Jammie Kirlew News

Indiana University wide receiver Tandon Doss and Purdue WR Keith Smith were named to the media's All-Big Ten Conference first team on offense.

Sophomore wide receiver Tandon Doss, fifth-year defensive end Jammie Kirlew and senior left tackle Rodger Saffold earned All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced Monday evening.

Indiana fifth-year senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew earned the 2009 Anthony Thompson MVP Award, head coach Bill Lynch announced at the team banquet on Sunday afternoon at the Henke Hall of Champions.

Last spring, the questions outnumbered the answers for both football teams. Today it might be easier to try to guess the number of stalks in a random cornfield in the state than predict the final score of the Old Oaken Bucket game.

Head Coach Bill Lynch met with members of the media on Tuesday to discuss last week's game against Penn State and to look forward to Saturday's Old Oaken Bucket game against Purdue.

Last year, Purdue thumped Indiana 62-10. The game stuck with the Hoosiers. 'That was really the jump-start to the offseason,' senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew said.

Indiana's goal was to finish this season in a bowl game. In the Hoosiers' minds, they still can.

Two more big games to go. Yeah, on paper, the opponents look pretty sappy and I know you're feeling a letdown after the crappy performance against Ohio State.

Just got a look at the transcripts from Joe Paterno's press conference earlier in the day.

The standards for gridiron success are quite different for Indiana and No. 19 Penn State.

Indiana called a timeout with 2:35 to play Saturday. Wisconsin followed with one of its own to avoid a delay of game.

Don't tell Bryan Payton he's a backup, an afterthought, a bit player in a football season of near misses.

In the words this week of Indiana coach Bill Lynch, the college football season has reached its fourth quarter.

At Indiana, it comes down to this. Forget the blown leads, the narrow loss at Michigan, even the questionable calls.

If there ever was a game the Indiana Hoosiers truly needed to win, this is it. The Hoosiers come into this game with a 4-5 record and 1-4 record in the Big 10, a record that could have been 7-2 had the Hoosiers not squandered leads in the fourth quarter.

Observations and analysis from the ninth week of the college football season, including thoughts about some of the nation's top defensive prospects.

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by Marc Morehouse . When Iowa has the ball Indiana's two defensive ends, Jammie Kirlew and Greg Middleton, are the Hoosiers' best chance for victory.

It was a play that might have shifted the momentum of Saturday's game Northwestern's way.

Multi-tasking is a snap for Jammie Kirlew. Not only does the senior defensive end lead Indiana's football team with 13.5 tackles for loss, he also boasts an off-field resume ranging from political activism to movie-making. "He's what we're all looking for in a student-athlete," coach Bill Lynch said.

Indiana head football coach Bill Lynch announced linebacker Matt Mayberry , safety Austin Thomas , defensive end Jammie Kirlew and left tackle Rodger Saffold will serve as game captains when the Hoosiers travel to Iowa on Saturday.