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October 15, 2012

Hoosiers give Buckeyes a scare

Andy Proffet Tribune-Star Correspondent

BLOOMINGTON — Give Indiana football this: the games aren’t boring.

Three prime-time games, three games down to the wire: a 24-17 win over Indiana State in Week 1, a 41-39 loss to Ball State two weeks later and the latest, Saturday night’s rally to within 52-49 against No. 8 Ohio State.

When quarterback Nate Sudfeld took over for Cameron Coffman with 3:58 to play and the Hoosiers (2-4, 0-3 Big Ten) down 18 points, it was mainly to give the freshman some snaps.

Kevin Wilson’s decision to put his younger quarterback in the game may fuel speculation that it’s Sudfeld’s time to be the starter.

Sudfeld completed 6 of 10 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns, rallying the Hoosiers to within a field goal. He got an assist from special-teamer Nick Stoner, whose basketball-like save of an onside kick as it headed out of bounds helped set up IU’s final touchdown of the night.

Sudfeld’s been a capable reliever in his first season of college football. He rallied the Hoosiers from a 13-point deficit against Ball State, although the Cardinals made a comeback of their own in a 41-39 win over IU. And he provided a spark off the bench in the Big Ten opener at Northwestern after the Hoosiers fell behind 27-0.

“We went with Nate at the end just because you’re down three scores, [and he can] get some work in; then he gets hot and makes some plays,” Wilson said. “If we don’t have some drops in the first half, then Cam looks a little bit better.”

Coffman’s numbers weren’t bad — 22 of 44, 275 yards and a TD pass — but he acknowledged the offense can play better.

“I don’t think anybody can stop us except ourselves,” Coffman said.

That’s been a familiar refrain from the Hoosiers this season, especially in conference play. IU went scoreless in the first half at Northwestern before scoring 29 in the second half. The next game, the Hoosiers scored 27 in the first half against Michigan State before being shut out in the second half.

And while the Hoosiers scored in every quarter against the Buckeyes, totaling the most points ever for an Indiana team in the series, they also went three-and-out five times.

IU’s up-tempo style is designed to score quickly, since the personnel doesn’t fit a grind-it-out style of offense. The downside is that IU’s defense spends a lot of time on the field.

Case in point: against the Buckeyes, the Hoosiers had eight possessions that lasted less than a minute. Three of those produced scores.

The Hoosiers aren’t likely to change their offense to give the defense more time to rest. So, as IU begins the second half of the season, it’s up to the defense to make stops — Ohio State converted 7 of 14 third downs on Saturday — and the offense to find its rhythm.

Five different quarterbacks have started in Wilson’s 18 games as coach at Indiana. Could Sudfeld make it six in 19 when the Hoosiers play at Navy this Saturday?

“The way those two guys are practicing, there’s really no separation except Cam has been here a little longer than Nate has,” Wilson said.

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