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Schwarber returned to the field this past Saturday playing for the Mesa Solar Sox out in Arizona. Even though he went 0-3, it was encouraging to see him out there and there have been reports of him joining the Cubs for the World Series. 10/22 @thekapman: I just spoke with Theo about Kyle Schwarber. Says he's a month ahead of schedule. They will watch him via video. Definitely a possibility. Edit: Cubs: Joe Maddon says "it's a possibility" Kyle Schwarber makes World Series roster; will discuss in staff meeting Mon. (ESPN)

Well it depends on who else you think would come to Indiana to turn the program around?

Because we would have another year under (first year!) defensive coordinator Tom Allen and we would have a QB (Lagow or King or Ramsey or even Diamont) improve and learn the the playbook better. Plus we could have all offensive weapons, i.e. Cobbs and Harris fully healthy? Why can't we have a good season?

Come on, you can't say we haven't made huge strides in football? When was the last time we were this close on so many games? Yeah we are still losing but it's small steps. Lose bad, then lose close, then win close,...one season at a time.

Imagine if we had Sudfeld, Howard (or Coleman) and Cobbs with THIS defense....we would be top 3 in the East. I still think (or hope) we will make a bowl this year but next season may be awesome!

I'll be happy with 6 wins and another bowl game...we can still do that but our offense needs to get going!

First year under coach Allen; big improvement under defense...another year by Lagow and our other QB's under offense? 2017 is our year!! P.S. I seem to keep saying that every year...

Besides the first quarter, our defense played well but once again our offense couldn't get anything going. It's so frustrating seeing the defense give us a chance but the offense doing nothing!!

Does Wilson have any more trick plays? Seems to be the only thing working in the red zone.

I miss Sudfeld...

I'm READY to see Zander or any other QB in there!

If only our offense could get going...

I know Zander doesn't have the arm strength that Lagow does, but why not get him in there to show a different look? Offense can't get going, throw Zander in there and see what happens!

Aaannndd nothing!

Well good defensive stop...now let's hope we get some points before the half. Come on Hoosiers!!!

Lagow needs to stop underthrowing receivers!

Have played like trash. Defense has only stopped them on one of their drives. Offense has been awful and settles for a field goal after being on their 5-yd line.

From his radio show last night, coach Wilson mentioned Dan Feeney is back practicing but "Not sure how much he's going to play" on Saturday.

Indiana CATEGORY Northwestern 25.5 Scoring Offense 26.2 25.3 Scoring Defense 23.2 148.5 Rushing Off. 139.8 285.0 Passing Off 233.8 166.7 Rushing Def 140.0 205.8 Passing Def. 276.3 433.5 Total Offense 373.7 372.5 Total Defense 416.3 Hoosiers Quick Hits: Indiana is outscoring opponents 95-73 in the 2nd half, but being outscored 79-57 in the 1st half. Indiana is one of two teams in the country that have not surrendered a 30-plus yard rush. The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten and are 11th nationally in yards per completion at 14.5, Indiana is 2nd in the conference in passing offense 285.0 per game and passing efficiency at 145.5 Indiana is tied for 2nd in the Big Ten & 14th nationally in defensive TDs with 2 Hoosiers are 4th in the Big Ten & 19th in the country in pass efficiency defense at 110.5 Rashard Fant leads the NCAA with 1.8 passes defended per game Richard Lagow is 7th in the NCAA and 2nd in Big Ten with a 14.79 yards per completion average Nick Westbrook is averaging 21.85 yards per catch 9th best in America and 2nd best in the conference Ricky Jones is averaging 19.42 yards per catch 25th best in America and 3rd best in the conference Tegray Scales 40 solo tackles leads the Big Ten and is 8th most nationally Joseph Gedeon has 11 punts downed inside the 20 & 5 inside the 5 yard line Wildcats Quick Hits: Wildcats are the 5th least penalized team in America getting flagged just 3.67 times a game Ifeadi Odenigbo is 5th in the NCAA with 7 sacks this season, most in the Big Ten. Hunter Niswander is averaging a Big ten best 43.8 yards per punt Austin Carr leads the Big Ten in receptions (43), receiving yards (595), touchdowns (8) and receiving yards per game (99.2). Austin Carr has 11 more catches, 129 more receiving yards and two more touchdown grabs than anyone in the Big Ten. Carr has caught 8 TDs in his last 5 games Austin Carr is 11th in the NCAA with 7.2 catches per game Justin Jackson leads the Big Ten and is 14th in America with 116.3 rushing yards per game Clayton Thorson has accounted for 4 TDs in back-toback games Solomon Vault is 6th in the NCAA with a 32.3 yard average on Kick Returns

They have looked awful at times (i.e. losing to Illinois State 9-7) and pretty good at other times (winning at Iowa 38-31). So who knows exactly which team will show up on Saturday. I will say, they started 0-2 with loses against a good Western Michigan team and Illinois State but they have been playing better lately; knocking down Iowa and MSU.

IU- 20 NW- 17

I really really hope we can get Feeney back for this game (and the rest of the season). The next four games are all winnable but we need to get the offense going. Who would have predicted that IU's defense would be outperforming the offense at this point in the season?

11/05 @ Rutgers 11/12 vs PSU These next four games will be crucial. If we can win 3 out of 4, I will be happy!

Saw somewhere on twitter that our own DC Tom Allen was a candidate for the Purdue job...I seriously hope that doesn't happen!

We need Feeney back; it's amazing how much better we can run the ball when he is blocking. I also think we need to open up the playbook a little more for Lagow in the first half. Either way, the defense should be prepared for another dual-threat quarterback; they did a pretty good job overall of containing JT Barrett last week.