.1).

Yeah from what I've seen, he was going to retire soon but decided to see what IU had to offer. So I don't know how much excitement he will bring to the job as a 60-yr old coordinator.

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Probably shouldn't put the guys down, but come on Griffin! You were Big Ten kicker of the year as a freshman!! So frustrating being so close every time and not getting over the hump!

**** not again!! Damn it Griffin!!

Joe Williams has been unstoppable tonight...come on Rich!! Come on Hoosiers!!

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IU- 72 UL- 66

It's finally BOWL DAY!!! Let's beat the Utes!!

Let's start the Tom Allen era of IU Football with bowl win!!

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According to someone on another board, IU hasn't officially accepted his commitment and they are still reviewing the case. So this kid may or may not make it to Btown.

I think you're making this out to be a bigger deal than it is...It's not about a big social issue or injustice; it's simply about ONE player that chooses to be an immature brat.

Anyone see Fran McCaffery throw a fit at the end of the game last night and walk off without shaking hands? I understand him being upset about the North Dakota player stealing the ball when there is nothing on the line and the game is basically over (3 sec left down by 11 points) but you don't walk off the court and you don't tell your players to do the same.

I think the report never mentions him by name. I think I read somewhere (not completely sure though) that the report concluded the "recruit" in question actually had consensual sex with the girl involved.

We finally get some punting video from Whitehead.

Welp...seems like a talented player but its unfortunate to see him being mentioned on that gopher scandal. Hopefully Coach Allen and staff did the necessary background check.

I think at this point out of his top 4, we are the only ones who haven't pulled the offer...

http://www.startribune.com/underage-gopher-football-recruit-involved-in-alleged-sexual-misconduct/407140326/ Edit: 247Sports shows him officially visiting Minnesota on September 01, 2016 and being the only recruit there that weekend.

Take this with a grain of salt but according to a Nebraska recruiting twitter profile (@GBRrecruiting) he believes it's because he's the recruit mentioned in 80-page report released on Minnesota players and their sexual assault/harassment scandal. I guess the report (which I haven't read) includes a recruit (not named) that was on campus for a visit and according to GBRrecruiting, Quran Hafiz, was the only official visitor that weekend. Again that is pure speculation and I hope he's not involved in any way to that scandal.

Iowa St. pulled out too.

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Wake Forest coach: Staff found game plan on Louisville sideline day before game -Nick Bromberg Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said his team became aware that Louisville had an idea of its game preparations the day before the Demon Deacons were set to play the Cardinals. Clawson, appearing on ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike on Friday morning, said members of Wake Forest’s equipment staff found detailed play information on the sideline as the locker room was being set up. That discovery set off the investigation that led to the firing of radio announcer Tommy Elrod this week. Elrod, a Wake graduate, was not retained as a member of Wake Forest’s coaching staff when Clawson came to the team in 2014. Clawson said Elrod was “extremely professional” when he was told he wouldn’t be returning to the coaching staff Louisville said Wednesday that an assistant coach — who coached at Wake Forest previously — had received proprietary information from Elrod, but that the information had no benefit because Wake Forest didn’t run the plays the team was told about. And it’s apparent, at least from Wake Forest’s point of view, that the plays weren’t run because the school knew Louisville had the information. Elrod moved to the booth in 2014 after he wasn’t retained as a coach. Clawson said he considered Elrod “almost as part of the team” because of his radio duties. When asked if he had spoken to Elrod since his dismissal, Clawson simply responded with a “no.” Virginia Tech said Thursday that a former assistant coach had received inside info from Elrod before a game in 2014, though it didn’t believe that the info impacted the game. And, unlike Louisville, the Hokies apologized for the issue.