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Indiana football: Curt Cignetti doesn’t rule out making more position changes for 2024
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti on importance of Purdue rivalry
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti explained his comments at an IU basketball game addressing Purdue and the top teams in the Big Ten Conference.
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s new staff moved swiftly to reshape the roster for a program that’s won just nine games over the last three seasons.
The Hoosiers brought in more than two dozen transfers, but the coaches also shifted around some key personnel that opted to stay in Bloomington during spring practice. The most notable changes were shifting linebacker Jacob Mangum-Farrar to defensive end and corner Nic Toomer to safety.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti didn’t have any further changes to announce at Big Ten Media Days last week — ”nothing earth shattering in terms of position changes” — but was also non-committal whether or not those position changes will stick for Mangum-Farrar and Toomer.
“As of today, yes,” Cignetti said.
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Why so coy? Cignetti wants to see both defenders show a bit more consistency when call camp opens next week.
“I thought both those guys came out of spring, learned a new position and had some good moments,” Cignetti said. “The one thing I’ll say when you are introduced to new stuff in spring ball — you are a lot better in the last half of spring, but when you come back for August camp, the amount of improvement now guys are just playing and not thinking.”
Mangum-Farrar started in the spring game alongside Mikail Kamara at defensive end. He will have to beat out Lanell Carr, who is healthy after sitting out the spring with an injury, to keep that spot.
The Hoosiers need Mangum-Farrar to be productive whether he wins the starting job or not. They didn’t add a defensive end during the spring window and didn’t have any experienced depth beyond Kamara and Carr.
He had 62 tackles last season (33 solo) with four tackles for loss, four pass breakups and 21 quarterback pressures. Farrar got more experience rushing the passer last year for IU (94 pass rush reps) than he had over three seasons at Stanford (31 pass rush reps).
Toomer ran with the second-team defense in the spring game. He’s played 1,016 snaps on defense with 880 of those coming at corner. He earned the second-highest coverage grade among IU corners last year (66.0), according to Pro Football Focus.
The 6-foot-2, 194-pounder had 26 tackles (22 solo) with an interception and three pass breakups.
He’ll be competing for playing time in the coming weeks against Shawn Asbury II, Josh Sanguinetti, Bryson Bonds, Amare Ferrell and Terry Jones Jr.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.
The 2024 Olympic games are underway, and the Men’s Basketball competition began over the weekend. That means a few Indiana Pacers players get to suit up for meaningful international action.
On Saturday, Andrew Nembhard and Team Canada took down a talented Greece team thanks to an impressive first half. Nembhard was effective in the third and fourth quarters and finished with two points, one rebound, and one assist during his first Olympic action. Canada is undefeated this summer outside of an exhibition loss to the United States.
Speaking of Team USA, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is with the squad. He didn’t play in the team’s last two wins, but this week is likely the best time for him to hit the hardwood if he’s going to be out of the rotation come time for the knockout rounds. Team USA beat Serbia on Sunday.
This week, a trio of Pacers (or to-be Pacers) will hit the hardwood again. Group Play ends for the event on Saturday, so it’s possible for any of the three to be eliminated from the Olympics by the end of the week. Otherwise, the knockout stage starts on Tuesday, August 6.
Here’s the schedule for this week.
Tyrese Haliburton (United States)
Wednesday, July 31 vs South Sudan (Olympics group play) at 3 p.m. EST
Saturday, August 3 vs Puerto Rico (Olympics group play) at 11:15 a.m. EST
Andrew Nembhard (Canada)
Tuesday, July 30 vs Australia (Olympics group play) at 7:30 a.m. EST
Friday, August 2 vs Spain (Olympics group play) at 11:15 a.m. EST
Keisei Tominaga (Japan)
Tuesday, July 30 vs France (Olympics group play) at 11:15 a.m. EST
Friday, August 2 vs Brazil (Olympics group play) at 5 a.m. EST
BEVERLY SHORE, Ind. (CBS) — First responders are performing a search and rescue for two jet skiers who went missing Sunday afternoon after falling into Lake Michigan off Central Beach.
According to the Coast Guard, a woman was reported two and a half miles from Michigan City. Authorities say she is still floating in a northerly direction but is wearing a life jacket.
Her communication with the Coast Guard was halted, but then regained with the dispatch. There has yet to be any communication or updates from the man who is also in the water.
The wind out of the south was said to be at 8 miles per hour, and the water temperature was 73 degrees.
The Porter County Sheriff, National Park Service, and Porter Police Department are assisting in the rescue. Marine units are searching the area for anything they spot in the water.
No further information was available.
This is a developing story.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each week on Community Link, Carolene Mays takes a look at an organization or business that is making a positive impact on the community.
This week, Mays was joined by Robert Jackson, an Indianapolis native and best-selling author of seven books, including his latest, “Mothers Raising Sons.”
Jackson travels around the world, speaking and presenting a curriculum to help schools and organizations, aid and support the youth.
Jackson reflects on his upbringing in Brightwood, noting his observations of how educators engaged with children, particularly Black and Hispanic boys, and how he found those interactions troubling.
“I saw educators interacting with our kids, especially our black and Hispanic males who are the most suspended kids in the school systems across the U.S. and Canada. So, I decided to be a part of the solution Instead of the problem,” he said. “I wanted to put some workshops together to try to teach educators how to educate, activate, and motivate our kids to be great. And it just turned into this big conglomerate of doing keynotes and speaking all over the world now. So that wasn’t my plan, but I embrace it.”
Before becoming a best-selling author and speaking globally to educators, Jackson briefly played in the NFL. In the mid-90s, he found himself “limping into a classroom” at Arlington High School to begin his teaching career.
“Here I am broken, just got cut, and now I’m teaching kids who are coming from broken backgrounds and you know, a person giving you advice has their own set of shortcomings, but it doesn’t mean they can’t give you the piece that you’re missing,” he said. “So I started teaching and coaching at Arlington and I just went as I was and you know, started connecting with kids and started building from there and started going around and working with schools in the Indianapolis area.”
Jackson developed a curriculum called “No More Excuses,” founded on the belief that every problem has a solution.
“I just wanted to put some curriculums together. It’s gonna teach educators how to connect with kids, but also how to connect with yourself. I believe self-care is extremely important, and educators have to connect with yourself before you connect with anybody else. The best love is self-love,” he said.
Jackson also discusses his latest book, “Mothers Raising Sons,” which explores various strategies mothers can use to connect with their sons during challenging times.
Watch the full interview above to learn more.
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