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Indiana football: Five questions for Tom Allen at 2022 Big Ten Media Days

By Connor O’Keefe

BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 16: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers is seen before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Indiana University on October 16, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 16: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers is seen before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Indiana University on October 16, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 11: Connor Bazelak #8 of the Missouri Tigers throws a pass against the Kentucky Wildcats at Kroger Field on September 11, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

#4. How are Connor Bazelak and Jack Tuttle handling the QB competition?

The offseason QB competition started with Donaven McCulley, who played in seven games and threw for 475 yards last season, going up against Missouri transfer Connor Bazelak and redshirt senior Jack Tuttle. McCulley has now made the move to the wide receiver room during the spring and looks to make an impact athletically for the Hoosiers’ offense.

Tuttle threw for just two touchdowns and five interceptions in six games last season, and while he completed 51.7% of his passes, he threw for only 423 yards and seems to be ready to move back to a back up role behind Bazelak. Indiana lost five of the six games that Tuttle appeared in, with the lone win coming against Idaho.

Bazelak, a redshirt junior, threw for 2,548 yards and had a QB rating of 130.2 as a sophomore for Missouri, including a stellar performance against Tennessee where he threw for 322 yards (27-for-44) in a game where the Tigers were dominated 62-24. Since 2017, Indiana football has had only one quarterback pass for more than 2,500 yards in a single season (Peyton Ramsey in 2018 threw for 2,875 yards).

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