Spring game starts football season Saturday

The 2014 IU football season begins Saturday.

The annual spring game starts at 3 p.m. Admission is free to the public and the game will air live on BTN2Go. Weather forecasts are a high of 74 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain.

IU came into last season with expectations and hopes of being a bowl team. But a defense ranked 121st in the nation in total defense prevented the team from playing in a bowl game. The team finished one win short of postseason play, ending the year 5-7.

Fans will see the unveiling of a new defensive system with a new defensive coordinator at the helm.

Former defensive coordinator Doug Mallory was fired at the end of last season, and former Wake Forest defensive coordinator Brian Knorr was brought on to right the ship. Knorr coached a 3-4 defense and was named the defensive coordinator of IU in
January.

Fans will also get their first look at the two quarterbacks. Nate Sudfeld and Tre Roberson split time last year at the quarterback position, with Roberson starting the final game of the season against Purdue.

Sudfeld is more of a pocket-passing quarterback while Roberson is a scrambler. No definitive starter at quarterback is likely to be announced.

Evan Hoopfer