During Saturday's game against Penn State, IU was on the wrong end of eight penalties. The Hoosiers have been plagued with penalties all season long, as they racked up 15 total flags in the last two games alone. \nThe most costly penalty came in the fourth quarter when senior lineman Chris Voltattorni hit Penn State senior Michael Robinson with his forearm deep in the sidelines after Robinson caught a 12-yard pass. However, the major problem wasn't necessarily the late hit -- it was the fact that Voltattorni was not even in the game. \nIU coach Gerry DiNardo said he was especially agitated with Voltattorni's action and said the issue would be immediately addressed within the program. \n"We had a 15-yard penalty by someone who wasn't even in the game," DiNardo said. "We don't tolerate that, and that is not how Indiana plays football."\nOLD OAKEN BUCKET OBSESSION\nAfter losing a prospective bowl bid with two-straight close losses, the Hoosiers are now looking for redemption in next week's game against in-state rival Purdue. While the Old Oaken Bucket game is the oldest series in the IU football program's history and represents the strongest rivalry, numerous players said the Hoosiers' recent losses have added importance to the upcoming contest.\nIf there is any question about the magnitude of the game, there is a game clock that hangs in the IU locker room that has the time to the Purdue game down to the second. Senior tackle Jodie Clemons said next week's game is now not only about the Bucket, it's also about pride within the Hoosier football program. \n"The Purdue game is always important because they're a big rival and everybody knows that," Clemons said. "This game is about pride, I'm looking forward to that game because it's my last game in an IU jersey, and if we execute, we can come out with the win."
REPLAY REMORSE\nAll season long, DiNardo has maintained faith in the Big Ten's decision to include instant replays. However, during the Penn State contest, his faith was tested as three replays were called -- with all three calls going against IU. \nThe Nittany Lions' first two scores actually came on the laurels of instant replay. PSU's first score came from a 33-yard pass from senior quarterback Zack Mills in the first quarter that was originally ruled incomplete but was overturned. The second replay again aided Mills, as it upheld his two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.\nThe final replay proved to be double-trouble for the Hoosiers. On third and seven from the Penn State 43, IU senior wide receiver Travis Haney caught an 18-yard pass from quarterback Matt LoVecchio on the sideline. After a five minute review, the call was overturned and the pass was ruled incomplete. However, instead of the ball coming back to the line of scrimmage, the ball was spotted back at the 46 instead of the 43-yard line. When the Hoosiers protested the placement and another replay was called to find the spot of the ball, the ball was still placed at the 46. \nDespite the troublesome calls, DiNardo upheld the conference's decision during the postgame press conference.\n"Honestly, I like the system. You can't judge the system on the outcomes of one game," DiNardo said. "We had a call in the Michigan game that went our way. The replays and the officiating had nothing to do with us losing the game. We had our chances to win the game, but we lost the game -- the officials didn't lose the game for us."\nIU players were also noticeably frustrated with the referees in the game. However, senior safety Herana-Daze Jones also approves of the instant replay system as a whole.\n"I think they should keep (instant replay) in. I think they do a good job of correcting bad calls," Jones said. "Sometimes we haven't been on the good end of the stick, but sometimes we have. I think the replay is a good idea."\n-- Contact staff writer Dan \nPatrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
