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***Armstrong, Alonzo Moore, Tanner Farmer, and David Knevel all practiced on Wednesday and look good to go for Saturday’s game at Indiana.
***Devine Ozigbo was also limited on Wednesday. Cethan Carter and Jordan Westerkamp were out again as expected.
***Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said Armstrong has looked “pretty good” this week in practice and “moved around pretty well” on Wednesday. He doesn’t think Armstrong will be limited much at all against Indiana.
***Langsdorf said he was excited about the different look Brandon Reilly will give the offense as the slot receiver, saying his speed will allow NU to do some different things than what they did with Westerkamp. Langsdorf hopes to get Reilly matched up with a linebacker to really exploit his speed.
***Receivers coach Kieth Williams said Reilly would play pretty much every slot receiver snap on Saturday.
***Knevel said he hurt his foot against Oregon and was able to play through the injury against Northwestern. He gave it a shot again against Illinois, but obviously couldn’t make it through the game. Knevel confirmed he was good to go this week.
***Langsdorf said Tre Bryant has “put in a lot of good work” over the past couple weeks and will get an opportunity this week vs. Indiana. However, ball security will be huge in order to keep him on the field, as Bryant has already lost two fumbles this season.
***Bryant said earning back his coaches’ trust has been his main goal since his last fumble, and he’s looking at this week as a great chance to take a big step forward in that regard.
***Langsdorf and offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh both said Indiana’s strength on defense was their front seven, as they have big, physical linemen and aggressive, athletic linebackers who make a lot of plays.
***Both Langsdorf and Cavanaugh singled out IU linebacker Marcelino Ball as maybe the most impressive player on the Hoosier defense. Ball is third on the team with 32 tackles.
***Tight ends coach Tavita Thompson said there was no way one player could replace all that Carter brings to the table, but they think they can find ways to make up for his loss with a combination of the backups they have.
***Thompson said the bye week was a valuable opportunity for young tight ends Matt Snyder and David Englehaupt to get a lot of extra work. Thompson said he was really excited about the potential of both players.
***Armstrong, Alonzo Moore, Tanner Farmer, and David Knevel all practiced on Wednesday and look good to go for Saturday’s game at Indiana.
***Devine Ozigbo was also limited on Wednesday. Cethan Carter and Jordan Westerkamp were out again as expected.
***Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said Armstrong has looked “pretty good” this week in practice and “moved around pretty well” on Wednesday. He doesn’t think Armstrong will be limited much at all against Indiana.
***Langsdorf said he was excited about the different look Brandon Reilly will give the offense as the slot receiver, saying his speed will allow NU to do some different things than what they did with Westerkamp. Langsdorf hopes to get Reilly matched up with a linebacker to really exploit his speed.
***Receivers coach Kieth Williams said Reilly would play pretty much every slot receiver snap on Saturday.
***Knevel said he hurt his foot against Oregon and was able to play through the injury against Northwestern. He gave it a shot again against Illinois, but obviously couldn’t make it through the game. Knevel confirmed he was good to go this week.
***Langsdorf said Tre Bryant has “put in a lot of good work” over the past couple weeks and will get an opportunity this week vs. Indiana. However, ball security will be huge in order to keep him on the field, as Bryant has already lost two fumbles this season.
***Bryant said earning back his coaches’ trust has been his main goal since his last fumble, and he’s looking at this week as a great chance to take a big step forward in that regard.
***Langsdorf and offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh both said Indiana’s strength on defense was their front seven, as they have big, physical linemen and aggressive, athletic linebackers who make a lot of plays.
***Both Langsdorf and Cavanaugh singled out IU linebacker Marcelino Ball as maybe the most impressive player on the Hoosier defense. Ball is third on the team with 32 tackles.
***Tight ends coach Tavita Thompson said there was no way one player could replace all that Carter brings to the table, but they think they can find ways to make up for his loss with a combination of the backups they have.
***Thompson said the bye week was a valuable opportunity for young tight ends Matt Snyder and David Englehaupt to get a lot of extra work. Thompson said he was really excited about the potential of both players.
