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There are a lot of clever things a clever coordinator can do on defense to cover up for a weakness. Programs unable to recruit enough of the kind of defensive backs who can play man will commit to zone (Iowa). Those short on athletes in the second level can add hybrids and blitzes to make up for it (Indiana). Slower ends can be supplemented with 3-4 OLBs (Wisconsin), smaller ones can be covered by DTs and a good thumpin' Mike (MSU), and if you don't have a 3-tech, well, half of footbal...

Nearly 70 student-athletes were recognized as all-area this past spring.

A driver reportedly halted by a bat-wielding man blocking the roadway attempted to run the person over before police arrived on the scene to make an arrest.

The nine-month program offers education and job training for young people between the ages of 18 to 24. The goal is to help young people get their lives on track. Now, participants are building a laundromat and community center in the Smoketown neighborhood and housing for YouthBuild participants without a home.