Indiana fires organizer after offense stalls again

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 02:03 PM ET

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• Graduate of Northwestern University.Indiana fired offending organizer Walt Bell on Sunday, a day after the group stopped working to score more than 17 points for the 3rd time against a major conference opponent.Rod Carey, who had actually worked as a quality control coach and also

  as an offensive line coach because joining Indiana’s personnel in 2022, will take control of as organizer. Carey, an ex-Indiana offensive lineman, is the former head coach at Northern Illinois and Temple, where he went 64-50 with 7 bowl appearances.Indiana ranks 111th nationally in scoring offense at 20.8 points per game. The Hoosiers had only 3 points in their opener against Ohio State, 14 against Louisville and 17 in Saturday’s lopsided road loss to Maryland. Bell, the previous UMass coach who joined IU in 2022, manage an offense that finished 98th nationally in scoring last season.”I felt we require a new instructions on the offending side of the ball,”Indiana coach Tom Allen stated in a statement.

  “Rod brings a wealth of experience and success along with a familiarity with our personnel. I want Walt and his family the very best moving forward and thank him for his contributions to our program. “Carey last functioned as an offending organizer at Northern Illinois in 2012, when the Huskies won the MAC champion and went to the Orange Bowl. He was promoted to head coach after Dave Doeren left for NC State and coached the team versus Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Northern Illinois ranked 12th nationally in scoring that season.Indiana, which fell to 2-3 on Saturday, is off this week before going to Michigan on Oct. 14.