http://www.scout.com photo: Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Allen is setting up plans against the Utah Utes this Wednesday night at the Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Coming to Northern California, the Indiana Hoosiers are not coming to the area to sightsee, but to win the Foster Farms Bowl.

The Hoosiers, who are making their first ever appearance in the Foster Farms Bowl will be led by a new head coach.

Former Defensive Coordinator Tom Allen took over the reigns from former head coach Kevin Wilson after the Hoosiers victory over their arch-rival, the Purdue Boilermakers on December 26.

Allen, who grew up in New Castle, Indiana came to Bloomington after just one season as the Defensive Coordinator for the University of South Florida Bulls.

Prior to being on the sidelines in South Florida, Allen was the linebacker coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Mississippi, where the Rebels went to the three consecutive bowl games while he was in Oxford.

The Hoosiers are led on the offensive side of the ball by quarterback Richard Lagow, who threw for 3174 yards on the season. Lagow also threw 18 touchdowns, but on the down side, he threw 16 interceptions.

Lagow was helped out by having a trio of great receivers, as Mitchell Paige led the Hoosiers with 54 catches for 604 yards and three touchdowns. Ricky Jones caught 50 passes for 783 yards and three touchdowns, while Nick Westbrook rounded out the trio with 49 catches for 915 yards and five touchdowns.

The Hoosiers are led on the ground by Devine Redding, who carried the ball 236 times for 1,114 yards and crossed the goal line six times during the 2016 season.

Tegray Scales was the Hoosiers leader on the defensive side of the ball, as he led the team with 116 tackles and five sacks.

Utah Utes will see four seniors leave: There are four seniors leaving the Utah Utes after the Foster Farms Bowl and the freshman look to replace them freshman Jullian Blackmon most likely will be one of the freshman players taking over. Utes graduating seniors Dominique Hatfield, Brian Allen, Reggie Porter, and Justin Thomas, “It’s a lot like fall camp because were now coming back to learning a technique. We don’t have to spend as much of our time learning what the other team does. We can actually focus on our playbook. We’re starting to get a lot more confidence and hopefully it shows.” said Blackmon

The Foster Farms Bowl at Levis Stadium will kick off on Wednesday at 5:30 PM with the Utah Utes and the Indiana Hoosiers