The Notebook
Short dispatches from the beat.
Big Ten announces preseason honors for men’s basketball
The Big Ten announced its preseason honors for men’s basketball on Monday afternoon ahead of media day on Thursday.
Jeremy Fears was named preseason Big Ten player of the year. Joining Fears on the preseason All-Conference team are David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic, Pharrell Payne, Elliot Cadeu, Trey McKenney, Pryce Sandfort, John Mobley Jr., Trent Perry, Rodney Rice and Nolan Winter.
IU football did something Friday it hadn’t done since at least 1972
According to IU football’s postgame notes, Friday night’s win against Rutgers “marked the first time Indiana committed zero penalties and did not commit a turnover in the same game since at least 1972.”
Adding to the rarity, IU football noted that the Hoosiers had only five penalty-free games during that span, with the last coming in 2010.