BLOOMINGTON – Indiana wide receivers coach Grant Heard asks all of his charges to learn the inside and outside receiver positions, even though the responsibilities are different and reward different skill-sets. Smaller receivers often have a better chance to thrive in the slot where they can simply outrun the linebackers and safeties who try to cover them while outside receivers tend to be bigger so they can use their size to overwhelm cornerbacks who can usually match their speed.
And the reason he asks that is because of the situation the Hoosiers are facing now.
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