With Northwestern, Iowa, and Purdue all covered, we are moving toward the halfway point of our extensive look at each school of the Big Ten in 2008. Today’s post-Fourth of July weekend edition of the Big Ten Picture focuses on the Michigan State Spartans, another one of the more storied programs in the Big Ten.
Chris Mackinder, a sports reporter and author of the Gang Green Blog, was generous enough to offer his own insight on the Spartans this year. Chris is a Michigan State alum, knowledgeable basketball fan, and award-winning writer.
Here’s what he had to say about the 2008-09 Spartan squad:
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Kellen Lewis reinstated into IU football program
July 7, 2008
IU football fans can rejoice, because star quarterback Kellen Lewis will be back on the field this upcoming season, barring any unforeseen setback. The record-breaking quarterback was suspended indefinitely earlier this year, and it was previously unknown whether or not he’d be playing for the Hoosiers this year. The press release is below.
From Indiana University Media Relations:
KELLEN LEWIS REINSTATED TO FOOTBALL TEAM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Bill Lynch announced on Monday that junior quarterback Kellen Lewis has been reinstated to the team, effective immediately.
“Kellen has worked very hard and reached all the benchmarks we set for him,” Lynch said. “He is committed to this football program and is… [Read More]
The last edition of the Big Ten Picture featured the Iowa Hawkeyes. This week we take a close look at Indiana’s arch-rival, the Purdue Boilermakers. BoilermakerBlog.com has compiled an in-depth preview of the Boilermakers, and we examine how well (or not so well) IU might match up.
Boilermaker Blog:
2007-2008 was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Purdue Boilermakers, however the “Baby Boilers” came within one game of the Big Ten basketball regular season championship and won their opening round game of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue returns all five… [Read More]
The success of this year’s Indiana Soccer camp was in no way reflected by Thursday morning’s miserable weather. For over 30 years, the camp has allowed students the opportunity to play soccer during week-long sessions with a vast variety of world-class players and coaches.
This year’s program continued the tradition by featuring two sessions and attracting over 650 players per session. Unlike most soccer clinics, the Indiana Soccer Camp gives students intense one-on-one instruction, averaging a 10-to-1 player to coach ratio.
Class of 1995 Hoosier and current University of Alabama Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach Ernie Yarborough has attended the Indiana Soccer Camp for 12 summers overall. “It’s always great for at least one week each summer to… [Read More]
