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Indiana releases its Players of the Game from Week 1
By Ethan Stone
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Indiana football released its Players for the Game from Week 1’s victory over Illinois.
The Hoosiers named two offensive, defensive and special teams players each. The selections are listed below:
- Offensive: Connor Bazelak, QB
- Offensive: DJ Matthews, WR
- Defensive: Cam Jones, LB
- Defensive: Lance Bryant, LB
- Special Teams: Charles Campbell, K
- Special Teams: Noah Pierre, DB
Players of the Game 🏈 Week 1
Offensive: @BazelakConnor
Offensive: @2nineee
Defensive: @cjones1_
Defensive: @_LanceBryant92
Special Teams: @J3_era
Special Teams: @NP21__ #IUFB pic.twitter.com/dSHet7KE2h— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) September 5, 2022
Bazelak threw for 330 yards with 1 touchdown in the win, while Matthews caught 7 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Jones and Bryant combined for 18 tackles. Jones also notched a sack and a tackle for loss to boot. Noah Pierre played well defensively, too, totaling 7 tackles and recovering a fumble.
Campbell was 3/3 on the afternoon, including the first score of the afternoon. He also nailed a 43-yard attempt with 5 minutes remaining in the first half to put Indiana up, 13-10.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.