Hoosier Morning

Indiana will play Ohio State and its start quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, this Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Associated Press photo

Welcome to Hoosier Morning, a daily batch of links intended to keep you informed of what is going on at Indiana, in the Big Ten and throughout the college sporting world.AT HOOSIERSHQ.COM

• Lynn Houser takes a look at Indiana’s football stadiums through the years. Included is a free video, with rarely-seen photos of the stadiums for the Indiana University Archives.
• Jammie Kirlew said he has never seen someone quite like Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor. Bill Lynch compared Pryor to Daunte Culpepper. Either way, Indiana’s defense is preparing stock Pryor, Dustin Dopirak writes.
• In the first IU-Purdue game of the year, Indiana beat Purdue’s volleyball team in a five-set thriller.

IT’S INDIANA

• The Ohio State defense seems to not have a weakness, LaMond Pope writes in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The key then, for IU, is to execute its offense well.
• Was last week a fluke, or is Darius Willis ready to be the big-play, big-game back for Indiana? The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s Pete DiPrimio tries to answer that question.
• Ge-Lawn Guy, a 6-foot-3 combo guard in the class of 2010, told Peegs.com that he will be coming to Hoosier Hysteria. He played for Indiana Elite this summer, and recently decommitted from Charlotte. When I saw him, he didn’t strike me as an IU player.
• Maurice Creek is the latest Inside The Hall Super Happy Fun Time Player Profile. Greatest name ever, guys.
• When Bill Lynch was the IU quarterbacks coach, his son, Kevin, played on an AAU basketball team with Ben Chappell, ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg writes.
• Kyrie Irving talked to SI.com’s Kevin Armstrong about his use of Twitter and UStream, but his father, Drederick, said an IU fan wrote to Irving that he hoped he would suffer a season-ending injury.
• The Indiana men’s soccer team’s win against Kentucky Tuesday was its first this season against a ranked opponent. The team has struggled against top competition, the Indiana Daily Student’s Kevin Loughery and Stephanie Kuzydym writes.

SWEATER VESTS FOR EVERYONE (or news on Ohio State, Saturday’s opponent)

• Wide receiver Duron Carter and defensive tackle John Simon are playing as true freshmen for Ohio State, a rare feat. The two earned their way onto the field, the Columbus Dispatch’s Tim May writes.
• This Columbus Dispatch blog post has a few nuggets: (1) The zone read plays from the shotgun OSU burned Illinois with may have been just for the Illini. (2) No word yet on a safety to replace suspended Kurt Coleman). (3) Look for some nickel defense against the Hoosiers.
• Ohio State’s offensive tackles have a combined three starts under the belt. On Saturday, they’ll have to block Jammie Kirlew and Greg Middleton. If Indiana is to stop Ohio State’s offense, it’ll likley be because of this matchup, Doug Lesmerises writes in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
• While Indiana comes in off a near-upset, Ohio State has won the last two games 68-0. That means the teams have different mindsets, according to The Lantern’s Zach Meisel.

BIG TEN GRAB BAG

• Michigan linebacker Obi Ezeh told AnnArbor.com’s Jeff Arnold that when he goes home to Grand Rapids, Michigan State flags line the street. Longtime equipment manager Jon Falk said he notices everyday the empty case where the Paul Bunyan Trophy should be. And Michael Rothstein writes that Michigan’s defense has to be better.
• The Champaign News-Gazette’s Mary Schenk remembers Larry Stewart, the long-time voice of the Illini. He died Monday.
• Former Iowa quarterback Brad Banks was released from the CFL and his father died on Sept. 10. Watching the Hawkeyes beat Penn State, though, helped, he told Pat Harty of the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
• Iowa has not allowed a rushing touchdown since Nov. 8, 2008, the Des Moines Register’s Andrew Logue writes.
• Pollspeak.com says Iowa has been shafted so far by the Harris, coaches polls.
• Wisconsin’s make-shift interior offensive line faces a tough test against Minnesota on Saturday, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentine’s Jeff Potrykus writes.
• Northwestern defensive end Corey Wooten is looking for a breakout game, the Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein writes.
• The Harrisburg Patriots News’ Gait Striker writes that the offensive line upheaval is doing no one any good. Quarterback Daryl Clark took Sunday off and talked to Illini quarterback Juice Williams, Bob Flounders writes.
• Purdue has shifted Keith Smith all over the offensive side of the ball so far this season, Mike Carmin writes in the Lafayette Journal-Courier.
• Lots of questions at Michigan State, Dan Kilbridge writes in the Lansing State Journal. But everyone hates Michigan. So there’s that.

AROUND THE NATION

• Ever listened to the Notre Dame fight song for two consecutive hours? The Washington Huskies did, and the beat writers threatened to file for workman’s comp.
• At Kentucky, they’re lining up for Big Blue Madness. Here is a picture of the tents.
• The Binghamton athletics director has resigned, the New York Times’ Pete Thamel writes.

TAKE A LOOK

Over the course of 10 minutes, buckeyeboy321 shows that he has a huge mancrush on Terrelle Pryor. But it’s a fairly well-made highlight video, so take a look.