A couple of young Hoosiers will continue to watch camp from the sidelines while dealing with some injuries.

On Monday, Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star reported that a pair of Indiana players have been dinged up, missing some practice time recently. One is defensive back Reese Taylor, who has suffered a hand injury. The other is freshman tight end Gary Cooper, who sounds like he will be out a bit longer with a lower leg injury.

Allen says Taylor will be fine after a bit and Cooer will be sidelined for a few weeks.

Injuries are part of the game, but it’s never a good sign. In this case, though, it doesn’t sound like anything too serious for either player. It’s unknown if either will miss any game time this season with the injuries.

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The Hoosiers will open up the 2019 season at Lucas Oil Stadium against Ball State on Saturday, Aug. 31.