Indiana Hoosiers Roster 2019 Hoosiers Roster

Head Coach: Tom Allen        2017 Salary: $1,830,000        Offensive Coordinator: Mike DeBord       Defensive Coordinator: Tom Allen/Mark Hagen         

Stadium: Memorial Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Bloomington        State: Indiana

The Indiana Hoosiers are a perennial also-ran in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers used to be known for their high-octane offense and their suspect and porous defense. However, in 2017, the Hoosiers had one of the best defenses in the FBS and an offense that could not score. However, for the Hoosiers, a full complement of healthy players may help the Hoosiers return to a bowl game this season.

One focus for the Hoosiers this season is a potential battle for the starting quarterback position. Arizona transfer Brandon Dawkins may threaten Peyton Ramsey’s hold on the starting job. Ramsey is more of a game manager type who seems to either lack the ability to go downfield or is held back by the offensive playbook.

It has been years since Indiana’s defense was as good as it was last season. It used to be that the “over” on Hoosiers games was money in the bank, but that has now changed. For the Hoosiers, a defense that ranks statistically in the middle of the Big Ten is a great outcome for the program. Last season, the Hoosiers did exactly that and held opponents to 25 points per game. This season, the Hoosiers will be replacing the core of its defense after having lost its two best linebackers. In addition, Marcelino Ball returns after having missed nearly all of last season due injury. However, the Hoosiers brutal conference schedule, combined with a young roster, will likely place a cap on the team’s success this season.