Many believe OL improvement is key to keeping IU’s QBs upright.
With IU's whirlwind offseason and roster movement finally subsiding — including three transfer offensive linemen, four incoming freshman offensive lineman and nine offensive line returners — Bostad is back to work this fall camp, attempting his latest crucial step in turning around IU's blocking unit.
The Hoosiers starting offensive line is certain to look much different than last season, but this isn't Bostad's first rodeo with personnel changes and significant transition. He's found himself in similar situations before, and almost every time he's found success on the other side.
There isn't much the 57-year-old Bostad hasn't experienced in his 34 years of coaching, and he doesn't intend for year two at Indiana to be any different.
"I would say he hasn't changed at all, honestly," Smith said. "We've kept the same coaching points as we did last year, and obviously we saw a good, steady growth from last year from 2022 with him coming on to the staff. So he's kept all the same coaching points, regardless of what the plays are, so we're still going up."
Added Katic: "I think what's so great about him is he prepares us in the meeting room and on the field so much during the week and after practice, and then on game day he's cool. He doesn't talk much but [makes] corrections, and he kind of lets us just do our own thing. And I think that's what I like a lot about him, because he knows he's prepared his guys.
With IU's whirlwind offseason and roster movement finally subsiding — including three transfer offensive linemen, four incoming freshman offensive lineman and nine offensive line returners — Bostad is back to work this fall camp, attempting his latest crucial step in turning around IU's blocking unit.
The Hoosiers starting offensive line is certain to look much different than last season, but this isn't Bostad's first rodeo with personnel changes and significant transition. He's found himself in similar situations before, and almost every time he's found success on the other side.
There isn't much the 57-year-old Bostad hasn't experienced in his 34 years of coaching, and he doesn't intend for year two at Indiana to be any different.
"I would say he hasn't changed at all, honestly," Smith said. "We've kept the same coaching points as we did last year, and obviously we saw a good, steady growth from last year from 2022 with him coming on to the staff. So he's kept all the same coaching points, regardless of what the plays are, so we're still going up."
Added Katic: "I think what's so great about him is he prepares us in the meeting room and on the field so much during the week and after practice, and then on game day he's cool. He doesn't talk much but [makes] corrections, and he kind of lets us just do our own thing. And I think that's what I like a lot about him, because he knows he's prepared his guys.
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With IU's whirlwind offseason and roster movement finally subsiding — including three transfer offensive linemen, four incoming freshman offensive lineman and nine offensive line returners — Bostad is back to work this fall camp, attempting his latest crucial step in turning around IU's blocking unit.
The Hoosiers starting offensive line is certain to look much different than last season, but this isn't Bostad's first rodeo with personnel changes and significant transition. He's found himself in similar situations before, and almost every time he's found success on the other side.
There isn't much the 57-year-old Bostad hasn't experienced in his 34 years of coaching, and he doesn't intend for year two at Indiana to be any different.
"I would say he hasn't changed at all, honestly," Smith said. "We've kept the same coaching points as we did last year, and obviously we saw a good, steady growth from last year from 2022 with him coming on to the staff. So he's kept all the same coaching points, regardless of what the plays are, so we're still going up."
Added Katic: "I think what's so great about him is he prepares us in the meeting room and on the field so much during the week and after practice, and then on game day he's cool. He doesn't talk much but [makes] corrections, and he kind of lets us just do our own thing. And I think that's what I like a lot about him, because he knows he's prepared his guys.
With IU's whirlwind offseason and roster movement finally subsiding — including three transfer offensive linemen, four incoming freshman offensive lineman and nine offensive line returners — Bostad is back to work this fall camp, attempting his latest crucial step in turning around IU's blocking unit.
The Hoosiers starting offensive line is certain to look much different than last season, but this isn't Bostad's first rodeo with personnel changes and significant transition. He's found himself in similar situations before, and almost every time he's found success on the other side.
There isn't much the 57-year-old Bostad hasn't experienced in his 34 years of coaching, and he doesn't intend for year two at Indiana to be any different.
"I would say he hasn't changed at all, honestly," Smith said. "We've kept the same coaching points as we did last year, and obviously we saw a good, steady growth from last year from 2022 with him coming on to the staff. So he's kept all the same coaching points, regardless of what the plays are, so we're still going up."
Added Katic: "I think what's so great about him is he prepares us in the meeting room and on the field so much during the week and after practice, and then on game day he's cool. He doesn't talk much but [makes] corrections, and he kind of lets us just do our own thing. And I think that's what I like a lot about him, because he knows he's prepared his guys.
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