Author: Mike Schumann

During his official visit, in-state class of 2026 offensive lineman C.J. Scifres announced his commitment to Indiana on Saturday. The 6-foot-6 and 235-pound Scifres attends Center Grove H.S. in Greenwood, Ind. Scifres is a 3-star and the No. 175 interior offensive lineman in the rising senior class according to 247Sports.  Indiana offered him in January.  His other offer was from Toledo. Scifres’ highlights are below. Indiana now has 15 commits in the 2026 class.  Scifres is the third offensive lineman.  Here is the rest of the class with links to more information on each player. Gabe Hill, Naperville, Illinois, DL…

Indiana has formally entered the mix with an offer to one of the top guards in the 2026 class, New York-based point guard Deron Rippey, Jr. Rippey reported the offer on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-2 Rippey is from Brooklyn, N.Y. and attends Blair Academy in New Jersey, where he was named that state’s Gatorade Player of the Year this past season.  He led the Bucs to a 24-4 record and the Prep Open State Tournament title as well as the Mid-Atlantic Prep tournament championship this past season. Rippey averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per…

Indiana has extended an offer to one of the biggest risers of the spring, guard Kohl Rosario. The 6-foot-5 Rosario played in front of the IU staff at the NBPA Top-100 Camp this week. Rosario is in the 2026 class but is currently contemplating a reclassification to 2025.  Indiana has two open spots on the roster at the moment, pending waiver decisions for Luke Goode and Anthony Leal.  Rosario is currently 18. From Miami, Fla., Rosario attended Overtime Elite this past season and now appears to be enrolled at Moravian Prep in North Carolina.  He averaged 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds,…

Assembly Ball, the Indiana alumni team hosting The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) regional alongside All Good Dawgs (Butler alumni) at Hinkle Fieldhouse from July 19–22, announced the roster addition of Indiana alumnus Jordan Hulls. Hulls joins Race Thompson, Yogi Ferrell, James Blackmon Jr. and Troy Williams as the first five roster commitments for Assembly Ball. Additional players will be announced in the coming weeks. Also joining the squad as an assistant coach will be former IU basketball great A.J. Guyton. Guyton was All-Big Ten in 1998 and 2000 at IU, Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 2000 and Big Ten Freshman…

If Indiana is going to keep Fort Wayne, Ind. wideout Jerquaden Guilford in the state, they’re going to have beat out three of college football’s other national power schools. Guilford is down to a final four of Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, and Ole Miss, he announced on Friday. The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound Guilford is going to announce his final decision on June 27. Guilford is a former Penn State commit who runs a 4.47 40-yard dash. The Fort Wayne Northrop H.S. product was also offered by Tennessee, Georgia, Miami, Wisconsin and others.  Over the last two seasons Guilford has had…

Narrowing down Bill Mallory’s seasons to include on this list wasn’t easy. The 1991 season is the first of three campaigns led by the program’s all-time winningest coach that appear in the top ten.  It made the cut over the 1993 season for one reason — the non conference schedule. Indiana’s current nine-game Big Ten schedule today had nothing on 1991. That year Indiana played a power conference opponent every single week of the season, including a Dec. 31 appearance in the Copper Bowl against Baylor. Many teams stack the non-conference schedule with mid-majors to help ensure bowl eligibility.  Latter…

A massive December Saturday in downtown Indianapolis is set. Serving as the opening act for the Big Ten football championship game Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium, IU basketball and Louisville will tip at 2 p.m. ET inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, Dec. 6. That IU vs. Louisville game will air nationally on CBS.  It is being dubbed “the CareSource Invitational Indianapolis – Supporting Mental Health.” Tickets are available by request here. In a Louisville release, coach Pat Kelsey commented in the matchup. “We’ve focused on building a strong, competitive non-conference schedule and the addition of a formidable opponent like Indiana…

When class of 2026 edge rusher Kevontay Hugan took an official visit at IU this weekend he was a Louisville commit. But on Wednesday afternoon Hugan announced he was backing off that verbal pledge he made in March. And hours later, Hugan announced he has committed to Indiana. The 6-foot-3 and 235-pound Hugan attends Booker H.S. in Sarasota, Fla.  As a junior for Booker, Hugan produced118 tackles, 36 of which were for a loss, as well as 18 sacks. Hugan is a 4-star according to the average of the national recruiting sites.  He’s the No. 41 edge and No. 379…

If Indiana is going to compete with Ohio State in the Big Ten, it would be helpful to beat the Buckeyes for some recruits from time-to-time. Enter class of 2026 quarterback Luke Fahey.  A Big Ten battle is shaping up for the coveted signal-caller. The 6-foot-1 and 193-pound Fahey attends Mission Viejo H.S. in Mission Viejo, Calif.  According to the average of the national recruiting sites, he is a 4-star prospect in the 2026 class.  He’s the No. 23 QB in the class, and the No. 377 overall player. Like IU coach Curt Cignetti, Fahey wins.  In 2024, Fahey completed…

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved changes they say will help enhance the flow of the game in men’s basketball for the 2025-26 season. Changes include a coach’s challenge at any point in a game to review out-of-bounds calls, basket interference/goaltending and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted-area arc. The panel also approved modifications to the rule on continuous motion on field goal attempts. Other enhancements to help with the flow of the game focus on the points of emphasis for officials for 2025-26. These will include directives to address delay-of-game tactics, limit time spent…