IU Football Special Teams Preview: Radicic, McAteer, Gowers & Tyler Morris
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Galen Clavio discusses the importance of special teams for Indiana football and previews the key players in this phase of the game.
Indiana football wraps up its 2026 positional preview series with one of the most important — and most overlooked — parts of the roster: special teams. In this CrimsonCast preview, Galen Clavio breaks down how Grant Cain’s unit could shape field position, scoring chances, hidden yardage, and momentum for the reigning Big Ten and national champion Hoosiers. The episode starts with why special teams matter so much under Curt Cignetti . Indiana has treated the phase as a real competitive edge, not an afterthought, and the results have shown up in huge moments — from punt returns and blocked kicks to the national championship game, where Mikail Kamara’s blocked punt and Isaiah Jones’ recovery became one of the defining plays of the title run. From there, Galen looks at the specialists. Nico Radicic returns after a massive season as one of the Big Ten’s best kickers, going 18-for-19 on field goals and perfect on extra points. The big question is range: Radicic has been incredibly accurate, but Indiana has not often asked him to kick from deep. With Brendan Franke gone, Paddy McAteer may be the answer on long field goals and kickoffs after arriving from Troy and showing a big leg in…
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