Hoosier Morning

Ben Chappell is brought down earlier this season against Michigan. Rich Janzaruk | Herald-Times

AT HOOSIERSHQ.COM

• Ben Chappell is refusing to make excuses for his string of poor performances, Dustin writes.
• A suddenly much-taller women’s basketball team wants to use that size to its advantage, Jeremy writes.

IT’S INDIANA

• Yogi Ferrell admitted Cody Zeller’s decision will affect him, Inside the Hall’s Alex Bozich writes.
• Maurice Creek may not yet be ready, judging by Friday’s scrimmage, the IDS’ Ryan Winn writes. Here is pretty much the same thing from the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s Pete DiPrimio.
• As most of us expected, Zeller will not announce his decision until next weeek, the Indy Star’s Jeff Rabjohns writes.
• The amount of time Darius Johnson watched and learned has paid off this season, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette’s LaMond Pope writes.

Also, Eric Gordon got really nasty.

KELSO = SECONDARY VIOLATIONS (or news on Iowa)

• Ricky Stanzi should be a Heisman Trophy contender, the Des Moines Register’s Sean Keeler writes.
• Iowa is still in the running for the Big Ten title, the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Marc Morehouse writes.
• Iowa has done a very nice job of refocusing after big wins, the Daily Iowan’s Scott Miller writes.

BIG TEN BASKETBALL

• Purdue’s JaJuan Johnson was named first-team AP All-American, the Lafayette Journal & Courier’s Jeff Washburn writes.
• Initially, two Iowa recruits were ruled ineligible to play at Iowa because of meeting Ashton Kutcher and two former players, the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Scott Dochterman writes.
• Penn State got a good look against Temple in a “secret scrimmage,” the Daily Collegian’s Jared Shanker writes.
• Minnesota’s Trevor Mbakwe is ready to finally make his debut for the Gophers, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s Jared Shanker writes.
• Bruce Weber hopes Illinois’ close exhibition win is enough to wake the Illini up, the Champaign News-Gazette’s Paul Klee writes.
• Michigan State’s Korie Lucious will miss tonight’s exhibition game and the first regular-season game with a suspension, the Lansing State Journal’s Joe Rexrode writes.

BIG TEN FOOTBALL

• Style points should matter in the BCS, the Columbus Dispatch’s Rob Oller writes.
• Wisconsin fullback Bradie Ewing no longer wants to be the nice guy, Madison.com’s Tom Mulhern writes.
• Joe Paterno is going for win No. 400 this weekend, the Harrisburg Patriot-News’ Paul Vigna writes.
• Dan Persa will play at Penn State, the Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein writes.
• Illinois can get bowl eligible with a win at Michigan, the Champaign News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen writes.
• Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez is defending his defensive coaching staff, AnnArbor.com’s Pete Bigelow writes.
• Not much went right for Michigan State, but at least it plays Minnesota this week, the Lansing State Journal’s Joe Rexrode writes.

TAKE A LOOK

Fran Healy, with Neko Case, singing “Sing Me to Sleep.”