Indiana State Football Alums who are Indiana HS head coaches: Greg Barrett TH South Aaron Edwards TH North Zac Nero Evan North Gabe Johnson Bloom South Doug Hurt Castle Ryan Knigga Lawrenceburg Rajshawn Mosley Beech Grove Tracey Pendleton Ind Washington Ben Geffert Highland

Former Indiana State Football quarterback Chris Stutzriem, now the head coach at Rocky Mountain College.

Former Indiana State Football quarterback Reilly Murphy has the Dennis Raetz pose down pretty well. Raetz (right) was the long time Sycamores head coach and associate AD. Murphy (left) is in his 1st year as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Arizona.

Happy Birthday to Indiana State Football Alum Clint Davis. Former Sycamores inside linebacker.

Came across this classic photo of Indiana State Football Alum Tunch Ilkin. The photo was taken by former Terre Haute Tribune-Star photographer Rick Cochran, who later became a sports photographer for one of the Pittsburgh newspapers. Ilkin was a 2-time OT Pro Bowl selection.

Happy Birthday to Indiana State Football Alum Benjamin Obaseki. Former All-America defensive end for the Sycamores. Now an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine with the IU School of Medicine.

Happy Birthday to former Indiana State Football all-conference defensive tackle Doug Dutton (Mahomet, IL). Doug is now a high school coach in South Carolina.

Blast From The Past: Indiana State Football Coaches Of The Year: Dennis Raetz (1984 Missouri Valley Conference), Trent Miles (2010/2012 AFCA Region 4), Mike Sanford (2014 AFCA Region 4), Curt Mallory (2018 MVFC; 2018 Phil Steele Magazine National FCS Coach Of The Year)

Lookback Wednesday: Former Indiana State Football wide receiver/kick returner Charles Swann (South Bend IN) was an exceptional athlete who also competed in track. Was drafted by NFL (NY Giants). Also spent time with Denver, Carolina, Green Bay and Kansas City.

Indiana State Football Alumni who are high school Head Coaches in other states: Illinois Tom Cerasani Leyden Florida Mike Simmonds Tampa Robinson California Verlain Betofe Mount Miguel Missouri Prentice Henderson Fort Zumwalt South Maine Blair Doucette Messalonskee

Larry Bird Picture Of The Day: Larry with Alex Gilbert (42) vs. DePaul in the 1978-79 NCAA Semi-Finals.

Look back Thursday: October 6, 1984, RCA Dome. Indiana State Football defeats Ball State 34-6 in front of 20,242 fans. That’s running back Darrold Clardy with the football and center Rich Dawson (65) trailing the play.

Blast From the Past: 1979 Indiana State Baseball Team. Won the MVC Post-Season Tournament to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Notice the red ball caps.

1993 Indiana State Baseball. (Left to right) Third baseman Steve Ruckman, outfielder Mike Strabavy and catcher Stoney Burke. Ruckman was also a really good basketball player while Strabavy originally was recruited to Indiana State for track. Love those warmup jackets.

To my Indy-area followers: Gatsbys Pub has re-opened after being closed for a few days to have some work done. 71st Street and Intech Boulevard. NW Indy. Gatsbys is owned by my stepson and daughter in law. Great food, large drink selection and a fun place.

1821 map of Indiana. No Indianapolis, Lafayette, Fort Wayne or South Bend. But there’s Terre Haute.

Happy 80th Birthday to Steve Martin, a true friend of Terre Haute IN. From his visit and city tour in 1979 to the cheese mold reference in the “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” movie in 1982. We’re waiting anxiously for Steve’s return.

Did You Know: In the mid-1970s Indiana State Football had two school kids serve as ball boys for games. Both became college football head coaches. One became an NFL head coach. One was on a Super Bowl winning coaching staff. And both coached at LSU. Cam Cameron and Trent Miles.

Do You Remember?: Former Indiana State Baseball LHP Zane Smith when he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smith also pitched for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. Won 100 MLB games and had 1,011 career MLB strikeouts.