Fact or Fiction: Indiana should win at least eight games this season

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Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by national recruiting analyst John Garcia, Ryan O’Bleness of SpartansIllustrated.com and Jim Coyle of TheHoosier.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.

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1. The Florida programs dropped the ball not keeping Jacory Barney home.

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Garcia: FACT. Jacory Barney was one of the more electric players in fertile South Florida as a prep standout. He was always making plays at various positions, but most expected him to excel with the ball in his hands at the next level. It was only a matter of time before he focused on one position and added to his slight frame, seemingly accomplished last year during his redshirt season at Nebraska.

Now, we see Barney getting touches manufactured in the NU offense, whether as a pass-catcher or runner behind the line of scrimmage. That type of juice has not been seen much at Florida State this year, and the lack of versatility among Florida Gators wide receivers has made the program one dimensional against FBS opponents this fall. Barney did not even claim scholarship offers from FSU or UF. Even UCF passed. Miami was in the mix, but he wasn’t a priority when it came down to his pick.

Smith: FACT. Nebraska has always worked hard to recruit South Florida and it’s had success in the past landing players from there. So it wasn’t a shock when he…

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Publish date : 2024-09-18 21:09:30

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