The Ultimate 2024 BSB Preseason Reading List
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The college football season begins this Saturday, and there is only one more Saturday without Indiana Football. With that in mind, I wanted to package select Bite-Sized Bison newsletters (and pieces of newsletters) to make you the most prepared IUFB fan going into what is expected to be an electric 2024 season in Bloomington.
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There are still at least two more BSB’s hitting your inbox between now and kickoff, but these are the links I suggest visiting before August 31 (from newest to oldest).
BSB Resources
BSB Newsletters
Who Might Return Kicks for Indiana this Season? – Looking at the skillsets of Solomon Vanhorse, Myles Price, and Ke’Shawn Williams in the return game
2024 Position Preview: Wide Receivers – Dissecting the deepest room on the roster and envisioning what the passing attack might look like
Big Ten 2024 Preseason Poll – IU was picked 17th by Big Ten media, so I made my own preseason poll.
A Peak at the 2025 Roster – Since the bulk of 2025 recruiting is complete, I took a look at what the roster might look like next season and what the best recruiting/portal strategy might be.
2024 Position Preview: Running Backs – Diving deep on the skillsets each RB offers in a room that’s entirely turned over between 2023 and 2024
Experience in IU’s 2024 WR Room – A Bison Bite on the experience IU’s WR room brings compared to other Big Ten WR rooms
Julian Lewis at the Elite 11 Finals – As the season goes on, IU will be in the mix for 5-star 2025 QB Julian Lewis. Learn about his style based on his Elite 11 Finals performance this summer.
Three projected IU starting DBs graded in the top-5% of returning FBS & FCS DBs in 2023 – The DB groups are deep and bring plenty of potential to the defensive backfield. The numbers show the same.
Indiana owns the 4th-easiest schedule in the Power 4 – Laying out what makes Indiana’s schedule easier compared to recent seasons.
Indiana’s 2024 Incoming Transfers, Ranked – With so many newcomers this season, who might make the greatest impact?
JMU and Offensive Explosion Allowed – JMU sometimes struggled with allowing explosive plays on defense. This shows how with the numbers.
Kurtis Rourke ranked 83rd in Usage Rate among QBs in 2023 – Rourke has never deviated much from his 2023 usage rate at Ohio, so can he adjust to an offense that will surely need him for more than 41% of plays?
Kurtis Rourke and Experience among Big Ten QBs – Kurtis Rourke is among the best QBs in the conference before 2024, so what do the numbers say about the experience he brings to Indiana?
JMU Punter Ranked 2nd Nationally in Downed Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line – James Evans has shown he has the leg, but can he improve precision? He might have the right staff to do that in 2024.
Forecasting the Indiana 2024 Defense – With so many individuals making the jump to the Big Ten level, how have similar transfers adapted in recent seasons and how can that be used to guess potential improvement on the defense in 2024?
Concerns at CB – There is potential at CB, but there is a lot to be concerned about as well. Learn about the position I’m most concerned about on the roster heading into 2024.
Defensive Tackle is Suddenly Encouraging – After DT seemed like a major concern during the Spring Game, the staff quickly turned it around. Find out why it now seems like the strength of the DL in 2024.
Spring Game Recap – Read about 1 takeaways BSB had after the Spring Game in April. Also read about the takeaways from several media members in BSB’s first media roundtable newsletter.
Indiana Lands FCS DB Cedarius Doss – Diving deep on Doss’ resume and skillset and where he might fit in the defensive backfield in 2024
LeBron Bond Commitment and Undersized WRs in the Mike Shanahan Offense – How the LeBron Bond commitment (and previous seasons at JMU) might indicate what’s ahead for Myles Price and Ke’Shawn Williams in 2024
Jacob Mangum-Farrar Transfers to Stud DE – How JMF’s skillset might translate to Stud (and how it might not)
Will Indiana Finally get a Pass Rush from its DL? – Some of the names are outdated in here, but this dives into how lacking the DL has been in pass rush in recent seasons and how the new defensive staff attacks from the DL.
Staff Salaries See Major Glow Up – Indiana put roughly $1 million more into its assistant salary pool, so how are they using it?
Kurtis Rourke Commits to Indiana – Diving into Rourke as a QB and also how the JMU offensive staff has immediately improved the performance of multiple QBs in this system
Cignetti Build his Staff at Indiana – Exploring the resumes of most assistants added this offseason as well as Curt Cignetti’s deep ties in the college football network
Bob Bostad’s Magic Touch on the IU 2023 OL – Using numbers to explore the transition between Darren Hiller and Bob Bostad and how Bostad not only brought immediate improvement at the position but brought significant improvement
Indiana Hires Curt Cignetti – Diving into Curt Cignetti’s history of winning and how Indiana was lacking in the previous three seasons
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