(The Middle Sq.) – Any Indiana youngster can get free meals and snacks this summer season due to the federally funded, state operated Summer time Meals Service Program. Meals are provided at over 1,000 areas all through the state and open to youngsters 18 and youthful.
Greater than 508,000 Indiana faculty youngsters qualify free of charge or reduced-price faculty lunches based on the Nationwide Middle for Instructional Statistics. Which means the problem of offering meals is larger for almost half of Hoosier households when faculty isn’t in session.
The Summer time Meals Service Program was created greater than 50 years in the past to assist meet that want. This system is funded by the U.S. Division of Agriculture and administered by the Indiana Division of Schooling.
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Meals are provided by native sponsoring organizations, which can be non-profits, colleges or authorities entities. Meals are served at supervised websites akin to colleges, parks, group facilities, well being clinics, hospitals, house complexes and church buildings, based on a USDA truth sheet. Breakfast, lunch, supper, and morning and afternoon snacks could also be obtainable, relying on the location. The websites function in low-income areas however are open to all youngsters.
June is the busiest month for this system, based on a DOE assertion. In recognition of the necessity, Gov. Eric Holcomb proclaimed June 5-11 Summer time Meals Service Program Week.
This yr the SFSP is more likely to serve about 2.5 million meals, per pre-pandemic participation ranges based on DOE spokesperson Holly Lawson. That might lead to about $8 million in reimbursements to offering organizations by the USDA.
Suppliers will probably be paid as much as $2.61 for a breakfast, $4.56 for a lunch or dinner and $1.08 for a snack together with administrative reimbursement, based on USDA, a 5.8% enhance from final yr.
Summer time Meals Service Program websites might be discovered at IDOENutrition.com. Open websites serve meals to any youngster. Closed enrolled websites and camps serve meals solely to youngsters enrolled of their program.
Purdue did exactly what they should have done to an FCS team after a one-win season, maybe even more convincing than many believed it would be.
A lot of A’s are to be handed out after such a dominant performance at Ross-Ade Stadium,
Offense:
Hudson Card torched the undermanned Indiana State defense, completing 96% of his passes onto one of the best days a quarterback has ever had in the old gold and black.
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He completed 24 of 25 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns, while the total yards may not be one of the best of quarterbacks to play at Purdue, the efficiency and completion percentage sure is.
Devin Mockobee paced the starting unit with 11 carries for 89 yards, but did not score a touchdown. But, Reggie Love II, Elijah Jackson, and Jaheim Merriweather all scored rushing the ball, including a nice 69-yard touchdown by Elijah Jackson.
Twelve different Boilermakers caught passes on Saturday, none made more of an impact than Tight End, Max Klare, who has star player written all over him. Jahmal Edrine is physical on the outside, he should provide Purdue the type of presence on the outside that they lacked so much last year.
The Offensive Line played well, they were much bigger, stronger and faster than the Indiana State defensive line, but still gave up two sacks, with Card and Browne both taking a sack.
Offensive Grade: A
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Defense:
Will Heldt, the sophomore Rush End from Carmel, Indiana, was the star of the defense, having two sacks and tallying up 7 tackles. Jeffrey M’ba was unblockable as well as an interior defensive lineman, racking up 6 tackles.
A bright spot in the secondary was Antonio Stevens, who many years ago suffered a severe injury and has worked his way back to being the player that everyone thought he could be. He is a mountain of a man coming to hit you from the safety position, at 6-2 200+ pounds.
Kydran Jenkins picked up where he left off as well, tallying a sack on the afternoon and five tackles.
The Purdue defense held Indiana State to just 104 yards rushing on 43 attempts, (2.4 Yards Per Carry) and 50 yards of total passing, as the freshman quarterback for Indiana State was just 5 for 10 on the day, they forced the Sycamores to punt ten times during Saturday’s contest, which has to be close to a record for the Boilermakers.
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Overall Grade: A
Special Teams:
Purdue did not attempt a field goal, as they scored on 7 of 10 possesions and punted the other three times, but they were 7 for 7 on the PATs, as that operation looked very smooth.
Crimmons averaged nearly 47 yards per punt, pinning Indiana State inside the 20 once, and forcing a fair catch once as well.
Overall Grade: A
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This is exactly what Boilermaker fans wanted and needed to see from Purdue against a FCS opponent. Purdue will now head into the bye week, in which they are undefeated, before they host Notre Dame on September 14th, at 3:30 PM.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Each week at Hoosiers On SI we make a score prediction on the Indiana football game and suggest three keys to the game.
Since this was my first go-around with the prediction and three keys – hi, I’m Todd Golden, the new guy at Hoosiers On SI – I thought it would be fun to revisit this after the game to see how well I did. Or how poorly. Or whether the truth is somewhere in-between.
Indiana won 31-7 over Florida International on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in a game that deviated very little from what was expected.
The ease of victory was considerable, but will the devils in those details serve up a tasty plate of satisfaction? Or a big plate of humble pie? Read on and find out.
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Let’s start with the predicted three keys:
1. Protect Kurtis Rourke
Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke (9) passes during the first half of the Indiana versus Florida International football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK
Statistically, it seems that Indiana was passable in this department. FIU sacked Rourke twice, and the Panthers were credited with two quarterback hurries. Rourke dropped back to pass 24 times, so while that ratio isn’t perfect, it’s also not a major concern.
Anecdotally, it seemed like Rourke was under a bit of pressure at times, but are looks deceiving?
In its grades of the game, Pro Football Focus said Rourke was under pressure on 27.6% of his passing plays and that he was pressured eight times overall. Not constant pressure by any means, but enough to rush a few throws.
PFF.com also noted that Rourke was never hit as he threw and that of the six quarterback pressures it counted? Three came from right tackle Trey Wedig’s side of the field.
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Given all of that, you’d have to say Indiana succeeded while also wondering what protection will be like against a more formidable opponent.
2. Shut down FIU’s run game
Florida International Panthers running back Shaborne Demps (21) runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers during the first half at Memorial Stadium. / Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
This was an unequivocal success for the Indiana defense.
FIU gained just 53 rushing yards and averaged a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. In the third quarter? FIU’s rushing total was minus-6 yards.
In college football, quarterback sacks count in the rushing total, and that can often skew the rushing stats. But even if you take out the 24 yards FIU quarterback Keyone Jenkins lost in sacks, the Panthers were still well below 100 team rushing yards.
As I wrote, this made FIU predictable. Jenkins, to his credit, completed 20 of 29 passes for 129 yards. But with the run game stopped, Indiana piled on the pressure and constantly had Jenkins on the run.
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3. Be patient, because FIU might wear down
This never really came into play given that the Hoosiers were in control by the final period.
As we wrote in the three keys story, one of the things that stood out for FIU in 2023 was its fourth quarter scoring plunge. The Panthers scored just 25 points in the fourth quarter in 12 games last season.
Indiana kept FIU off the scoreboard in the second half, although the Panthers did have 75 total yards in the final period. Reserves were on the field for part of the quarter, so this key never really achieved relevance.
Score prediction
Indiana Hoosiers linebacker Aiden Fisher (4) and Indiana Hoosiers defensive lineman Lanell Carr Jr. (41) celebrate after a defensive play against the Florida International Panthers during the second half at Memorial Stadium. / Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
On Friday, I wrote this:
“I don’t think it’s going to be a coronation for Indiana, but I also don’t think it’s going to be a nail-biter either. Indiana has too much talent to burn, especially on the offensive side of the ball. The anticipation level is always high for the first game, but it will be more so as the lid-lifter on the Cignetti era.
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With so many players on the roster who have proven they can win? I think those 13 James Madison transfers will show the way in an exciting, but measured, style of play.”
Just call me Nostradamus. Had the tenor of the game just right. Those JMU transfers were indeed impactful, especially on the defensive side.
The soothsaying was going well – until “Nostradamus” got carried away peering too far into my crystal ball.
“Indiana also has the playmakers to press FIU into turnovers. I think the Hoosiers force at least three on Saturday.”
Indiana forced one, an Amare Ferrell interception off of a tipped pass by D’Angelo Ponds. In fact, Indiana was fortunate that neither of the fumbles Rourke lost flipped the turnover margin in FIU’s favor.
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As for the score? I predicted a 41-21 win for Indiana. I was close on the margin, but I over-estimated Indiana’s offense (and FIU’s for that matter) and under-estimated Indiana’s defense.
Only two teams beat the Indiana Pacers three times last season — the Chicago Bulls, who are a weaker squad, and the champion Boston Celtics. Even the best teams couldn’t consistently beat Indiana, but Boston was a different beast.
In the postseason, the Pacers and Celtics met again, and the series ended in a sweep. Indiana may have taken down Boston twice during the regular season, but in general, the Celtics had the Pacers number. They’re a terrific team. They won the title for a reason.
After acquiring Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis last summer, Boston was set up pretty well to be at the top of the association for a year or two. Since then, they extended Jaylen Brown’s contract, extended Jayson Tatum’s contract, extended Holiday’s contract, and found ways to pay the rest of their talent on fair contrats. The Celtics are set up to be great as long as their financial situation will let them.
That made their 2024 offseason extremely straightforward. After winning a championship and having a core locked up, Boston just needed to keep everyone that was important and minimize their losses. They were able to do so, and it was fairly pain free.
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As of this writing, the only two departures for the Celtics in the summer of 2024 are former Pacers forward Oshae Brissett and guard Svi Mykhailiuk. Neither of them were in Boston’s nightly rotation last season, and they didn’t play much in the playoffs. They were replaceable.
Instead of those two, the Celtics have added Baylor Scheierman (via a first-round draft pick) and Lonnie Walker (via free agency). Walker may not be around when the season comes, but those two fill an open forward and guard spot from the Celtics departures.
Elsewhere, Boston’s rotation is the same. Holiday, Tatum, Brown, Derrick White, Porzingis, Xavier Tillman, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet, Neemias Queta, and Al Horford are all back. That is, on paper and in practice, the best rotation in the NBA.
Boston’s offseason was fairly trivial as a result. They have an amazing team and they were willing to keep everyone — so they did. They should be considered the championship favorites for the coming season.
In fact, after the offseason in Boston, the Celtics should be thought of as potential favorites for the next few seasons. In just the last four months, Holiday and Tatum have added to their deals. In the offseason, the front office kept Hauser and White on longer deals. The core of the champs are all locked up for the next few years.
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They will be tough for anyone, including the Pacers, to topple. Indiana’s up-tempo style did give the Celtics fits at times, and their playoff series was closer than the 4-0 result suggested. But Boston will continue to grow. Indiana will have to improve to keep up.
The Celtics offseason was simple. If they were willing to pay all of their players, they should have. And that’s what President of Basketball Operations Brad Steven did. Boston’s roster is back together, and they will be hard for the Pacers to take down in the coming seasons.