Indiana Hoosiers football program looks to bounce back from letdown 2021-2022 season

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Indiana linebacker Cam Jones and quarterback Jack Tuttle took matters into their own hands this offseason.

They called their teammates together to discuss the goals and aspirations of the program, the need to always play with an edge and to break down precisely why things went wrong in 2021.

Now they're using the lessons from a players-only PowerPoint session to avoid a repeat this fall.

"It's never good going backwards," Jones said before acknowledging his team needed a real heart-to-heart to move forward. "I think if you have wrong mindset, that if you wake up with the wrong mindset, you're day is going to be bad. I think if you have the right mindset, you'll have a great day."

Or in this case, perhaps, a great season.

Of course, that was the Hoosiers' plan last fall, too. But after opening the season in the Top 25, a string of injuries and embarrassing losses ensued. The result: Two wins, none in Big Ten play, a humiliating 44-7 season-ending loss at rival Purdue and months of reflection.

It led to a flurry of changes.

Starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. left for Washington while Connor Bazelak, the 2020 co-SEC freshman of the year, arrived from Missouri. Bazelak and Tuttle will compete for the No. 1 job.

Indiana's three most productive runners are gone, though two experienced transfers — Shaun Shivers and Josh Henderson — could provide an immediate solution.

Defensively, the Hoosiers need to replace four starters.

Coach Tom Allen also shook up the coaching staff, firing offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, hiring former UMass coach Walt Bell and reclaiming the signal-calling duties on defense after coordinator Charlton Warren went to