2024 Spring Football: Position Preview – Offensive Line

2024 Spring Football: Position Preview – Offensive Line

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

Indiana football is officially back on the field for spring practices! Though the head coach will be different this spring, offensive line coach Bob Bostad is back to lead a unit that improved greatly in the 2023 season. There will be some familiar players for Bostad in his second season with the Hoosiers, but plenty of new ones as well. Let’s see how the roster shakes out.

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2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 78 Days (Cooper Jones)

2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 78 Days (Cooper Jones)

Written by: Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The 2023 edition of the Hoosier Huddle Countdown is officially underway! We are counting down from 100 to the beginning of the 2023 Indiana University football season. Each day, we will look at one (or two) players on the current Indiana football roster and highlight the player’s role in the upcoming season. Today we look at defensive lineman turned offensive lineman Cooper Jones.

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Hoosiers Spring Football Preview: The Offensive Line has Work to Do and it Starts Now

Hoosiers Spring Football Preview: The Offensive Line has Work to Do and it Starts Now

The Indiana Hoosiers will enter spring practice with a whole lot to prove along the offensive line. While some answers have been provided in the hiring of coach Bob Bostad formerly of Wisconsin, the on-field improvement will have to be a ‘see it to believe it’ situation.

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2022 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff- 98 Days (Cooper Jones)

2022 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff- 98 Days (Cooper Jones)

Written by Matt Smith

Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Hoosier Huddle Countdown! We are now officially underway as we countdown from 100 to the beginning of the 2022 Indiana University football season. Each day, we will take a look at one (or two) players on the current roster and highlight the players' role in the upcoming season. Number 98 on the list is redshirt freshman Cooper Jones.

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2021 IU Defensive Line Preview: More Production is Key to Creating Havoc

2021 IU Defensive Line Preview: More Production is Key to Creating Havoc

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

The perception of Indiana football has changed dramatically over recent years, but that will only remain if Indiana is able to consistently match up with its Big Ten East foes in the trenches.

“Anytime you can get production out of your defensive line, you can get more pass rush and you don't have to blitz to get the pass rush, it's a huge benefit,” said Indiana defensive line coach Kevin Peoples. “Those are things we're trying to work on. We're trying to make sure we're doing our job within the scheme and making the plays that come to us.”

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2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 99 Days (Cooper Jones)

2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 99 Days (Cooper Jones)

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

The 2021 Countdown to Kickoff has begun! There are still 99 days left until the Indiana Hoosiers begin their 2021 season with a clash in Iowa City against the Iowa Hawkeyes but this countdown will hopefully help us all pass the long summer. Today’s profile piece is on a true freshman joining the defensive line for position coach Kevin Peoples: Cooper Jones.

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Through all of the Change, The Tom Allen Recruiting Message Remains the Same

Through all of the Change, The Tom Allen Recruiting Message Remains the Same

Written By: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

Coach Tom Allen’s recruiting message has never been unclear.

From the day he stepped foot on campus, and especially since he took the reins as head coach, it’s been obvious. It’s about family, the team, each other. Developing meaningful relationships with players and coaches both on and off the field. It’s been LEO.

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Hoosiers Land Top-400 DE Cooper Jones, Picks IU Over Ohio State and Michigan

Hoosiers Land Top-400 DE Cooper Jones, Picks IU Over Ohio State and Michigan

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Hoosiers found some life during the recruiting dead period as Cooper Jones, a defensive end out of Valparaiso (Ind.) High School, committed to Tom Allen and his staff on Thursday night. Jones is rated as the 379th best player nationally and the fifth best player in Indiana according to 247 Sports’ composite rankings.

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