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Missouri announces 2014-15 basketball TV schedule

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014

Mizzou Basketball announced its complete television schedule for the 2014-15 season on Monday, including dates and locations for a pair of exhibition games against William Jewell (Oct. 29) and Missouri-St. Louis (Nov. 8).

Missouri will return to Hearnes Center for the second consecutive year on Oct. 29 for its exhibition opener against William Jewell. The game is being played at Hearnes Center due to the installation of a new video board at Mizzou Arena.

Tickets for the exhibition game at Hearnes Center will be free. Fans will have access to open, general admission seating in Sections C and D, while seating in Sections A and B will be held for 2014-15 season ticket holders. Season ticket holders must present their William Jewell game ticket, which is part of their season ticket package, to gain entry into these sections.

New Tiger Head Coach Kim Anderson played four seasons inside Hearnes Center, including his senior campaign when the Tigers went 12-1 and he was named the 1977 Big Eight Player of the Year. Over his final three seasons, Anderson was an outstanding 37-2 at Hearnes.

Monday’s announcement also includes game time and network updates for five regular-season non-league games. Three of Mizzou’s non-conference games will appear on the SEC Network, giving the Tigers a school-record 10 non-conference games on national television (28 total). Added to the SEC Network package were the Nov. 16 game against Valparaiso, the Dec. 11 game against Elon and the Jan. 3 non-conference finale against Lipscomb.

Five games, including both exhibition contests, will appear on SEC Network +. Those tilts on SEC Network + include the regular-season opener vs. UMKC (Nov. 14), Oral Roberts (Nov. 19) and SEMO (Dec. 2). Games on SEC Network + are only available on WatchESPN.

The final five Southeastern Conference game times were also announced today. Two of those games will take place at Mizzou Arena. Missouri will host Tennessee on Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. CT and Ole Miss on Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. Road games include the Jan. 10 game at Auburn (6 p.m.), Feb. 21 at Vanderbilt (1:30 p.m.) and the regular-season finale at Mississippi State on March 7 at 5:30 p.m.

— MU Sports Information —

Wainwright earns 20th win as Cardinals shut out Cubs

Posted on September 22, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Matheny looked at Adam Wainwright’s run over the past five years and summed it up with one word.

“Wow,” he said.

Wainwright joined Clayton Kershaw as the majors’ only 20-game winners, pitching three-hit ball over seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Monday night.

“I hope he realizes how special that is,” Matheny said. “He’s in a very elite group.”

Wainwright hit the 20-win mark for the second time while matching his career-high for victories, and the Cardinals moved a step closer toward their second straight division title.

They remained 2 1/2 games ahead of Pittsburgh in the NL Central with five to play with the Pirates beating Atlanta 1-0. St. Louis clinched its fourth straight playoff appearance on Sunday.

Wainwright’s run the past five years has been nothing short of jaw-dropping.

Twice during that span he has won 20. Two more times he finished with 19 victories, and he hasn’t won fewer than 14 in that stretch.

“It’s a tremendous honor, obviously,” Wainwright said about winning 20. “But more important, it’s a big win for our team.”

Wainwright (20-9) won his fifth straight start and made it look easy, striking out eight and walking one.

He gave up a double to Anthony Rizzo with two out in the first and did not allow another hit until back-to-back singles by Luis Valbuena and Welington Castillo with two out in the seventh.

Just like Kershaw did for the Dodgers on Friday, Wainwright picked up his 20th win at Wrigley Field. And when he did it in 2010, victory No. 20 that year also came at the famed old ballpark.

He got plenty of support in this one, with the Cardinals pounding Travis Wood (8-13) for seven runs and eight hits over five innings.

The Cardinals scored four in the fourth and three in the fifth on the way to their eighth win in 10 games.

Matt Holliday had two hits and scored two runs. He also drove in one.

Matt Adams chipped in with two hits and two RBIs. Jon Jay added two hits and drove in three, capping a four-run fourth with a two-run single to make it 4-0.

Holliday also had a run-scoring double to left and Yadier Molina singled in a run in that inning, and the Cardinals broke it open in the fifth.

Matt Carpenter led off that inning with a walk and was ruled safe at second tagging on Randal Grichuk’s fly to center following a replay review. He scored on Holliday’s bloop single to right, and Adams capped the rally with a two-run single to make it 7-0.

Wood felt sharp overall but still couldn’t avoid the big innings. That’s something he will try to fix in the offseason.

“Wasn’t a good year for me overall,” said Wood, owner of a 5.03 ERA after making the NL All-Star team last season. “With that being said, it showed me a lot of the stuff that I need to take into the offseason to work on because you learn a lot more about yourself as a pitcher when things aren’t going good as opposed to when things are.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: Adams and Carpenter returned to the lineup after missing two games because of a stomach virus that’s been battering the team. Nearly half the Cardinals’ players and coaches have been affected by it in recent days. Assistant batting coach David Bell and pitcher Marco Gonzales were not with the team Monday because of the virus. “There’s still some aftermath (of the virus) going around,” Adams said. “But it’s getting a lot better.”

Cubs: RF Jorge Soler was back in the Cubs’ lineup after leaving Saturday’s game against the Dodgers as a precaution due to wet conditions. He had a scheduled day off on Sunday.

UP NEXT

RHP Shelby Miller (10-9, 3.68 ERA) looks to stay on a roll for St. Louis, as the Cardinals continue their three-game series against the Cubs. He is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in four starts in September. RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-2, 2.28) starts for Chicago.

UNFRIENDLY CONFINES

The Cardinals are 14-31 in night games at Wrigley Field.

LOPSIDED MARGIN

The Cubs have been outscored 45-22 while dropping four of five.

— Associated Press —

K-State’s Johnson earns Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014

Kansas State senior linebacker Dakorey Johnson was honored for his performance in his first career start against Auburn as he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

Johnson is the second Wildcat in the last three weeks to pick up weekly conference accolades following quarterback Jake Waters, who earned offensive player of the week honors after the Iowa State game. Additionally, K-State has a league-best 26 player-of-the-week honors since 2011.

A product of Mesquite, Texas, Johnson registered a career-high six tackles Thursday night, including two tackles for loss, and an interception against the fifth-ranked Tigers. Johnson and the Wildcat defense held one of the nation’s top offenses to its lowest offensive output in head coach Gus Malzahn’s career. Auburn finished the game with an average of 2.8 yards per rush and totaled 128 yards on the ground. No Auburn team under Malzahn had ever been held below 200 rushing yards in a game, and the Tigers entered the matchup averaging more than 300.

A former community-college transfer, Johnson has 13 tackles this season, including 11 over the last two games, while he has two tackles for loss in two contests this season. His interception on Thursday was the second of his career as he also had one against Iowa State in 2013.

No. 25 Kansas State hosts UTEP Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The sold-out game, which will be K-State’s 15th in a row, kicks off at 11 a.m., and will be televised by FSN.

— KSU Sports Information —

NU’s Abdullah named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week

Posted on September 22, 2014

Nebraska I-back Ameer Abdullah earned Big Ten weekly honors for the second time this season on Monday.

Abdullah shared Big Ten Offensive honors with Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon following Nebraska’s 41-31 win over Miami Saturday night. Abdullah totaled 313 all-purpose yards – an NCAA single-game high in 2014 – as he rushed for 229 yards on 35 carries and two scores and added a three-yard touchdown reception. He also had four kickoff returns for 81 yards in the win, as his all-purpose yard total was second in Nebraska school history. He moved from fifth to third on Nebraska’s career rushing list while also becoming the Huskers’ career all-purpose yards leader, passing College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Rodgers.

Abdullah also earned the weekly honor against Florida Atlantic in the season opener when he rushed for 232 yards. Abdullah is one of only two players in the country with multiple 200-yard rushing games in 2014. Nebraska has won at least one Big Ten weekly award in each of the first four weeks of the season.

The Big Ten honor was one of several for Abdullah, as he was also named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the second this season on Monday and was chosen as the Athlon Sports Big Ten Player of the Week.

— NU Sports Information —

Chiefs pull away from Miami for first win of season

Posted on September 21, 2014

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Alex Smith threw his third touchdown pass to seal the Kansas City Chiefs’ first victory, he sprinted to the end zone to join the celebration, then raised two fingers to signal his teammates to line up for a 2-point conversion attempt.

With the offense finally rolling, the Chiefs were eager to pour it on.

Smith shook off five sacks, backup Knile Davis ran for a career-high 132 yards, and the injury-plagued Chiefs earned some pain relief by beating the Miami Dolphins 34-15 on Sunday.

“Momentum’s a funny thing,” Smith said. “It’s hard to put your finger on it, but certainly this helps. This is what you’re looking for — a win on the road. A tough win, I thought. This is how you get started, for sure.”

Smith led touchdown drives of 62, 76 and 66 yards in a span of four possessions as Kansas City took a 21-10 lead. The defense protected the early advantage, allowing only four third-down conversions and sacking Ryan Tannehill four times.

The Chiefs improved to 1-2 and won for only the third time in their past 11 games, including the postseason.

“I forgot how good winning feels,” linebacker James-Michael Johnson tweeted.

The Dolphins fell to 1-2, another wobbly start for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since 2000.

“We have to look at everything we’re doing,” coach Joe Philbin said. “There was no phase where we played well enough to win.”

Smith, who ranked 35th and last in the NFL in passing after two weeks, went 19 for 25 for 186 yards, with three of his incompletions dropped. Joe McKnight caught two touchdowns.

The Chiefs were without seven starters, including running back Jamaal Charles, who was inactive because of a high ankle sprain. Davis, subbing for Charles, became a workhorse with 32 carries and scored on a 21-yard run.

“I think I stepped up,” Davis said. “I ran hard — made a few mistakes, but I took the workload today and I enjoyed it.”

Kansas City totaled 23 first downs despite shaky pass protection. One sack of Smith resulted in a safety, and another by Jared Odrick forced a fumble that set up the Dolphins’ only touchdown.

Miami’s Lamar Miller gained 108 yards rushing, but poor tackling and a sputtering passing game doomed the Dolphins.

Tannehill struggled for the third game in a row, this time against a pass defense ranked as the worst in the NFL. He went 21 for 43 for 205 yards.

Many fans streamed for the exits in the final minutes, while others lingered to boo the offense.

Even when the Dolphins put up points, they could look inept. One scoring drive covered zero yards in four plays, sandwiched between rookie Jarvis Landry’s 74-yard kickoff return and Caleb Sturgis’ 51-yard field goal.

And after Brian Hartline caught a 1-yard touchdown pass, he celebrated by practicing his putting stroke and was flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.

“I just like to golf, and it just popped into my head,” Hartline said. “I guess I’ve got to go back to dancing.”

Philbin gave his many second-guessers fresh fodder. When the Dolphins ran on third-and-10 at the Chiefs 45, they gained 4 yards and had to punt. On fourth-and-2 at the Chiefs 30, they attempted a 47-yard field goal and missed it in a scoreless game.

And trailing by six points in the fourth quarter at midfield, Tannehill was sacked trying to throw on third-and-1, forcing a punt. The Dolphins were also penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct when an official ran into a coach along the sideline.

Two plays later, Kansas City had its own gaffe, losing 15 yards on a botched exchange on a double reverse.

The Chiefs’ early highlights were a pair of 64-yard punts by Dustin Colquitt. But the offense got going midway through the second quarter, mounting a 62-yard drive capped by Davis’ touchdown run.

They wrapped up the victory with a touchdown after a 47-yard punt return by Frankie Hammond Jr. gave them the ball at the Dolphins 44. Smith hit McKnight to make it 27-15 with 4:35 left.

“My hat’s off to the players,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “I’m proud of them, the effort that they gave.”

— Associated Press —

Western soccer loses 1-0 on the road at Lindenwood

Posted on September 21, 2014

The Missouri Western women’s soccer team found another tough MIAA challenge Sunday in St. Charles, as they lost to the Lions 1-0. The loss drops MWSU to 3-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the MIAA.

Lindenwood’s lone goal came in the 42nd minute by Kirsten Crabtree. It was the only of seven shots on goal to get behind Western goal keeper Sarah Lyle. Lyle finished with six saves.

Offensively, the Griffons stayed with Lindenwood, finishing with five shots on goal. Lindenwood had 10 shots overall to MWSU’s six.

Missouri Western returns home for two matches this weekend. Friday night, MWSU hosts Central Oklahoma at 7 p.m. and Northeastern State comes to Spratt Stadium on Sunday.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Royals avoid sweep with 5-2 win against Detroit

Posted on September 21, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Each win moves the Royals one step closer to the end of their long playoff drought, and Sunday was a big one.

Nori Aoki hit a two-run triple, and Kansas City beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 to avoid a sweep in the weekend series between the AL Central’s top teams.

“Today’s game shows that we’re not going away,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “They have that feeling. They had that feeling this morning that they knew this was going to be a big game. They had a lot of confidence in themselves when they hit the field.”

Kansas City pulled within 1 1/2 games of Detroit for the top spot in the division. The Royals, looking for their first playoff appearance since they won the World Series in 1985, also stayed in position for a wild card.

The Tigers finish the season at home with seven games against Chicago and Minnesota.

“Hopefully we’ll come home and it’ll get loud,” Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter said. “It’s going to be fun. It shouldn’t be hard to get pumped up. If you don’t have that adrenaline now you’re not human. You should check your pulse.”

Aoki’s tiebreaking triple in the fourth scored Omar Infante and Mike Moustakas, making it 4-2 and chasing Rick Porcello from the game.

“It would have been nice to get two or three wins (against Detroit), but one win means we’re still in good position,” Aoki said. “We’re going to play our best and leave it all out on the road.”

Porcello (15-12) is 0-4 in his past five starts. He yielded nine hits and walked two in 3 1/3 innings.

Kansas City’s Jeremy Guthrie (12-11) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second and was pulled after 81 pitches and 5 1/3 innings, yielding one earned run.

The Royals’ dominant bullpen trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland held the Tigers scoreless after Guthrie exited.

Davis struck out two, bringing his total to 103, tying a Royals record for a reliever. Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 43rd save in 45 chances, and his first since Sept. 3.

“We really needed that victory,” Holland said.

Alex Gordon added an RBI double in the seventh for Kansas City, snapping an 0-for-14 slump.

“It was a big game, but this team’s not going anywhere,” Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said. “We’ve been fighting all season, we’re not going to take one bad series at the end and fold.”

Ian Kinsler hit his 16th homer in the third for the Tigers.

J.D. Martinez scored in the fourth on an error by Moustakas at third base. Moustakas has committed six errors in the past 12 games.

“It’s hard to sweep and it’s difficult in their ballpark,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “I’m happy with two of three and now we’ll go home.”

FANS SHOW UP

All three games with the Tigers drew 37,000-plus, bringing the Royals’ home attendance to 1,915,482 for 81 dates. That’s the most fans the Royals have drawn since 1991.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (right pectoral strain) pitched a three-inning simulated game. If he feels good Monday, he likely would be activated this week with a role to be determined.

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy, who has missed his previous two starts with a sore shoulder, will return to the rotation Monday, starting at Cleveland.

UP NEXT

Tigers: Rookie LHP Kyle Lobstein, who has walked 11 and struck out 18 in 27 2/3 innings, will start the series opener at home against the White Sox on Monday night.

Royals: Kansas City will need to rally quickly when it plays in Cleveland on Monday. The teams will resume their game that was suspended by rain Aug. 31 in Kansas City, with the Indians leading 4-2 going to the bottom of the 10th. The Royals and Cleveland will then play their regularly scheduled game.

— Associated Press —

St. Louis clinches playoff spot despite loss to Reds

Posted on September 21, 2014

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to secure the NL Central title while battling a flu bug that has spread throughout the roster. At least they know they are headed back to the postseason.

The Cardinals clinched a playoff spot on Sunday, and then lost 7-2 to Jay Bruce and the Cincinnati Reds. But the biggest concern for manager Mike Matheny was an alarming group of sick players.

Regulars Matt Adams and Matt Carpenter did not play for the second straight game, and Matheny said there are “north of 10 players” bothered by flu-like symptoms.

“There are a lot of guys that are unavailable,” he added. “Almost as many unavailable as available.”

Infielder Daniel Descalso is one of the players who has not been affected by the bug.

“I’m just trying to avoid anybody that’s sick,” he said. “I try to wash my hands and use Vitamin-C. There’s nothing you can really do about it. Just try to contain it and get guys back as soon as we can.”

Matheny indicated that several players might be held off the late Sunday flight to Chicago, where the Cardinals begin a three-game set against the Cubs on Monday. He said some may end up rejoining the team closer to game-time for the series opener at Wrigley Field.

“We might delay a couple guys, we don’t know how many,” Matheny said.

St. Louis secured its fourth consecutive postseason appearance when Milwaukee lost to Pittsburgh earlier in the day. But the Cardinals’ lead in the Central was sliced to 2 1/2 games over the Pirates.

Bruce hit two of Cincinnati’s four homers as the Reds snapped a six-game losing streak. Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco also went deep.

“It was great, every time one of the guys came to the dugout I said, `That’s good timing,” Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. “These were impactful homers.”

Reds right-hander Alfredo Simon (15-10) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He was working on a 17-inning scoreless string before St. Louis scored in the fifth.

“My two-seam fastball was working and they were hitting it to the ground,” Simon said. “That felt good.”

Bruce hit a solo shot in the fourth and another in the eighth. He also had an RBI single in the sixth that gave Cincinnati a 3-1 lead.

“To end the final road trip on a good note is something we can take a positive out of,” Bruce said. “They got a group of guys over there that are hard to score runs against. To continue to keep our foot on the gas and score some runs is nice.”

Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk hit consecutive RBI doubles in the St. Louis sixth, but the Reds responded with four runs in the eighth. Mesoraco had the big blow, a three-run drive against Sam Tuivailala that made it 6-2.

Lance Lynn (15-10) gave up three runs and four hits in six innings for St. Louis. He also struck out nine to run his season total to 181, making him the first St. Louis pitcher to fan 175 or more in three successive years since Bob Gibson (1970-1972).

“I made two pitches in the zone for homers,” Lynn said. “They made good swings on them. Other than that, I threw the ball well.”

The Cardinals have won seven of nine and close the regular season on the road with three-game sets in Chicago and Arizona.

Descalso said the team was happy to nail down the playoff berth.

“We acknowledged it a little bit,” he said. “But there is other work to be done. Obviously, we’d like to go ahead and clinch the division and take care of that.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: Mesoraco returned the lineup after leaving Saturday’s game in the fifth inning with the flu.

UP NEXT

Reds: Cincinnati will close out the season with a six-game homestand beginning Tuesday against Milwaukee. RHP Johnny Cueto (18-9, 2.33 ERA) will face RHP Mike Fiers (6-3, 1.78 ERA) in the opener. Cueto, who will also start on Sunday, is looking to become the first Cincinnati pitcher to win 20 games since Danny Jackson went 23-8 in 1988.

Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (19-9, 2.45 ERA) will take on Cubs LHP Travis Wood (8-12, 4.86 ERA) in the series opener in Chicago. Wainwright has thrown two complete games in winning his last four starts.

THEY KEEP COMING

A crowd of 45,747 gave the Cardinals their 52nd sellout of the season. They averaged 43,712 during the regular season and totaled 3,540,649, the second-highest total in franchise history behind the 2007 campaign.

— Associated Press —

Griffons bounce back with 30-0 win against Northeastern State

Posted on September 20, 2014September 20, 2014

The Missouri Western football team got back on the winning track with a 30-0 win over Northeastern State Saturday inside Spratt Stadium. The Griffons move to 2-1 on the season.

Missouri Western’s last shut out came against William Jewell in 2012. Marc Harrison’s 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter tied a school record.

The Griffons were able to move the ball offensively, collecting 322 total yards of offense. Raphael Spencer finished the night with 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Also making a solid contribution on the ground was Tra Brown, who added 47 yards on nine carries. Skyler Windmiller got the start for the Griffons but split time with TJ LaFaver, who returned to the rotation after missing last week’s game at Central Oklahoma with a concussion. Windmiller finished 7-17 with 64 yards passing LaFaver was 5-7 for 60 yards passing and picked up 19 yards on three rushes.

Defensively, Missouri Western forced four turnovers, all coming on interceptions. Cornerback Michael Jordan had two picks off of RiverHawks quarterback Kevin Pantastico. Stephen Juergens and Meshack Kennedy each made seven tackles on the night to lead the team.

The Griffons next head to St. Charles, Missouri to take on Lindenwood this Thursday and you can hear the game on 680 KFEQ AM and the Griffon Sports Network.

— MWSU Sports Information —

No. 18 Tigers get stunned at home by Indiana

Posted on September 20, 2014September 21, 2014

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — After losing at Bowling Green last week, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson wanted his team to “play with our hair on fire” against Missouri on Saturday.

Whatever message Wilson was trying to send, the Hoosiers got it.

D’Angelo Roberts scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds remaining and Nate Sudfeld passed for 252 yards and a touchdown to help the Hoosiers upset the 18th-ranked Tigers 31-27.

“We’ve been talking about how we’ve been knocking on the door and now you have to knock it down,” Wilson said. “We kept tapping on it and hadn’t knocked it down.”

After giving up 10 consecutive points to Missouri in the fourth quarter, the Hoosiers (2-1) traveled 75 yards on six plays to reclaim the lead for good. Tevin Coleman ran 44 yards to the Missouri 15-yard line to setup the game-winning score.

Indiana extended its final drive thanks to a pass interference penalty on Missouri’s John Gibson on fourth-and-6 at the Hoosiers’ 29. Sudfeld attempted to find Dominique Booth across the middle of the field, but Gibson wrapped his arms around the receiver before he could make the catch.

“You have a bad taste in your mouth,” Missouri linebacker Michael Scherer said. “This should have never happened, but it did, so we’ve got to rebound and we’ve got to work. That’s all there is to it.”

Indiana entered the game as a double-digit underdog, having lost 45-42 to Bowling Green, but recorded 11 tackles for loss, hamstringing Missouri for most of the first three quarters. The Tigers finished with 498 total yards, including 145 in the final 15 minutes.

Missouri looked to be in prime position, too, after Andrew Baggett kicked a 40-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining to cap an 11-play, 70-yard drive for a 27-24 lead. The score followed a 1-yard touchdown pass from Maty Mauk to Sean Culkin 11 minutes earlier to tie the game.

“When was the last time we faced adversity?” Mauk asked. “Obviously, you don’t want that, but we’re going to bounce back and I have no doubt everybody’s going to get healthy and we’re going to come out ready to play Saturday.”

Mauk completed 28 of 47 passes for 326 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and Russell Hansbrough added 119 yards on the ground on 10 carries. The Tigers (3-1) play at South Carolina next week to start a stretch of eight consecutive games against Southeastern Conference opponents.

Hansbrough provided sparks for the Tigers in the opening half after walking off the field gingerly on Missouri’s second possession after Indiana’s Antonio Allen committed a horse-collar tackle. He then gained 111 yards on his first three carries, including 68 yards on a touchdown run to tie the score at 14 midway through the second quarter.

The Tigers struggled to contain Coleman, though, without defensive end Markus Golden, who injured his left hamstring midweek in practice but is expected to return next week, coach Gary Pinkel said. The senior defensive end has 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks this season.

Coleman opened the game’s scoring with a 1-yard run 10 minutes into the game, extending his streak of reaching the end zone to 12 games and tying the school record set by Anthony Thompson in 1988-89.

The junior finished with 132 yards on 19 carries despite sitting the final 20 minutes of the first half with cramps, Wilson said. He returned during the Hoosiers’ first drive after the break.

“It was a really big win,” Coleman said. “We came out here with fire. We played until the end.”

Indiana gained 493 total yards, 77 short of their season average, and finished just 1 of 14 on third-down conversions. While there are things to fix, a win against an SEC opponent nonetheless provided some enthusiasm heading into Big Ten play against Maryland.

“We ain’t got nothing figured out,” Wilson said. “We’re the same group of bums that played last week. That’s the same bunch of bums this week. We’ll see how we show up next week.”

— Associated Press —