Indiana University Athletics
IU Practice Report Aug. 17
8/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Bloomington, Ind. - The Indiana football team was back to one practice today after beginning two-a-day practices yesterday. The team had morning meetings from 8:30 - 11:30, before heading to the stadium for practice at 2:50 p.m.
The Hoosiers, who return 18 starters (nine on each side of the ball), will open their 2004 season at home against Central Michigan on Sept. 4 at 6 pm. Indiana will play a pair of non-conference games at Oregon (Sept. 11) and at Kentucky (Sept. 18), before opening its Big Ten slate of games at home against Michigan St., on Sept. 25, at 11 a.m.
Tight Ends coach Mo Moriarity, sophomore strong safety Will Meyers and freshman James Hardy sat down to discus practice to this point. Sixth-year senior Adam Braucher talks about family and friends in his hometown of Punta Gorda affected by Hurricane Charley.
Mo Moriarity
On the difference between the group of tight ends this year compared last:
MM: "I see progress from last year. We have a good group and all of them work hard. They are true students of the game, and they ask good questions. I feel really good about where we are now."
On senior tight end Aaron Halterman:
MM: "Aaron Halterman was here when I got here, and he has taken every almost every snap since I have been here the last two years. His experience is very valuable to the group, and he is a great leader for the other guys."
On what the tight ends need to do this season:
MM: "One of the things that I have stressed with the tight ends is that they have to step-up and make some big plays this season. Not just basic plays, we have to make some catches for big first downs or for touchdowns. That is part of our job to go out and make plays and help the team win."
Will Myers
On what he expects from himself this year:
WM: "I want to continune to play the same way that I have. If I stay focused on my technique, I know I can make big plays this year."
On how this preseason is different than last year:
WM: "I feel more prepared this year. Last year I was just learning where to be, but now I can pick up the defense much faster and know who to watch or guard on each play. I feel physically more prepared. Last year I came into camp at 193, but dropped down to 185. This year I came into camp at 205. I feel bigger and faster."
On how preseason camp has been to this point:
WM: "Camp has been good. I have played more sound than I did in the spring. I am making better tackles and more plays."
James Hardy
On his play to this point at camp:
JH: "I think that I'm playing pretty well. There are a lot of things that you have to learn as a receiver. I'm starting to learn more and more each day, and I don't feel so overwhelmed. "
On the mental and physical challenges of being a freshman at camp:
JH: "Mentally you have to study your plays because we run a lot of different routes. Physically my body is sore, the hits are much harder than in high school."
Adam Braucher
On when he first heard about Hurricane Charley:
AB: "I talked to my mom on Friday morning when I heard the storm was turning and heading to Tampa, Fla. I had communication with my mom the whole time; amazingly her cell phone never lost service. I was very happy because we never lost touch. It was a pretty scary time for all of us."
On viewing the pictures of the devastation:
AB: "I couldn't recognize some of the places that they showed on television. They showed pictures of downtown, and I didn't even realize that it was downtown. That's when the whole thing really started to hit me. My school and the airport got destroyed; something like 80 percent of the town is destroyed.
On how this put football into perspective:
AB: "Football isn't everything, family comes first. I still wish that I could be down in Punta Gorda helping people out."
The Hoosiers, who return 18 starters (nine on each side of the ball), will open their 2004 season at home against Central Michigan on Sept. 4 at 6 pm. Indiana will play a pair of non-conference games at Oregon (Sept. 11) and at Kentucky (Sept. 18), before opening its Big Ten slate of games at home against Michigan St., on Sept. 25, at 11 a.m.
Tight Ends coach Mo Moriarity, sophomore strong safety Will Meyers and freshman James Hardy sat down to discus practice to this point. Sixth-year senior Adam Braucher talks about family and friends in his hometown of Punta Gorda affected by Hurricane Charley.
Mo Moriarity
On the difference between the group of tight ends this year compared last:
MM: "I see progress from last year. We have a good group and all of them work hard. They are true students of the game, and they ask good questions. I feel really good about where we are now."
On senior tight end Aaron Halterman:
MM: "Aaron Halterman was here when I got here, and he has taken every almost every snap since I have been here the last two years. His experience is very valuable to the group, and he is a great leader for the other guys."
On what the tight ends need to do this season:
MM: "One of the things that I have stressed with the tight ends is that they have to step-up and make some big plays this season. Not just basic plays, we have to make some catches for big first downs or for touchdowns. That is part of our job to go out and make plays and help the team win."
Will Myers
On what he expects from himself this year:
WM: "I want to continune to play the same way that I have. If I stay focused on my technique, I know I can make big plays this year."
On how this preseason is different than last year:
WM: "I feel more prepared this year. Last year I was just learning where to be, but now I can pick up the defense much faster and know who to watch or guard on each play. I feel physically more prepared. Last year I came into camp at 193, but dropped down to 185. This year I came into camp at 205. I feel bigger and faster."
On how preseason camp has been to this point:
WM: "Camp has been good. I have played more sound than I did in the spring. I am making better tackles and more plays."
James Hardy
On his play to this point at camp:
JH: "I think that I'm playing pretty well. There are a lot of things that you have to learn as a receiver. I'm starting to learn more and more each day, and I don't feel so overwhelmed. "
On the mental and physical challenges of being a freshman at camp:
JH: "Mentally you have to study your plays because we run a lot of different routes. Physically my body is sore, the hits are much harder than in high school."
Adam Braucher
On when he first heard about Hurricane Charley:
AB: "I talked to my mom on Friday morning when I heard the storm was turning and heading to Tampa, Fla. I had communication with my mom the whole time; amazingly her cell phone never lost service. I was very happy because we never lost touch. It was a pretty scary time for all of us."
On viewing the pictures of the devastation:
AB: "I couldn't recognize some of the places that they showed on television. They showed pictures of downtown, and I didn't even realize that it was downtown. That's when the whole thing really started to hit me. My school and the airport got destroyed; something like 80 percent of the town is destroyed.
On how this put football into perspective:
AB: "Football isn't everything, family comes first. I still wish that I could be down in Punta Gorda helping people out."
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