Two weeks ahead of its season opener, Indiana staged its most involved scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. It was an opportunity to give IU’s first- and second-team offensive and defensive units approximately 50 snaps to work through wrinkles and get into the rhythm of head-to-head competition. With a nine-game, Big Ten-only slate looming, the Hoosiers — and every other conference team — need the work.
Camp is closed to reporters this year, so we’re relying on IU coach Tom Allen to supply the details. Allen hopped on Zoom to recap the action on Monday, and here are a few things we were able to learn:
Position battles are coming into focus
Up front, we know Caleb Jones will be at left tackle, Harry Crider will start at center and Matthew Bedford will take over at right tackle.